Former West Shore Wildcat Bree Ehmer Named Division II National Soccer Player of the Year

Catawba College’s Ehmer Continues to Excel on the Soccer Field

Bree Ehmer, a junior soccer player at Catawba College, had a banner year in 2025. The former West Shore Wildcat led her team to the SAC Conference and Tournament Championship. Ehmer led the nation in scoring and was named Division II National Player of the Year.

BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Former West Shore Jr/Sr High School graduate, Bree Ehmer, picked up in college right where she left off in high school.

While playing soccer for the Wildcats, she was a two-time Breakfast of Champions recipient, scoring 106 goals in her career.

Ehmer, a junior, currently plays soccer for the Catawba College Indians in the South Atlantic Conference.

This year, she was practically unstoppable. She finished the season with 20 goals and six assists for a conference-best 46 points. Ehmer ranked first nationally in scoring!

She was named SAC Offensive Player of the Year while leading her team to the SAC Conference and Tournament Championship. Ehmer received Division II Conference Commissioners’ Association (CCA) Southeast Region Player of the Year honors, the first student-athlete in Catawba College to earn the distinction.

Ehmer was then named a unanimous First Team All-American and capped off her season by being named Division II National Player of the Year.

Off the field, Ehmer was equally impressive. She was selected as the 2025 SAC Women’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. This award recognizes excellence in academics, athletics, service, and leadership.

Ehmer, a well-rounded student, is majoring in Sports Medicine and carries a cumulative 4.0 GPA. Among her many academic achievements are being named to the Dean’s List, SAC Commissioner’s Honor Roll, and CSC Academic All-District.

Ehmer is also a SAC Committee Member, Vice President of the Lifestyle Medicine Interest Group, and volunteers regularly as a recreational youth soccer coach.

Bree Ehmer was a special talent at West Shore and remains one at Catawba College. The sky is the limit for Ehmer. There is no doubt that she will be successful in life. And I, for one, can’t wait to see where it takes her!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Steve Wilson was born in DeRidder, Louisiana and grew up in both New Orleans and Macon, Georgia.  He moved to Brevard County in 1984 and retired from local government as the Community Advocate/Assistant to the City Manager with the City of Rockledge in 2018.

Among the awards and accolades Steve has received over the years are 15 + year Rockledge Little League volunteer, Brevard Public School Jefferson Award Recipient, Rockledge High School Raider Booster Award 2001, 2006, City of Rockledge Employee of the Year 2006, Rockledge Kiwanian of the Year 2006-2007, City of Rockledge Quality Public Service Award 2008, 2012, 2017, Rockledge Kiwanis Citizen of the Year 2012-2013, Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Sportscasting 2015, Rockledge High School Leadership and Service Award 2016, Central Florida Humanitarian Award 2017, Space Coast Inspiration Award – 2018,  Space Coast Sports Hall of Fame – Lifetime Achievement – 2020, Ecofest Achievement Award – 2022, Quality Floridian Award – 2022, presented by U.S. Congressman Bill Posey, Florida House District 32 Constituent of the Week 4/20/25.

Wilson is especially proud of his chairing two fundraisers in support of pediatric cancer research through the St. Baldrick’s Foundation in honor of Merritt Island resident Julie Spurlock that raised over $25,000.00.

He has been a partner, along with Orville Susong, for the past 26 years with the Friday Night Locker Room, a broadcasting team that covers and reports on a wide variety of local events that are of significance to the residents of the Space Coast and beyond. Their mission is to promote youth sports, support first responders and law enforcement personnel, and showcase community and charitable events that are produced by our nonprofit partners in central Florida.

The Friday Night Locker Room has awarded hundreds of sports achievement plaques to Brevard County student-athletes over the years. They have also awarded more than $18,000 in academic scholarships to Brevard County high school seniors.

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