January
3, 2008
CEDAR
RAPIDS , IOWA . . . Eleven Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference (IIAC) men’s soccer players were named to the
National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas®
All-Far West Region Team announced Tuesday, January 2. In addition,
Loras College men's soccer coach Dan Rothert
was named NSCAA/adidas® Division III West Region Coach of
the Year and Loras College senior defender Matt Brumfield
(Davenport, Iowa/Assumption) was named to the NSCAA/adidas®
College Division Scholar All-America First Team.
Iowa
Conference champion and national semifinalist Loras College
earned six All-Region selections followed by Central College
with three honorees and Wartburg College with two.
Four
of the six Duhawks selected were named to the First Team - Brumfield,
senior forward Matt Pucci (Libertyville,Ill./Libertyville),
sophomore midfielder Santiago Mejia (Cali,
Colombia/Colegio Bolivar), and freshman midfielder Miguel
Bonilla (Cali, Colombia/Colegio Bolivar). The quartet
was joined on the 11-player First Team by Central College senior
forward Cody Stoermer (Coralville, Iowa/Iowa
City West).
Central
junior midfielder Cruz Herr (Cedar Rapids,
Iowa/Kennedy), Loras junior defender Matt Splittgerber
(Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown) and senior forward
Mike Richter (Libertyville, Ill./Carmel), and
Wartburg senior forward Luke McClyman (Cedar
Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson) were named to the Second Team. Wartburg
senior goalkeeper Trent Michael (Urbandale,
Iowa/Urbandale) and Central freshman midfielder Cody
Jandik (Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Cedar Valley Christian)
were named to the Third Team.
Rothert,
the 2007 IIAC Coach of the Year, picked up Region Coach of the
Year honors after leading the Duhawks to a 23-0-2 record, IIAC
regular-season and tournament titles and a berth in NCAA Division
III semifinals. The team set records for wins in a season (23),
consecutive games without a loss (25 and counting), goals against
(6), and shutouts (19) to name a few. The Duhawks never conceded
more than one goal in a game and finished the year as the only
men’s soccer team in the NCAA (all divisions) without
a loss on their record in 2007.
Brumfield,
the 2007 IIAC Men's Soccer MVP, was one of the centerpieces
of this year's Duhawk defense. Loras held IIAC opponents to
one goal in eight league games and helped the Duhawks post a
shutout streak that, at one point, extended to over 1070 minutes
and included 11 straight shutouts. Brumfield, who notched a
pair of assists while starting all 25 games, was also honored
for his academics and is an accounting major with a 3.37 grade-point
average.
Pucci,
Mejia, Richter, and Bonilla –
all First Team All-Iowa Conference selections – were Loras'
top four scorers in 2007. Pucci led the way with 35 points on
17 goals and an assist. Mejia posted five goals and a team-high
15 assists. Richter was third on the team with 21 points on
eight goals and five assists followed closely by Bonilla with
20 points on eight goals and four assists. Splittgerber,
another All-IIAC First Team pick, started all 25 games for the
Duhawks, notching one goal on seven shots from his defender
position.
McClyman
and Michael were key parts of a Wartburg side
that advanced to the NCAA Division III Championships for the
fifth consecutive season. McClyman, a First Team All-IIAC honoree,
led the Knights offensively with team-highs in points (31),
goals (12), assists (7) and game-winning goals (4). Michael,
an Honorable Mention All-IIAC selection, posted a 13-4-2 record
in net with a 0.67 goals-against average, an .821 save percentage
and four shutouts.
Stoermer,
a First Team All-IIAC selection, broke Central’s career
records for points (137), assists (39), shots (304), shots on
goal (154), game-winning goals (10) and games started (77) while
setting school season marks for goals (19), assists (12), shots
(91), shots on goal (52) and points (50).
Herr,
a First Team All-IIAC selection, had three goals and two assists
from the midfield. Jandik, a Second Team All-IIAC
selection, finished second on the team in goals (11), assists
(6) and points (28).
The
entire 2007 NSCAA/adidas® All-Far West Region Team follows.
2007
NSCAA/adidas® |
NCAA
Division III Men All-Far West Region |
| FIRST
TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
Year |
School |
| K |
Daniel
Hutton |
Sr. |
St.
Thomas (Minn.) |
| D |
Matt
Brumfield |
Sr. |
Loras |
| D |
Robert
Carlton |
So. |
Carleton |
| D |
Jeremy
Abrams |
Sr. |
UC
Santa Cruz |
| M |
Santiago
Mejia |
So. |
Loras |
| M |
Miguel
Bonilla |
Fr. |
Loras |
| M |
Stefan
Clemens |
Sr. |
UC
Santa Cruz |
| M |
Mike
Butterworth |
Sr. |
Gustavus
Adolphus |
| F |
Matt
Pucci |
Sr. |
Loras |
| F |
Cody
Stoermer |
Sr. |
Central
College |
| F |
Harry
Abraham |
Sr. |
UC
Santa Cruz |
| |
|
|
|
| SECOND
TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
Year |
School |
| K |
Dave
Khuen |
Sr. |
Colorado
College |
| D |
Matt
Splittgerber |
Jr. |
Loras
|
| D |
Adam
Smarte |
Sr. |
UC
Santa Cruz |
| D |
John
Zietlow |
Fr. |
St.
Olaf |
| M |
Pat
Fagan |
Sr. |
Colorado
College |
| M |
Cruz
Herr |
Jr. |
Central
College |
| M |
Matt
Friesen |
Sr. |
Whitworth |
| M |
Fraser
Horton |
So. |
Gustavus
Adolphus |
| F |
Logan
Boccard |
Jr. |
Colorado
College |
| F |
Luke
McClyman |
Sr. |
Wartburg
|
| F |
Michael
Richter |
Sr. |
Loras
|
| |
|
|
|
| Third
Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
Year |
School |
| K |
Trent
Michael |
Sr. |
Wartburg |
| D |
Peter
Grassman |
Sr. |
Carleton
|
| D |
Thomas
Gjervold |
Sr. |
St.
Thomas (Minn.) |
| D |
Matt
Samson |
Sr. |
Colorado
College |
| D |
Jack
Underwood |
Sr. |
Gustavus
Adolphus |
| M |
Cody
Jandick |
Fr. |
Central
College |
| M |
Bryan
Fakkema |
Jr. |
Redlands |
| M |
Anthony
Scarlett |
Sr. |
UC
Santa Cruz |
| F |
Josh
Moskowitz |
Fr. |
California
Lutheran |
| F |
Ross
Schunk |
Jr. |
Redlands |
| F |
Keith
Kirsch |
Jr. |
Whitworth |
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