2020-21 #RMACmsoc All-RMAC Teams Announced
RMAC Media, Matt Kennedy
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Six student-athletes headline the 2020-21 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Men's Soccer All-Conference team that was announced on Thursday.
The major awards, along with All-RMAC First and Second Teams were voted on by the conference's 12 head men's soccer coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
Four forwards, four midfielders, four defenders and one goalkeeper each made All-RMAC First Team and All-RMAC Second Team. Players that did not make either First or Second Team but received one First Team vote or two Second Team votes were named Honorable Mention.
Leading this year's winners is the RMAC Player of the Year, CSU Pueblo's Vinzent Zingel, The sophomore has had a stellar season as one of the conference's best scorers and assist leaders. He is third in goals on the season with five and second in assists with five. Last year he played in all of the Pack's matches as a freshman, and now carries himself as the best point scorer on the Thunderwolves' roster.
There is a three-way tie for Defensive Player of the Year between Colorado Mesa's Ethan Anderson, CSU Pueblo's Nick Burgess and Colorado Christian's Max Collingwood.
Anderson leads the RMAC in assists per game with .833 and also has the fourth most points in the RMAC. Burgess leads the Pack defense that helps own the second-best point margin in the RMAC and Max Collingwood was the goalkeeper that led the Cougars to their first winning season in program history.
Brendan Brown of Colorado Mesa has been named the Goalkeeper of the Year a season removed from winning the same award back in 2019. The Cambridge native leads the RMAC in goals against average (.157), save percentage (.929) and shutouts (six). Against the nation's best, Brown has the fourth most shutouts in the country.
From UC-Colorado Springs, Alex Andersson is the Freshman of the Year after an inaugural college season in which he leads the Mountain Lions in points, goals and assists.
Finally, Colorado Mesa head coach, Jon Fridal, is the RMAC Coach of the Year after leading CMU to a divisional championship and the No. 1 seed for the RMAC Tournament. In only his first year, Fridal guided CMU to a 5-0-1 regular season record.
RMAC Major Awards
Player of the Year
Vinzent Zingel, CSU Pueblo
Defensive Player(s) of the Year (Three-way tie)
Ethan Anderson, Colorado Mesa
Nick Burgess, CSU Pueblo
Max Collingwood, Colorado Christian
Goalkeeper of the Year
Brendan Brown, Colorado Mesa
Freshman of the Year
Alex Andersson, UCCS
Coach of the Year
Jon Fridal, Colorado Mesa
All-RMAC First Team
F- Miguel De Leon Jr, CSU Pueblo
F-Alec Fronapfel, Colorado Mesa
F-Joe O'Sullivan, CSU Pueblo
F- Vinzent Zingel (POTY), CSU Pueblo
M-Kaden Amano, Westminster
M-Ethan Anderson, Colorado Mesa
M-Loic Jean-Baptiste, Fort Lewis
M-Daisuke Takanaka, Colorado Mesa
D-Greyson Adams, Colorado School of Mines
D-Nick Burgess, CSU Pueblo
D-Gavin Flitton, Westminster
D- Danilo Pekovic, Regis
GK- Brendan Brown, Colorado Mesa
All-RMAC Second Team
F- Max Bingman, Westminster
F-Kristian Hooker, Regis
F- Azad Iliozer, Colorado School of Mines
F- Jean Carre, Regis
M- Alex Andersson, UCCS
M-Zach Moss, Westminster
M-Tristan Semelsberger, Colorado School of Mines
M-Talon Stanley, Colorado School of Mines
D- Brenton Brakke, South Dakota Mines
D- Danny Coronado, Fort Lewis
D- Liam McGuire, UCCS
D- Chayce Willet, Colorado Christian
GK-Peter Byrne, Fort Lewis
Honorable Mention
Matt Baldridge, Fort Lewis
Kyle Bergmeier, Regis
Garrett Cole, South Dakota Mines
Max Collingwood, Colorado Christian
Dominik Huetgens, CSU Pueblo
Michael Jiminez, Regis
Emil Joensson, CSU Pueblo
Marshall Johnson, Westminster
Parker Klein, Regis
Gabe Legendre, Fort Lewis
Jorge Lopez, Colorado Christian
Milen Manchev, Fort Lewis
Zach Nielsen, Westminster
Adan Perez, MSU Denver
Michael Sprauer, Colorado School of Mines
Isa Trujillo, Colorado Mesa