Minnesota, Morris' Brent Diggs was named the UMAC Player of the Year. (Photo by Lou Michaels)
Men's Soccer all-conference awards announced
11/10/2008 4:42:40 PM
ST. PAUL (Nov. 10, 2008) – 32 men’s soccer players from their respective Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) teams were recognized for their play this season on Monday, earning all-conference honors. The College of St. Scholastica, who claimed back-to-back conference championships this year and last, received the most selections with seven, including five first team accolades.
The University of Minnesota, Morris, who claimed the conference tournament title for the second year in a row while earning second place in the regular season, had six individuals recognized. Third place Presentation College also had six representatives on the list. Fourth place Northwestern College added five all-conference selections.
Brent Diggs, a junior from Minnesota, Morris, was selected as the UMAC Player of the Year. Diggs scored a league-high 15 goals in UMAC games this year while leading the Cougars to a 11-3 conference record (18-4 overall).
Minnesota, Morris head coach Christian DeVries was selected as the league’s Coach of the Year. In three years, DeVries, who has been the team’s only head coach, has directed the Cougars to a 11-3-0 UMAC record after beginning the program at 3-7-4 in 2006.
See below for a full listing of the 2008 men’s soccer all-conference awards.
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1st Team All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Position
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Joe Nuah
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Bethany Lutheran College
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Freshman
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Forward
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Felipe Ortega
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Bethany Lutheran College
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Dustin James
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College of St. Scholastica
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Ian Linder
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College of St. Scholastica
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Sophomore
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Defender
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Bryan Olson
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College of St. Scholastica
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Freshman
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Defender
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Toby Peter
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College of St. Scholastica
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Sam Reed
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College of St. Scholastica
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Freshman
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Goalkeeper
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Nathan Budish
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Crown College
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Senior
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Defender
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Jon Schultz
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Crown College
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Freshman
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Forward
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Philip Kurbis
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Martin Luther College
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Senior
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Forward
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Zac Pudlo
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Martin Luther College
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Senior
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Midfielder
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Tyler Drinkwine
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Northland College
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Freshman
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Forward
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Chris Applegate
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Northwestern College
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Junior
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Defender
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Ben Haugen
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Northwestern College
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Junior
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Defender
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Jake Schweitz
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Northwestern College
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Nick Becker
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Presentation College
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Senior
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Forward
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Collin Heupel
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Presentation College
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Junior
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Midfielder
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Andrew Peterson
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Presentation College
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Sophomore
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Defender
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Joe Romero
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Presentation College
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Sophomore
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Goalkeeper
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Brent Diggs *
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Junior
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Forward
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Kelsey Dueer
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Junior
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Midfielder
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Patrick O’Connor
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Junior
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Midfielder
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Tyler Simpson
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Sophomore
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Goalkeeper
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Honorable Mention All-Conference
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Name
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Institution
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Year
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Position
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Jermaine Dacres
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College of St. Scholastica
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Greg Doornick
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College of St. Scholastica
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Sophomore
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Midfielder
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Evan Chartrand
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Martin Luther College
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Junior
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Defender
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Calvin Kanowitz
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Northwestern College
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Senior
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Forward
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Phil Lodien
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Northwestern College
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Senior
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Midfielder
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Tim Haiar
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Presentation College
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Junior
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Defender
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Brandon Spanier
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Presentation College
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Freshman
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Forward
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Greg Borchers
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Freshman
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Defender
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Justin O’Connor
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University of Minnesota, Morris
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Junior
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Defender
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