KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Western Athletic Conference has announced its All-WAC men's soccer teams and major awards as selected by the league's 11 head coaches. UNLV's Danny Musovski was named WAC Offensive Player of the Year while Seattle U's Kyle Bjornethun was named WAC Defensive Player of the Year. Seattle U's Sergio Rivas was named WAC Freshman of the Year and Redhawks head coach Pete Fewing was named WAC Coach of the Year.
Musovski, a sophomore forward from Henderson, Nev., scored in seven WAC matches this season en route to nine goals in conference play. He also assisted on a pair of goals and recorded four-game winners while leading the Rebels to a third-place finish in the conference table. He ranks second nationally in game-winning goals with seven overall and third nationalyl in total goals with 14.
Bjornethun, a junior defender from Snohomish, Wash., anchored a backline that surrendered just 10 goals in WAC play. In addition to his tremendous play on defense, he also scored the game-winning goal in a 3-2 victory at UNLV. He was on the field for all but 20 minutes of conference play.
Rivas, a forward from Albuquerque, N.M., started all 10 WAC matches for the regular season champion Seattle U Redhawks. Averaging 2.20 shots per game, he scored one goal in conference play and assisted on two others. He played 833 minutes in WAC play, including all 90 minutes in five of 10 matches.
Fewing, now in his 22nd season with his school, he led Seattle U to their second WAC regular season title this season. Also the 2013 WAC Coach of the Year, he has led his team to two national titles. In addition to coaching, he serves as an analyst during television matches of Seattle Sounder FC matches.
2015 First Team All-WAC
Danny Musovski, So., F, UNLV
David Olsen, So., F, Seattle U
Rory Knibbs, Jr., F, San José State
Jonathan Colunga, Jr., MF, San José State
Christian Duarte, Sr, MF, CSU Bakersfield
Rodrigo Fuentes, Sr., MF, UNLV
Kyle Bjornethun, Jr., D, Seattle U
Bradley Kamdem, Sr., D, UNLV
Alex Neff, Jr., D, Utah Valley
Jonathan Camarena, Sr., D, Incarnate Word
Shane Haworth, Sr., GK, Seattle U
2015 Second Team All-WAC
Marcelo Acuna, So., F, Houston Baptist
Karson Payton, So, F., Utah Valley
Skyler Milne, Jr., F, Utah Valley
Julian Zamora, So., F, CSU Bakersfield
Sergio Rivas, Fr., MF, Seattle U
Paul Hoffmeister, So., MF, Utah Valley
Ben Conway, Jr., MF, Incarnate Word
Nathan Aune, Fr., D, Seattle U
Ben Kern, Sr., D, Air Force
Sam Langston, Jr., D, Seattle U
Collin Partee, So., GK, Utah Valley
Offensive Player of the Year: Danny Musovski, So., F, UNLV
Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Bjornethun, Jr., D, Seattle U
Freshman of the Year: Sergio Rivas, MF, Seattle U
Coach of the Year: Pete Fewing, Seattle U