CCAA Announces 2015 Men's Soccer All-Conference Team
POMONA – Cal Poly Pomona placed a Conference-high nine players on the California Collegiate Athletic Association men's soccer team to highlight Thursday's release of the Conference's annual post-season awards, which took place at the 2015 Soccer pre-tournament banquet in Pomona.
2015 CCAA Champion Cal State Dominguez Hills and Stanislaus state trailed the Broncos by just one, each naming eight players to this year's team. Cal State LA totaled six selections.
The Broncos made up more than a third of the First team, with senior forward Christian Gonzalez Diaz, junior midfielder Mathew Perez, senior midfielder Alexander Turkson, and senior defender Justyn Peeples earning the honor. Stanislaus followed closely with three First team selections -- goalkeeper Russ Klabough along with fellow seniors Jose Ramirez and Gerardo Cazares.
Cal State Dominguez Hills named two to the First team, including midfielder Joey Chica and defender Tony Alfaro, while Chico State's Omar Nuno and San Francisco State's Max Talbert rounded out the 11-member team.
Earning the Most Valuable Offensive Player award for the second-straight season was Cal Poly Pomona's Christian Gonzalez Diaz. Diaz scored a Conference-best 11 goals on the season, five of which were scored in the final two contests of the season, and handing off four assists for a season total of 26 points.
Being named the Most Valuable Defensive Player was Cal State Dominguez Hills' defender Tony Alfaro. Alfaro led the Toros back line in allowing just 15 goals on the season, while also totaling five goals and one assist.
Chico State's Nuno is this year's Newcomer of the Year, while Pomona's Nadeer Ghantous was tabbed the Freshman of the Year. Nuno socred 10 goals and recorded three assists for the Wildcats, while Ghantous helped the Broncos defensively in allowing their opponents to just 13 goals, just eight of which were in CCAA contests.
Toros head coach Joe Flanagan was voted the 2015 Coach of the Year for the fifth time in his 21 year stint with the CSUDH men's program and the first time since 2005. Flanagan led his ninth-ranked squad to records of 14-2-2 and a Conference mark of 9-1-2 en route to improving his overall career record to 303-109-36.
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Rank |
Name |
Institution |
YR. |
Hometown |
| GK |
Russ Klabough |
Stanislaus State |
Sr. |
Sierra Vista, Ariz. |
| F |
Christian Gonzalez Diaz |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Mission Viejo |
| F |
Omar Nuno |
Chico State |
Jr. |
Healdsburg |
| F |
Jose Ramirez |
Stanislaus State |
Sr. |
Ceres |
| MF |
Joey Chica |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
So. |
Visalia |
| MF |
Gerardo Cazares |
Stanislaus State |
Sr. |
Ceres |
| MF |
Mathew Perez |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Jr. |
Corona |
| MF |
Alexander Turkson |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Cape Coast, Ghana |
| D |
Tony Alfaro |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
Santa Barbara |
| D |
Justyn Peeples |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Sr. |
Riverside |
| D |
Max Talbert |
San Francisco State |
Sr. |
Huntington Beach |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Rank |
Name |
Institution |
YR. |
Hometown |
| GK |
Chase Gentry |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
So. |
Oak Hills |
| F |
Mike Dias |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Jr. |
Orlando, Fla. |
| F |
Brenton Frame |
Sonoma State |
Sr. |
Thousand Oaks |
| F |
Pedro Velasquez |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Sr. |
Wilmington |
| MF |
D'Morea Alewine |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
Fr. |
Monrovia |
| MF |
Sean Callahan |
Sonoma State |
Sr. |
San Diego |
| MF |
Eshel Chardon |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Jr. |
Rosh Haain, Isreal |
| MF |
Joshua Cortez |
Cal State LA |
Sr. |
Santa Maria |
| MF |
Tony Lo |
Cal State San Bernardino |
So. |
Sydney, Australia |
| D |
Jaime Ceja |
Stanislaus State |
Jr. |
Hayward |
| D |
Nadeer Ghantous |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Fr. |
Hifa, Isreal |
| D |
Kaan Gultoprak |
Cal State LA |
Sr. |
Izmir, Turkey |
| D |
Lucan Rio Torto |
Cal State LA |
Sr. |
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil |
| D |
Kuba Waligorski |
UC San Diego |
Jr. |
Szczecin, Poland |
Honorable Mention - GK - Cameron McElfresh (UC San Diego), Evan Drake (Cal State Monterey Bay), Mitch North (Sonoma State), Fernarndo Pablo Quevedo (Cal Poly Pomona); F – Herbert Biste (Cal State LA), Daniel Kuczynski (Stanislaus State), Jeremy Romero (Cal State East Bay), Sergi Monso (Cal Poly Pomona), Troy Dumlao (Cal State LA), Luca Falcone (Cal State San Bernardino); MF – Eduardo Almaraz (Cal State LA), Josue Barajas (Stanislaus State), Louie Farfan (Cal State San Marcos), Jaime Rios (Cal State Dominguez Hills), Zach Olow (Cal State San Marcos), Manny Villegas (Stanislaus State), Michael Paiva (Cal State East Bay), Russell Ellyson (Chico State), Zachary Lagotta (UC San Diego), Steffen Sauer (Cal State East Bay); D – Ehi Isibor (Cal State Dominguez Hills); Luis Hernandez (Stanislaus State), Isaiah Dargan (Chico State); Daniel Looker (Cal State San Bernardino), Kris Korich (Cal Poly Pomona), Brett Sampiere (UC San Diego), Dylan Stafford (Sonoma State).
Offensive Player of the Year: Christian Gonzalez Diaz, Cal Poly Pomona
Defensive Player of the Year: Tony Alfaro, Cal State Dominguez Hills
Newcomer of the Year: Omar Nuno, Chico State
Freshman of the Year: Nadeer Ghantous, Cal Poly Pomona
Coach of the Year: Joe Flanagan, Cal State Dominguez Hills