RICHARDSON, Texas –– University of Texas at Dallas forward Kevin White and Mississippi College defender Keith Armstrong – both seniors – won player of the year awards to highlight the 2008 American Southwest Conference men’s soccer awards, the ASC office announced on Tuesday (Nov. 11) after a vote of the league’s 14 head coaches.
White (Sugar Land, TX / Dulles HS) was named ASC Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight year after totaling 38 points (17 goals, four assists) and guiding the Comets to the ASC title game. White also fired 83 shots on the season.
Armstrong (Tupelo, MS / THS) was voted ASC Defensive Player of the Year after spearheading a unit that allowed just 24 goals and the need for a league-low 56 saves. Armstrong, who also guided six shutouts, led the Choctaws to the ASC tournament.
Both White and Armstrong were named to the ASC All-Conference First Team.
Hardin-Simmons University forward Isaiah Hicks (Waco, TX / Midway HS), LeTourneau University midfielder Dillon Holt (Boerne, TX / BHS) and University of Texas at Tyler defender T.J. Romaguera (Arlington, TX / Summit HS) earned top freshman awards. Hicks (five goals) and Holt (eight goals) shared the title of ASC Offensive Freshman of the Year, while Romaguera was named ASC Defensive Freshman of the Year after helping the Patriots hold opponents to a league-low 16 goals.
LeTourneau senior forward Daniel Iya (Jos, Nigeria / Hillcrest School) was voted the inaugural ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.
Texas-Tyler seventh-year boss Kenny Jones was chosen as ASC Coach of the Year after guiding the Patriots to championships in the ASC tournament and regular season.
2008 ASC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
ASC Offensive Player of the Year:Kevin White, F, Sr., University of Texas at Dallas
ASC Defensive Player of the Year: Keith Armstrong, D, Sr., Mississippi College
ASC Co-Offensive Freshmen of the Year:
Isaiah Hicks, F, Hardin-Simmons University; Dillon Holt, MF, LeTourneau University
ASC Defensive Freshman of the Year: T.J. Romaguera, D, University of Texas at Tyler
ASC Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year: Daniel Iya, F, Sr., LeTourneau University
ASC Coach of the Year: Kenny Jones, University of Texas at Tyler
2008 ASC ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting at that position)
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D
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Keith Armstrong
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Mississippi College
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Sr.
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Tupelo, MS / THS
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D
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Dan De Hart
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Ozarks
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Sr.
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Rocklin, CA / RHS
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D
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T.J. Romaguera
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Texas-Tyler
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Fr.
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Arlington, TX / Summit HS
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D
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Chinedu Okora
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Hardin-Simmons
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Sr.
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Round Rock, TX/ RRHS
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D
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Nate Danko
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Texas-Dallas
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Jr.
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Austin, TX / McNeil HS
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F
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Kevin White
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Texas-Dallas
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Sr.
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Sugar Land, TX / Dulles HS
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F
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Tony Guillen
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Texas-Tyler
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Jr.
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Longview, TX / LeTourneau
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F
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Jess Mitchell
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Texas-Dallas
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Jr.
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Plano, TX / Kentucky
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F
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Phillip Buffington
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Mississippi College
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Sr.
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Jackson, MS / Marshall
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F
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Michael Kendall
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Texas-Tyler
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Sr.
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Houston, TX / Cypress Creek HS
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MF
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Stephen Ambrose
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Texas-Dallas
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Jr.
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Carrollton, TX / Richland
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MF
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Adam McAlpine
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Texas-Tyler
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Sr.
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Kingwood, TX / KHS
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MF
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Shaun Renfro
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Ozarks
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Jr.
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Carrollton, TX / Creekview HS
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MF
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Dennis Benitez
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Howard Payne
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Jr.
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Carrollton, TX / W.T. White HS
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MF
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Estavan Arbaiza
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Hardin-Simmons
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Jr.
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Coppell, TX / CHS
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GK
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Brian Sarber
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Ozarks
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Sr.
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Allen, TX / AHS
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GK
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Jake Brandon#
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Texas-Dallas
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Jr.
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Arlington, TX / Mansfield Summit HS
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GK
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Chris Gerhardt#
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Texas Lutheran
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Sr.
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New Braunfels, TX / NBHS
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GK
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Leeland Karpf#
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McMurry
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Fr.
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Spring, TX / Klein Collins HS
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SECOND TEAM
(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting at that position)
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D
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Ryan Rector
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LeTourneau
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Sr.
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Longview, TX / LHS
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D
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Chris O’Brien
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Hardin-Simmons
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So.
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Austin, TX / Westwood HS
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D
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Frank Crabill
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Mary Hardin-Baylor
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Sr.
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Killeen, TX / KHS
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D
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Kyler Prior
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Texas-Dallas
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So.
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Frisco, TX / Incarnate Word
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F
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Jonathan Hernandez
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Mary Hardin-Baylor
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So.
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Belton, TX / BHS
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F
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Andrew Latiolais
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Texas Lutheran
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So.
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New Braunfels, TX / NBHS
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F
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Isaiah Hicks
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Hardin-Simmons
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Fr.
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Waco, TX / Midway HS
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F
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Daniel Iya
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LeTourneau
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Sr.
