Emily Zurrer, Soccer • 2005-08

Zurrer earned All-America honors three times in 2006 (1st/3rd/3^rd teams), 2007 (2nd/4^th teams) and 2008 (3^rd team), was a three-time First-Team All-Big Ten selection her final three seasons, and selected to the All-Freshman squad in 2005. She was First-Team All-Region as a junior and senior. During her tenure on the back line, Illinois produced 42 shutouts and gave up the second-fewest goals in program history in 2008, allowing just 19. As a senior, Zurrer was the Big Ten Co-Defensive Player of the Year. She competed for Canada at the 2008 (starting every game) and 2012 Olympics, helping her squad to a bronze medal in 2012. Zurrer was the 2009 Big Ten Medal of Honor selection from Illinois. She played professionally in Sweden, Germany, Canada and the U.S., and now works as a realtor and fitness instructor in British Columbia, Canada.