RICHARDSON, Texas –– Howard Payne senior forward Shane Cazad and Texas-Tyler senior defender Jake Urbaniak won player of the year awards to highlight the 2011 American Southwest Conference men’s soccer awards, the ASC office announced on Tuesday (Nov. 8) after a vote of the league’s head coaches.
Cazad (Wylie, TX / WHS) was named ASC Offensive Player of the Year after leading the conference with 13 goals, including four game-winners. He also dished out four assists.
Urbaniak (Fort Worth, TX / R.L. Paschal HS) was named ASC Defensive Player of the Year for the second straight season after spearheading a unit that allowed only 14 goals and produced 10 shutouts. He also added eight goals and five assists while leading the Patriots to the conference and regular season title.
Both Cazad and Urbaniak were named to the ASC All-Conference First Team.
Mississippi College midfielder Brian Vasquez (Houston, TX / Cy Falls HS) was voted ASC Offensive Freshman of the Year after leading the league in points with 12 goals and 11 assists, while Texas-Tyler defender Emerson Ornstein (Houston, TX / Langham Creek HS) earned the title of ASC Defensive Freshman of the Year after helping fuel a unit that allowed just 0.71 goals per game.
Ozarks senior midfielder Tanner Holman (Mesquite, TX / Poteet HS)and Concordia Texas junior defender Chase Michalak (Brenham, TX / BHS) shared the honor of ASC Men’s Soccer Sportsmanship Athlete of the Year.
Concordia Texas’ Tatenda Chieza and Texas-Tyler’s Kenny Jones were named co-coaches of the year. First-year head coach Chieza led the Tornados to a program-record six victories, while Jones raised the ASC and regular season title trophies for the second straight season.
2011 ASC INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
ASC Offensive Player of the Year: Shane Cazad, F, Sr., Howard Payne
ASC Defensive Player of the Year: Jake Urbaniak, D, Sr., Texas-Tyler
ASC Offensive Freshman of the Year: Brian Vasquez, MF, Mississippi College
ASC Defensive Freshman of the Year: Emerson Ornstein, D, Texas-Tyler
ASC Co-Sportsmanship Athletes of the Year: Tanner Holman, MF, Sr., Ozarks; Chase Michalak, D, Jr., Concordia Texas
ASC Co-Coaches of the Year: Tatenda Chieza, Concordia Texas; Kenny Jones, Texas-Tyler
2011 ASC ALL-CONFERENCE
FIRST TEAM
(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting at that position)
D Jake Urbaniak Texas-Tyler Sr. Fort Worth, TX (R.L. Paschal HS)
D Eric Holland Texas-Dallas Sr. Hutchinson, KS (Buhler HS)
D Justin Nesmith Texas-Tyler Sr. Wiley, TX (WHS)
D Chris Torres Mary Hardin-Baylor Jr. Houston, TX (Dobie HS)
D Ben Cross Mississippi College Sr. Santa Rosa, CA (Van Buren HS)
F Shane Cazad Howard Payne Sr. Wylie, TX (WHS)
F Mohamed Diallo Concordia Texas So. Dakar, Senegal (Dodge City CC)
F Elijah Shipman Texas-Tyler So. Lindale, TX (LHS)
F Rafael Guzman Mississippi College Sr. Inglewood, CA (NW Miss. CC)
F Eloy Salgado Ozarks Jr. Mansfield, TX (MHS)
MF Brian Vasquez Mississippi College Fr. Houston, TX (Cypress Falls HS)
MF Victor Almendariz Texas-Tyler Sr. Guayaquil, Ecuador (Richland College)
MF Chris Hunter# Hardin-Simmons Sr. Keller, TX (KHS)
MF Juan Ramirez# East Texas Baptist So. Spring, TX (Oak Ridge HS)
MF Jaime Benitez Howard Payne Jr. Carrollton HS (Creekview HS)
GK Steven Nicknish Texas-Dallas So. Spring, TX (Colorado Mines)
GK Jacob Stern Concordia Texas Sr. Bellaire, TX (Colorado State)
SECOND TEAM
(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting at that position)
D Brennan Goodman Hardin-Simmons So. Rowlett, TX (RHS)