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Jos, Nigeria / Hillcrest School
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MF
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Danny Oughton
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Texas Lutheran
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Sr.
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San Antonio, TX / Hardin-Simmons
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MF
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Dillon Holt
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LeTourneau
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Fr.
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Boerne, TX / BHS
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MF
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Carlos Ortega
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East Texas Baptist
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Jr.
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North Richland Hills, TX / McMurry
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MF
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Mathew Dollins
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Mary Hardin-Baylor
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Jr.
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Granbury, TX / GHS
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GK
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Kyle Davis
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LeTourneau
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Fr.
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Solon, OH / SHS
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THIRD TEAM
(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting at that position)
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D
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David Zaldivar
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East Texas Baptist
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Sr.
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Mt. Pleasant, TX / MPHS
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D
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Jason Owens
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Ozarks
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Jr.
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Union, OK / UHS
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D
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Kyle Harper#
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Texas Lutheran
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Jr.
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San Antonio, TX / Smithson Valley HS
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D
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Lee McMullan#
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Texas Lutheran
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Jr.
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Austin, TX / Katy Cinco Ranch HS
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D
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Jeremy Reinhard#
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Schreiner
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Sr.
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San Antonio, TX / East Central HS
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F
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Shane Cazad
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Howard Payne
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Fr.
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Wylie, TX / WHS
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F
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Lewis Lauve#
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Louisiana College
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Sr.
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Alexandria, LA / AHS
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F
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Erik Romero#
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East Texas Baptist
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Sr.
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Henderson, TX / HHS
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F
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Guido Salas
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Ozarks
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Fr.
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Houston, TX / Dulles HS
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MF
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Jack Craven
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Mississippi College
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Sr.
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Brandon, MS / Pearl HS
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MF
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Ryan Epps
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Mississippi College
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So.
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Madison, MS / Bowling Green
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MF
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Nathan Perschke
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McMurry
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So.
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Spring, TX/ Klein HS
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MF
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Jay Shaffer#
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Concordia Texas
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So.
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Fort Worth, TX .Aledo HS
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MF
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Brandon Warren#
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Texas-Tyler
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So.
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Duncanville, TX / DHS
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GK
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Zane Barnes#
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East Texas Baptist
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Jr.
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Lufkin, TX / LHS
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GK
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Matt Johnson#
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Schreiner
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Fr.
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Flower Mound, TX / FMHS
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GK
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Fransisco Medina#
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Howard Payne
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Jr.
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Mt. Pleasant, TX / MPHS
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GK
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Mark Oliphant#
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Texas-Tyler
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So.
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Bedford, TX / Trinity HS
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GK
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Jayson Stewart#
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Louisiana College
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Fr.
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Prairieville, LA / Dutchtown HS
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HONORABLE MENTION
(Listed in order of voting point totals; #, &, % indicates tie in voting at that position)
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D
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Wilfredo Larios#
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Howard Payne
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Jr.
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Sulphur Springs, TX / SSHS
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D
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Gerard Ashley#
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Mississippi College
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Sr.
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Jackson, MS / Hinds CC
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D
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Kevin Pauley
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Concordia Texas
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Sr.
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Oregon, WI / UW-Rock Creek
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D
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Ryan Collins&
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East Texas Baptist
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Jr.
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Tyler, TX / Eastern New Mexico
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D
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Kyle Kalin&
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McMurry
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So.
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Temple, TX / THS
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D
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Daniel Green
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Mary Hardin-Baylor
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Jr.
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Abilene, TX / AHS
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D
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Aaron Bureckner%
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Ozarks
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Jr.
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Allen, TX / AHS
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D
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Hugo Uribe%
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Howard Payne
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Jr.
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Greenville, TX/ GHS
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D
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Paul Deets
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Howard Payne
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Fr.
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Mesquite, TX / Poteet HS
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F
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Phillip Anderson
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Schreiner
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Sr.
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Houston, TX
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F
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Cody Oswald
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Hardin-Simmons
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Jr.
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San Antonio, TX / Cole HS
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F
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Felipe Escabedo
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Louisiana College
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Jr.
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Houston, TX / South Houston HS
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MF
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Daniel Kanu
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Texas-Tyler
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So.
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Dallas, TX / Skyline HS
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MF
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Roberto Martinez
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Hardin-Simmons
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Sr.
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Harker Heights, TX / HHHS
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MF
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Alex Hergert
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Texas Lutheran
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So.
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San Antonio, TX / Smithson Valley HS
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MF
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Juan Olua
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East Texas Baptist
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Jr.
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Port Arthur, TX / Port Naches-Groves HS
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MF
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Barrett Broussard
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Louisiana College
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Fr.
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Lafayette, LA/Acadiana HS
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MF
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Bo Baker#
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Mary Hardin-Baylor
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So.
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Burleson, TX / BHS
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MF
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Edgar Narvaez#
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Louisiana College
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Jr.
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Alexandria, LA / Bolton HS
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MF
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Brian Friend
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Concordia Texas
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So.
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Banhockburn, IL / Wisconsin
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MF
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Juan Bonilla
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Schreiner
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So.
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Richardson, TX / JJ Pierce HS
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GK
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Eric Davis
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Concordia Texas
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So.
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Austin, TX / Bowie HS
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