CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The Big South Conference announced Friday evening the 2023 Conference Award Winners featuring three Highlanders that included Shady Hammam, Alex Kryazhev and Noah Haddad

Shady Hammam, who has stepped up to be a relentless defender on the Radford defense, was recognized in the second team all-conference having played a total of 15 games for the Highlanders this season. In those games played, Hammam recorded 1,211 minutes of play time and was also able to rack up 14 shots averaging .93 shots a game with five of those shots on goal. In the season finale he was finally able to find the back of the net for his first career goal as a Highlander in the draw against Presbyterian.

Alex Kryazhev was recognized as an honorable mention all-conference this evening. In the 17 games Kryazhev has played in the 2023 season he was able to rack up four goals and two assists for the Highlanders. He also notably was tied for seventh in the conference for shots on goal with 16. Kryazhev was also recognized earlier in the season having won the Big South offensive player of the week award, the first time a Radford player has won the award since 2019.

Wrapping up the awards was Haddad who not only stood out on the field but also in the classroom to earn the team's all-academic award. Haddad who is set to graduate this spring with a degree in nursing earning an impressive 3.75 GPA. Haddad in his career as a Highlander was named team captain for his final two years and has played in 38 games accumulating a total of 1,817 minutes of play and has proven to be a stout defender from the moment he first arrived. 
 

2023 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Award Winners
 

First-Team All-Conference

F:  Damorney Hutchinson, Jr., Presbyterian College

F:  Ricardo Ferreira, Jr., Winthrop

F:  Victor Faaborg Christensen, Fr., Presbyterian College

MF:  Jefferson Amaya, Soph., High Point

MF:  Seth Antwi, Gr., High Point

MF:  Brendan Herb, Sr., UNC Asheville

MF:  Conor Behan, Jr., UNC Asheville

D:  Finn McRobb, Sr., High Point

D:  Myles Edmondson, Jr., UNC Asheville

D:  Karson Kendall, Gr., High Point

D:  Felipe Marty, Sr., USC Upstate

GK:  Charlie Farrar, Jr., UNC Asheville

AL:  Carson Griffith, Sr., Presbyterian College
 

Second-Team All-Conference

F:  Jeremy Montero, Sr., USC Upstate

F:  Pablo Brimeux, Soph., Gardner-Webb

F:  Braiden Hall, Soph., USC Upstate

MF:  Nick Guido, Sr., Winthrop

MF:  Caio Hughes, Soph., Gardner-Webb

MF:  Sam Pitts-Eckersall, Soph., UNC Asheville

MF:  Kaya Ignacio, Sr., High Point

D:  Shady Hammam, Gr., Radford

D:  Mason Butcher, Sr., Longwood

D:  Griffin Stidman, Sr., UNC Asheville

D:  Diego Candia, Jr., Winthrop

GK:  Josh Caron, R-Fr., High Point

AL:  Santiago Hoyos, F, Soph., Gardner-Webb

Honorable Mention All-Conference

Alex Kryashev, F, Sr., Radford

Simao Coelho, F, Soph., Longwood

Alex Abril, F, Gr., High Point

Rodrigo Ferreira, MF, Jr., Winthrop

Tony Pineda, F, Gr., High Point

All-Freshman Team

Victor Faaborg Christensen, F, Fr., Presbyterian College

Anthony, Ramirez, MF, Fr., High Point

Josh Caron, GK, R-Fr., High Point

Jack Steel, MF, Fr., UNC Asheville

Max Fisher, D, Fr., Gardner-Webb

Cooper Jennings, GK, R-Fr., USC Upstate

Darcy Moffat, F, Fr., Longwood (tie)

Dzenan Cerimagic, F, Fr., USC Upstate (tie)

 

All-Academic Team

Giampaolo Nardi, MF, Soph., Gardner-Webb

Noah Holmes, F, Gr., High Point

Gonzalo Carrasco, MF, Gr., Longwood

Carson Griffith, MF, Sr., Presbyterian College

Noah Haddad, D, Gr., Radford

Brendan Herb, MF, Sr., UNC Asheville

Jakob Benz, D, Soph., USC Upstate

Grayson Woodard, F, Sr., Winthrop

Offensive Player of the Year

Jefferson Amaya, MF, Soph., High Point

 

Goalkeeper of the Year

Charlie Farrar, Jr., UNC Asheville

 

Defensive Player of the Year

Finn McRobb, D, Sr., High Point

Freshman of the Year

Victor Faaborg Christensen, F, Presbyterian College

 

Newcomer of the Year

Damorney Hutchinson, Jr., F, Presbyterian College

 

Coach of the Year

Zach Haines, High Point

Scholar-Athlete of the Year

Noah Holmes, F, Gr., High Point

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