D Logan Hornback Ozarks Sr. Arlington, TX (Lamar HS)
D Gentry Contreras# Texas-Dallas Sr. San Marcos, TX (San Marcos HS)
D TJ Mayfield# Howard Payne Sr. Mesquite, TX (Poteet HS)
F Dillon Holt LeTourneau Sr. Borne, TX (BHS)
F Michael Darrow Texas-Dallas So. Plano, TX (Plano Senior HS)
F Trevor Shoppach Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Cedar Park, TX (CPHS)
F Chris Powell Texas-Tyler Jr. Houston, TX (Stratford HS)
MF Brian Bienhoff Texas-Dallas Jr. San Antonio, TX (William Taft HS)
MF Kyle Dickey Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Hobbs, NM (HHS)
MF Robert Lopez Texas-Dallas Jr. Fullerton, CA (Santa Ana College)
MF Jesus Mortero Texas-Tyler Sr. Spring, TX (Klein Oak HS)
GK Robert Jackson Mississippi College So. Ridgeland, MS (RHS)
THIRD TEAM
(Listed in order of voting point totals; # indicates tie in voting at that position)
D Josh Barrera# Mississippi College Fr. Houston, TX (Cypress Falls HS)
D Colton Carlisle# Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Killeen, TX (Harker Heights HS)
D Olajide Olagbegi# Texas Lutheran Sr. Houston, TX (George Bush HS)
D Claudy St. Louis# Louisiana College Jr. Orlando, FL (Howard)
F Christian Garcia East Texas Baptist Fr. Conroe, TX (CHS)
F Isaiah Hicks Hardin-Simmons Sr. Waco, TX (Midway HS)
F Zach Johnson Hardin-Simmons Jr. Paris, TX (North Lamar)
F Pete Fitzsimmons East Texas Baptist Jr. Toms River, NJ (Toms River East)
MF Sebastian Parra# Concordia Texas Jr. Austin, TX (Pflugerville HS)
MF Collin Yamarino# Louisiana College So. Scott, LA (Acadiana HS)
MF Nick Murry Mississippi College Sr. Friendswood, TX (San Jacinto JC)
MF Russell Forotanrad Texas-Dallas Sr. Austin, TX (Bowie HS)
GK Adam Cecil# Mary Hardin-Baylor Sr. Rockwall, TX (RHS)
GK Kyle Huesing# Howard Payne Sr. Longview, TX (Hallsville HS)
GK Logan Waters# Hardin-Simmons Sr. Georgetown, TX (GHS)
HONORABLE MENTION
(Listed in order of voting point totals; #, &, % indicates tie in voting at that position)
D Tyler Tarango McMurry Jr. Pearland, TX (San Jacinto College)
D Lee Bosserman Schreiner Sr. Kerrville, TX (Tivy HS)
D Matt Ruhe Concordia Texas Fr. The Woodlands, TX (College Park)
D Peter McLean# Louisiana College Jr. Rockledge, FL (Palm Beach Atlantic)
D Isaiah Minick# Mary Hardin-Baylor Fr. Chaing Mai, Thailand (Grace International)
D Chad Cox East Texas Baptist Sr. Palestine, TX (PHS)
D Daniel Lang& Mississippi College Fr. Jackson, MS (Jackson Prep)
D Chase Michalak& Concordia Texas Jr. Brenham, TX (BHS)
D Ryan Prince& McMurry Jr. Garland, TX (Andromeda)
D Patrick Thompson& LeTourneau Sr. Southlake, TX (Keller HS)
F Benny Barshai# Louisiana College Jr. Parkland, FL (Florida Atlantic)
F Tony Santoro# Ozarks Sr. Houston, TX (Dulles HS)
F Kevin Johnson Mary Hardin-Baylor Fr. Waynesville, MO (WHS)
MF Shaun Keane# Ozarks Fr. Rockwall, TX (Rockwall-Heath HS)
MF Kelan Robinson# Schreiner Jr. Austin, TX (AHS)
MF David Kam Louisiana College So. Seoul, South Korea (Yettrang Academy)
MF Rolando Martinez Texas Lutheran Fr. San Antonio, TX (Jay HS)
MF Cody Gentry& McMurry Fr. Boerne, TX (Champion HS)
MF Hunter Hembrough& LeTourneau So. Longview, TX (LHS)
MF Vincent Torres& Louisiana College Jr. Orlando, FL (Florida Atlantic)
MF Eric Reyes LeTourneau So. Guatemala City, Guatemala (Judson)
MF Tyler Murray% Hardin-Simmons Sr. The Colony, TX (TCHS)
MF Ben Stoeckmann% LeTourneau Sr. Waukesha, WI (Faith Christian)
MF Christian Frederickson Concordia Texas Fr. The Woodlands, TX (Oak Ridge HS)
GK Kyle Davis# LeTourneau Sr. Solon, OH (SHS)
GK Neil Thompson# Ozarks Sr. Ovilla, TX (Midlothian HS)