KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Fort Hays State Tigers were named to the All-Central region men’s soccer team released today by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Midfielder David Lucio along with forwards Mauricio Castorino and Maurizio Costa are first team picks.
The MIAA dominated the team which included Upper Iowa goalkeeper Connor Rortvedt who is behind a defensive line of Upper Iowa’s Hugo Alves and Logan Dahnert, Northeastern State’s Eric Crawford and Lindenwood’s Steven Hutchison.
Also named was Lindenwood midfielder Alfred Paez, Northeastern State’s Trevor Reed and Upper Iowa’s Johnny McBeth. Lindenwood’s Andre Hayne and Upper Iowa’s Ryan Pinkerton were also named at the forward position.
2015 NSCAA All-Central Region First Team:
Pos Name School Yr Hometown
GK Connor Rortvedt Upper Iowa So. Verona, Wisc.
D Hugo Alves Upper Iowa Sr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D Eric Crawford Northeastern State Sr. Ontario, Canada
D Logan Dahnert Upper Iowa So. Fort Atkinson, Wisc.
D Steven Hutchison Lindenwood Sr. Glasgow, Scotland
MF David Lucio Fort Hays State Sr. Wichita, Kan.
MF Johnny McBeth Upper Iowa So. Glasgow, Scotland
MF Alfredo Paez-Pumas Lindenwood Sr. Caracas, Venezuela
MF Trevor Reed Northeastern State So. Cabot, Ark.
F Mauricio Castorino Fort Hays State So. Asuncion, Paraguay
F Maurizio Costa Fort Hays State So. Asuncion, Paraguay
F Andre Hayne Lindenwood Sr. Vitoria, Brazil
F Ryan Pinkerton Upper Iowa Jr. Apple Valley, Calif.