2002 Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
| News for Immediate Release November 8, 2002 Contact: Amber Cox, AMC
Director of Information McKendree’s
Francisco Mosca Earns Most Valuable Player Accolades
Columbia,
Mo.
– Francisco Mosca, a senior forward for the McKendree Bearcats, has been
named the American Midwest Conference Player of the Year in men’s soccer
in a recent vote by league coaches. Mosca recorded a league-high 22 goals
during the regular season, leading the Bearcats to a 4-2 finish in league
play. In addition, the senior from Flandria, Argentina tallied four
assists. Vladimir Roganovic, a
defender for the Columbia Cougars is the 2002 AMC Freshman of the Year.
Roganovic, who hails from Belgrade, Yugoslavia, solidified the backfield
for his squad, leading the Cougars to a 5-1 mark in AMC regular season
action and securing the conference regular season title. In his 17 games
on the field, Roganovic netted two goals for the Cougars. The
Newcomer of the Year honor is bestowed upon the top transfer student in
the AMC, as voted on by league coaches. Kyle Walton, a junior for the
Hannibal-LaGrange College Trojans is the 2002 recipient of the award.
Walton led the Trojans to a second place finish in the conference, netting
15 goals and contributing eight assists. Walton is a native of St. Louis,
Mo. David
Erskine, head coach for Hannibal-LaGrange, is the AMC Coach of the Year,
based on a vote by his AMC peers. Erskine led Hannibal-LaGrange to a
second place finish in the AMC regular season race, finishing with a
league mark of 4-2-0 and an overall record of 11-8-0 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 2002 recipient of the Fair Play Award & Sportsmanship
Award is Hannibal-LaGrange College. |
2002 AMC
All-Conference Team
Men's Soccer
|
Most
Valuable Player |
Newcomer
of the Year |
|
Francisco Mosca,
McKendree College |
Kyle Walton,
Hannibal-LaGrange College |
|
Freshman
of the Year |
Coach
of the Year |
|
Vladimir Roganovic,
Columbia College |
David
Erskine, Hannibal-LaGrange College |
First Team All-Conference
| Forwards | |||
|
Player |
School |
YR |
Hometown |
|
Ben Boehner |
Columbia College |
SO |
Parkville, MO |
|
Kyle Walton |
Hannibal-LaGrange
College |
JR |
St. Louis, MO |
|
Godfrey Olewe |
Harris-Stowe State
College |
SO |
Naironi, Kenya |
|
Francisco Mosca |
McKendree College |
SR |
Flandria, Argentina |
|
Midfielders |
|
|
|
|
Player |
School |
YR |
Hometown |
|
Kjell-Einar Teien |
Columbia College |
SR |
Asker, Norway |
|
Juan Pablo Irrera |
Columbia College |
SO |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|
Hernan Miller |
Hannibal-LaGrange
College |
SR |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
|
Joe McClary |
McKendree College |
JR |
Collinsville, IL |
|
Deno Merrick |
Missouri Baptist
University |
SR |
Willikis Village,
Antigua |
|
Defenders |
|
|
|
|
Player |
School |
YR |
Hometown |
|
Vladimir Roganovic |
Columbia College |
FR |
Belgrade, Yugoslavia |
|
Jared Cross |
Columbia College |
SO |
Parkville, MO |
|
Matt Taylor |
Columbia College |
SR |
Columbia, MO |
|
Moses Joako |
Harris-Stowe State
College |
SR |
Naironi, Kenya |
|
Mike Burgund |
Missouri Baptist
University |
SO |
Bethalto, IL |
|
Keepers |
|
|
|
|
Player |
School |
YR |
Hometown |
|
Arturo Gentili |
Hannibal-LaGrange
College |
SO |
Villa Constitution,
Argentina |
Honorable Mention All-Conference
|
Forwards |
|||
|
Player |
School |
YR |
Hometown |
|
Marcus
Kelcher |
Missouri
Baptist University |
SR |
St.
Louis, MO |
|
John
Hayes |
William
Woods University |
SO |
Independence,
MO |
|
Midfielders |
|
|
|
|
Player |
School |
YR |
Hometown |
|
Jeff
Heeley |
Hannibal-LaGrange
College |
SR |
Arnold,
MO |
|
Alanzo
Gonzalo |
Harris-Stowe
State College |
SO |
Buenos
Aires, Argentina |
|
Nathan
Mason |
McKendree
College |
SR |
Florissant,
MO |
|
Steve
DeMoulin |
McKendree
College |
FR |
Glen
Carbon, IL |
|
Defenders |
|
|
|
|
Player |
School |
YR |
Hometown |
|
Pete
Howard |
Hannibal-LaGrange
College |
SR |
Joliet,
IL |
|
Meheh
Neka |
Harris-Stowe
State College |
FR |
Port
Harcourt, Nigeria |
|
Rob
Lugge |
McKendree
College |
JR |
O’Fallon,
IL |
|
Sean
Gregory |
McKendree
College |
SR |
Collinsville,
IL |
|
David
Barnett |
Missouri
Baptist University |
SO |
O’Fallon,
IL |
|
Joseph
Frye |
Williams
Baptist College |
FR |
West
Plains, MO |
|
Kevin
Julian |
William
Woods University |
FR |
West
Yorkshire, England |
|
Keepers |
|
|
|
|
Player |
School |
YR |
Hometown |
|
Leonardo
Capotorto |
Missouri
Baptist University |
SO |
Buenos
Aires, Argentina |
2002 American
Midwest Conference
Academic All-Conference Team
Columbia
College
Hannibal-LaGrange
College
McKendree
College
Missouri
Baptist University
William
Woods University
Williams
Baptist College
|