ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC) office released the All-Conference awards for men's soccer Wednesday afternoon and eight Vikings earned accolades with Guilherme Gancho being named Rookie of the Year to headline the awards. Daniel Almeida earned First Team honors for the Vikings while Gancho, Jamie van Wijland, Mike van der Horst, and Gijs van Eldik were named Second Team. Diogo Cavalcanti and Nick Lundberg were each named Honorable Mention while Matteo Faraguna earned All-Sportsmanship Team to round out the list.

Almeida finished first on the team and second in the UMAC this season in goals as he found the back of the net 18 times including 12 in conference contests. Last year's Rookie of the Year, Almeida also added eight assists on the season for 44 points to rank second in the UMAC.

Similar to his attacking mate, Gancho scored 12 times this season with all of them coming in UMAC contests. This season's Rookie of the Year also eight six assists on the year to finish second on the team and fifth in the UMAC with 30 points. 

On the defensive side of the midfield, van Wijland earned his first All-Conference honor after adding a pair of goals and three assists to his defensive efforts for seven points. The sophomore helped the Vikings allow just 29 goals in 22 games this year for an average of 1.32.

In the back line, both van Eldik and van der Horst were key contributors to the Bethany defense that allowed the second fewest goals in the UMAC this year. The Vikings posted 10 shutouts on the season and van Eldik, who changed positions from forward to defense early in the season, and van der Horst from his defensive wingback position were two of the primary reasons why. Van Eldik also added six goals on the season to go along with two assists for Bethany, while van der Horst added an assist. 

Cavalcanti finished the season atop the Vikings and third in the UMAC in assists this season as he totaled 10 on the year. The freshman also added five goals on the year to finish third on the team with 20 points. 

His third career All-Conference honor, Lundberg started 21 games in net this season, posting an 11-7-3 record. He made 57 saves on the year while allowing 29 goals for a save percentage of .663. 

UMAC All-Conference List

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Jake Kidd

UW-Superior

Jr.

Superior, Wis. / Superior

 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Harry Ambler

UW-Superior

Sr.

Reading, England / Little Heath School

 
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

Guilherme Gancho

Bethany Lutheran

Fr.

Lisbon, Portugal

 
COACH OF THE YEAR

Joe Mooney

UW-Superior

 
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP

Martin Luther Knights

 
ALL-CONFERENCE FIRST TEAM

Pos.	Name	Institution	Yr.	Hometown / High School
F	Daniel Almeida	Bethany Lutheran	So.	Lisbon, Portugal / ESCFB
F	Timmy Jackson	Crown	So.	West Jordan, Utah / West Jordan
F	Jake Kidd	UW-Superior	Jr.	Superior, Wis. / Superior
F	Felipe Oliveira	UW-Superior	Sr.	Belo Horizonte, Brazil / Colegio Soma
M	Josh Bellamy	UW-Superior	Sr.	High Wycombe, England / FAB Football Academy
M	Simeon Friesen	Northwestern	So.	Mounds View, Minn. / Homeschool
M	Freddy Watson	UW-Superior	Jr.	Wendover, England Berkshire College of Agriculture
D	Harry Ambler	UW-Superior	Sr.	Reading, England / Little Heath School
D	Serni Batalla	Crown	So.	Artesa de Segre, Spain
D	Zach Tiemeyer	UW-Superior	Sr.	Waunakee, Wis. / Waunakee Community
G	Alex Paredes	UW-Superior	Sr.	Mequon, Wis. / Homestead

ALL-CONFERENCE SECOND TEAM

Pos.	Name	Institution	Yr.	Hometown / High School
F	Aaron Mackall	Minnesota Morris	Fr.	Nerstrand, Minn. / Woodbury
F	Jared Mojardin	Northwestern	Fr.	Denver, Colo. / Northeast Early College
F	Alvin Wlejleh	North Central	So.	Heath Springs, SC / Andrew Jackson
M	Guilherme Gancho	Bethany Lutheran	Fr.	Lisbon, Portugal
M	Jamie van Wijland	Bethany Lutheran	So.	Hoorn, Netherlands / Oscar Romero
M	Juan Fernando Arriaga	Crown	Jr.	Guatemala City, Guatemala
M	Cooper Jones	Minnesota Morris	Sr.	Mankato, Minn. / Mankato West
D	Tim DeLoye	Northwestern	Sr.	Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West
D	Nathan Martinez	Northwestern	Jr.	Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee
D	Mike van der Horst	Bethany Lutheran	So.	De Meern, Netherlands / Het Niftarlake College
D	Gijs van Eldik	Bethany Lutheran	Jr.	Venray, Netherlands / Raayland College
G	Nick Isensee	Minnesota Morris	Jr.	Shakopee, Minn. / Shakopee

ALL-CONFERENCE HONORABLE MENTIONS

Pos.	Name	Institution	Yr.	Hometown / High School
F	Aaron Hill	Northwestern	Sr.	New Brighton, Minn. / Mounds View
M	Diogo Cavalcanti	Bethany Lutheran	Fr.	Cascais, Portugal
M	Chris Gomez	Northland	Fr.	Topeka, Kansas / Sporting Kaw Valley
M	Joey McMillin	Northwestern	Sr.	Hugo, Minn. / Centennial
M	Pedro Silveira	Crown	Jr.	Belo Horizonte, Brazil
M	Aaron Shartin-Folkert	UW-Superior	Sr.	Hudson, Wis. / Somerset
M	Ricardo Vera Martinez	North Central	Jr.	Bloomington, Minn. / John F. Kennedy
D	Marcus Banegas	Crown	So.	Eden Prairie, Minn. / Southwest Christian
D	Santiago Grams	North Central	So.	Minneapolis, Minn / Spring Lake Park
D	Jed Mittelstadt	Martin Luther	Sr.	Watertown, Wis. / Luther Prep
D	Julien Ruoppolo	Northland	Sr.	Melbourne, Australia / Brunswick SC
D	Cade Simonson	Minnesota Morris	So.	Champlin, Minn. / Champlin Park
D	Stephen Wietzke	Martin Luther	Jr.	Pueblo West, Colo. / Pueblo West
G	Nick Lundberg	Bethany Lutheran	Sr.	Mankato, Minn. / Mankato West
G	Leo Roque	Crown	Jr.	Cancun, Mexico

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP

Name	Institution	Yr.	Hometown / High School
Matteo Faraguna	Bethany Lutheran	Sr.	Nelson, British Columbia / Okanagan Mission
Travis Verkulien	Crown	Jr.	Kenai, Alaska / Kenai Central
Zair Palacios	Martin Luther	Jr.	Watertown, Wis. / Luther Prep
Azariah Zappetta	Minnesota Morris	Fr.	New Richmond, Wis. / New Richmond
Santiago Grams	North Central	So.	Minneapolis, Minn / Spring Lake Park
Fermin Mendoza	Northland	Jr.	Kelseyville, Calif.
Tim DeLoye	Northwestern	Sr.	Wausau, Wis. / Wausau West
Carter Lansdale	UW-Superior	Sr.	Bloomington, Minn. / Kennedy