Seattle Pacific University Athletics

SEATTLE -- Three Seattle Pacific men’s soccer players were honored, including a pair of second-team selections, when the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Far West Region squad was announced Tuesday.

SPU sophomores Elliot Morton and Tyler Schultz were both named to the second team and senior Alec Nelson was a third-team choice.

Morton (Tacoma, Wash./Bellarmine Prep) anchored a defense that shut out six opponents and surrendered just 22 goals.  He netted three goals, including two game winners.

A midfielder, Schultz (Scottsdale, Ariz.) led the Falcons with eight goals and three game-winning strikes.

Nelson (Lynnwood, Wash./Meadowdale HS) registered six goals and three assists from his midfield position. He completed his collegiate career with 16 goals and 11 assists.

All three Falcons were previously honored as unanimous first-team All-Great Northwest Athletic Conference selections.

The SPU men did not receive a berth in the NCAA Division II Tournament despite an 11-5-3 mark that was a five-win improvement from the previous season’s record (6-10-3). They posted a 4-3-1 mark to place third in the GNAC standings.


2009 NSCAA All-Far West Region Men’s Soccer Team

First Team
GK, Markus Dickerson, Fr., Cal State Dominguez Hills
D, Jesse Baker, Sr., Grand Canyon
D, Mickey Daly, Sr., Cal State L.A.
D, Kevin Gallaugher, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills
M, Miguel Cucue, Sr., Cal State L.A.
M, Azael Gomez, Sr., Cal State L.A.
M, Andrew Marinez, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills
F, Sam Charles, Sr., Montana State-Billings
F, Kyle Ciliento, Fr., Grand Canyon
F, Federico Cino, Sr., Cal State L.A.
F, Victor Regalado, Jr., Cal State Stanislaus

Second Team
GK, Brook Johnson, Sr., Sonoma State
D, Ryan Larson, Sr., Cal State San Bernardino
D, Elliot Morton, So., Seattle Pacific
D, Marco Pulido, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills
M, Miguel Abascal, Sr., Cal Poly Pomona
M, Kellan Brown, So., Western Washington
M, Cory Taufer, So., Sonoma State
F, Albert Cabrera, Jr., Cal State San Bernardino
F, Tyler Reinhart, Jr., Cal Poly Pomona
F, Tyler Schultz, So., Seattle Pacific
F, Obi Agwu, Jr., Cal State San Bernardino

Third Team
GK, Ben Paneccasio, Jr., Grand Canyon
D, Ryan Hall, Jr., Sonoma State
D, Jared Kukura, Jr., UC San Diego
D, Mark Peters, Sr., Cal State San Bernardino
D, Wesley Whitt, Sr., San Francisco State
M, Trevor Hurst, So., Sonoma State
M, Alex Munoz, Jr., Cal State Dominguez Hills
M, Alec Nelson, Sr., Seattle Pacific
M, Cam Vickers, So., Sonoma State
F, Dylan Glass, Sr., San Francisco State
F, Greg Piechota, Jr., Cal State Dominguez Hills
F, Josh Suggs, Jr., Humboldt State