RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Ryan McCully and Flynn Semmerling highlighted 13 GAC/MIAA All-Conference Awards Thursday morning.
For the second consecutive season, team captain Ryan McCully, a senior defender from Wichita, Kan., took top academic honors and was named the league's Elite Scholar-Athlete. Luan Lamas joined ten others in the GAC/MIAA as Distinguished Scholar-Athlete.
McCully was also a First Team selection with a breakout offensive season with seven goals and three assists.
Semmerling is one of three student-athletes to be a unanimous First Team selection and was named GAC/MIAA Offensive Player of the Year. The senior is tenth nationally with 14 goals and is third among active players in NCAA Divison-II with 47 career goals. This is the fifth postseason conference award for Semmerling and the second First Team Honor.
On the GAC/MIAA Second Team, NSU had four players earn recognition. Daniel Burton, Niklas Kirhoff, Martin Martinez, and Scott Woods are all first-time GAC/MIAA postseason honorees.
Burton, Kirhoff, and Woods are all vital to NSU's defense, with eight shutouts.
Donovan Aparicio, Jack Barrier, Davi Dornelles, and Miguel Torres were selected as part of the Honorable Mention Team.
A total of 46 student-athletes were selected from the seven programs that sponsor men's soccer.
Offensive Player of the Year: Flynn Semmerling, Northeastern State
Midfielder of the Year: Ethan Doud, Fort Hays State
Defensive Player of the Year: Alvaro Sanchez, Southern Nazarene
Newcomer of the Year: Unaiz Shajani, Southern Nazarene
Coach of the Year: Derek Larkin, Rogers State
Elite Scholar Athlete: Ryan McCully, Northeastern State
2022 ALL-GAC/MIAA MEN'S SOCCER FIRST TEAM
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| F |
Flynn Semmerling* |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
Hamburg, Germany |
| F |
Blake Arndt* |
Fort Hays State |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
| F |
George Robinson |
Rogers State |
Jr. |
Maidstone England |
| F |
Unaiz Shajani |
Southern Nazarene |
So. |
Nairobii, Kenya |
| M |
Shun Kushima* |
Southern Nazarene |
So. |
Yokohama, Japan |
| M |
Luke Morgan |
Rogers State |
Jr. |
Nottingham England |
| M |
Ethan Doud |
Fort Hays State |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
| M |
Stefano Silva |
Harding |
Sr. |
Vitoria, Brazil |
| D |
Sebastian Hernandez |
Rogers State |
Jr. |
Broken Arrow, Oklahoma |
| D |
Haruya Iwasaki |
Fort Hays State |
Jr. |
Tokyo, Japan |
| D |
Ryan McCully |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
| D |
Alvaro Sanchez |
Southern Nazarene |
Jr. |
Toledo, Spain |
| GK |
Declan Viljoen |
Rogers State |
So. |
Auckland, New Zealand |
2022 ALL-GAC/MIAA MEN'S SOCCER SECOND TEAM
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| F |
Bruno Ferreira |
Southern Nazarene |
Gr. |
Santos, Sau Paulo, Brazil |
| F |
Odhran Lawlor |
Fort Hays State |
Fr. |
Moate, Ireland |
| F |
Martin Martinez |
Northeastern State |
Fr. |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| F |
Marcos Vasallo |
Rogers State |
So. |
Madrid Spain |
| M |
Josh Milla |
Rogers State |
So. |
McKinney, Texas |
| M |
Felix Tellez Ramirez |
Newman |
So. |
Almeria, Spain |
| M |
Eric Romero |
Southern Nazarene |
Jr. |
Dallas, Texas |
| M |
Scott Woods |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
Tonsberg, Norway |
| D |
Daniel Burton |
Northeastern State |
So. |
St. Clement, Jersey |
| D |
Jaelen Jackson |
Harding |
Jr. |
Brampton, Ontario, Canada |
| D |
Kazuki Okazaki |
Southern Nazarene |
So. |
Matsumoto City, Japan |
| D |
Trindon Turner |
Rogers State |
So. |
Edmond, Oklahoma |
| GK |
Niklas Kirhoff |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
Bonn, Germany |
2022 ALL-GAC/MIAA MEN'S HONORABLE MENTION TEAM
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Year |
Hometown |
| F |
Ebon Jordan |
Ouachita Baptist |
Jr. |
Cedar Hill, Texas |
| F |
Miguel Torres |
Northeastern State |
So. |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| F |
Daniel Trojman |
Southern Nazarene |
Jr. |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| M |
Donovan Aparicio |
Northeastern State |
So. |
Dallas, Texas |
| M |
Davi Dornelles |
Northeastern State |
Jr. |
Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| M |
Callum Frogson |
Fort Hays State |
Fr. |
Nottingham, England |
| M |
Grant King |
Rogers State |
Jr. |
Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| M |
Carlos Bellosta Manchon |
Newman |
Jr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| M |
Juan Rodarte |
Southern Nazarene |
Jr. |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| M |
Leonardo Schulz |
Southern Nazarene |
Gr. |
Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil |
| M |
Tadhg Walsh |
Fort Hays State |
Fr. |
Dublin, Ireland |
| D |
Jack Barrier |
Northeastern State |
Sr. |
Wichita, Kansas |
| D |
Jackson Elgas |
Fort Hays State |
Fr. |
Leawood, Kansas |
| D |
Inigo Jimenez |
Fort Hays State |
Jr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| D |
Mike Lennon |
Rogers State |
Fr. |
Congelton, England |
| D |
Donal Rahill |
Rogers State |
Jr. |
Ardee, Ireland |
| D |
Rennato Ramos |
Southern Nazarene |
So. |
Dallas, Texas |
| D |
Chris Rios-Cruz |
Fort Hays State |
Jr. |
San Antonio, Texas |
| GK |
Michele Barletta |
Southern Nazarene |
Gr. |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
| GK |
Kieran Brown |
Fort Hays State |
Sr. |
Kettering, Australia |
GAC/MIAA Distinguished Scholar Athlete
Kieran Brown, Fort Hays State
Lucas Petropoulos, Fort Hays State
Luan Lamas, Northeastern State
Blake Classen, Rogers State
Sebastian Hernandez, Rogers State
Grant King, Rogers State
Donal Rahill, Rogers State
George Robinson, Rogers State
Michelle Barletta, Southern Nazarene
Alexandre Da Silva, Southern Nazarene
