ST. PAUL, Minn. - The UMAC released its 2026 men's soccer awards Wednesday and seven Vikings earned recognition, highlighted by Guilherme Gancho (Jr., Lisbon, Portugal), Ted Tendaie (So., Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo), and Jamie van Wijland (Sr., Hoorn, Netherlands) selected as First-Team All-Conference.
Martim Vilarinho (So., Carnaxide, Portugal), Frederico de Modesto Nobre (So., Lisbon, Portugal), and Mike van der Horst (Sr., De Meern, Netherlands) were named Second Team, and Brady Price (Sr., Grand Forks, N.D.) earned All-Sportsmanship.
A Second-Team honoree last season, Gancho ranked second on the team this season with 21 points on six goals and a team-high nine assists. Two of his goals were game-winners.
Tendaie garners First-Team honors for the second straight season after leading the Vikings with 38 points on 15 goals - both second in the UMAC - and eight assists. Tendaie played in all 22 games and scored a team-best four game-winning goals. He was a perfect 4-for-4 on penalty kicks.
van Wijland earns All-UMAC recognition for the third straight year after capturing First-Team last year and Second-Team in 2024. van Wijland has been the defensive anchor for the past three seasons, and this year led the team with 1,780 minutes played. He tallied 13 points on five goals and three assists with two game-winners.
Vilarinho played in all 22 games and scored eight points on three goals and two assists. In 19 games, Nobre posted one goal and three assists for five points. van der Horst played in 17 games with two assists.