ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) announced the recipients of their 2026 men’s soccer awards on Wednesday. The awards are nominated and voted on by the UMAC men’s soccer head coaches.
Seth Davidson from UW-Superior was selected as the Offensive Player of the Year. Against all competitors in UMAC games, he ranked first in goals (18), assists (12) and points (48).
Jacob Wyles of UW-Superior repeated as the Defensive Player of the Year. He helped anchor the Yellowjackets’ defense that ranked first with only allowing five goals over the 12 conference games. UWS also registered shutouts in seven of those contests.
Logan Jacobson of Crown was chosen as the Rookie of the Year. In UMAC games, he ranked second in saves per game (6.58) and saves (79), and was fourth in goals against average (1.88)
Blake Ordell was named Coach of the Year. In his third season leading the Cougars, Ordell led the team to an 11-win season, eight conference wins, and a third-place finish in the UMAC standings.
Martin Luther won the team sportsmanship award, an accolade that is selected by the UMAC coaches and awarded to the team that best represents sportsmanship throughout the entire season.
Each team also had one representative earn all-sportsmanship honors.
Offensive Player of the Year: Seth Davidson, UW-Superior
Defensive Player of the Year: Jacob Wyles, UW-Superior
Rookie of the Year: Logan Jacobson, Crown
Coach of the Year: Blake Ordell, Minnesota Morris
Sportsmanship Team: Martin Luther
First-team All-Conference
| F |
Rosalem Tendaie |
Bethany Lutheran |
So. |
Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo/Milo Adventist Academy |
| F |
Ashton Hosler |
Crown |
Sr. |
Huntington, Ind. |
| F |
Seth Davidson |
UW-Superior |
So. |
Sartell, Minn./Sartell |
| M |
Guilherme Gancho |
Bethany Lutheran |
Jr. |
Lisbon, Portugal/Colégio Santo André |
| M |
Harvey McLoughlin |
UW-Superior |
Sr. |
London, England/Highgate Woods |
| M |
Alek Pyrah |
UW-Superior |
So. |
London, England/Chiswick School |
| D |
Jamie van Wijland |
Bethany Lutheran |
Sr. |
Hoorn, Netherlands/Oscar Romero |
| D |
Carlos Neto |
Crown |
So. |
Funchal, Portugal |
| D |
Cade Simonson |
Minnesota Morris |
Sr. |
Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park |
| D |
Jacob Wyles |
UW-Superior |
Sr. |
Watlington, Oxfordshire/FAB Academy |
| GK |
Dutch Bullock |
Minnesota Morris |
So. |
Grand Junction, Colo./Grand Junction |
Second-team All-Conference
| F |
Luis Mendez |
Minnesota Morris |
Fr. |
Grand Junction, Colo./Grand Junction |
| F |
David Ajayi |
North Central |
Jr. |
Burnsville, Minn./Burnsville |
| F |
Bryce Boldt |
UW-Superior |
Sr. |
Waupaca, Wis./Waupaca |
| M |
Martim Vilarinho |
Bethany Lutheran |
So. |
Carnaxide, Portugal/Externato Alvares Cabral |
| M |
Jake Anargyros |
Minnesota Morris |
So. |
Aurora, Ill./Metea Valley |
| M |
Gabriel Habeck |
Martin Luther |
Fr. |
Tacoma, Wash./Evergreen Lutheran |
| M |
Karson Busch |
Minnesota Morris |
Jr. |
Laramie, Wy./Laramie |
| D |
Frederico de Modesto Nobre |
Bethany Lutheran |
So. |
Lisbon, Portugal/Edcola Secundaria Luis de Freitas Branco |
| D |
Mike van der Horst |
Bethany Lutheran |
Sr. |
De Meem, Netherlands/Het Niftarlake College |
| D |
Rowan Wagner |
UW-Superior |
Sr. |
McFarland, Wis./McFarland |
| GK |
Logan Jacobson |
Crown |
Fr. |
Lees Summit, Mo./Lees Summit West |
Honorable Mention All-Conference
| F |
Josiah Hoffmann |
Crown |
Fr |
Cottage Grove, Wis./Madison Area Tech |
| F |
Joshua Krenke |
Martin Luther |
Jr. |
Appleton, Wis./ Lakeside Lutheran |
| F |
Charlie Adams |
Minnesota Morris |
Fr. |
Otsego, Minn./Rogers |
| F |
Josiah Mezey |
Northwestern |
So. |
Monument, Colo. Village |
| M |
Aidan Quandt |
Crown |
So. |
Delano, Minn./Delano |
| M |
Abraham Schlomer |
Martin Luther |
Jr. |
Helenville, Wis./Luther Prep |
| M |
Angel Perez Leon |
Minnesota Morris |
Fr. |
Grand Junction, Colo./Grand Junction |
| M |
Steven Griffith |
North Central |
So. |
Trinidad & Tobago/Fatima College Prep School |
| M |
Samuel Tivane Jr |
North Central |
So. |
Maputo, Mozambique/Cambridge Christian School |
| D |
Mason Graven |
Crown |
So. |
Marshall, Minn./Marshall |
| D |
Francisco Ramirez |
North Central |
Jr. |
South St. Paul, Minn./Simley |
| D |
Troy Johnson |
Northwestern |
Sr. |
Killeen, Texas/Killeen |
| D |
Braeden Morrow |
Northwestern |
So. |
Lakeville, Minn./Lakeville North |
| D |
Adam Kaffel |
UW-Superior |
Sr. |
London, England/Barnet School in London |
| GK |
Nicholas Russ |
Martin Luther |
Jr. |
Fond du Lac, Wis./Winnebago Lutheran Academy |
| GK |
Alex Gianikas |
North Central |
Fr. |
Bozeman, Mont./Gallatin HS |
| GK |
Henry Ruhland |
UW-Superior |
So. |
River Falls, Wis./River Falls |
All-Sportsmanship
| Bethany Lutheran |
Brady Price |
| Crown |
Diego Cuellar |
| Martin Luther |
Matthew Nelson |
| Minnesota Morris |
Nehemiah Zappetta |
| North Central |
Steven Griffith |
| Northwestern |
Ryan Dryer |
| UW-Superior |
Eli Benson |