YORK, Pa. - Capital Athletic Conference regular-season
men’s soccer champion Salisbury, playoff tournament champion
York and newcomer Christopher Newport combined to place 20 players
on the 31-member 2013 All-CAC Men’s Soccer Team.
York, which won its fifth-straight playoff crown, led the
conference with eight players on the post-season team, including
three on the first team.
Salisbury, led by 2013 Coach of the Year Gerry DiBartolo, had a
conference-best five first-team all-stars on the way to earning six
total berths. DiBartolo was honored by his peers for the
sixth time in his career, most recently in 2007.
Christopher Newport, which matched Salisbury’s six total
all-star nods, including 2013 Player of the Year and first-team
all-star Jalon Brown (Yorktown, Va./Grafton) and Co-Rookie of the
Year second-team all-star Jimmy Grace (Elkridge, Md./Briar
Woods).
Grace shared the Rookie of the Year award with Wesley freshman and
second-team all-star Will Mileski (Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham-Wading
River). Mileski is the Wolverines’ first CAC
Men’s Soccer Rookie of the Year.
York’s eight-player contingent was led by senior Aaron Beale
(Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley), who earned his third-straight
first-team All-CAC award. Seniors Jake Hower (Lake Forest,
Calif./El Toro) and Tobi Iguade (Bowie, Md./DeMatha) joined Beale
on the top CAC squad.
Spartans on the second-team All-CAC team included seniors Chris
Weaver (Baltimore, Md./Archbishop Curley), Daniel Baxter
(Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall College), junior Brad Schmidt
(Moorestown, N.J./Delran) and sophomores Brendan Saberton
(Wilmington, Del./Salesianum) and Ryan Donahue (York, Pa./York
Suburban).
Five Salisbury players all earned All-CAC first-team honors for the
first time, including senior Larry Cornish (Salisbury,
Md./Parkside), juniors Tanner East (Salisbury, Md./Parkside),
Stephen Poorman (Stroudsburg, Pa./Stroudsburg), Logan Becker
(Pocomoke, Md./Pocomoke) and sophomore Drew Staedeli (Ellicott
City, Md./Mt. Hebron). Cornish earned All-CAC recognition for
the third-straight year.
Junior Kyle Westbrook (Salisbury, Md./James Bennett) completed the
Gulls’ representation on the All-CAC team as a second-team
honoree.
Christopher Newport, in its first year as a CAC member, placed
three players on the first team and three more on the second
team. Brown was joined on the top squad by senior Caleb Lewis
(Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis) and junior Alec Faulkner (White
Stone, Va./Christchurch School). Second-team choices for the
Captains included Grace, junior Tommy O’Neal (Stafford,
Va./North Stafford) and sophomore Ryan Balfour (Sheeperton,
England/Conestoga).
The Frostburg State tandem of seniors Pablo Torrano (Bethesda,
Md./) and Chris Jones (California, Md./Leonardtown) collected the
final two positions on the All-CAC first team. Jones was a
repeat selection on the CAC’s top squad.
Mary Washington and Wesley each placed three players on the All-CAC
second team.
UMW junior David Heller (Alexandria, Va./Mount Vernon) collected
his third-straight All-CAC honor while senior Tommy Sangbuoasy
(Manassas, Va./Osbourn) was a second-team pick for the
second-straight year. Freshman teammate Riley Fisher
(Staunton, Va./Stuart Hall School) completed the Eagles’
All-CAC trio.
Junior Sheldon Blue (Marlton, N.J./Cherokee) and sophomore
Oluwatobi Sowande (Laurel, Md./Meade) joined Co-Rookie of the Year
Mileski on the All-CAC second-team - each for the first time in
their careers.
Marymount, St. Mary’s and Southern Virginia each added one
person to complete the All-CAC second team. Senior Onar
Yousefi (McLean, Va./Marshall) represented Marymount for the first
time in his career while St. Mary’s freshman Nick Tait
(Silver Spring, Md./Sandy Spring Friends) and Southern Virginia
sophomore Scott Zaring (Lynchburg, Va./Jefferson Forest) were both
honored by the coaches after their first year of play in the
CAC.
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2013 All-CAC Men’s Soccer Team
First Team
Yr. Pos.
Team Hometown/High
School Previous All-CAC Honors
Jalon Brown Jr.
For Christopher
Newport Yorktown, Va./Grafton
Tanner East Jr.
For
Salisbury Salisbury,
Md./Parkside
Jake Hower
Sr. For
York Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro
Pablo Torrano Sr.
For Frostburg State Bethesda, Md./
Larry Corrnish Sr.
Mid
Salisbury Salisbury,
Md./Parkside 2nd in ‘12, 1st in ‘11
Tobi Iguade Sr.
Mid York Bowie,
Md./DeMatha
Caleb Lewis Sr.
Mid Christopher
Newport Mechanicsville, Va./Lee-Davis
Stephen Poorman Jr.
Mid
Salisbury Stroudsburg,
Pa./Stroudsburg
Aaron Beale Sr.
Def York Baltimore,
Md./Archbishop Curley 1st
in ‘12, 1st in ‘11
Logan Becker Jr.
Def
Salisbury Pocomoke,
Md./Pocomoke
Alec Faulkner Jr.
Def Christopher
Newport White Stone, Va./Christchurch
Sch.
Chris Jones Sr.
Def Frostburg State California,
Md./Leonardtown 1st in ‘12
Drew Staedeli So.
GK
Salisbury Ellicott City,
Md./Mt. Hebron
Second Team
Yr. Pos.
Team Hometown/High
School Previous All-CAC Honors
Ryan Balfour So.
For Christopher
Newport Sheeperton, England/Conestoga
Riley Fisher Fr.
For Mary Washington Staunton, Va./Stuart
Hall School
Will Mileski Fr.
For Wesley Shoreham, N.Y./Shoreham
Wading-River
Brendan Saberton
So. For
York Wilmington, Del./Salesianum
Chris Weaver Sr.
For York Baltimore,
Md./Archbishop Curley
Daniel Baxter Sr.
Mid York Baltimore,
Md./Calvert Hall College
Jimmy Grace Fr.
Mid Christopher
Newport Elkridge, Md./Briar Woods
Tommy Sangbuoasy
Sr. Mid Mary
Washington Manassas, Va./Osbourn 2nd in ‘12
Oluwatobi Sowande
So. Mid
Wesley Laurel, Md./Meade
Nick Tait
Fr. Mid St.
Mary’s Silver Spring, Md./Sandy
Spring Friends
Onar Yousefi Sr.
Mid
Marymount McLean,
Va./Marshall
Sheldon Blue Jr.
Def Wesley Marlton, N.J./Cherokee
Ryan Donahue So.
Def York York, Pa./York
Suburban
David Heller Jr.
Def Mary Washington Alexandria, Va./Mount
Vernon 1st in ‘12, 2nd in ‘11
Tommy O’Neal Jr.
Def Christopher
Newport Stafford, Va./North Stafford
Kyle Westbrook Jr.
Def
Salisbury Salisbury, Md./James
M. Bennett
Brad Schmidt Jr.
GK York Moorestown,
N.J./Delran
Scott Zaring So.
GK Southern
Virginia Lynchburg,
Va./Jefferson Forest
2013 CAC Player of the Year: Jalon Brown, Christopher
Newport
2013 CAC Co-Rookie of the Year: Jimmy Grace, Christopher
Newport
2013 CAC Co-Rookie of the Year: Will Mileski, Wesley
2013 CAC Coach of the Year: Gerry DiBartolo, Salisbury (6th
time, also in 1994, 1999, 2000, 2004 and 2007)