WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference (KCAC) and Barnes & Noble College are pleased to announce that 105 men’s soccer student-athletes have been named 2022-23 KCAC Scholar-Athletes. Barnes & Noble College is the official sponsor of KCAC Scholar-Athlete and Scholar Team awards, and is the official campus bookstore and course material provider of the KCAC.
Kansas Wesleyan had five scholar-athletes.
York leads the conference with 15 men’s soccer student-athletes earning the scholar-athlete distinction. Friends is next with 13 honorees, followed by Bethel with 11. McPherson, Sterling, and Tabor each have ten scholar-athletes. Ottawa and Southwestern each have eight honorees, and Oklahoma Wesleyan has seven. Rounding out the list are Kansas Wesleyan and Saint Mary (five scholar-athletes each) and Avila (three scholar-athletes).
The All-KCAC Scholar-Athlete Academic Award recognizes excellence in the classroom by KCAC member student-athletes who:
are sophomores or above in academic standing at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
carry a minimum 3.250 cumulative GPA at the beginning of the semester in which they compete.
student-athletes must appear on the eligibility certificate for the sport and have attended one full year at the KCAC institution to be eligible.
The 2022-23 KCAC Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athletes are:
| NAME | INSTITUTION | CLASS | HOMETOWN |
| Juan Escamilla | Avila University | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Jaime Gomez | Avila University | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
| Thomas Mikkelson | Avila University | Jr. | Shawnee, Kan. |
| Gustavo Infante | Bethel College | So. | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Sean Holness | Bethel College | Jr. | London, England |
| Arthur Mahrer | Bethel College | Sr. | Ft. Pierce, Fla. |
| Juan Nicoletti | Bethel College | So. | El Colorado, Uruguay |
| Lucas Pardo | Bethel College | Jr. | Uruguay, Montevideo |
| Colton Rothwell | Bethel College | Jr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Juan Volker | Bethel College | Jr. | Vina del Mar, Chile |
| Cristobal Goldberg | Bethel College | Sr. | Santiago, Chile |
| Kevin Hampton | Bethel College | Sr. | Houston, Texas |
| Sergio Torres | Bethel College | Sr. | Key West, Fla. |
| Vicente Trejo | Bethel College | Sr. | Santiago, Chile |
| Chase Chanminaraj | Friends University | So. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Luke Dixon | Friends University | So. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Juan Isart | Friends University | So. | Barcelona, Spain |
| Cooper Joseph | Friends University | Jr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Yushin Kitada | Friends University | Jr. | Yokohama, Japan |
| Futa Kubo | Friends University | Sr. | Cairns, Australia |
| Adrian Losa | Friends University | So. | Spring, Texas |
| Manuel Madrid | Friends University | So. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Judel Saintil | Friends University | Sr. | Port au Prince, Haiti |
| Fernando Sandoval | Friends University | Jr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Daniel Thorbjornsen | Friends University | Grad. | Drammen, Norway |
| Carlos Vidrio | Friends University | So. | Guadalajara, Mexico |
| Juan Zamora | Friends University | Sr. | LaBelle, Fla. |
| Brandon Oaks | Kansas Wesleyan University | So. | Salina, Kan. |
| Gustavo Celiz | Kansas Wesleyan University | So. | Wichita, Kan. |
| David Bellin | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | Berlin, Germany |
| Manuel Jimenez | Kansas Wesleyan University | Sr. | Lexington, Neb. |
| Israel Good | Kansas Wesleyan University | So. | Beaumont, Calif. |
| Joe Chapman | McPherson College | Sr. | Ramsbottom, England |
| Connor Collins | McPherson College | So. | Floresville, Texas |
| Daniel Connell | McPherson College | Sr. | Whaley Bridge, England |
| Antoine Detavernier | McPherson College | Sr. | Brugge, Belgium |
| Johannes Glymour | McPherson College | So. | Manhattan, Kan. |
| Benedict Mbogga | McPherson College | So. | Oxford, England |
| Fabio Nickel | McPherson College | Jr. | Cologne, Germany |
| Aidan Pham | McPherson College | So. | Frisco, Texas |
| Kaden Quint | McPherson College | Sr. | Hutchinson, Kan. |
| Mason Stephens | McPherson College | Sr. | Forney, Texas |
