2018 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams Announced
Dec 04, 2018
By Pete Scantlebury, NAIA Manager of Athletics Communications
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2018 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America teams on Tuesday. The NAIA All-America committee consists of the NAIA-Men’s Soccer Coaches Association Executive Committee, the National Championship Games Committee and four men’s soccer coaches. Each team – first, second and third – consists of 11 members.
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Central Methodist midfielder Adrian Gutierrez was honored as the 2018 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Player of the Year. The senior from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, was instrumental in the Eagles’ national-championship run, scoring nine goals with 12 assists and playing physical defense in the midfield. In addition to being named the Player of the Year, Gutierrez is a first-team All-American and was on the 2018 Men’s Soccer All-Tournament Team.
Gutierrez was one of four first-team All-America selections for Central Methodist and one of five overall All-America selections. Oklahoma Wesleyan had four total selections, including two on the first team. Rio Grande (Ohio) had two first-team All-Americans.
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2018 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America First Team
| Player | School | Position | Year | Hometown |
| Nicolas Cam Orellana | Rio Grande University (Ohio) | Forward | Freshman | Santiago, Chile |
| Stefan Cvetanovic | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Forward | Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Daniel Hernandez | Central Methodist University (Mo.) | Forward | Freshman | Bogota, Colombia |
| Joaquin Ruiz Cabello^ | William Carey (Miss.) | Midfielder | Senior | Malaga, Spain |
| Adrian Gutierrez*& | Central Methodist University (Mo.) | Midfielder | Senior | Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain |
| Stefan Lukic& | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Midfielder | Sophomore | Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia |
| Mitchell Osmond | Rio Grande University (Ohio) | Defender | Sophomore | Sydney, Australia |
| Wilfried Nyamsi | Central Methodist University (Mo.) | Defender | Senior | Paris, France |
| Andrew White | Georgia Gwinnett College | Defender | Senior | Coundon, England |
| Vince Gelei | Central Methodist University (Mo.) | GoalKeeper | Junior | Dunzkeszi, Hungary |
| Lucas Jacobs | Baker University (Kan.) | Forward | Freshman | Breda, Netherlands |
2018 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Second Team
| Player | School | Position | Year | Hometown |
| Daniel Whitehall& | Hastings (Neb.) | Forward | Senior | Warrington, England |
| Andrew Revanales | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | Forward | Senior | Arima, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Yuri Farkas$ | Madonna Universty (Mich.) | Forward | Junior | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Toni |
Georgia Gwinnett College | Midfielder | Sophomore | Paris, France |
| Benji Tembo@ | The Master's University (Calif.) | Midfielder | Senior | Lilongwe, Malawi |
| Dominic Newton | Missouri Valley College | Midfielder | Sophomore | Manchester, England |
| Julio Belo | Oklahoma Wesleyan | Defender | Sophomore | Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| James Williamson | Rio Grande University (Ohio) | Defender | Junior | San Jose, Costa Rica |
| Santiago Sierra^ | Central Methodist University (Mo.) | Defender | Senior | Bogota, Columbia |
| Josh Carpenter | William Carey (Miss.) | GoalKeeper | Junior | Leicester, England |
| Michael Conejero$ | William Carey (Miss.) | Midfielder | Senior | Banos de la Encina, Spain |
2018 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Third Team
| Player | School | Position | Year | Hometown |
| Pascal Mohungsi | Bethel (Tenn.) | Forward | Freshman | Kumba |
| Harry Baggaley | Tennessee Wesleyan | Forward | Freshman | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Aboubakr Diallo | Oklahoma City University | Forward | Senior | Oyem, Gabon |
| Liam Heywood$ | Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) | Midfielder | Senior | Newcastle, England |
| Felipe |
Northwestern Ohio | Midfielder | Senior | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Jacob Crull | Spring Arbor University (Mich.) | Midfielder | Junior | Carmel, Ind. |
| Alex Cordon | Missouri Valley College | Defender | Junior | Mataro, Spain |
| Gonnie Ben-Tal | Baker University (Kan.) | Defender | Senior | Tel-Aviv, Israel |
| Yuta Yamamoto | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | Defender | Senior | |
| Dusan Djordjev& | Oklahoma Wesleyan | GoalKeeper | Senior | Pancevo, Serbia |
| Daniel Yo | Vanguard University (Calif.) | Defender | Senior | El Segundo, Calif. |
2018 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Honorable Mentions
| Player | School | Position | Year | Hometown |
| Joe Smith$ | Madonna (Mich.) | Goalkeeper | Junior | Royal Oak, Mich. |
| Reinhardt University (Ga.) | Goalkeeper | Senior | Bexhovede, Germany | |
| Richard Dearle | Rio Grande University (Ohio) | Goalkeeper | Junior | Castle Donington, England |
| Victor Negrete | Vanguard University (Calif.) | Goalkeeper | Sophomore | Stanton, Calif. |
| Lalo Delgado | Westmont College (Calif.) | Goalkeeper | Junior | Oxnard, Calif. |
| Pablo Ortiz | Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) | Goalkeeper | Junior | Cordoba, Spain |
| Kieran Harrison | Hastings (Neb.) | Goalkeeper | Sophomore | Stoke, England |
| Ciro |
