KANSAS – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) is pleased to announce the 2026 KCAC Men's Soccer All-Conference teams and individual award winners, as voted on by the head men's soccer coaches.
Friends University took home the KCAC regular-season championship with a 12-1 record in conference play. This is the first regular-season championship for the Friends men's soccer program since 2006.
The Falcons' success is reflected in the individual awards that were awarded by the coaches for the 2026 season. Coach Bryan Perez was named Coach of the Year by his peers, and several Friends players took home honors as well. Diego Marin, who currently is in a tie for fourth place in goals scored (13) in the conference, was named KCAC Men's Soccer Freshman of the Year. His teammate Eduardo Gomez Montt, currently sitting in third in assists in the KCAC (nine), was awarded the KCAC Men's Soccer Newcomer of the Year honor. Finally, Andrea Xibilia of Friends split the KCAC Men's Soccer Defensive Player of the Year honors with Santiago Mejia of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
The remaining individual awards for the 2026 KCAC Men's Soccer season went to student-athletes from Ottawa University and Oklahoma Wesleyan University. The individual award honorees reflect the Top Three in the final KCAC Men's Soccer standings (Friends No. 1, Ottawa and Oklahoma Wesleyan tied for No. 2).
Cale Scott of Ottawa University received both the Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year honors from the conference's head coaches. Scott ranks first in the conference in total goals (24), total points (58), and points per game (3.05), and ranks second in the KCAC in assists (10). On the national level, Scott ranks second in the NAIA in goals scored and total points, and third in points per game.
Oklahoma Wesleyan's honorees included Santiago Mejia, splitting the Defensive Player of the Year honors with Andrea Xibilia of Friends, and Marko Rodic, who was named the KCAC Men's Soccer Goalkeeper of the Year.
Statistical information on the 2026 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 |
Marko Rodic |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Subotica, Serbia |
| D |
Santiago Mejia |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia |
| D |
Andrea Xibilia |
Friends University |
Sr. |
Toronto, Canada |
| D |
Leo Mautret |
Ottawa University |
Fr. |
La Tremblade, France |
| D |
Abdul Nafiu Moro |
McPherson College |
Jr. |
Accra, Ghana |
| M |
Jose Quiel |
Friends University |
Jr. |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
| M |
Alejandro Aleman Lopez |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Murcia, Spain |
| M |
Simon Kindt |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Berlin, Germany |
| M |
Eduardo Gomez Montt |
Friends University |
Jr. |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
| F |
Cale Scott |
Ottawa University |
R-Jr. |
Lawrence, Kan. |
| F |
Nathan Van Wyck |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
London, England |
| F |
Antonio Natalucci |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Rome, Italy |
| F |
Mateja Bozic |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
So. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
SECOND TEAM
| POSITION |
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| GK |
Alex Neri |
Ottawa University |
Sr. |
Frosinone, Lazio, Italy |
| D |
Erik Huerta |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| D |
Ognjen Pilic |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Fr. |
Novi Sad, Serbia |
| D |
Alfie Scandle |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Newcastle, England |
| D |
Ben Scognamillo |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| M |
Ronald Lozano |
McPherson College |
Fr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| M |
Mateo Trigo |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Madrid, Spain |
| M |
Joao Tavares |
York University |
So. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| M |
Nasreddine Benbella |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Morocco |
| F |
Diego Marin |
Friends University |
Fr. |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
| F |
Asaph Achero |
York University |
So. |
Nairobi, Kenya |
| F |
Slobodan Novicevic |
Ottawa University |
R-Sr. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
| F |
Austin Davies |
Friends University |
Fr. |
Morpeth, England |
HONORABLE MENTION
| POSITION |
NAME |
INSTITUTION |
CLASS |
HOMETOWN |
| GK |
Xavier Ezell |
University of Saint Mary |
Jr. |
Starkville, Miss. |
| GK |
Alvaro Marchal |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
Malaga, Spain |
| GK |
Franco Guazzotti |
Southwestern College |
Fr. |
Lima, Peru |
| GK |
Jamie Watt |
York University |
Sr. |
Arbroath, Scotland |
| GK |
Keagan Lewis |
Friends University |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
| GK |
Ignacio Fabeiro |
Tabor College |
Jr. |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
| GK |
Cassidy Kelly |
Sterling College |
So. |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
| D |
Lorenzo Orlandi |
McPherson College |
Jr. |
Tavernelle, Italy |
| D |
Nicola Antiglio |
Southwestern College |
Grad. |
Ornavasso, Italy |
| D |
Alex Hulme |
York University |
Jr. |
Petersfield, Hampshire, England |
| D |
Emilio Rodriguez |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
McAllen, Texas |
| D |
Damon McDonald |
Tabor College |
Fr. |
Salina, Kan. |
| D |
Esnayder Garcia |
Bethel College |
Fr. |
Newton, Kan. |
| D |
Adrian Gimenez |
Southwestern College |
Jr. |
Madrid, Spain |
| D |
Damon Walter |
University of Saint Mary |
Jr. |
Olathe, Kan. |
| M |
Mario Santoro |
University of Saint Mary |
Sr. |
Hilpoltstein, Germany |
| M |
Chafik El Idrissi |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Casablanca, Morocco |
| M |
Jose Valdez |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
So. |
Ciudad Victoria, Mexico |
| M |
Sam Hatswell |
Ottawa University |
So. |
Exeter, England |
| M |
Dominic Griffin |
York University |
So. |
Miltown Malbay, Clare, Ireland |
| M |
Franco Pablot |
York University |
So. |
San Jose, Costa Rica |
| M |
Ronardo Burgher |
Oklahoma Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
Maverley, Jamaica |
| M |
Zach Hammar |
Southwestern College |
Sr. |
Winfield, Kan. |
| F |
Juan Lozada Leon |
Kansas Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
Monagas, Venezuela |
| F |
Hayes Van Breusegen |
Evangel University |
So. |
Columbia, Ill. |
| F |
Tim Schafer |
York University |
So. |
Bad Kissingen, Bavaria, Germany |
| F |
Connell Silmon |
Bethel College |
Jr. |
Wichita, Kan. |
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