ST. PAUL -- Student-athletes from the top four teams of the College of St. Scholastica, University of Minnesota Morris, Northwestern College and Crown College comprised the 13 spots on the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) All-Conference First Team, the league announced on Wednesday. Minnesota Morris, who finished as the regular season runner up and the conference tournament champion, led all teams with five first team selections, followed by four from St. Scholastica, who won the UMAC regular season trophy.
Crown’s Jon Schulz was voted as the UMAC Offensive Player of the Year after a standout senior season that included a UMAC best 11 conference goals and 25 points. St. Scholastica’s Bryan Olson was an anchor for the Saints on defense, earning UMAC Defensive Player of the Year honors. Olson helped St. Scholastica own the top spot in the league for goals allowed and goals against average. The Saints also posted a UMAC-best 10 shutouts in 12 conference games.
Northwestern College claimed the rookie and coach of the year awards. Stephen Ricks was tabbed as the UMAC Rookie of the Year after scoring four goals to go with four assists for 12 points in his first season. Eagles head coach Greg Wheaton was voted the coach of the year after leading his team to an 8-3-1 finish in conference play.
Crown College won the men’s soccer team sportsmanship award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches to best represent sportsmanship throughout the entire 2011 season. Each team had one representative on the individual sportsmanship award list:
Johnny Luna, Bethany Lutheran College
Bryan Olson, College of St. Scholastica
Brady Griffith, Crown College
Steve White, Martin Luther College
Evan Wolfe, Northland College
Matt Flanders, Northwestern College
Greg Borchers, University of Minnesota Morris
Below is a full listing of the 2011 UMAC Men's Soccer Postseason Awards.
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1st Team All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Position
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Kyle Farrar
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College of St. Scholastica
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Freshman
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Forward
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Jon Schultz
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Crown College
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Senior
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Forward
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Toby Glaser
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Senior
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Forward
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Ebrima Badgie
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Sophomore
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Forward
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Brandon Stemwedel
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Midfielder
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Sam Mann
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Northwestern College
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Junior
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Midfielder
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Matt Johnson
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Senior
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Midfielder
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Greg Borchers
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Senior
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Midfielder
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Bryan Olson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Defender
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Brady Griffith
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Crown College
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Senior
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Defender
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Larry Sinneh
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Northwestern College
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Sophomore
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Defender
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Scott DeVries
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Junior
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Defender
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Sam Reed
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Goalkeeper
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2nd Team All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Position
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Nathan Gurgel
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Martin Luther College
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Junior
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Forward
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Stephen Ricks
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Northwestern College
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Freshman
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Forward
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Joe Watt
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College of St. Scholastica
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Asos Amin
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College of St. Scholastica
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Senior
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Midfielder
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Jason Budish
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Crown College
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Junior
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Midfielder
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Johnny Luna
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Bethany Lutheran College
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Sophomore
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Defender
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Caleb Yurek
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College of St. Scholastica
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Sophomore
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Defender
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Dylan Urban
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Junior
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Defender
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Matt Larsen
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Northland College
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Senior
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Goalkeeper
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Tyler Weber
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University of Minnesota-Morris
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Senior
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Goalkeeper
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Honorable Mention All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Position
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Changkuoth Pock
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Bethany Lutheran College
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Junior
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Midfielder
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Juan Garcia
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Bethany Lutheran College
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Matt Kuik
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Crown College
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Junior
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Midfielder
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Truman Shetler
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Crown College
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Austin Petersen
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Crown College
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Senior
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Defender
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Kaleb Buch
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Martin Luther College
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Junior
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Midfielder
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Ben Nommensen
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Martin Luther College
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Freshman
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Midfielder
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Nikolas Myhra-Edwards
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Northland College
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Junior
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Defender
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Mike Musson
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Northwestern College
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Ben Fast
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Northwestern College
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Senior
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Defender
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Matt Flanders
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Northwestern College
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Sophomore
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Defender
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Offensive Player of the Year Award – Jon Schultz (Crown College)
Defensive Player of the Year Award – Bryan Olson (College of St. Scholastica)
Rookie of the Year Award – Stephen Ricks (Northwestern College)
Coach of the Year Award – Greg Wheaton (Northwestern College)
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD – Crown College