Men's Soccer

NACC Lands 14 on United Soccer Coaches Men's Soccer All-Region VIII Teams

MILWAUKEE, Wis. (naccsports.org) --- Fourteen Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC) men's soccer student-athletes representing four institutions have been named all-region by United Soccer Coaches.

The NACC landed a region-high four picks on the all-region first team, including three from regular-season champion Edgewood University - junior defender Ben Brody, senior defender Jack Knight, and sophomore midfielder Cristian Torres-Gale. The trio were joined by Milwaukee School of Engineering senior defender Adrian Manchado.

In total, the Eagles secured five all-region picks, matching Washington University in St. Louis for the most in the region. In addition to the three first-teamers, sophomore midfielder Riley Stevens and sophomore forward Connor Gage landed on the second team. Aurora University had four all-region selections, placing senior forward Branden Dolezal on the second team, junior midfielder Omar Saldana and sophomore forward Josue Roman on the third team, and sophomore defender Walter De La Paz on the fourth team.

MSOE had three individuals named all-region. In addition to Manchado on the first team, MSOE was represented by junior forward Nico Picha on the second team and senior midfielder Tanner Celio on the fourth team. Illinois Institute of Technology rounded out the NACC contingent on the all-region teams by placing freshman forward Mateo Secaira on the second team and junior forward Tomas Rebelatto on the fourth team.

The College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin led all Region VIII conferences with 15 selections, followed by the NACC's 14. The University Athletic Association secured nine all-region picks, the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association had seven, and the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference had three.
 
2025 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division III Men's All-Region VIII
Pos. First Team Class School Hometown
GK Jack Krahel Sr. Wheaton College (Ill.) Mableton, Ga.
D Ben Brody Jr. Edgewood University Mount Horeb, Wis.
D Quentin Gomez Jr. Washington University (Mo.) Las Vegas, Nev.
D Jack Knight Sr Edgewood University Belleville, Wis.
D Adrian Manchado Sr. Milwaukee School of Engineering Cubas de La Sagra, Spain
M Esteban Mercado So. Albion College Ypsilanti, Mich.
M Matt Torrell So. Calvin University Rochester, N.Y.
M Cristian Torres-Gale So. Edgewood University Madison, Wis.
M Edward Wu So. University of Chicago Cary, N.C.
F Joseph Sargent Fr. North Central College Evanston, Ill.
F Luke Vander Kolk So. Wheaton College (Ill.) Stamford, Conn.
F Ethan Wirtschafter Jr. Washington University (Mo.) Boca Raton, Fla.
Pos. Second Team Class School Hometown
GK Ali Alamery So. University of Chicago East Lansing, Mich.
D Wes Seneff Sr. Wheaton College (Ill.) Orlando, Fla.
D Max Weene Jr. University of Chicago Los Angeles, Calif.
D Jake Ziolo So. Calvin University Dublin, Ohio
M Jerry Smazil Sr. Illinois Wesleyan University Downers Grove, Ill.
M Riley Stevens So. Edgewood University Sun Prairie, Wis.
M Zach Susee Sr. Washington University (Mo.) Shakopee, Minn.
F Branden Dolezal Sr. Aurora University San Luis Obispo, Calif.
F Connor Gage So. Edgewood University Verona, Wis.
F Nico Picha Jr. Milwaukee School of Engineering Naperville, Ill.
F Robin Ruigendijk Fr. Albion College Nieuwerkerk aan den Ljssel, Netherlands
F Mateo Secaira Fr. Illinois Institute of Technology San Jose, Costa Rica
Pos. Name Class School Hometown
GK Cal L'Hommedieu Jr. Washington University St. Louis, Mo.
D Lucas Anderson Jr. Albion College Ann Arbor, Mich.
D Hugo Neborg Sr. North Park University Halmstad, Sweden
D Joris Rijnja Sr. North Central College Rotterdam, Netherlands
M Zac Brooks Jr. Calvin University Lone Tree, Colo.
M Bastian Eikeland So. North Park University Stavanger, Norway
M Ben Lyons So. Illinois Wesleyan University Orland Park, Ill.
M Craig Rusin So. Wheaton College (Ill.) Crown Point, Ind.
M Omar Saldana Jr. Aurora University Elgin, Ill.
F Ryder Coleman Jr. Illinois Wesleyan University Lincolnshire, Ill.
F Josue Roman So. Aurora University Glendale Heights, Ill.
F William Stewart Fr. University of Chicago Atlanta, Ga.
Pos. Fourth Team Class School Hometown
GK Tian Poyo Jr. Greenville University Barcelona, Spain
D Walter De La Paz So. Aurora University South Elgin, Ill.
D Kalabi Kamau Sr. Illinois Wesleyan University Alpharetta, Ga.
D Christian Vaaland Gr. North Park University Stavanger, Norway
M Tanner Celio Sr. Milwaukee School of Engineering Bucyrus, Kan.
M Aleks Duncevic Fr. North Central College Addison, Ill.
M Griffin French Fr. North Central College Cedarburg, Wis.
M Gabriel Sule Sr. Greenville University Leon, Spain
M Sebastian Valdez Fr. Washington University (Mo.) New York, N.Y.
F Will Lanham Fr. Calvin University Commerce Township, Mich.
F Scott Price So. Webster University St. Louis, Mo.
F Tomas Rebelatto Jr. Illinois Institute of Technology Gaitherburg, Md.