Men's Soccer | 11/6/2025 12:00:00 PM
OXFORD, Ohio- The River States Conference is pleased to announce the selections for the 2025 River States Conference Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams.
Each team consists of two goalkeepers, four defenders, four midfielders, and four forwards. Ties are all placed on the same team, and remove a spot from the following team. The teams are selected via a vote of conference head coaches. Individual awards will be announced by the conference office on Friday.
After going undefeated in the regular season, the Golden Bears of WVU Tech claimed eight of the 14 spots on the First Team, and tied for the conference lead with nine total selections. Second place Rio Grande added four first teamers, and evened their rivals from Beckley with nine selections. Oakland City claimed the final two First Team selections, part of their seven overall picks.
Four other schools - Shawnee State, IU Columbus, Midway and St. Mary-of-the-Woods - all had four or more selections, with two from IU East and one from Brescia rounding out the 45 total selections.
Additionally, the RSC is also proud to announce the athletes recognized as their program's Champion of Character. Each team in each River States Conference sponsored sport is asked to nominate one athlete as their Champion of Character. These student-athletes best represent the NAIA’s Champions of Character program and its five core values of Respect, Responsibility, Integrity, Servant Leadership and Sportsmanship.
MEN's SOCCER ALL-RIVER STATES CONFERENCE:
FIRST TEAM
Goalkeeper: Luka Felix, WVU Tech
Goalkeeper: Samy Hamou, Rio Grande
Defender: Julian Diaz, WVU Tech
Defender: Marcos Garcia Aldama, WVU Tech
Defender: Nicholas Ihnat, WVU Tech
Defender: Harry Walsh, Rio Grande
Midfield: Keishon Clarke, WVU Tech
Midfield: Nahuel Coppiz, Rio Grande
Midfield: Ross O'Brien, Oakland City
Midfield: Gonzalo Sabeh, WVU Tech
Forward: Leny Duperray, WVU Tech
Forward: Yaw Frimpong, Oakland City
Forward: Julen Recalde, WVU Tech
Forward: Facundo Rossich, Rio Grande
SECOND TEAM
Goalkeeper: Toby Forsythe, Shawnee State
Goalkeeper: Jacob Robinson, Oakland City
Defender: Guilherme Bitencourt, Shawnee State
Defender: Bobby Davis, Oakland City
Defender: Justin Jimenez, Rio Grande
Defender: Blake Warner, Midway
Midfield: Rhys Dickson, Midway
Midfield: Tommy Munoz Salazar, Rio Grande
Midfield: Taichi Nogami, Rio Grande
Midfield: Samuel Pilgrim, Oakland City
Midfield: Hugo Roman, WVU Tech
Forward: Adam Dimba, Oakland City
Forward: Ivan Gelado Chavala, SMWC
Forward: Estevao Goncalves, Rio Grande
Forward: Alfie Maynard, Shawnee State
THIRD TEAM
Goalkeeper: Jacob Kasarda, IU Columbus
Goalkeeper: Landon Sorrell, Midway
Goalkeeper: Elijah Williamson, IU East
Defender: Sei Aitoku, Shawnee State
Defender: Eduardo Cordova, IU Columbus
Defender: Lance Dickens, Brescia
Defender: Franco Mauri, SMWC
Midfield: Noah Backhaus, IU East
Midfield: Kevin Cruz, IU Columbus
Midfield: Jaime Gayol Pertierra, SMWC
Midfield: Marco Riva, Shawnee State
Forward: Christian Cardoso, IU Columbus
Forward: Willem Hulsebosch, Oakland City
Forward: Will Perry, Rio Grande
Forward: George Spencer, Midway
Forward: Andoni Ybanez, SMWC
CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER
Lucas Dos Santos, Brescia
Alejandro Saldivar, IU Columbus
Roman Deem, IU East
Jesse Hieser, Kentucky Christian
Connor Vincent, Midway
Javier De La Garcia Figuera, Oakland City
Marti Puigsegur Calvo, Rio Grande
Jayden Moore, St. Mary-of-the-Woods
Clement Akanyah, Shawnee State
Moba Seshoka, WVU Tech