DENVER – Junior forward
Blake Frischknecht highlighted Utah Valley University's selections on the 2018 All-WAC Men's Soccer teams. Frischknecht was named to the second team at a banquet on Tuesday night in Seattle as he and the Wolverines prepare for their quarterfinal match on Wednesday against Grand Canyon at 1 p.m. PT/2 p.m. MT on ESPN+.
Austin Buxton,
Alec Felix,
Blake Leonetti and
Joseph Wheelwright each received honorable mention All-WAC while
Ahmed Longmire was named to the All-Freshman Team.
"I am very proud of our players that received All-WAC honors. The recognition is well-deserved, and is a reflection of the efforts by our entire team throughout the year," UVU head coach
Greg Maas said. "Candidly, this team's focus right now is on preparing for our quarterfinal in the WAC Tournament, and putting forth our best effort on behalf of our seniors that have done so much for this program over the years."
Frischknecht leads a balanced Utah Valley offense with six goals while Buxton has five goals and two assists. Wheelwright has played every minute in goal during the WAC season and has five clean sheets overall.
2018 ALL-WAC TEAMS
Offensive Player of the Year: Tucker Bone, Sr., MF, Air Force
Defensive Player of the Year: Andrea Seazzu, Jr., GK, Air Force
Freshman of the Year: Declan McGlynn, F, Seattle U
Coach of the Year: Paul Leese, UT Rio Grande Valley
2018 First Team All-WAC
Austin Dewing, Sr., F, Air Force
Kyle Edwards, Jr., F, UT Rio Grande Valley
Preston Judd, So., F, California Baptist
Tucker Bone, Sr., MF, Air Force
Josh Drack, So., MF, Grand Canyon
Sergio Rivas, Sr., MF, Seattle U
Nathan Aune, Sr., D, Seattle U
Antone Jarvis, Sr., D, UT Rio Grande Valley
Andy Rios, Sr., D, San José State
Josh Adachi, Sr., GK, Seattle U
Andrea Seazzu, Jr., GK, Air Force
2018 Second Team All-WAC
William Akio, Jr., F, UT Rio Grande Valley
Blake Frischknecht, Jr., F, Utah Valley
Marco Gonzalez, So., F, UNLV
Declan McGlynn, Fr., F, Seattle U
Max Allen, So., MF, San José State
Julian Avila-Good, Jr., MF, Seattle U
Timo Mehlich, Jr., MF, UNLV
Sam Gardner, Sr., D, Grand Canyon
David Louthan, Sr., D, Air Force
Adam Musovski, Sr., D, UNLV
George Tasouris, Fr., GK, Grand Canyon
Honorable Mention All-WAC
Air Force: Danny Han, Luis Martinez, Zane Moxley, Joe Ortiz, Klint Parker, James Sims
California Baptist: Oliver Bryneus, Albert Escuin, Sebastian Wiesbock
CSU Bakersfield: Ryan Goldsmith
Grand Canyon: Jackson Jellah
Houston Baptist: Jorge Cabrera, Dominick Faletto, Devon Grant, Darrell Johnson, Thomas Menke, Gianluca Natera, Khalil Thomas
UIW: Johnathan Diaz
Kansas City: Henry Ramirez
UNLV: Jesus Partida
San José State: Omer Lemus, Willy Miranda, Jonathan Partida
Seattle U: Anthony Ayala
UT Rio Grande Valley: Bryce Box, Guillermo Martinez, Isidro Martinez, Andy Rios, Arthur Rogers
Utah Valley: Austin Buxton,
Alec Felix,
Blake Leonetti,
Joseph Wheelwright
2018 All-WAC Freshman Team
Marios Andreou, MF, Grand Canyon
Oliver Bryneus, F, California Baptist
Kendall Burks, D, CSU Bakersfield
Nico Clasen, MF, UNLV
JT D'Emidio, MF, Air Force
Calvin Kissi, F, Grand Canyon
Ahmed Longmire, D, Utah Valley
Declan McGlynn, F, Seattle U
Jake Mecham, D, UNLV
George Tasouris, GK, Grand Canyon
Hal Uderitz, MF, Seattle U