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PRINCETON, W. Va. – The University of Charleston, which won the WVIAC regular and postseason championships, garnered the league’s top men’s soccer player and coach. The Golden Eagles’ Dion Peters earned WVIAC Player of the Year honors while Chris Grassie was tabbed the Coach of the Year. Wheeling Jesuit’s Ignacio Fernandez was named the Freshman of the Year.
Peters helped guide Charleston to both the regular and postseason titles. In just two tournament matches, he tallied four goals including the tournament winner. For the season, Peters led the squad with 15 goals and seven assists for 37 points. He also won the award in 2009 as a sophomore.
Fernandez helped Wheeling Jesuit to a spot in the WVIAC Tournament championship match. En route to his Freshman of the Year honoree. Fernandez led the team with five goals and four assists for 14 points. He guided the Cardinals to the No. 3 seed and a 9-9-2 record.
Grassie guided the Golden Eagles to a 13-6 record in his first season with the squad. He coached seven student-athletes that earned all-conference honors, five of which that were named first-team honorees.
Matthew Brown (WV Wesleyan), Ivan Deyanov (Concord), Harry Machacha (Charleston), Ryan McDougall (WV Wesleyan), Jose Noriega (Alderson-Broaddus), Dion Peters (Charleston) and Rob Vincent (Charleston) were named first-team all-conference selections in 2010 and 2011.
The Golden Eagles led the way with five first-team members. WV Wesleyan garnered four first-team honorees while Wheeling Jesuit added three. Alderson-Broaddus, Concord, Davis & Elkins and Pitt-Johnstown all had one first-team all-conference selection.
The complete 2011 all-WVIAC list is below.
First Team:
D-Dan Walmsley, So., Manchester, England (UC)
D-Adam Hintz, Jr., Sharon, Canada (UC)
D-Andrew Hickey, Sr., Loughborough, England (WJU)
D-Thomas Capstick, Fr., Ottawa, Canada (WVWC)
D-Sam Turner, Jr., Kidderminster, England (WVWC)
D-Tim Bugge, Sr., Stafford, Va. (D&E)
F-Dion Peters, Sr., Trincity, Trinidad (UC)
F-Harry Machacha, Sr., Germistown, South Africa (UC)
F-Derik Swope, Jr., Harleysville, Pa. (UPJ)
F-Ignacio Fernandez, Fr., Cordoba, Argentina (WJU)
F-Victor Picchio, Sr., Cordoba, Argentina (WJU)
GK-Ryan McDougall, Sr., Granby, Conn. (WVWC)
MF-Jose Noriega, So., Burke, Va. (A-B)
MF-Rob Vincent, Jr., Liverpool, England (UC)
MF-Ivan Deyanov, Sr., Winchester, Va. (CU)
MF-Matthew Brown, So., Whitby, England (WVWC)
Second Team:
D-Craig Cantor, Sr., Cincinnati, Ohio (UC)
D-Eric Grabiak, Jr., Scottdale, Pa. (UPJ)
D-Paul Cornelius, Jr., Toronto, Canada (SHU)
D-Billy Wilson, Sr., Glasgow, Scotland (WJU)
D/MF-Frazer McKinlay, So., Bridge of Earn, Scotland (CU)
F-David Nuernberg, Fr., Bremen, Germany (D&E)
F-HUmberto Bertran, Fr., Mexico City, Mexico (D&E)
F-Roberto Jofra, Sr., Miami, Fla. (OVU)
F-Zeke Buchta, Jr., Mount Pleasant, Pa. (UPJ)
F-Mike Belsito, Sr., Pittsburgh, Pa. (SHU)
F-Shane Lowery, Jr., Boonsboro, Md., (SU)
GK-Edgar Lopez-Zuniga, Sr., Rockville, Md. (SU)
MF-Matt Luchetti, So., Toronto, Canada (SHU)
MF-George Noubossie, So., Silver Spring, Md. (WJU)
MF-Daniel Smee-Jr., Newcastle, England (WVWC)
MF/F-Ryan Osborne, Jr., Wakefield, England (UC)
Honorable Mention:
D-Jared Hulme, So., Clarksburg, W. Va. (A-B)
D-Mike Creed, Jr., Springfield, Va. (A-B)
D-Chad Vargo, Sr., Wellsburg, W. Va. (SU)
D-Griffin Frazier, So, Prince Frederick, Md. (SU)
F-Caleb Bone, Fr., St. Albans, W. Va. (CU)
F-Lucas Lemine, Sr., Lewisburg, W. Va. (CU)
F-Christian Breaux, So., Cocoa, Fla. (OVU)
F-Andrew Starcevic, Fr., Canonsburg, Pa. (SHU)
GK-Mike Cuccaro, Jr., Pittsburgh, Pa. (UPJ)
MF-Chris Doran, Sr., Rotherham, England (A-B)
MF-Dan Savory, Fr., Norfolk, England (D&E)
MF-Alberto Di Girolamo, Fr., Waldshut-Tiengen, Germany (D&E)
