MCCAA Men’s Soccer Awards Released, Co-Player and Co-Freshman of the Year Honors Earned by Schoolcraft’s Barakat and SC4’s Abdou
The MCCAA's annual men's soccer awards were released via social media on Tuesday (Nov. 5) and a tie atop the voting led to Co-Player of the Year and Co-Freshman of the Year honors for Schoolcraft College's Ziad Barakat and St. Clair County Community College's Moursali Abdou. Schoolcraft head coach Rick Larson earned MCCAA Coach of the Year honors after leading the Ocelots to a MCCAA three-peat. Today's awards announcement follows a vote of the league's head coaches across the MCCAA (and Region XII for All-Region Team honors).
Region XII Division II All-Region Team
Ziad Barakat, Schoolcraft
Moursali Abdou, St. Clair County
Eduardo Verdugo, Muskegon
Pau Ndaw-Codina, Muskegon
Renato Katrip, St. Clair County
Ian Gunderson, Grand Rapids
Antonio Rodriguez, Jackson
Alexander Heitsch, Schoolcraft
Niko Demopolis, Schoolcraft
Javier Garcia Tunon Perez, St. Clair County
Pablo Martin, Schoolcraft
First Team All-MCCAA
Ziad Barakat, Schoolcraft – MCCAA Co-Player of the Year
Moursali Abdou, St. Clair County – MCCAA Co-Player of the Year
Alexander Heitsch, Schoolcraft
Nino Shembri, Schoolcraft
Pau Ndaw-Codina, Muskegon
Niko Demopolis, Schoolcraft
Pablo Martin, Schoolcraft
Eduardo Verdugo, Muskegon
Renato Katrip, St. Clair County
Ian Gunderson, Grand Rapids
Christian Catatino, Muskegon *
Elvin Bajric, Grand Rapids *
* Denotes Tie
Second Team All-MCCAA
Brett Miller, Grand Rapids
Jesus Tavera, Jackson
Zach Huff, Marian Ancilla
Adriano Shauya, Schoolcraft
Yann Gerard, St. Clair County
Gavin Lamere, Schoolcraft
Kumbirai Mutamako, Muskegon
Javier Garcia Tunon Perez, St. Clair County
Honorable Mention All-MCCAA
Trent Platz, Marian Ancilla
Ezekiel Padilla, Muskegon
Santiago Morales, Marian Ancilla
Daniel Patino, Schoolcraft
Eyosias Gebremariam, Muskegon
Gabriele Catterina, St. Clair County
Antonio Rodriguez, Jackson
Marwan Essouldi, St. Clair County
Sergio Clavijo-Fernandez, Lake Michigan
Elijah Maas, Grand Rapids
Chase Laarman, Grand Rapids
Zidane Tshibumba, Jackson
Miguel Guerra-Ruiz, Lake Michigan
Austin Bouma, Grand Rapids
Seatla Seremane, Lake Michigan
Bawi Za Sang, Marian Ancilla
Yeffreys Quintanilla, Marian Ancilla
Jaden Gil, St. Clair County
Robert Tharp, Lake Michigan
Fernando Munoz, Lake Michigan
Eduardo Zarco, Lake Michigan
Yael Vargas-Reyes, Lake Michigan
MCCAA All-Freshman Team
Ziad Barakat, Schoolcraft – MCCAA Co-Freshman of the Year
Moursali Abdou, St. Clair County – MCCAA Co-Freshman of the Year
Alexander Heitsch, Schoolcraft
Nino Schembri, Schoolcraft
Pau Ndaw-Codina, Muskegon
Niko Demopolis, Schoolcraft *
Pablo Martin, Schoolcraft *
* Denotes Tie
MCCAA Coach of the Year
Rick Larson, Schoolcraft
Region XII Division II Coach of the Year
Rick Larson, Schoolcraft
Key: * Denotes Tie