Five Jackson State soccer players earned Southwestern Athletic Conference postseason honors, with three named to the First Team and two to the Second Team. Kianah Farmer, Ryannne Hawthorn-Harper and Sarah Portis received First Team recognition; Makayla Sturkey and Taylor Osborn were named to the Second Team.
Hawthorn-Harper led the Tigers with nine goals, three assists and 21 points, including five game-winning goals. She helped Jackson State capture its second consecutive SWAC regular-season championship in 2026. The Tigers went unbeaten in conference play with a 5-0-3 record.
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Portis recorded four goals, one assist and nine points in 12 appearances, including 11 starts. Sturkey played in 16 matches and started 15, scoring two goals. Osborn, Jackson State’s goalkeeper, posted a 7-1-3 record with 57 saves, six shutouts and a .864 save percentage.
Jackson State enters the 2026 SWAC Soccer Tournament as the No. 1 overall seed and is scheduled to face Prairie View A&M on Thursday at 10 a.m. at the PV Soccer Complex. The match will be broadcast on SWAC TV.
Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."
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