Men's Soccer Honors Awarded
LIVONIA, Mich. - The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its 2022 Men's Soccer Honors at the conclusion of the tournament final. Regular season champion Madonna took all of the top individual honors. Ryota Nakajima was named Offensive Player of the Year with nine goals and five assists on the year. Teammate Breno Stapcinskas earned Defensive Player of the Year after leading a defense that allowed just 10 goals during the season. Jordy Lopez was recognized as Newcomer of the Year with 10 goals and five assists.
MU head coach Mark Zathey was voted as Coach of the Year for leading the Crusaders to a 9-0-2 league record. Steve Herdsman of Cornerstone repeated as the Champions of Character Coach for his comittment to building character through sports.
In additon to the individual honors, the WHAC named its All-Conference Teams including an All-Newcomer Team, an All-Academic Team for junior and above in academic standing with cumulative 3.25 GPA and in attendance at nomination institution for one full year, and Champions of Character Team consisting of one member from each team who best represents the five core character values of integrity, respect, responsibility, sportsmanship, and servant leadership.
First Team All-Conference
|
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
Pos. |
|
Youssou Ouendeno |
Madonna |
SO |
GK |
|
Ryota Nakajima |
Madonna |
SO |
F |
|
Dmitar Stankovic |
Rochester |
JR |
F |
|
Jordy Lopez |
Madonna |
SO |
F |
|
Mason Sills |
Aquinas |
SO |
F |
|
Nic Baigrie |
UNOH |
SR |
D |
|
Jesunifemi Ojutalayo |
Aquinas |
SR |
D |
|
Breno Stapcinskas |
Madonna |
SR |
D |
|
Felix Jung |
Indiana Tech |
FR |
D |
|
Lucca Motta |
Indiana Tech |
JR |
MF |
|
Tomas Echevarria |
UNOH |
JR |
MF |
|
Theo Maye |
Aquinas |
JR |
MF |
|
Lucas Vazquez |
UNOH |
SR |
MF |
|
Aaron Asamoah |
Indiana Tech |
FR |
MR |
Second-Team All-Conference
|
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
Pos. |
|
Jaume Salvado |
Indiana Tech |
SO |
GK |
|
Tyler Corstange |
Cornerstone |
FR |
F |
|
Wagner Gameiro |
Madonna |
SR |
F |
|
Simon Von Benzon |
UNOH |
FR |
S |
|
Douglas Appiah |
Indiana Tech |
FR |
D |
|
Marc Junca |
Indiana Tech |
JR |
D |
|
Matthew Rafferty |
Madonna |
SO |
D |
|
Kuba Kacperski |
UNOH |
FR |
D |
|
Mario Colella |
Lawrence Tech |
JR |
D |
|
Andres Gomez Rubiano |
Madonna |
SO |
MF |
|
Leonardo Abonizio |
Madonna |
SR |
MF |
|
Luke Jones |
Indiana Tech |
JR |
MF |
|
Skander Larfaoui |
Lawrence Tech |
SO |
MF |
|
Jovaunn Ramos |
UNOH |
FR |
MF |
All-Newcomer Team
|
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
|
Jordy Lopez |
Madonna |
SO |
|
Tyler Corstange |
Cornerstone |
FR |
|
Aaron Asamoah |
Indiana Tech |
FR |
|
Kuba Kacperski |
UNOH |
FR |
|
Jaume Castells Mas |
Indiana Tech |
FR |
|
Douglas Appiah |
