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Columbia College Claims AMC Postseason Tournament Crown

St. Louis, Mo. – In an upset victory over top-seed Missouri Baptist College, the No. 2 seeded Columbia College Cougars won the AMC championship match today, defeating the Spartans by a score of 3-0. The victory gives the Cougars an automatic berth into the NAIA Region V playoffs which are set to begin next week.

Sheldon Richard, a forward for the Missouri Baptist College Spartans, has been named the league’s Most Valuable Player in men’s soccer for the 2001 regular season.  The junior from Trinidad & Tobago appeared in 16 matches this season. He scored 16 goals and added 17 assists, leading his team to its first-ever regular season conference title in men’s soccer in school history.

Addae Rique, a midfielder for the Spartans, is the 2001 AMC Freshman of the Year. Rique, who, like Richard, hails from Trinidad & Tobago, turned in seven goals and 10 assists in his first collegiate season at Missouri Baptist.

The Newcomer of the Year honor is bestowed upon the top transfer student in the AMC, as voted on by league coaches. Ben Jones, a junior midfielder for the McKendree College Bearcats is the 2001 recipient of this award. The Fairview Heights, Mo. native played in 15 matches in his first season as a Bearcat, tallying eight goals and four assists.      

Juan Pablo Favero, head coach for Missouri Baptist, is the AMC Coach of the Year, based on a vote by his AMC peers. Favero led the Spartans to a regular season AMC title, boasting a 4-0-2 mark in conference action. Missouri Baptist’s overall season record for the regular season was 12-3-2.

The Fair Play & Sportsmanship Award is annually presented to one AMC men’s soccer squad based on two areas of sportsmanship. First, teams are awarded points based on their total number of red and yellow cards accumulated throughout the regular season. Second, AMC coaches vote on the squads, ranking their level of sportsmanship during their respective contests. The 2001 recipient of the Fair Play Award is Columbia College.

Most Valuable Player

Newcomer of the Year

Sheldon Richard, Missouri Baptist College
Forward from Trinidad & Tobago

Ben Jones, McKendree College
Defender from Fairview Heights, IL

Freshman of the Year

Coach of the Year

Addae Rique, Missouri Baptist College
Midfielder from Trinidad & Tobago

Juan Pablo Favero, Missouri Baptist College
4-0-2 (AMC Reg.-Season); First Place Finish

Forwards

Player

School

YR

Hometown

Jason Spencer

Columbia College

SR

Independence, MO

Alvaro Errea

Hannibal-LaGrange College

FR

LaPlata, Argentina

Francisco Mosca

McKendree College

JR

Flandria, Argentina

Sheldon Richard

Missouri Baptist College

JR

Trinidad & Tobago

Midfielders

Player

School

YR

Hometown

Michael Brookshire

Hannibal-LaGrange College

SR

Tulsa, OK

Addae Rique

Missouri Baptist College

FR

Trinidad & Tobago

Kwame Wiltshire

Missouri Baptist College

FR

Trinidad & Tobago

Harold Munoz

William Woods University

SR

Toronto, Canada

Defenders

Player

School

YR

Hometown

Kjell-Einar Teien

Columbia College

JR

Asker, Norway

George Otieno

Harris-Stowe State College

SR

Kenya

Federico Stocki

Missouri Baptist College

SO

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Ben Ndolo

William Woods University

SO

Vasteras, Sweden

Keepers

Player

School

YR

Hometown

Brian Cross

Missouri Baptist College

SR

St. Louis, MO

Greg Scott

William Woods University

JR

Independence, MO

Forwards

Player

School

YR

Hometown

Andrew Lawson

Hannibal-LaGrange College

SR

Sikeston, MO

Todd Bruns

McKendree College

JR

Collinsville,IL

Amri Yanya

William Woods University

FR

Vasteras, Sweden

Midfielders

Player

School

YR

Hometown

Luciano Intile

Harris-Stowe State College

FR

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Roberto Gutieriz

Harris-Stowe State College

SO

Bolivia

Joe McClary

McKendree College

SO

Collinsville, IL

Defenders

Player

School

YR

Hometown

Matt Taylor

Columbia College

JR

Columbia, MO

Brandon McKinnon

Hannibal-LaGrange College

SR

Arnold, MO

Jeremy Zimmer

Harris-Stowe State College

JR

Cahokia, IL

Ben Jones

McKendree College

JR

Fairview Heights, IL

Rob Lugge

McKendree College

SO

O’Fallon, IL

David Barnett

Missouri Baptist College

FR

O’Fallon, IL

Adrian Juarez

William Woods University

SO

Sata Fe, Argentina

Keepers

Player

School

YR

Hometown

Nick Mirth

McKendree College

SR

St. Louis, MO

Columbia College
Greg Brennecka,Morten Crosby, Beau Harvey, Tyler Jenkins, Ryan Lynch, Kjell-Einar Teien

Hannibal-LaGrange College
Michael Brookshire, Sebastian Gonzalez, Pete Howard, Andrew Lawson, Herman Miller, Brandon McKinnon, Rolando Pereales

Harris-Stowe State College
Eric Cozier, Mustafa Fall, Moses Jaoko, Godfrey Olewe

McKendree College
Michael Dermen, Ryan Jacob, Francisco Mosca, Maximo Sanchez, Sean Snedeker

Missouri Baptist College
Addae Rique, Gustavo Sita, Federico Stocki

William Woods University
Adrian Juarez, Eugene Khlynin, Andi Mansour, Lorne McPherson, Amilcar Mijares, Ben Ndolo

Williams Baptist College
Kayce Brown, Tim Cooper