MF-Kevin Doyle, So., Leesburg, Va. (SU)
MF-Dominic Welsh, Jr., Fallston, Md. (WJU)
MF-Phil Mshelbwala, Jr., Edinburgh, Scotland (WJU)
MF-Jacob Maitland, So., Norwich, England (WVWC)
Player of the Year: Dion Peters, Charleston
Freshman of the Year: Ignacio Fernandez, Wheeling Jesuit
Coach of the Year: Chris Grassie, Charleston
WVIAC Players of the Year:
1966: Gary White (Alderson-Broaddus)
1967: Dick Wilson (Alderson-Broaddus)
1968: Gary White (Alderson-Broaddus)
1969: Rildo Ferreira (Davis & Elkins)
1970: William Smyth (Davis & Elkins)
1971: William Smyth (Davis & Elkins)
1972: Dave Leckie (Alderson-Broaddus)
1973: n/a
1974: Al Paglial (Davis & Elkins)
1975: n/a
1976: Karl Largie (Davis & Elkins)
1977: Mike Grayson (Davis & Elkins)
1978: Karl Largie (Davis & Elkins)
1979: Mike Grayson (Davis & Elkins)
1980: Mick Riordan (Davis & Elkins)
1981: Martin Woodstock (WV Wesleyan)
1982: Alan Blackwell (WV Wesleyan)
1983: Martyn Conquest (Alderson-Broaddus)
1984: Leslie Farr (WV Wesleyan)
1985: Ian McDonald (Davis & Elkins)
1986: Mario Garcia (WV Wesleyan)
1987: Dan Kelly (Alderson-Broaddus)
1988: John Davies (Alderson-Broaddus)
1989: Michael Thompson (WV Wesleyan)
1990: Michael Thompson (WV Wesleyan)
1991: Dexter Sandy (Alderson-Broaddus)
1992: Atle Nesheim (WV Wesleyan)
1993: Jamie Chantler (Charleston)
1994: Ian Burgess (WV Wesleyan)
1995: Jim Findlay (Wheeling Jesuit)
1996: Wilco Ravestyn (WV Wesleyan)
1997: Dwight Donaldson (Alderson-Broaddus)
1998: Brian Cullen (Wheeling Jesuit)
1999: Rune Thuestad (WV Wesleyan)
2000: Joel Bailey (Wheeling Jesuit)
2001: Neil Holloway (Wheeling Jesuit)
2002: Jorge Geddes (WV Wesleyan)
2003: Leon Brown (Wheeling Jesuit)
2004: Jade Jones (Wheeling Jesuit)
2005: Richard Smith (Shepherd)
2006: Guillermo Tolaba (Salem International)
2007: Bond Phittayasri (WV Wesleyan)
2008: Anthony Peters (WV Wesleyan)
2009: Dion Peters (Charleston)
2010: Rob Vincent (Charleston)
2011: Dion Peters (Charleston)
WVIAC Coaches of the Year:
1976: Fred Schmalz (Davis & Elkins)
1977: Ken Burrows (WV Tech)
1978: Tom Martin (WV Wesleyan)
1979: Tom Martin (WV Wesleyan)
1980: Bob Gray (Alderson-Broaddus)/Nils Heinke (Davis & Elkins)
1981: Tom Martin (WV Wesleyan)
1982: Tom Martin (WV Wesleyan)
1983: Bob Gray (Alderson-Broaddus)
1984: Nils Heinke (Davis & Elkins)
1985: Tom Martin (WV Wesleyan)
1986: n/a
1987: Bob Gray (Alderson-Broaddus)
1988: Bob Gray (Alderson-Broaddus)
1989: Derek Leeson (WV Wesleyan)
1990: Derek Leeson (WV Wesleyan)/Bob Gray (Alderson-Broaddus)
1991: Greg Hooks (Charleston)
1992: Gavin Donaldson (WV Wesleyan)
1993: Mike Doran (Shepherd)
1994: Gavin Donaldson (WV Wesleyan)
1995: Bill Denniston (Alderson-Broaddus)
1996: Mike Doran (Shepherd)
1997: Gavin Donaldson (WV Wesleyan)
1998: Jim Regan (Wheeling Jesuit)
1999: Pete Curtis (Charleston)
2000: Jim Regan (Wheeling Jesuit)
2001: Gavin Donaldson (WV Wesleyan)
2002: Gavin Donaldson (WV Wesleyan)
2003: Jim Regan (Wheeling Jesuit)
2004: Florin Marton (Salem International)
2005: Joseph Okoh (Shepherd)
2006: Gavin Donaldson (WV Wesleyan)
2007: Mark Stollsteimer (Davis & Elkins)
2008: Dan Kelly (Alderson-Broaddus)
2009: Chad Duernberger (Charleston)
2010: Chad Duernberger (Charleston)
2011: Chris Grassie (Charleston)
WVIAC Freshmen of the Year:
1998: Josh Westbrook (Alderson-Broaddus)
1999: Joel Bailey (Wheeling Jesuit)
2000: Leon Brown (Wheeling Jesuit)
2001: Hans Schubert (Alderson-Broaddus)
2002: Jamie Ritchie (Shepherd)
2003: Matt Porta (Wheeling Jesuit)
2004: Makesi Bostic (Davis & Elkins)
2005: Jeremy Wood (Salem International)
2006: Mile Dragisic (Salem International)
2007: Gary Newson (Wheeling Jesuit)
2008: Chris Doran (Alderson-Broaddus)
2009: Rob Vincent (Charleston)
2010: Matthew Brown (WV Wesleyan)
2011: Ignacio Fernandez (Wheeling Jesuit)
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