RICHARDSON, Texas – On Wednesday, the American Southwest Conference Men’s Soccer postseason awards and all-conference teams were announced. By selection of the league’s head coaches Concordia junior forward
Theo Givens earned Offensive Player of the Year. His teammate
Yael Sanchez, who is a junior defender, was the Defensive Player of the Year.
Givens was atop of the conference with 1.53 points per game and totaled 23 thanks to 10 goals and three assists. He tied second in the league in goals and had three game winners. Sanchez helped lead a team to the lowest goals-against average per game with a 1.219-clip. The Tornados tied the fewest goals allowed (21) with Mary Hardin-Baylor.
Concordia Texas had a third player in the top individual awards with sophomore midfielder
Melvin Molina as Midfielder of the Year. He led the conference in assists with 13.
LeTourneau junior goalkeeper
Raul Torrez was named Goalkeeper of the Year. He allowed the fewest goals (19) in fourteen matches and posted four shutouts.
Ozarks midfielder
Francisco Horta was selected Offensive Freshman of the Year. He knocked in eight goals but had a league-best five game-winning goals. Ozarks had another freshman award recipient, as midfielder
Nathan Wagner was Defensive Freshman of the Year.
Sul Ross State senior
Mauricio Perez was named
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year. LeTourneau head coach
Brady Van Holland was selected Coach of the Year. His YellowJackets won the final three matches of the regular season to capture the sixth seed and were the runners-up after consecutive tournament games of advancing on penalty kicks.
Mary Hardin-Baylor midfielder
Nick Villanueva and Hardin-Simmons defender
Austin Wills picked up their fifth ASC All-Conference awards to lead the group. A quartet of players: Ozarks defender
Alain Claude, Mary Hardin-Baylor forward
Patrick Roach, Concordia Texas forward
Marco Vazquez, and Howard Payne forward
Alexander Paz were selected to an all-conference team a fourth time.
2022 All-ASC Men’s Soccer Teams
Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Theo Givens, Concordia Texas
Defensive Player of the Year: Yael Sanchez, Concordia Texas
Midfielder of the Year: Melvin Molina, Concordia Texas
Goalkeeper of the Year: Raul Torrez, LeTourneau
Offensive Freshman of the Year: Francisco Horta, Ozarks
Defensive Freshman of the Year: Nathan Wagner, Ozarks
Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Mauricio Perez, Sul Ross State
Coaching Staff of the Year: LeTourneau – Brady Van Holland, Seth Robinson, James Wright
First Team
| Pos. |
Name |
|
Cl. |
University |
Hometown |
| D |
Alain Claude 4 |
|
Sr. |
Ozarks |
Petion Ville, Haiti |
| D |
Raymond Kennedy 3 |
|
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Waxahachie, Texas |
| D |
Yael Sanchez 2 |
|
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Manor, Texas |
| D |
Cameron Burleson |
|
So. |
Concordia Texas |
San Antonio, Texas |
| D |
Kayson Marriott |
|
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Frisco, Texas |
| F |
Jakob Fiol 2 |
|
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Frisco, Texas |
| F |
Theo Givens |
|
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Austin, Texas |
| F |
Riley O’Donnell 2 |
|
So. |
UT Dallas |
Allen, Texas |
| F |
Emmanuel Ritch Charleus |
|
Sr. |
Ozarks |
Carrefour, Haiti |
| F |
Patrick Roach 4 |
|
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Kingwood, Texas |
| F |
Marco Vazquez 4 |
|
Sr. |
Concordia Texas |
Spring, Texas |
| MF |
Melvin Molina 2 |
|
So. |
Concordia Texas |
San Marcos, Texas |
| MF |
Nick Villanueva 5 |
|
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Austin, Texas |
| MF |
Carlos Huato 2 |
|
So. |
Concordia Texas |
Houston, Texas |
