January 15, 2010
Six Bruins named to NAIA all-Nebraska team
Six Bellevue University men's soccer players were named to the 2009 Omaha World-Herald NAIA all-state team announced today. The select team recognizes the top NAIA soccer players in the state.
The six Bruins honored included junior goalkeeper \#Sebastian Narvaez\#, junior defender \#Kyle Kirkland\#, junior midfielders \#Ryan Cantello\# and \#Tom White\#, junior forward \#Mark Heath-Preston\# and freshman forward \#Graeme Eaglesham\#.
Narvaez earned first team all-MCAC honors this season while starting all 19 games in goal, recording a 14-4-1 record with 77 saves and a 0.81 goals against average.
Cantello, White, Eaglesham and Heath-Preston also earned first team all-MCAC honors while Eaglesham was named the MCAC Newcomer of the Year and Heath-Preston earned MCAC Offensive Player of the Year honors for the second-straight season.
Kirkland was a key component of the Bruin defense which recorded six shutouts on the season.
The Bruins finished the 2009 season with a 14-4-1 overall record, capturing the MCAC regular season title and advancing to the second round of the NAIA Men's Soccer National Tournament.
Note: Seniors \#Mo Travis\# and \#Milan Ivanovic\# and junior \#Leon Kita\# all earned honorable mention honors.
NAIA men
G: Sebastian Narvaez, Bellevue, Jr.
G: Josh Miller, Nebraska Wesleyan, Sr.
D: Derek Prinz, Hastings, So.
D: Matt Wadleigh, Hastings, So.
D: Jace Peters, Doane, So.
D: Kyle Kirkland, Bellevue, Jr.
M: Yannic Thiel, Hastings, Jr.
M: Devon Strecker, Doane, So.
M: Greg Dodds, Hastings, Jr.
M: Ryan Cantello, Bellevue, Jr.
M: Tom White, Bellevue, Jr.
F: AJ Dingledine, Hastings, Jr.
F: Tom Heavey, Doane, So.
F: Mark Heath-Preston, Bellevue, Jr.
F: Graeme Eaglesham, Bellevue, Fr.
F: Ryan Robinson, Hastings, So.
• Honorary captain: AJ Dingledine, Hastings College
• Honorable mention: Milan Ivanovic, Leon Kita, Mo Travis, Bellevue; Ariko Kaziboni, Thor Brown, Matt Lambing, Dana; Pat Dingledine, Hastings; Kyle Smith, Doane; Jake Corum, Reifer Johnson, Eric Vrba, Midland Lutheran; Brad Fullerton, Cole McCallum, Jess Pieper, John Rutford, Cyrus Jaffery, Nebraska Wesleyan; Ian McEnerney, York College.
The six Bruins honored included junior goalkeeper \#Sebastian Narvaez\#, junior defender \#Kyle Kirkland\#, junior midfielders \#Ryan Cantello\# and \#Tom White\#, junior forward \#Mark Heath-Preston\# and freshman forward \#Graeme Eaglesham\#.
Narvaez earned first team all-MCAC honors this season while starting all 19 games in goal, recording a 14-4-1 record with 77 saves and a 0.81 goals against average.
Cantello, White, Eaglesham and Heath-Preston also earned first team all-MCAC honors while Eaglesham was named the MCAC Newcomer of the Year and Heath-Preston earned MCAC Offensive Player of the Year honors for the second-straight season.
Kirkland was a key component of the Bruin defense which recorded six shutouts on the season.
The Bruins finished the 2009 season with a 14-4-1 overall record, capturing the MCAC regular season title and advancing to the second round of the NAIA Men's Soccer National Tournament.
Note: Seniors \#Mo Travis\# and \#Milan Ivanovic\# and junior \#Leon Kita\# all earned honorable mention honors.
NAIA men
G: Sebastian Narvaez, Bellevue, Jr.
G: Josh Miller, Nebraska Wesleyan, Sr.
D: Derek Prinz, Hastings, So.
D: Matt Wadleigh, Hastings, So.
D: Jace Peters, Doane, So.
D: Kyle Kirkland, Bellevue, Jr.
M: Yannic Thiel, Hastings, Jr.
M: Devon Strecker, Doane, So.
M: Greg Dodds, Hastings, Jr.
M: Ryan Cantello, Bellevue, Jr.
M: Tom White, Bellevue, Jr.
F: AJ Dingledine, Hastings, Jr.
F: Tom Heavey, Doane, So.
F: Mark Heath-Preston, Bellevue, Jr.
F: Graeme Eaglesham, Bellevue, Fr.
F: Ryan Robinson, Hastings, So.
• Honorary captain: AJ Dingledine, Hastings College
• Honorable mention: Milan Ivanovic, Leon Kita, Mo Travis, Bellevue; Ariko Kaziboni, Thor Brown, Matt Lambing, Dana; Pat Dingledine, Hastings; Kyle Smith, Doane; Jake Corum, Reifer Johnson, Eric Vrba, Midland Lutheran; Brad Fullerton, Cole McCallum, Jess Pieper, John Rutford, Cyrus Jaffery, Nebraska Wesleyan; Ian McEnerney, York College.