Agudelo, Villalba earn All-American honors

By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION

POMONA, Calif. – Seniors Santiago Agudelo and Sergio Villalba of Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer received All-America Second Team honors from the D2CCA on Wednesday (Dec. 11). Agudelo is now a two-time recipient of All-America honors from the D2CCA, while Villalba earns his first All-America honor from the organization. Sports Information and Athletic Communication professionals nationwide at NCAA Division II schools with men’s soccer vote on this honor.

Agudelo, the 2019 Great American Conference Offensive Player of the Year and D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year, is a second-team selection at forward this year. In 2018, he was a first-team selection and tabbed the Ron Lenz D2CCA National Player of the Year when he led the nation in points. Agudelo had another tremendous season in 2019, finishing a team-best 39 points. He scored 16 goals and added seven assists, leading the team in both categories. Coupled with his nation-leading 58 points (26 goals, 6 assists) that also earned him D2CCA Central Region and MIAA Player of the Year honors in 2018, Agudelo finished his career with 97 points. He racked up 42 goals and 13 assists in just two seasons at Fort Hays State. He now owns the career records at FHSU for points (97), points per match (2.49), goals (42), goals per match (1.08), game-winning goals (13), shots per match (5.1), shots on goal per match (2.49), while also owning nine single-season and four single-match reco rds.

Villalba was the Great American Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2019. He finished a strong senior campaign with 16 points, providing six goals and four assists while also serving a vital role defensively. He produced half of his 32 career points this year as he finished with 13 goals and six assists over four years at FHSU. Villalba appeared in 80 matches throughout his career, playing 6,412 minutes.

Agudelo and Villalba give Fort Hays State representation on the D2CCA All-America Soccer Team for a seventh-straight year, going back to 2013. Both the men’s and women’s soccer programs at FHSU began in 2011. The men’s program has seen players receive selections on the D2CCA (formerly Daktronics from 2006-14) All-America Team in eight of the nine years of existence with 2012 as the only year without a selection. This is the third time the Tigers received multiple selections to the team in the same year, also occurring in 2013 and 2018.

Agudelo joins former Tigers Diego Cabral (2011 and 2013) and Luis Torres (2016 and 2018) as the only players in program history to receive All-America honors in multiple years.

Below is the 2019 D2CCA All-America Team.

FIRST TEAM

Pos Name School Yr Hometown
GK Alexander Brems Cal State LA Sr. Odense, Denmark
F Lorne Bickley Wilmington (Del.) Jr. St. Helier, Jersey
F Sergio Diaz Post University Jr. Madrid, Spain
F Paul Ngongo Wingate Fr. Copenhagen, Denmark
F Jimmie Villalobos Cal Poly Pomona Sr. Oasis, Calif.
MF Arturo Astorga Azusa Pacific Sr. El Paso, Texas
MF Jonathon Carr Lake Erie College Sr. Sunderland, United Kingdom
MF Ryan King Clayton State Sr. County Durham, England
MF Christian Ramos Harding Sr. Denton, Texas
D Isaac Bawa Azusa Pacific So. Accra, Ghana
D Joe Bell Wilmington (Del.) Sr. Epsom, England
D Morten Bjoershol Cal State LA Jr. Oslo, Norway
D Jason Zobott Colorado School of Mines Sr. Lake in the Hills, Ill.


SECOND TEAM

Pos Name School Yr Hometown
GK Tom John Lake Erie College Jr. Ahrensburg, Germany
F Santiago Agudelo Fort Hays State Sr. Frisco, Texas
F Brandon Madsen Saint Martin’s Sr. Auburn, Wash.
F James Ndubueze Azusa Pacific Jr. Paderborn, Germany
F Javier Steinwascher Indianapolis Sr. Sterling Heights, Mich.
MF Elliot Cutts Wingate Sr. London, England
MF Jasminko Dizdarevic Urbana Sr. St. Charles, Ill.
MF Micah Linscott Bellarmine Jr. Radcliffe, Ky.
MF Shawn Genus Wilmington (Del.) Jr. St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
D Omar Oliveros-Alvarez Lake Erie College Sr. Gijon, Spain
D Jordi Ramon Charleston Jr. Valencia, Spain
D Sergio Villalba Fort Hays State Sr. Asuncion, Paraguay
D Eddie Williamson Bellarmine Jr. Stockholm, Sweden


THIRD TEAM

Pos Name School Yr Hometown
GK Dillon Dean Rogers State Jr. Mustang, Okla.
F Tomas Bernedo Bellarmine Sr. Santiago, Chile
F Andrea DiSomma Lock Haven Fr. Lancaster, Pa.
F Alex Lee Yaw Gannon Jr. Jamestown, N.Y.
F Dylan Ruiz Roberts Wesleyan So. Mexico City, Mexico
MF Christos Charalambous Charleston So. Nicosia, Cyprus
MF David Elizaga Cal State LA Jr. Madrid, Spain
MF Alex VonHalle UC-Colorado Springs Sr. Midland, Texas
MF Ollie Wright St. Mary’s (Texas) Jr. London, England
D Rodrigo Fernandez Lynn Sr. Mexico City, Mexico
D Garrett Hogbin Chico State Jr. Mission Viejo, Calif.
D Toby Sims Chowan Jr. Tuxford, England
D Iwan Webster Maryville Jr. Liverpool, England

Ron Lenz National Player of the Year: Lorne Bickley (Jr., F, Wilmington-DE)

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