Soccer Signs Seven to 2026 Class

The Ball State soccer team and head coach Andy Stoots have announced seven signees to the 2026 recruiting class.

The class features three student-athletes from Indiana, two from Ohio and one each from Illinois and Michigan. Four midfielders, two defenders and one forward comprise the group Stoots put together for his first full signing class in Muncie.

Caiya Clemons
Lewis Center, Ohio | Olentangy HS

A defender who was named First Team All-Conference as a sophomore and senior and Second Team All-Conference as a freshman, Clemons was also voted First Team All-District as a senior and Second Team All-District as a sophomore. She helped her team set a school record for shutouts in a season.

Academically, Clemons plans on majoring in sports journalism at Ball State.

Lilamae Frank
Battle Creek, Mich. | Lakeview HS

A forward with 45 goals and 16 assists entering her senior season this spring, Frank was named All-Area, All-Conference, Third Team All-State and Team MVP as a junior after tallying 24 goals and seven assists. She also runs cross country and track and plays basketball for the Spartans.

Frank is an honor roll and National Honor Society member and was named the music department student of the year in 2025. She is looking to study sports media in college.

Natalia Garcia-Souffront
Osceola, Ind. | Penn HS

A First Team All-Conference and All-District honoree and Conference MVP as a senior midfielder, Garcia-Souffront also has experience on the international stage after playing for the Honduran national team in the U-17, U-20 and senior divisions.

Garcia-Souffront is undecided about a college major and wants to pursue a career in professional soccer.

Mary Jane Keller
Rochester, Ill. | Rochester HS

A midfielder who tallied 17 goals and 22 assists as a junior last season, Keller was named All-Sectional as a junior and honorable mention All-Sectional as a senior after scoring eight goals and collecting 15 assists. She played club only her sophomore year.

Academically, Keller is an honor roll and National Honor Society member who plans on majoring in fashion industry studies at Ball State.

Kate Klinginsmith
Indianapolis | Carmel HS

A midfielder with seven goals and 19 assists in her Carmel career, Klinginsmith was a First Team All-District honoree as a senior and Second Team All-USA Central Indiana by the Indy Star her junior year. She led the Greyhounds to state runner up finishes as a freshman and senior.

Klinginsmith was named Academic All-State as a junior and senior, and she plans on majoring in pre-medicine with a minor in neuroscience at Ball State.

Kari Radford
Indianapolis | Lawrence North HS

A two-time All-County and All-District performer, Radford has accumulated 71 goals and 28 assists in her high school career with the Wildcats. She holds the single season scoring record (28 goals as a sophomore) at Lawrence North as well as the career goals record.

Radford has been an honor roll member every year in high school and wants to major in sports administration in college.

Anna Kate Robillard
Centerville, Ohio | Centerville HS

A First Team All-State midfielder as a senior after totaling 15 goals and 11 assists, Robillard was named the Greater Western Ohio Conference Player of the Year. She also runs track at Centerville, where she was the GWOC champion in the 800 meter race as a junior.

A scholar athlete and National Honor Society member, Robillard plans on majoring in health science at Ball State.

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