| Ilija Catic | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Edgar Rissi | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | Colmenar Viejo, Spain |
| Filip Cavic | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | So. | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Alfeu Bertini | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Victor Crispim | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | Itabira, Brazil |
| Rafael Duran | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Sr. | Colmenar Viejo, Spain |
| Zach Baird | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Jr. | Bixby, Okla. |
| Joseph Beecher | Ottawa University | So. | Ozark, Mo. |
| Carlos Alvarez | Ottawa University | Jr. | Cali, Columbia |
| Jack Hatswell | Ottawa University | Jr. | Ottery St. Mary, England |
| Bence Molnar | Ottawa University | So. | Budapest, Hungary |
| Jean Claude Swartz | Ottawa University | Grad. | Pretoria, South Africa |
| Nicholas Wolfe | Ottawa University | Sr. | Auburn, Wash. |
| Samir Brito | Ottawa University | Grad. | Carabobo, Venezuela |
| Jonathan Rawayo | Ottawa University | Grad. | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Zane Brooks | Southwestern College | Sr. | Canyon, Texas |
| Trevor Avila | Southwestern College | Sr. | El Paso, Texas |
| Joshua Eibl | Southwestern College | Sr. | Munich, Germany |
| Cordell Church | Southwestern College | Jr. | Mulvane, Kan. |
| Reuben Kadanthottu | Southwestern College | Jr. | McKinney, Texas |
| William Schlotz | Southwestern College | So. | Frisco, Texas |
| Caleb Gonzales | Southwestern College | So. | Pasadena, Texas |
| Hue Alzate | Southwestern College | So. | Worthing, England |
| Ferriol Caballe i Vila | Sterling College | So. | Angles, Spain |
| Nicolas Galvez | Sterling College | Sr. | Dakar, Senegal |
| Angel Jimenez Cortes | Sterling College | So. | Madrid, Spain |
| Andy Quijada | Sterling College | Jr. | Rogers, Ark. |
| Jhonatan Rendon-Garcia | Sterling College | Jr. | Bogota, Columbia |
| Fabio Valori Cereto | Sterling College | Sr. | Alicante, Spain |
| Hakeem Bethelmy | Sterling College | Sr. | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Kevin Campbell | Sterling College | Sr. | Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Daniel Ochoa | Sterling College | Sr. | Bogota, Columbia |
| Julian Villalobos | Sterling College | Jr. | El Paso, Texas |
| Ethan Barnes | Tabor College | Jr. | Edmond, Okla. |
| Ander Bengoetxea | Tabor College | So. | Vitoria, Spain |
| Rory Cameron | Tabor College | Jr. | Cambridge, England |
| Jonathan Davis | Tabor College | Jr. | Lymington, Hampshire England |
| Carson Duba | Tabor College | Jr. | Huron, S.D. |
| Anthony Lint | Tabor College | Jr. | Lee’s Summit, Mo. |
| John Oghomi | Tabor College | Jr. | League City, Texas |
| Ryan Peden | Tabor College | Jr. | Belfast, Northern Ireland |
| Jesus Rondon | Tabor College | Jr. | Merida, Venezuela |
| Niccolo Vergari | Tabor College | So. | Rome, Italy |
| Jace Haynie | University of Saint Mary | So. | Gretna, Neb. |
| Jose Nava | University of Saint Mary | So. | Kansas City, Kan. |
| Michael Romero | University of Saint Mary | So. | Channelview, Texas |
| Jonathan Wilson | University of Saint Mary | Sr. | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Shemari Hibbert | University of Saint Mary | Sr. | Palm Coast, Fla. |
| Reinaldo Adamoli Kickhofel | York University | Jr. | Pelotas, Brazil |
| Braden Austin | York University | Jr. | Arlington, Texas |
| Otavio Avila | York University | Jr. | Morro Redondo, Brazil |
| Gabriel Cabral Calazans | York University | Sr. | Campinas, Brazil |
| Daniel Castaneda | York University | Sr. | Sutton, Neb. |
| Elias Coppinger | York University | Sr. | York, Neb. |
| Hayden McAllister | York University | So. | Tucson, Ariz. |
| Cristhofer Monje | York University | Sr. | Santiago, Chile |
| Alexandre Motta | York University | Grad. | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Carlos Ortega Arguelles | York University | Jr. | Margarita Island, Venezuela |
| Antony Mac-Dowell | York University | Jr. | Itu, Brazil |
| Diego Rubio-Asin | York University | Jr. | Zaragoza, Spain |
| Sebastian Sanhueza | York University | Jr. | Santiago, Chile |
| Miguel Sarubbi | York University | Sr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Tamas Sebestyen | York University | Jr. | Szekesfehervar, Hungary |
