BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. – The University of Charleston men’s soccer team swept all four major award categories when the Mountain East Conference announced Friday morning the 2024 all-conference selections. MEC head coaches participate in the nomination process and final vote to determine all-conference first, second, and honorable mention teams; the all-freshman team; and four top individual honors.
UC’s Jack Kay was named the MEC Offensive Player of the Year, while teammate Tristen Rose claimed Defensive Player of the Year honors. Another Golden Eagles defender, Joao Silva, was picked as the league’s top freshman, while UC head coach Daniel Smee was again named MEC Coach of the Year.
UC enters the MEC tournament with a 16-1-1 record. Kay is tied for second among all goal scorers with 10 in 17 appearances. Rose and Silva anchor a defense that ranks fifth nationally in goals against average (.588, 10 goals allowed in 17 games). Smee led UC to its third consecutive regular season championship, and the Golden Eagles will try to take home the tournament crown for a seventh consecutive time.
Overall, Charleston led the way with seven first-team selections and three second-team picks. The 2024 MEC All-Conference Teams are listed below.
| 2024 All-MEC First Team |
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
| GK |
Nathan Scargill |
Jr. |
Concord |
| GK |
Nicolai Gundersen |
Sr. |
Charleston |
| F |
Jack Kay |
Sr. |
Charleston |
| F |
Johan Magana |
Sr. |
Davis & Elkins |
| F |
Carlos Quintero |
Jr. |
Frostburg State |
| M |
Caio Moraes |
So. |
Charleston |
| M |
Mikey Tselios |
Sr. |
Charleston |
| M |
Darian Bradshaw |
Jr. |
Concord |
| M |
Franco Cassulo |
Sr. |
Davis & Elkins |
| D |
Tristen Rose |
Sr. |
Charleston |
| D |
Franco Tradatti |
Jr. |
Charleston |
| D |
Joao Silva |
Fr. |
Charleston |
| D |
Kai Forsyth |
Jr. |
Concord |
|
|
| Pos. |
Name |
Class |
School |
| GK |
Jan Foret |
Fr. |
Frostburg State |
| F |
Joao Belmudes |
Jr. |
Charleston |
| F |
Malher Santi Possu |
Jr. |
Concord |
| F |
Nils Benning |
So. |
Point Park |
| M |
Jose Suarez Monaco |
So. |
Charleston |
| M |
Toby Evens-Gilham |
Jr. |
Concord |
| M |
Dominique Castano |
Sr. |
Davis & Elkins |
| M |
Mateo Cuadros |
Sr. |
Frostburg State |
| M |
Cheroky Briard |
Sr. |
Point Park |
| D |
Juan Hermoso |
Sr. |
Charleston |
| D |
Ted Roberts |
Jr. |
Concord |
| D |
Joao Cavaletti |
Jr. |
Davis & Elkins |
| D |
Caleb Dell |
Sr. |
Frostburg State |
| 2024 All-MEC Honorable Mention |
F: Stafford Dowling (UC), Syrus Conolly (CU), Fabian Amhof (CU), Modou Faye (D&E), Zach Forehand (WLU)
M: Shemar Daily (D&E), Alex Retzos (FROST), Jasper Newton (WLU)
D: Santiago Maiolo (D&E), Cormac McGinley (WLU), Jerger Bjerkreim (WU) |
| 2024 All-MEC Freshman Team |
F: Jordan Taylor (WU)
M: Kyle Gordon (CU), Francisco Lopen Kreik (D&E)
D: Joao Silva (UC), Andrew Denard (FROST), Lachlan Quate (WLU)
GK: Jan Foret (FROST) |
| Offensive Player of the Year: Jack Kay (Charleston) |
| Defensive Player of the Year: Tristen Rose (Charleston) |
| Freshman of the Year: Joao Silva (Charleston) |
| Coach of the Year: Daniel Smee (Charleston) |