CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Four Radford men's soccer players earned their spots on the Big South All-Conference teams, the conference office announced on Friday evening.
Redshirt senior midfielder
Victor Valls became a four-time all-conference honoree after being selected as a Second Team All-Big South performer. Valls set a career high with three goals in 2019, including the overtime winner against Howard on Oct. 1.
Octavio Ocampo earned multiple conference honors for the 2019 season, as the Guadalajara, Mexico, native was selected as a Second Team All-Big South performer and was also named to the Big South All-Freshman Team. Ocampo finished second on the team in points with nine, tied for third with three goals and tied for third with three assists, while starting 15 games as both a defender and a midfielder.
Midfielder
Mouhameth Thiam rounds out Radford's All-Conference honorees after being selected to the All-Freshman Team. Thiam led Radford in scoring with 13 points, scoring a team-high five goals and adding three assists. Four of Thiam's five goals came in Big South Conference matches, including three in Radford's final four conference games.
Additionally, redshirt junior defender
Jacob Wilkinson was selected to the Big South All-Academic Team. Wilkinson, who was also selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-District Team earlier in the week, set career-highs across the board with 11 appearances, 10 starts, four shots and 897 minutes played.
The Highlanders return to action on Sunday evening at Gardner-Webb in the quarterfinals of the Big South Tournament. Kickoff from Boiling Springs, N.C., is set for 6 p.m.
BIG SOUTH ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS
First-Team All-Conference
F: Thibaut Jacquel, Jr., Campbell
F: Ilias Kosmidis, Sr., High Point
F: Pol Monells, Jr., USC Upstate
MF: Ian Rees, Sr., Campbell
MF: Jonathan Bolanos, Sr., High Point
MF: Oskar Wang, Jr., Gardner-Webb
MF: Ryan Inman, Sr., High Point
D: Gideon Betz, Sr., Campbell
D: Franck Momo, So., Campbell
D: Moses Mensah, Fr., Campbell
D: Cesar Sancho, R-Fr., Presbyterian College
GK: Keegan Meyer, R-Sr., High Point
AL: Bissafi Dotte, Fr., D, Campbell
Second-Team All-Conference
F: Abel Gebrekiros, Jr., Gardner-Webb
F: Jordan Walshaw, Sr., Winthrop
F: Pedro Benito, So., Gardner-Webb
MF: Jordan Lonchar, Fr., High Point
MF: Matt Lock, So., Campbell
MF: Sergio Pinto, Sr., Presbyterian College
MF: Marc Carreras, Sr., Winthrop
D: Laurits Lillemose, Fr., Gardner-Webb
D: Luca Ziegler, Jr., Presbyterian College
D: Jonas Kalchner, So., Longwood
D: Octavio Ocampo, Fr., Radford
GK: Sam Lechuga, Jr., GK, Campbell
AL: Victor Valls, R-Sr., MF, Radford
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Alemu Mercer-Miko, Jr., MF, Campbell
Alessandro Sobacci, So., D, High Point
Adrian Edo Martin, Jr., MF, Presbyterian College
Nick Phipps, Jr., D, High Point
Jarrett Payne, Fr., UNC Asheville
All-Freshman Team
Moses Mensah, D, Campbell
Jordan Lonchar, MF, High Point
Jalen James, MF, Campbell
Mouhameth Thiam, MF, Radford
Adrian Morales, F, Campbell
Cesar Sancho, D, Presbyterian College
Bissafi Dotte D, Campbell
Karson Kendall, D, High Point
Laurits Lillemose, D, Gardner-Webb
Octavio Ocampo, D, Radford
Jarrett Payne, GK, UNC Asheville
All-Academic Team
Gideon Betz, D, Sr., Campbell
Petter Johansen, MF, Jr., Gardner-Webb
Nick Phipps, D, Jr., High Point
Jonas Kalchner, D, Soph., Longwood
Ricardo Hernandez, MF, Sr., Presbyterian College
Jacob Wilkinson, D, Sr., Radford
Kyle Adams, D, Sr., UNC Asheville
Joel Bunting, MF, Sr., USC Upstate
Leif Estevez, MF, Sr., Winthrop
Attacking Player of the Year
Thibaut Jacquel, Campbell
Defensive Player of the Year
Gideon Betz, Campbell
Freshman of the Year
Moses Mensah, Campbell
Coach of the Year
Dustin Fonder, Campbell
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Gideon Betz, D, Sr., Campbell
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