Midwestern State junior forward Mere Escobar claimed Lone Star Conference Men’s Soccer Player of the Year honors to highlight the league’s postseason awards, it was announced Thursday by LSC officials at the championship banquet.
Escobar, who is from Austin, Texas, also took home the LSC Forward of the Year Award. He led the conference with 16 goals, six game-winning goals and 43 points – 4 more than any other player in the league. Those totals are all Top 5 marks in all of NCAA Division III. Escobar also helped his team claim the LSC regular season title with an unbeaten record.
Midwestern State also had the Defensive Player of the Year (senior Juan Galindo), Goalkeeper of the Year (sophomore Adam Braman), Midfielder of the Year (graduate student Maycol Reyes), Newcomer of the Year (also Reyes) and Coach of the Year (Michael Meachum).
Escobar, Galindo, Braman and Reyes were also All-Conference First Team selections.
Oklahoma Christian defender Ellis Jones was named Freshman of the Year. He was also an All-Conference First Team pick.
Jones headlined 13 players on the All-Freshman Team.
Overall, 47 student-athletes were honored by the all-conference program, which also included a Second Team and Third Team. The awards are voted on by the league’s head coaches.
2023 LSC MEN’S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE AWARDS
SPECIAL AWARDS
Player of the Year: Mere Escobar, Midwestern State
Defensive Player of the Year: Juan Galindo, Midwestern State
Goalkeeper of the Year: Adam Braman, Midwestern State
Midfielder of the Year: Maycol Reyes, Midwestern State
Forward of the Year: Mere Escobar, Midwestern State
Freshman of the Year: Ellis Jones, Oklahoma Christian
Newcomer of the Year: Maycol Reyes, Midwestern State
Coach of the Year: Michael Meachum, Midwestern State
[Each group sorted in alphabetical order by team name]
FIRST TEAM
| Player |
Team |
Pos. |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| Peyton Voelker |
DBU |
F |
Jr. |
Timnath, Colo. |
| Adam Braman |
Midwestern State |
GK |
So. |
Mercer Island, Wash. |
| Mere Escobar |
Midwestern State |
F |
Jr. |
Austin, Texas |
| Juan Galindo |
Midwestern State |
D |
Sr. |
Dripping Springs, Texas |
| Jack Larkin |
Midwestern State |
MF |
Gr. |
Waterford, Ireland |
| Anthony Perea |
Midwestern State |
D |
Gr. |
Frisco, Texas |
| Liam Pritchard |
Midwestern State |
F |
So. |
Hartlepool, England |
| Maycol Reyes |
Midwestern State |
MF |
Gr. |
Midlothian, Texas |
| Elliott Forestier |
Oklahoma Christian |
D |
So. |
Australia |
| Ellis Jones |
Oklahoma Christian |
D |
Fr. |
England |
| Jordan Mase |
Texas A&M International |
MF |
Sr. |
Crawley, U.K. |
| Matteo Landais |
West Texas A&M |
MF |
So. |
Vitre, France |
SECOND TEAM
| Ethan Unger |
DBU |
MF |
Sr. |
Frisco, Texas |
| Felix Drizinsky |
Eastern New Mexico |
D |
So. |
Essen, Germany |
| Pablo Galietero Diez |
Lubbock Christian |
F |
Gr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| Tom Miles |
Lubbock Christian |
GK |
Jr. |
Epsom, England |
| Dereck Espinal |
Midwestern State |
MF |
So. |
Austin, Texas |
| Jecsi Orellana-Espinal |
Midwestern State |
D |
So. |
Austin, Texas |
| Joep Claassen |
Oklahoma Christian |
MF |
Sr. |
Netherlands |
| Adam Aboohamidi |
St. Mary’s |
MF |
So. |
Lubbock, Texas |
| Cian Foley |
St. Mary’s |
F |
Gr. |
Wexford, Ireland |
| Johan Portales |
Texas A&M International |
F |
Gr. |
Laredo, Texas |
| Magnus Poulsen |
Texas A&M International |
D |
Sr. |
Silkeborg, Denmark |
| Keaton Hartman |
West Texas A&M |
D |
Jr. |
Hobbs, N.M. |
THIRD TEAM
| Andrew Hollenbach |
DBU |
D |
So. |
The Woodlands, Texas |
| Jordan Jayapuram |
Lubbock Christian |
MF |
Sr. |
Aukland, New Zeland |
| Alvar Silva |
Oklahoma Christian |
F |
Fr. |
Spain |
| Jommar Reyes |
St. Edward’s |
MF |
Gr. |
Austin, Texas |
| Gael Gallegos |
St. Mary’s |
F |
Fr. |
Laredo, Texas |
| Thato Meko |
UT Tyler |
F |
So. |
Frisco, Texas |
| Salomao Saboia |
UT Tyler |
D |
Jr. |
Joao Pessoa, Brazil |
| Theo Bennetts |
West Texas A&M |
D |
Jr. |
Chichester, England |
| Elhadj Diaoune |
West Texas A&M |
D |
Jr. |
Montreal, Quebec |
| Asaf Kristal |
West Texas A&M |
GK |
So. |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
| Bryan Martinez |
West Texas A&M |
MF |
Gr. |
Houston, Texas |
| Dylan Watson |
West Texas A&M |
MF |
So. |
Flower Mound, Texas |
ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM
Player Team Pos. Hometown
| Ethan Michael |
DBU |
D |
Timnath, Colo. |
| Evan Pustejovsky |
DBU |
MF |
Allen, Texas |
| Ignacio Lopez |
Eastern New Mexico |
F |
Majadahonda, Spain |
| James Mitchell |
Midwestern State |
D |
Auckland, New Zeland |
| Igor Caballero |
Oklahoma Christian |
MF |
Spain |
| Lawson Ford |
Oklahoma Christian |
F |
Edmond, Okla. |
| Ellis Jones |
Oklahoma Christian |
D |
England |
| Bartek Zabek |
St. Edward’s |
MF |
Frisco, Texas |
| Avery Estelle |
St. Mary’s |
D |
Flower Mound, Texas |
| Gael Gallegos |
St. Mary’s |
F |
Laredo, Texas |
| Gal Grodeski |
Texas A&M International |
GK |
Holon, Israel |
| Guy Lehrer |
Texas A&M International |
MF |
Tel Aviv, Israel |
| D’Jonte Davis |
West Texas A&M |
F |
Prosper, Texas |