West Virginia Wesleyan College forward captain and team goal-leader
Sinasi Emre Deniz has been selected as the Mountain East Conference Offensive Player of the Year. Deniz, from Istanbul, Turkey amassed 10 goals and three assists for 23 points to lead all Bobcats.
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Earing the All-MEC First-Team award were midfielder
Sam Newell, a sophomore from Nottingham, England and Deniz.
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Second-Team honors went to defenders
Brogan Horniman, a junior from Doncaster South Yorkshire, U.K. and Jamie Razo, a senior from Tomball, Texas.
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One All-MEC Honorable Mention went to defender freshman
Dillon Rajkovic from London, U.K. Rajkovic was also named to the All-MEC Freshman Team along with teammate forward
Max Evans, from Edinburgh, Scotland. Evans was second in scoring for the Bobcats in 2023, scoring 8 goals and 2 assists for 18 points.
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| 2023 All-MEC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
Cl. |
School |
| GK |
Keegan Grant |
So. |
Concord |
| GK |
Marc Torrado |
Sr. |
Charleston |
| F |
Joao Belmudes |
So. |
Charleston |
| F |
Sinasi Emre Deniz |
Sr. |
West Va. Wesleyan |
| F |
Mirai Sato |
Jr. |
Notre Dame |
| M |
Evans Armah |
Jr. |
Notre Dame |
| M |
Sam Newell |
So. |
West Va. Wesleyan |
| M |
Connor O'Reilly |
Jr. |
Notre Dame |
| M |
Lewis Redding |
Sr. |
Charleston |
| D |
Kai Forsyth |
So. |
Concord |
| D |
Juan Hermoso |
Jr. |
Charleston |
| D |
Juan Pineda |
Jr. |
Notre Dame |
| D |
Franco Tradatti |
So. |
Charleston |
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| 2023 All-MEC Second Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
Cl. |
School |
| GK |
Danilo Wilson |
Jr. |
Notre Dame |
| F |
Fabian Amhof |
Jr. |
Concord |
| F |
Eduardo Barros |
Gr. |
Charleston |
| F |
Shemar Daley |
Jr. |
Davis & Elkins |
| F |
Vitor Otsuka |
Sr. |
West Liberty |
| M |
Giorgos Diakos |
So. |
Charleston |
| M |
Mark Donnelly |
Sr. |
West Liberty |
| M |
Sahar Golov |
Fr. |
Davis & Elkins |
| M |
Jose Suarez Monaco |
Fr. |
Charleston |
| D |
Fran Anton Lopez |
Gr. |
Charleston |
| D |
Allan Cuartas |
So. |
Davis & Elkins |
| D |
Brogan Horniman |
Jr. |
West Va. Wesleyan |
| D |
Jasper Newton |
Fr. |
West Liberty |
| D |
Jaime Razo |
Sr. |
West Va. Wesleyan |
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| 2023 All-MEC Honorable Mention |
GK:Â Noah Underwood (WLU)
F:Â Carlos Almeida (NDC), Stafford Dowling (UC), Zach Forehand (WLU), Carlos Quintero (FROST), Ailton Silva (NDC)
M: Dominique Castano (DE), Callum Cleary (NDC), Modou Faye (DE), Elvis Gomez (CU), Dillon Rajkovic (WVWC)
D: Mattia Bui (DE), Caleb Dell (FROST), Rhys Lewis (WLU), Jared Rimmer (NDC) |
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| 2023 All-MEC Freshman Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
|
School |
| M |
Will Couch |
|
Notre Dame |
| F |
Max Evans |
|
West Va. Wesleyan |
| F |
Zach Forehand |
|
West Liberty |
| M |
Sahar Golov |
|
Davis & Elkins |
| F |
Jon-Michael Gordan |
|
Wheeling |
| D |
Jasper Newton |
|
West Liberty |
| M |
Dillon Rajkovic |
|
West Va. Wesleyan |
| M |
Jose Suarez Monaco |
|
Charleston |
| GK |
Grant Wyles |
|
Davis & Elkins |
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| Offensive Player of the Year:Â Sinasi Emre Deniz (West Va. Wesleyan) |
| Defensive Player of the Year:Â Marc Torrado (Charleston) |
| Freshman of the Year:Â Jose Suarez Monaco (Charleston) |
| Coach of the Year:Â Daniel Smee (Charleston) |
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