1998 Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
| News for Immediate Release November 7, 1998 Contact: Amber Cox, AMC
Director of Information Jenks Snags AMC Most Valuable Player Honors Columbia, Mo. - Brad Jenks, a midfielder for the Columbia College Cougars, has been named the AMC Most Valuable Player in a vote by league coaches. The junior from Columbia, Mo. racked up 10 goals and seven assists during the regular-season, fueling the Cougars to a #9 ranking in the final NAIA men's soccer rankings. Antonio Neto, a midfielder for the Harris-Stowe State College Hornets is the 1998 AMC Freshman of the Year. Neto, who played in 14 games in the regular-season, netted 10 goals and passed out five assists for the Hornets. Neto is a native of Floriaopolis, Brazil. The Newcomer of the Year honor is given to the top transfer-student in the AMC, as voted on by league coaches. Roshan Bassett, a junior forward for Columbia College, is the 1998 recipient of this award. Bassett, who originally hails from Bethalto, Ill., tallied three goals and one assist in regular-season action. The AMC Coach of the Year is Dan Hogan from Columbia College. Hogan led the Cougars to a regular-season record of 14-4 and a #9 ranking in the final regular-season NAIA poll. Hogan reached another milestone in his career this season when the Cougars defeated Hannibal-LaGrange College, 4-0 in the first round of the AMC Tournament. The win was Hogan's 100th career victory at Columbia College. A complete list of the 14-member AMC All-Conference team, the Honorable Mention squad and the Academic All-Conference team, are listed on the following pages. Members of the Academic All-Conference team have earned at least a 3.0 grade point average on a 4.0 scale. |
1998 AMC
All-Conference Team
Men's Soccer
| Most Valuable Player | Newcomer of the Year | |
| Brad Jenks (JR), Columbia
College Midfielder from Columbia, Mo. |
Roshan Bassett (JR),
Columbia College Forward from Bethalto, Ill. |
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| Freshman of the Year | Coach of the Year | |
| Antonio Neto, Harris-Stowe
State College Midfielder from Floriaopolis, Brazil |
Dan Hogan, Columbia
College 14-4(Reg.-Season) 5-1(AMC Reg.-Season) |
1st Team All-Conference
| Forwards | |||
| Player | School | YR | Hometown |
| Jason Spencer | Columbia College | FR | Independence, MO |
| John Ryan | Harris-Stowe State College | JR | St. Louis, MO |
| Andrew Wilson | Harris-Stowe State College | SO | Newcastle, UK |
| Fred Feltendal | William Woods University | SR | Vasteras, Sweden |
| Midfielders | |||
| Player | School | YR | Hometown |
| Brad Jenks | Columbia College | JR | Columbia, MO |
| Joe Kipnusu | Harris-Stowe State College | FR | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Diego Duhour | McKendree College | JR | Argentina |
| Aleksi Valta | Park College | SR | Helsinki, Finland |
| Defenders | |||
| Player | School | YR | Hometown |
| Steve Shoults | Columbia College | SR | St. Louis, MO |
| Ricky Andrews | Harris-Stowe State College | JR | London, England |
| Eric Gratza | McKendree College | SO | Fenton, MO |
| Esa Lehikoinen | Park College | SR | Lahti, Finland |
| Scott Smedstad | William Woods University | SR | Chandler, AZ |
| Keepers | |||
| Player | School | YR | Hometown |
| Eric Poehlein | Columbia College | SR | Des Moines, IA |
| Matt Dowling | Harris-Stowe State College | SR | St. Louis, MO |
Honorable Mention All-Conference
| Forwards | |||
| Player | School | YR | Hometown |
| Juan Funes-Bige | McKendree College | FR | Argentina |
| Garret Doolittle | Park College | SO | Blue Springs, MO |
| Garfield Dyke | Park College | SR | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Midfielders | |||
| Player | School | YR | Hometown |
| Andy Gelven | Columbia College | SO | St. Louis, MO |
| John Lee | McKendree College | SR | St. Louis, MO |
| Adrian Callaghan | Park College | FR | Cardiff, Wales |
| Jason Skinner | William Woods University | SR | Mesa, AZ |
| Defenders | |||
| Player | School | YR | Hometown |
| Fredrick Orbeck-Nilssen | Columbia College | FR | Borgen, Norway |
| Brian Wilson | Hannibal-LaGrange College | SR | Trenton, Ontario |
| Scott Hartwig | Harris-Stowe State College | JR | Leighton, UK |
| Keepers | |||
| Player | School | YR | Hometown |
| John Trye | Park College | SR | Freetown, Sierra Leone |
1998 American
Midwest Conference
Academic All-Conference Team
| Columbia College Jason Dahl, Chris Dean, Manzi Gallimore, Andy Gelven, Brad Hornberger, Brad Jenks, Dan Lauck, Ryan McHugh, Eric Poehlein, Scott Rennick, Don Trentham Hannibal-LaGrange College Harris-Stowe State College McKendree College Missouri Baptist College Park College William Woods University |