Men's Soccer Honors
FORT WAYNE, Ind. - (COMPLETE HONORS) - The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its 2021 Men's Soccer Honors at the conclusion of the tournament final. Regular season champion Indiana Tech tookd three of the individual honors. Maxwell Amoako was named Offensive Player of the Year after leading the league with 17 goals. Teammate Will Harris repeated as Defensive Player of the Year after leading a defense that allowed just 10 goals during the season. Ryota Nakajima of Madonna earned Newcomer of the Year with five goals and three assists as helped the Crusaders transition to a new style of play.
Indiana Tech head coach David Bokhart was voted as Coach of the Year for leading the Warriors to an 8-0-2 league record. Steve Herdsman of Cornerstone received 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 | School | Yr. | Pos. |
Jaume Salvado | Indiana Tech | JR | GK |
Jared Ireland | Aquinas | SR | GK |
Maxwell Amoako | Indiana Tech | SR | F |
Farouk Amoo | Lourdes | SR | F |
Lucca Motta | Indiana Tech | SO | F |
Adrian Miling | Lawrence Tech | SR | F |
Pep Casas | Indiana Tech | JR | MF |
Theo Maye | Aquinas | SO | MF |
Alvaro Merino | Lawrence Tech | SR | MF |
Jaxon Simerman | Indiana Tech | SR | MF |
Will Harris | Indiana Tech | JR | D |
Juan Jaramillo | Lawrence Tech | SR | D |
Nic Baigrie | UNOH | JR | D |
Jesunifemi Ojutalayo | Aquinas | JR | D |
Offensive Player of the Year – Maxwell Amoako, Indiana Tech
Defensive Player of the Year – Will Harris, Indiana Tech
Newcomer of the Year – Ryota Nakajima, Madonna
Coach of the Year – David Bokhart, Indiana Tech
Second Team All-Conference
Name | School | Yr. | Pos. |
Youssou Ouendeno | Madonna | FR | GK |
Issei Ito | Madonna | SR | F |
Luke Jones | Indiana Tech | JR | F |
Christian Galloway | Cornerstone | JR | F |
Ryota Nakajima | Madonna | FR | F |
Angel de Jorge | Indiana Tech | SR | MF |
Antonio Marra | Indiana Tech | JR | MF |
Savio Adams | Lourdes | SR | MF |
Fin Pittock | Aquinas | JR | MF |
Gustavo Moses | UNOH | SR | MF |
Marc Junca | Indiana Tech | JR | D |
Andrea Ghiggini | Aquinas | JR | D1 |
Scott McCarthy | Indiana Tech | SR | D |
Carlos Martinez Rodriguez | Madonna | SR | D |
All-Newcomer Team
Name | School | Yr. | Pos. |
Youssou Ouendeno | Madonna | FR | GK |
Skander Larfaoui | Lawrence Tech | FR | F |
Ryota Nakajima | Madonna | FR | F |
Mason Sills | Aquinas | FR | F |
Marc Junca | Indiana Tech | JR | MF |
Antonio Marra | Indiana Tech | JR | MF |
Diego Pereira | Lourdes | SO | MF |
Juan Zugaza | Indiana Tech | FR | MF |
Victor Pueyo | Lawrence Tech | FR | MF |
Jacob Schleicher | Lawrence Tech | FR | MF |
Jesunifemi Ojutalayo | Aquinas | JR | D |
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