Indiana Tech |
FR |
|
Jovaunn Ramos |
UNOH |
FR |
|
Nathan Souza De Castro |
Madonna |
FR |
|
Bryce Ferrin |
Concordia |
FR |
|
Simon Von Benzon |
UNOH |
FR |
|
Felix Jung |
Indiana Tech |
FR |
Champions of Character Team
|
Name |
Institution |
Yr. |
|
Giuseppe Calabrese |
Aquinas |
SR |
|
Liam Coyle |
Cleary |
SO |
|
Caleb Comstock |
Concordia |
JR |
|
Ethan Pike |
Cornerstone |
SR |
|
Marc Junca |
Indiana Tech |
JR |
|
Alex Hall |
Lawrence Tech |
SO |
|
Victor Espinoza |
Lourdes |
JR |
|
Ramon Rocha |
Madonna |
JR |
|
Nik Gjonaj |
Rochester |
SR |
|
Nick Mancani |
Siena Heights |
SR |
|
Andrew Schwartz |
UM-Dearborn |
SO |
|
Michele Forapan |
UNOH |
JR |
All-Academic Team
|
Name |
Institution |
|
Antonio Strassioto |
Aquinas |
|
Caeden Hunter |
Aquinas |
|
Fin Pittock |
Aquinas |
|
Giuseppe Calabrese |
Aquinas |
|
Jai Tahlan |
Aquinas |
|
Jasper Schinkel |
Aquinas |
|
Jesunifemi Ojutalayo |
Aquinas |
|
Louis Schultz |
Aquinas |
|
Stefano Moraccini |
Aquinas |
|
Steffano Riley |
Aquinas |
|
Dillon Splude |
Cleary |
|
Fernando Faro |
Cleary |
|
Vini Marcelino |
Cleary |
|
Caleb Comstock |
Concordia |
|
Luke Neuhaus |
Concordia |
|
Ajani Vaughn |
Cornerstone |
|
Caleb Griffith |
Cornerstone |
|
Chana Batan |
Cornerstone |
|
Christian Galloway |
Cornerstone |
|
Cody Bennett |
Cornerstone |
|
Ethan Pike |
Cornerstone |
|
Kyle Barba |
Cornerstone |
|
Luke Stewart |
Cornerstone |
|
Brendan Sidaway |
Indiana Tech |
|
Jonas Kahlmann |
Indiana Tech |
|
Luke Jones |
Indiana Tech |
|
Marc Junca |
Indiana Tech |
|
Aleks Spirovski |
Lawrence Tech |
|
Alvaro Gurrea |
Lawrence Tech |
|
Gonzalo Sanz |
Lawrence Tech |
|
Mario Colella |
Lawrence Tech |
|
Zane Arnold |
Lawrence Tech |
|
Andris Klempert |
Lourdes |
|
Darius Passley-Bennett |
Lourdes |
|
Hussein Sbeiti |
Lourdes |
|
Igor Silva |
Lourdes |
|
Leon Eisert |
Lourdes |
|
Tommy Gundersheimer |
Lourdes |
|
Felipe Fernandes |
Madonna |
|
Issei Ito |
Madonna |
|
Kyle Zaya |
Madonna |
|
Leonardo Abonizio |
Madonna |
|
Zach Shuk |
Madonna |
|
Cameron Gutierrez |
Rochester |
|
Dmitar Stankovic |
Rochester |
|
Max Kuznia |
Rochester |
|
Nik Gjonaj |
Rochester |
|
Travis Newman |
Rochester |
|
Wyatt Chunn |
Rochester |
|
Adian Bruce |
Siena Heights |
|
Cameron Gouin |
Siena Heights |
|
Diego Baitelli |
Siena Heights |
|
Franco Alves |
Siena Heights |
|
Jacob Wojciechowski |
Siena Heights |
|
Joel Koshko |
Siena Heights |
|
Josh Vernier |
Siena Heights |
|
Nick Mancani |
Siena Heights |
|
Salvatore Marchionda |
Siena Heights |
|
Arnes Besic |
UM-Dearborn |
|
Austin Dukes |
UM-Dearborn |
|
Nicolas Pulcini |
UM-Dearborn |
|
Robi Redzic |
UM-Dearborn |
|
Xavier Walser |
UM-Dearborn |
|
Bjarne Renner |
UNOH |
|
Danilo Abayo |
UNOH |
|
Lucas Vazquez |
UNOH |
|
Michele Forapan |
UNOH |
|
Moritz Guettel |
UNOH |
|
Nic Baigrie |
UNOH |