SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Regular season champion Oral Roberts and runner-up Denver each collected three of the 2022 Summit League individual men’s soccer award winners that were announced along with the all-league and all-newcomer teams Wednesday by League officials.
Golden Eagle forward Felipe D'Agostini, the 2021 Newcomer of the Year, was named the Offensive Player of the Year after leading ORU to its first outright title since 2004. In eight League matches, the Porte Alegre, Brazil native led all players with seven goals and 19 points, while tying for second with five assists.
D'Agostini also led the way with five game-winning goals and had the game-winning assist in ORU's two other league victories.
Redshirt senior Jeremy Coste was named the Goalkeeper of the Year becoming just the second Golden Eagle to capture that award (Miles Motakef; 2019). The Genilac, France native posted four consecutive shutouts to close out the League season and did not allow more than a goal in any of ORU's eight League tilts.
Ryan Bush earned his third Coach of the Year honor in the last four seasons, guiding ORU to seven consecutive League wins after dropping its opener at Denver.
The Pioneers had one of the top defensive units in Division I soccer and their trio of individual award winners were a big reason why. Junior Ben Smith was named the Midfielder of the Year, classmate Ronan Wynne was named the Defensive Player of the Year, while freshman goalkeeper Isaac Nehme was named the Newcomer of the Year.
Those three led DU's defense to six clean sheets in League play and allowed just two goals to opponents during the program's first unbeaten League slate since 2018.
D'Agostini and Coste were part of a League-best quintet of Golden Eagles to earn All-League First Team honors. Those two were joined by defender Logan Bellone, forward Reed Berry and midfielder Carlos Santamaria. Bellone's first-team nod is his second straight, while Berry has a been a first-team honoree each of the last four seasons.
Smith and Wynne made up half of DU's four first-team honorees as they were joined by defenders Jason Belloli and Trevor Wright. Wynne was a second-team honoree in 2021.
The Kansas City duo of midfielder Kazuki Kimura and Christian Koffi rounded out the first-team honorees. Kimura earned a second-team nod in 2021.
Denver and Omaha led the way with four second-team selections, while Oral Roberts had two and Kansas City had one. Nehme earned a second-team nod and was joined by midfielder Sam Bassett, defender Jake Mecham and forward Ian Smith.
The Mavericks' second-team quartet included defender Gonzalo Cuevas, midfielder Kenji Mboma Dem, goalkeeper Lute Lillo Portero and forward Tevin Rochester. Mboma Dem earned an all-league nod for the third straight year after sharing the League-lead with six assists in eight conference matches.
Oral Roberts' pair of second-team honorees included forward Shane Anderson, who equaled Mboma Dem's assist total in League play and added five goals, and midfielder Felipe Medina. Kansas City defender Kotaro Hirokawa rounded out the 22 all-league selections.
Omaha also had four players earn honorable mention nods: midfielder Thore Boehm, forwards Theo Klein and Mathis Pilon-St Louis and defender Kyle Reese. Oral Roberts had three listed, including defenders Francisco Lopez and Schinidier Mimy and midfielder Joel Quashie.
Denver's pair earning honorable mention were midfielder Aidan O'Toole and forward Holger Olsson. Kansas City goalkeeper Cooper Clark and Western Illinois forward Kyle Owen also earned an honorable mention.
Six all-league honorees also landed a spot on the all-newcomer team that was paced by three selections each from Denver and Oral Roberts. Those double dipping on the all-newcomer team were Omaha's Cuevas, KC's Koffi, Denver's Nehme and both Smiths and ORU's Santamaria.
St. Thomas defender Oliver Bieleveldt and midfielder Jorge Pacheco provided the Tommies with a pair on the all-newcomer team. Omaha's Klein and ORU's Mimy also landed on the all-newcomer team along with Mimy's teammate Damani Harris.
In Thursday's opening semifinal top-seeded Oral Roberts takes on fourth-seeded Kansas City at 1 p.m. MT/2 p.m. CT. The second semifinal features second-seeded and host Denver taking on No. 3 Omaha 4 p.m. MT/5 p.m. CT. Saturday's championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m. MT/3 p.m. CT.
2022 Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Year
Felipe D'Agostini, Oral Roberts
Midfielder of the Year
Ben Smith, Denver
Defensive Player of the Year
Ronan Wynne, Denver
Goalkeeper of the Year
Jeremy Coste, Oral Roberts
Newcomer of the Year
Isaac Nehme, Denver
Coach of the Year
Ryan Bush, Oral Roberts
2022 All-Summit League Teams
First Team
Jason Belloli, Denver, D
Logan Bellone, Oral Roberts, D
Reed Berry, Oral Roberts, F
Jeremy Coste, Oral Roberts, GK
Felipe D'Agostini, Oral Roberts, F
Kazuki Kimura, Kansas City, MF
Christian Koffi, Kansas City, F
Carlos Santamaria, Oral Roberts, MF
Ben Smith, Denver, MF
Trevor Wright, Denver, D
Ronan Wynne, Denver, D
Second Team
Shane Anderson, Oral Roberts, F
Sam Bassett, Denver, MF
Gonzalo Cuevas, Omaha, D
Kotaro Hirokawa, Kansas City, D
Kenji Mboma Dem, Omaha, MF
Jake Mecham, Denver, D
Felipe Medina, Oral Roberts, MF
Isaac Nehme, Denver, GK
Lute Lillo Portero, Omaha, GK
Tevin Rochester, Omaha, F
Ian Smith, Denver, F
Honorable Mention
Thore Boehm, Omaha, MF
Cooper Clark, Kansas City, GK
Aidan O'Toole, Denver, MF
Theo Klein, Omaha, F
Francisco Lopez, Oral Roberts, D
Schinieder Mimy, Oral Roberts, D
Holger Olsson, Denver, F
Kyle Owen, Western Illinois, F
Mathis Pilon-St Louis, Omaha, F
Joel Quashie, Oral Roberts, MF
Kyle Reese, Omaha, D
Newcomer Team
Oliver Bieleveldt, St. Thomas, D
Gonzalo Cuevas, Omaha, D
Damani Harris, Oral Roberts, F
Theo Klein, Omaha, F
Christian Koffi, Kansas City, F
Schinidier Mimy, Oral Roberts, D
Isaac Nehme, Denver, GK
Jorge Pacheco, St. Thomas, MF
Carlos Santamaria, Oral Roberts, MF
Ian Smith, Denver, F
Jake Smith, Denver, MF
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