USI's Rickey Named D2CCA All-Midwest Region Player of the Year
10 Others Earn All-Midwest Region Accolades
Lindsey Williams, Director of Communications
ASHLAND, Ohio – Southern Indiana junior midfielder Sean Rickey has been named the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) Midwest Region Player of the Year, headlining a group of 26 players named to the All-Midwest Region teams that includes 11 from the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The D2CCA Player of the Year award and all-region teams are nominated and selected by the region’s sports information directors.
Seven GLVC players were named to the First Team, while four others were voted to the Second Team.
Indianapolis' Josh Mahon and Alejandro Steinwascher, along with Bellarmine's Jonas Skulstad and Micah Linscott earned first-team distinction, while Maryville's Christian Kjaersgaard and Quincy Aubrey Reis also found a spot on the First Team with Rickey.
Second-team honors went to Illinois Spinrgfield's Rys Wallace along with a pair of USI defenders in Kent Katzman and Colten Walsh and another Screaming Eagle forward, Eric Ramirez.
The 13 members of the All-Midwest Region first team will now be placed on the national ballot for All-America consideration. The All-America teams will be released on Friday, Nov. 30. The complete All-Midwest region teams follow.
2018 D2CCA NCAA DIVISION II MEN’S SOCCER ALL-MIDWEST REGION TEAMS
FIRST TEAM
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| GK |
Christian Kjaersgaard |
Maryville |
Sr. |
Eringsboda, Sweden |
| D |
Jonas Skulstad |
Bellarmine |
So. |
Egersund, Norway |
| D |
Josh Mahon |
Indianapolis |
Sr. |
Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| D |
Omar Sinclair (17-2) |
Saginaw Valley |
Sr. |
Manchester, England |
| D |
Kangni Gabianou |
Tiffin |
Sr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| MF |
Micah Linscott |
Bellarmine |
So. |
Radcliffe, Ky. |
| MF |
Alejandro Steinwascher |
Indianapolis |
Fr. |
Sterling Heights, Mich. |
| MF |
Sean Rickey |
Southern Indiana |
Jr. |
Columbia, Ill. |
| MF |
Abdoul Magid Sy |
Tiffin |
Jr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| F |
Derek Braak |
Cedarville |
Sr. |
Grand Haven, Mich. |
| F |
Jorge Pradillos |
Ohio Valley |
So. |
Madrid, Spain |
| F |
Aubrey Reis |
Quincy |
R-Jr. |
Quincy, Ill. |
| F |
Ramiesh McKnight |
Tiffin |
Jr. |
St. Catherine, Jamaica |
SECOND TEAM
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
| GK |
Carter Selvius |
Cedarville |
Jr. |
Byron Center, Mich. |
| D |
Rhys Wallace |
Illinois Springfield |
Sr. |
Kilmarnock, Scotland |
| D |
Camilo Sarmiento |
Ohio Valley |
Jr. |
Bogota, Colombia |
| D |
Kent Katzman |
Southern Indiana |
Sr. |
Spring Hill, Tenn. |
| D |
Colten Walsh |
Southern Indiana |
Fr. |
St. Louis, Mo. |
| MF |
Nicolas Rodriguez (17-1) |
Ohio Valley |
Jr. |
Boca Raton, Fla. |
| MF |
Michael Shaikly |
Saginaw Valley |
Sr. |
Colchester, England |
| MF |
Malik Suleman |
Tiffin |
Sr. |
Columbus, Ohio |
| MF |
Leki Prpa |
UW-Parkside |
Jr. |
Wind Lake, Wis. |
| F |
Sam Popp |
Northern Michigan |
Sr. |
Northville, Mich. |
| F |
Juan Hoyos |
Ohio Valley |
So. |
Pereira, Colombia |
| F |
Azaad Liadi |
Saginaw Valley |
Jr. |
Sterling Heights, Mich. |
| F |
Eric Ramirez |
Southern Indiana |
Jr. |
Vincennes, Ind. |
Midwest Region Player of the Year: Sean Rickey, Jr., Southern Indiana (Columbia, Ill.)
( ) – Indicates previous all-region appearances