Midwestern State’s Trevor Amann captured Player of the Year honors to headline the Lone Star Conference men’s soccer all-conference awards announced by the league on Thursday.
The Mustangs had a league-high eight honorees named to the all-conference team followed by St. Mary’s with seven and LSC Champion West Texas A&M with five.
MSU had four first-team honorees including Amann, Julian Barajas, who was also named Midfielder of the Year, Toi Yamaoka and Rory O’Keefe.
StMU claimed four spots on the first team with Alonso Rodriguez, Deni Cresto, Liam Morrison and Alain Peralt. Morrison was also named the Defensive Player of the year.
WT is represented on the first team by Giancarlo Saldana and Alexander Vencel. Both players won individual awards with Vencel claiming Goalkeeper of the Year honors and Salanda winning Newcomer of the Year.
Texas A&M International’s Kristian Colaci and UT Tyler’s Thierry Assamoi also picked up first-team honors.
MSU’s Mere Escobar was named the Freshman of the Year leading a group of 11 players who were named to the all-freshman squad. Joining Escobar was teammate Juan Galindo, DBU’s Carlos Lara, Lubbock Christian’s Luca Hollenstein, StMU’s Morgan Miller, TAMIU’s Gabriel Gacovicaj, Aaron Rich and NAtxo Faus, UT Permian Basin’s Matias Pereira, UTT’s Todd Fuller and WT’s Keaton Hartman.
Overall, 47 student-athletes were recognized with all-conference honors. The all-conference team and individual awards are selected by the head coaches in the LSC.
SPRING 2021 LSC MEN’S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Trevor Amann, Midwestern State
Goalkeeper of the Year: Alexander Vencel, West Texas A&M
Defensive Player of the Year: Liam Morrison, St. Mary's
Midfielder of the Year: Julian Barajas, Midwestern State
Forward of the Year: Trevor Amann, Midwestern State
Newcomer of the Year: Giancarlo Saldana, West Texas A&M
Freshman of the Year: Mere Escobar, Midwestern State
Co-Coach of the Year: Kenny Jones, UT Tyler and Butch Lauffer, West Texas A&M
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Trevor Amann |
Midwestern State |
F |
Sr. |
Westminster, Colo. |
| Julian Barajas |
Midwestern State |
MF |
Sr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Toi Yamaoka |
Midwestern State |
MF |
Jr. |
Kobe, Japan |
| Rory O'Keeffe |
Midwestern State |
DEF |
R-Sr. |
Glanmire, Ireland |
| Alonso Rodriguez |
St. Mary's |
F |
Jr. |
Salamanca, Spain |
| Deni Cresto |
St. Mary's |
MF |
Jr. |
Curitiba, Parana, Brazil |
| Liam Morrison |
St. Mary's |
DEF |
Sr. |
Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Alain Peralt |
St. Mary's |
DEF |
Sr. |
Mountain Home, Texas |
| Kristian Colaci |
Texas A&M International |
MF |
Sr. |
Milan, Italy |
| Thierry Assamoi |
UT Tyler |
DEF |
Jr. |
Sheffield, United Kingdom |
| Giancarlo Saldana |
West Texas A&M |
F |
Jr. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Alexander Vencel |
West Texas A&M |
GK |
Sr. |
Mittelhausbergen, France |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Emmanuel Loni |
DBU |
MF |
Jr. |
Kigali, Rwanda |
| Fernando Flores |
Lubbock Christian |
F |
Jr. |
Monterrey, Mexico |
| Carlos Flores |
Midwestern State |
MF |
Sr. |
Arlington, Texas |
| Adam Conway |
Midwestern State |
DEF |
Jr. |
Waterford, Ireland |
| Colby Parton |
Midwestern State |
DEF |
So. |
Euless, Texas |
| Taylor Lampe |
Midwestern State |
GK |
Sr. |
Mansfield, Texas |
| D'Waylan McIntosh |
Oklahoma Christian |
F |
Jr. |
Broken Arrow, Okla. |
| Ian Arendse |
Oklahoma Christian |
MF |
So. |
Colleyville, Texas |
| Gabriel Gacovicaj |
Texas A&M International |
F |
Fr. |
Rimini, Italy |
| Mikael Cabezas |
Texas A&M International |
DEF |
So. |
Santiago, Chile |
| Birkir Eydal |
UT Tyler |
DEF |
So. |
Ísafjörður, Iceland |
| Stefan Andjelic |
West Texas A&M |
MF |
Sr. |
Ottawa, Ontario |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Mason Wallak |
DBU |
MF |
So. |
Fort Worth, Texas |
| Hector Rodriguez-Cabo |
Lubbock Christian |
MF |
Sr. |
Mexico City, Mexico |
| Ivan Muanze-Bengono |
Lubbock Christian |
DEF |
Sr. |
Glasgow, Scotland |
| Antony Andoyan |
St. Mary's |
F |
Gr. |
Santa Maria, California |
| Cian Foley |
St. Mary's |
MF |
So. |
Wexford, Ireland |
| Lewis Wilson |
St. Mary's |
DEF |
Sr. |
Aberdeen, Scotland |
| Natxo Faus |
Texas A&M International |
GK |
Fr. |
Cocentaina, Spain |
| Rodrigo Rogatto |
UT Permian Basin |
F |
Jr. |
Santos, Brazil |
| Ollie Grundy |
UT Permian Basin |
F |
Sr. |
Wigan, England |
| Gustavo Barroso |
UT Permian Basin |
MF |
Jr. |
Sao Paulo, Bazil |
| Callum Doyle |
West Texas A&M |
DEF |
Jr. |
Hampshire, England |
| Marshall Ball |
West Texas A&M |
DEF |
Sr. |
Littlehampton, England |
SPRING 2021 LSC MEN’S SOCCER ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
| Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Carlos Lara |
DBU |
MF |
Fr. |
Mesquite, Texas |
| Luca Hollenstein |
Lubbock Christian |
DEF |
Fr. |
Lustenau, Austria |
| Mere Escobar |
Midwestern State |
MF |
Fr. |
Austin, Texas |
| Juan Galindo |
Midwestern State |
MF |
Fr. |
Dripping Springs, Texas |
| Morgan Miller |
St. Mary's |
DEF |
Fr. |
Perth, Scotland |
| Gabriel Gacovicaj |
Texas A&M International |
F |
Fr. |
Rimini, Italy |
| Aaron Rich |
Texas A&M International |
DEF |
Fr. |
Norwich, England |
| Natxo Faus |
Texas A&M International |
GK |
Fr. |
Cocentaina, Spain |
| Matias Pereira |
UT Permian Basin |
MF |
Fr. |
Paysandu, Uruguay |
| Todd Fuller |
UT Tyler |
DEF |
Fr. |
Frisco, Texas |
| Keaton Hartman |
West Texas A&M |
F |
Fr. |
Hobbs, N.M. |