CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- The Midwest Collegiate Conference announced its 2009 all-conference teams for soccer on Monday, and five members of the Mount Mercy men's squad garnered league accolades.
Freshman forwards Enrique Cortina and Jose Alvarez were first-team selections, while senior defender Drago Ceranic, sophomore midfielder Nebojsa Jevtovic, and sophomore goalkeeper Nenad Simovic received honorable mention.
Cortina led the Mustangs and was sixth in the MCC with 10 goals, while Alvarez tallied two goals and four assists this season. Ceranic, an all-conference pick in each of his four seasons at Mount Mercy, finished the year with a pair of goals and an assist. Jevtovic ended up with two goals and a team-best five assists, while Simovic made 69 saves with a 1.57 goals against average in 16 games.
Grand View senior midfielder Chris Scott was chosen as the 2009 MCC Player of the Year, while Richard Markham was named 2009 MCC Coach of the Year after leading Ashford to an undefeated regular season and the MCC regular season title.
2009 Midwest Collegiate Conference Men's Soccer Awards
MCC Player of the Year: Chris Scott - Grand View
MCC Newcomer of the Year: Geraldo Garza - Ashford
MCC Coach of the Year: Richard Markham - Ashford
First Team:
Eddie Garza - Ashford
Geraldo Garza - Ashford
Nick Roman - Ashford
Damian Ryan - Ashford
Trevor Cushman - Grand View
Darren Martin - Grand View
Armin Mujdizic - Grand View
Chris Scott - Grand View
Jose Alvarez - Mount Mercy
Enrique Cortina - Mount Mercy
Mark Burton - Viterbo
James Locksley - Viterbo
Jamie Robertson - Viterbo
Nik Rule - William Penn
Honorable Mention:
Michael Handley - Ashford
Vedran Ilic - Ashford
Matt Carlson - Clarke
Jason Reno - Clarke
Ryan Adamson - Grand View
Greg Hughes - Grand View
Troy Osborne - Iowa Wesleyan
Michael Roberts - Iowa Wesleyan
Drago Ceranic - Mount Mercy
Nebojsa Jevtovic - Mount Mercy
Nenad Simovic - Mount Mercy
Wes Erickson - St. Ambrose
Simon Murphy - St. Ambrose
Tony Villasenor - St. Ambrose
Tony Madigan - Viterbo
Frank Delgado - Waldorf
