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PANIAGUA EARNS ALL-KCAC HONORS

PANIAGUA EARNS ALL-KCAC HONORS

Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) has announced the 2024 KCAC Men's Soccer All-Conference award winners, as voted on by the head men's soccer coaches.

Marco Paniagua has earned All-KCAC Honorable Mention as a goalkeeper. He recorded 88 saves throughout the season, good for second best in the conference. 

Oklahoma Wesleyan University was the KCAC regular-season champion with a unblemished 13-0-0 conference record. The Eagles took home several of this season's conference individual awards.

Kirill Pakhomov of Oklahoma Wesleyan earned the KCAC Men's Soccer Most Valuable Player honor. Teammates Luis Vergara and Nikita Pakhomov were named the KCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year, respectively. The Eagles' head coach, Jamie Peterson, was named the KCAC Men's Soccer Coach of the Year by his peers.

Filip Maksimovic of Bethel College earned the KCAC Men's Soccer Offensive Player of the Year honor. The remaining two individual honors went to Kansas Wesleyan University athletes, with Gerardo Garcia earning the KCAC Men's Soccer Newcomer of the Year honor, and Santiago Pagnutti being named the KCAC Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year.

Statistical information on the 2024 KCAC Men's Soccer season can be found here.

Listed below are the First Team, Second Team, and Honorable Mention selections as voted on by the KCAC men's soccer coaches:

FIRST TEAM

POSITION NAME INSTITUTION CLASS HOMETOWN
GK Santiago Pagnutti Kansas Wesleyan University Sr. Buenos Aires, Argentina
D Luis Vergara Oklahoma Wesleyan University Jr. Santagio, Chile
D Tylor Guerrero Oklahoma Wesleyan University Fr. Ecuador
D Toby Witham Ottawa University Jr. Pulborough, England
D Yushin Kitada Friends University Sr. Yokohama, Japan
M Kirill Pakhomov Oklahoma Wesleyan University So. Moscow, Russia
M Pol Mur Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr. Barcelona, Spain
M Alonso Basauri Ottawa University Jr. Santiago, Chile
M Gerardo Garcia Kansas Wesleyan University So. Anthony, N.M.
F Filip Maksimovic Bethel College So. Belgrade, Serbia
F Cale Scott Ottawa University So. Lawrence, Kan.
F Matheus Ulrich Oklahoma Wesleyan University Jr. Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina
F Bence Molnar Ottawa University Sr. Budapest, Hungary



SECOND TEAM

POSITION NAME INSTITUTION CLASS HOMETOWN
GK Keito Takehara Jr. McPherson College Jr. Kawachinagano, Japan
D Cole Walgren Kansas Wesleyan University Sr. Waukesha, Wis.
D Uros Rosic Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr. Belgrade, Serbia
D Mika Wernicke Kansas Wesleyan University So. Potsdam, Germany
D Boris Trejo University of Saint Mary Jr. Houston, Texas
M Lucas Pardo Bethel College Sr. Montevideo, Uruguay
M Nikita Pakhomov Oklahoma Wesleyan University Fr. Moscow, Russia
M Jose Quiel Friends University Fr. San Jose, Costa Rica
M Jack Hatswell Ottawa University Grad. Ottery St. Mary, England
F Caique Trivelato Friends University Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil
F Nathan Van Wyck McPherson College So. London, England
F Romario Harding University of Saint Mary Jr. Kingston, Jamaica
F Daniel Castro University of Saint Mary So. Ukiah, Calif.



HONORABLE MENTION

POSITION NAME INSTITUTION CLASS HOMETOWN
GK Jamie Watt York University Jr. Arbroath, Scotland
GK Marco Paniagua Bethany College Fr. Santa Teresa, N.M.
GK Ryan Garner Evangel University Sr. Bolton, England
D Juan Volker Bethel College Sr. Vina del Mar, Chile
D Eduardo Flores Kansas Wesleyan University Sr. Compton, Calif.
D Joao Gomes Oklahoma Wesleyan University Jr. Niteroi, Brazil
D Cooper Taylor Tabor College Jr. Buhler, Kan.
D Matias Madriaga York University Sr. Santiago, Chile
D Dylan Cedeno Friends University Fr. San Jose, Costa Rica
D Andrija Mitkovic Bethel College So. Belgrade, Serbia
D Homero Gonzalez University of Saint Mary Sr. Guayaquil, Ecuador
D Erik Huerta Friends University Fr. Wichita, Kan.
D Felipe Padierna Ottawa University Jr. Cadiz, Spain
D Adrian Gimenez Southwestern College Fr. Madrid, Spain
MF Huib Siefkes University of Saint Mary Fr. Gelderland, Netherlands
MF Jack Bagley-Etheridge Southwestern College Jr. Hoddesdon, England
MF Seth Flores Kansas Wesleyan University Fr. Salina, Kan.
MF Nemanja Vukovic Oklahoma Wesleyan University Fr. Belgrade, Serbia
MF Andrea Fincato Evangel University Jr. Rome, Italy
MF Isha Hughan University of Saint Mary Grad. Gelderland, Netherlands
MF Noel Zimbeva Kansas Wesleyan University So. Harare, Zimbabwe
MF Jakob Treitl Kansas Wesleyan University Fr. Berlin, Germany
MF Joao Neves Oklahoma Wesleyan University Sr. Sao Paulo, Brazil
MF Conner Inlow Southwestern College Jr. Wichita, Kan.
F Marcos Benavidez Southwestern College Fr. Las Vegas, Nev.
F Gustavo Freitas University of Saint Mary Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil
F Diego Yanes York University Fr. Los Realejos, Spain
F Anthony Pereira McPherson College Jr. Sao Paulo, Brazil
F Rem Harmsworth Evangel University Sr. Baldock, England
F Jevan Purcell-Jackson Ottawa University So. Derbyshire, England