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(LEBANON, Ill., Nov. 13)-The American Midwest Conference has released its 2009 Men's Soccer All-Conference team. The honors were announced by the league office following the conclusion of the AMC Men's Soccer Tournament. Voting for the squad was conducted the eight head coaches of league teams.
Kevin Zimmermann of Hannibal-LaGrange College took home top honors as the 2009 AMC Player of the Year. Zimmermann, a senior forward from Cancun, Mexico, notched eight goals with 13 assists up front for the Trojans. Zimmerman, a three-time first-team All-Conference selection, was also the league's Freshman of the Year in 2006.
Earning the AMC Newcomer of the Year award was Ken Searles from Columbia College. Searles, a junior goalkeeper from St. George's, Grenada, had a goals-against average of 0.89 with seven shutouts in leading the Cougars to the AMC regular-season championship. Searles posted a record of 12-3-1 in regular-season play.
The 2009 AMC Freshman of the Year honor was shared by Nikola Velickovic of Columbia College and Dustin Freitag of Hannibal-LaGrange College. Velickovic, a defender from Cacak, Serbia, anchored a Cougar defense that allowed just 16 goals in the regular season. He also added a goal and an assist in his rookie season at Columbia. Freitag, a forward from Frankfurt, Germany, scored a team-high 13 goals along with five assists for the Trojans.
Tim Strange of McKendree University earned his third consecutive AMC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year accolade. Strange guided the Bearcats to a 15-1-2 mark in the regular season with a 6-1 record in the AMC. Strange, who is in his 16th season as the head coach at McKendree, was also picked as the 2009 AMC Women's Soccer Coach of the Year.
The AMC Fair Play and Sportsmanship Award is also voted upon by the conference coaches. This annual award is presented to the program that exhibits those qualities. The 2009 AMC men's soccer Fair Play and Sportsmanship Award winner is Williams Baptist College.
Listed below is the complete list of 2009 AMC men's soccer award winners. For a PDF copy of the All-Conference team and award recipients, click here.
2009 AMC Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
2009 AMC Player of the Year - Kevin Zimmermann, Hannibal-LaGrange College (Sr., F, Cancun, Mexico)
2009 AMC Newcomer of the Year - Ken Searles, Columbia College (Jr., GK, St. George's, Grenada)
2009 AMC Co-Freshman of the Year - Nikola Velickovic, Columbia College (D, Cacak, Serbia)
2009 AMC Co-Freshman of the Year - Dustin Freitag, Hannibal-LaGrange College (F, Frankfurt, Germany)
2009 AMC Coach of the Year - Tim Strange, McKendree University (16th season at McKendree)
2009 AMC Fair Play and Sportsmanship Award - Williams Baptist College
First-Team All-Conference
FORWARDS -
Yudai Yamaguchi, Columbia College (Fr., Tokyo, Japan)
Kevin Zimmermann, Hannibal-LaGrange College (Sr., Cancun, Mexico)
Dustin Freitag, Hannibal-LaGrange College (Fr., Frankfurt, Germany)
Daniele Campailla, McKendree University (So., Moerfelden-Walldorf, Germany)
MIDFIELDERS -
Lloyd Jacobs, Columbia College (Jr., Stokesley, England)
Dylan Barduzzi, Columbia College (So., Florianapolis, Brazil)
Alberto Perez-Borrachero, Hannibal-LaGrange College (So., Madrid, Spain)
Richard Henderson, McKendree University (So., Dundee, Scotland)
Ramone Palmer, Park University (So., Kingston, Jamaica)
DEFENDERS -
Nikola Velickovic, Columbia College (Fr., Cacak, Serbia)
Brian Eike, Columbia College (So., St. Louis, Mo.)
Emilio Penuelas, Hannibal-LaGrange College (Sr., Cartagena, Spain)
Aaron Streid, McKendree University (So., Granite City, Ill.)
Robert Palmer, Park University (So., Kingston, Jamaica)
KEEPER -
Ken Searles, Columbia College (Jr., St. George's, Grenada)
Honorable Mention All-Conference
FORWARD -
Jensel Olascoaga, Harris-Stowe State University (Jr., Mission Viejo, Calif.)
Ameir Mahdi, Harris-Stowe State University (Jr., St. Louis, Mo.)
Matthew Ashman, Park University (Fr., Kingston, Jamaica)
Jorge Mojica, Williams Baptist College (Jr., Berryville, Ark.)
MIDFIELDERS -
Thiago Pereira, Hannibal-LaGrange College (Fr., Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Lucas Rodrigues Alves, Harris-Stowe State University (Sr., Brazil)
Sam James, McKendree University (Jr., Southampton, England)
Simon Senfuka, Park University (Jr., Kampala, Uganda)
DEFENDERS -
Dan Healey, Harris-Stowe State University (Sr., St. Louis, Mo.)
Alain Matingou, Park University (Jr., Paris, France)
Neale Goodeve, William Woods University (So., Portsmouth, England)
KEEPERS -
Colby Poindexter, Harris-Stowe State University (So., Florissant, Mo.)
Joe Sagar, McKendree University (So., Oldham, England)
Academic All-Conference (minimum 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 scale, newcomers and freshman are ineligible for award)
Columbia College
Dylan Barduzzi, Jordan Cox, Ilya Grin, Milos Milsavljevic, Tim Tevlin
Hannibal-LaGrange College
Adolfo Cazorla, Joe Cherri, J.D. Dodd, Jeff Jelinek, Lucas Kozlowski, Alberto Perez-Borrachero, Michael White, John Wolf, Kevin Zimmermann
Harris-Stowe State University
Timothy Buxman, Ernad Cavka, Richard Gentry, Dan Healey, Jake Neff, Colby Poindexter, Lucas Rodrigues Alves, Matt Wright
McKendree University
Daniele Campailla, Tim Day, Matt Jannings, Joe Sagar, Tom Ward
Missouri Baptist University
Daniel Eddins
William Woods University
Gregory Baker, Stephen Brocks, Gentry Coffman, Oliver Dyson, Zachary Hurst, Zachary Johnson
Williams Baptist College
Vitaliy Dimna, Harold Owiti, Mark Yawson