Keiser (Fla.) | Forward | Freshman | Santa Fe, Argentina |
| Joao Costa^ | Truett McConnell University | Forward | Senior | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Sebastian Cortez$ | Vanguard University (Calif.) | Forward | Senior | Hawthorne, Calif. |
| Salvador Nunez | Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) | Forward | Sophomore | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Billy Nzojyibwami | William Woods (Mo.) | Forward | Freshman | Zwijndreecht, Netherlands |
| Nolan Sherwood | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Forward | Junior | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| Jack Laurie | Southwest (N.M.) | Forward | Senior | Liverpool, England |
| Manuel Medina | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | Forward | Senior | La Puente, Calif. |
| Inaki Aldao | Bellevue University (Neb.) | Forward | Sophomore | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Jamie Campbell | Southwestern Christian (Okla.) | Forward | Senior | Liverpool, England |
| Parker Moon | Columbia (Mo.) | Forward | Sophomore | Lee's Summit, Mo. |
| Jake Van Der Luit | Southeastern (Fla.) | Forward | Senior | Chicago, Ill. |
| Emilio Meraz-Rodriguez | Evergreen (Wash.) | Forward | Senior | Pasco, Wash. |
| Alex Segura | Arizona Christian University | Forward | Junior | Apache Junction, Ariz. |
| Nedin Zukanovic$ | Marymount California | Forward | Senior | Srebrenica, Bosnia |
| Morris Kamara | Spring Arbor University (Mich.) | Forward | Senior | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
| Harry Reilly | Rio Grande University (Ohio) | Forward | Senior | Coventry, England |
| Marvin van der Made | Cumberlands (Ky.) | Forward | Junior | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Eric Hegmann | Menlo College (Calif.) | Forward | Senior | Asker, Norway |
| Guilherme Martins | LSU Shreveport | Forward | Sophomore | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| Artemio Contreras | UC Merced | Forward | Senior | Modesto, Calif. |
| Roderic Green | Spring Arbor University (Mich.) | Forward | Sophomore | Commerce, Mich. |
| Teren Schuster | Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) | Forward | Senior | Sioux Falls, South Dakota |
| Luka Pekovic | Northwestern Ohio | Midfielder | Sophomore | Sevojno, Serbia |
| Michael Weber$ | Georgia Gwinnett College | Midfielder | Sophomore | Zofingen, Switzerland |
| Ryan Williams | John Brown (Ark.) | Midfielder | Senior | Mililani, Hawaii |
| Luis Germano | Judson University (Ill.) | Midfielder | Freshman | Curitiba, Brazil |
| Eduardo Zurita@ | Rio Grande University (Ohio) | Midfielder | Senior | Sant Boi de Llobregat, Spain |
| Tumi Moshobane$ | Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) | Midfielder | Senior | Soweto, South Africa |
| Danny Meza | LSU Shreveport (La.) | Midfielder | Senior | Fontana, Calif. |
| Toby Millward | Bellevue University (Neb.) | Midfielder | Sophomore | Kings Lynn, England |
| Mako Makoanyane | Columbia (Mo.) | Midfielder | Junior | Maseru, Lesotho |
| Sergio Sanchez | WVU-Tech | Midfielder | Junior | Getafe, Madrid, Spain |
| Petar Djurdjevic | Oklahoma City University | Midfielder | Senior | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Tim Doherty | Kansas Wesleyan University | Midfielder | Junior | Swords, Ireland |
| Stephane Dasse | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | Midfielder | Senior | Paris, France |
| Marcus DeCouto | UC Merced | Midfielder | Sophomore | Turlock, Calif. |
| Renato Silva | Bellevue University (Neb.) | Midfielder | Senior | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Sammy Conti | Indiana Wesleyan University | Midfielder | Senior | Fredonia, N.Y. |
| Tatsuma Yuki | Arizona Christian University | Midfielder | Junior | Kobe, Japan |
| Chris Serwatka | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | Midfielder | Senior | Troy, Mich. |
| Andrew Robles | Vanguard University (Calif.) | Midfielder | Freshman | Tustin, Calif. |
| Nathaniel Bedai$ | Mobile (Ala.) | Defender | Senior | Accra, Ghana |
| Guilherme Avila | William Carey (Miss.) | Defender | Junior | Alfenas, Brazil |
| Erik Tello@ | Hastings (Neb.) | Defender | Senior | Houston, Texas |
| Marlon de Freitas | Madonna (Mich.) | Defender | Senior | Jaboticabal, Brazil |
| Ricky Rosas | UC Merced | Defender | Sophomore | Fresno, Calif. |
| Gregor Watson | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | Defender | Senior | Duns, Scotland |
| Alex Sokalski | Spring Arbor University (Mich.) | Defender | Junior | Dorchester, Ontario, Canada |
| Jorge Mejia | Kansas Wesleyan University | Defender | Junior | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Harry Molyneux | St. Thomas (Fla.) | Defender | Junior | Milton Keynes, England |
| Mikhail Radchenko | Northwestern Ohio | Defender | Freshman | Moscow, Russia |
| Mauricio Pacifico | Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) | Defender | Senior | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Alexis Castillo@ | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | Defender | Senior | Dallas, Texas |
| Stefan Tomasevic | Arizona Christian University | Defender | Senior | London, England |
| Science & Arts of Oklahoma | Defender | Senior | Cannes, France | |
| Joe Guinchard@ | William Carey (Miss.) | Defender | Senior | London, England |
| Djibril Fofana | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | Defender | Junior | Paris, France |
| David Mutembezi | Cornerstone (Mich.) | Defender | Senior | Brampton, Ontario |
* Indicates National Player of the Year
& Indicates 2017 first-team All-American
^ Indicates 2017 second-team All-American
@ Indicates 2017 third-team All-American
$ Indicates 2017 Honorable Mention selection