| MF |
Kane Kidwell 2 |
|
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Mansfield, Texas |
| MF |
Garrett Garvin 2 |
|
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Ovilla, Texas |
| GK |
Raul Torrez |
|
Jr. |
LeTourneau |
Longview, Texas |
| GK |
Michael Hesse |
|
So. |
UT Dallas |
Pearland, Texas |
Second Team
| Pos. |
Name |
|
Cl. |
University |
Hometown |
| D |
Austin Wills 5 |
|
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Flower Mound, Texas |
| D |
Nate Patton |
|
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Albuquerque, N.M. |
| D |
Brody Conley 2 |
|
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Cypress, Texas |
| D |
Osi Gutierrez 2 |
|
Sr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Lewisville, Texas |
| D |
Karson Johnson |
|
Fr. |
LeTourneau |
Edmond, Okla. |
| F |
Russell Gray 3 |
|
Sr. |
LeTourneau |
Dallas, Texas |
| F |
Daniel Hernandez |
|
So. |
Howard Payne |
Caracas, Venezuela |
| F |
Ethan Dacaret 2 |
|
So. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Austin, Texas |
| F |
Kyle Seymour 3 |
|
Sr. |
Ozarks |
New Lenox, Ill. |
| MF |
Nathan Wagner |
|
Fr. |
Ozarks |
Midlothian, Texas |
| MF |
Emad Mohamed 3 |
|
Jr. |
LeTourneau |
Irving, Texas |
| MF |
Nahum Serrano 2 |
|
So. |
LeTourneau |
Denton, Texas |
| MF |
Julio Colmenares |
|
Fr. |
Howard Payne |
Barquisimeto, Venezuela |
| MF |
Francisco Horta |
|
Fr. |
Ozarks |
Garland, Texas |
| GK |
Eduardo Flores 3 |
|
Sr. |
Howard Payne |
Houston, Texas |
| GK |
Dalton Lloyd 2 |
|
Sr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Flower Mound, Texas |
Third Team
| Pos. |
Name |
|
Cl. |
University |
Hometown |
| D |
Peyton Hoyt |
|
Fr. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Fort Collins, Colo. |
| D |
Brock Bernard 2 |
|
So. |
Ozarks |
Rockwall, Texas |
| D |
Adrian Solano |
|
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Georgetown, Texas |
| D |
Oscar de Santiago |
|
Sr. |
Howard Payne |
Houston, Texas |
| F |
Alexander Paz 4 |
|
Sr. |
Howard Payne |
Texas City, Texas |
| F |
Bruno Palmieri |
|
So. |
East Texas Baptist |
Santos, Brazil |
| F |
Marco Rodriguez Jr. |
|
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Rosenberg, Texas |
| MF |
Joe Ruedi |
|
Jr. |
UT Dallas |
Coppell, Texas |
| MF |
Sawyer Young |
|
So. |
Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Plano, Texas |
| MF |
Luke Clingerman |
|
So. |
Ozarks |
Broken Arrow, Okla. |
| MF |
Andy Martinez 3 |
|
Sr. |
McMurry |
Horizon City, Texas |
| GK |
Josh Redding 3 |
|
Jr. |
Concordia Texas |
Waxahachie, Texas |
Honorable Mention
| Pos. |
Name |
|
Cl. |
University |
Hometown |
| D |
Cristian Drake 2 |
|
Jr. |
Howard Payne |
Katy, Texas |
| D |
JJ Sissen 2 |
|
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| D |
Matthew Dieb |
|
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Arlington, Texas |
| D |
Jordan Beechum |
|
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Waxahachie, Texas |
| D |
Justin Ajdukovich |
|
Fr. |
McMurry |
Frisco, Texas |
| D |
Deaven Connelly |
|
Fr. |
Howard Payne |
Burleson, Texas |
| D |
Antonio Lozano 2 |
|
Jr. |
Sul Ross State |
San Elizario, Texas |
| D |
Ryan Seidon |
|
Sr. |
Sul Ross State |
El Paso, Texas |
| MF |
Taylor Hefner |
|
So. |
Howard Payne |
Stephenville, Texas |
| MF |
Justus Crow 2 |
|
So. |
East Texas Baptist |
Atascocita, Texas |
| MF |
Francisco Cerrillo 2 |
|
So. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Waco, Texas |
| MF |
Aiden Currie |
|
Fr. |
UT Dallas |
Houston, Texas |
| MF |
Joel Garcia |
|
Jr. |
East Texas Baptist |
Palestine, Texas |
| MF |
Maxwell Winneker |
|
Jr. |
Hardin-Simmons |
Coppell, Texas |
2 Two-Time All-Conference
3 Three-Time All-Conference
4 Four-Time All-Conference
5 Five-Time All-Conference