MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The Southern States Athletic Conference announced the 2026 men’s soccer year-end award winners Wednesday evening.
League coaches selected individual award winners and All-Conference and All-Freshman Teams, while Champions of Character award winners and Athletic Solutions All-Academic honorees were also recognized.
Coach of the Year: Gabriel De Queiroz, Faulkner
Player of the Year: Bernardo Juca, Faulkner
Offensive Player of the Year: Bernardo Juca, Faulkner
Defensive Player of the Year: Devin Koorn, Life
Newcomer of the Year: Fabian Arroyo, William Carey
Freshman of the Year: Bernardo Juca, Faulkner
Golden Gloves Award: Pawel Wolny, Life
Golden Boot Award: Bernardo Juca, Faulkner
Sportsmanship Award: Faulkner
At a Glance
- Faulkner has turned in one of the best seasons in program history, claiming the 2026 Regular Season Championship. Bernardo Juca leads the team with 17 goals and 13 assists, while scoring seven game-winners. He has recorded a point in all but three games
- Life has climbed to No. 2 in the latest NAIA Selection Committee Poll thanks to a stout defense led by Koorn and Wolny. The team has allowed only 14 goals, with Wolny making 51 stops
- For the Crusaders, Arroyo has two goals and five assists
| First-Team All-Conference |
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| Pawel Wolny |
Life |
GK |
| Yago Darub |
William Carey |
GK |
| Andre Ferreira |
Faulkner |
GK |
| Leo Freire |
Faulkner |
DEF |
| Devin Koorn |
Life |
DEF |
| Gustavo Nau |
Faulkner |
DEF |
| Kenson Pierre |
William Carey |
DEF |
| Tibo Jacobs |
Life |
DEF |
| Teddy Miranda |
William Carey |
DEF |
| Alvaro Hidalgo |
Life |
MID |
| Asaph Silveira |
Faulkner |
MID |
| Pepé Riofrio |
Faulkner |
MID |
| Fabian Arroyo |
William Carey |
MID |
| Souleymane Balde |
William Carey |
MID |
| Daniel Mulero |
William Carey |
MID |
| Bernardo Juca |
Faulkner |
FWD |
| Enrico Burigotto |
Life |
FWD |
| Angel Ugwumba |
Faulkner |
FWD |
| Fernando Pirry |
William Carey |
FWD |
| Andrei Apostu |
Life |
FWD |
| Ethan Moore |
Thomas |
FWD |
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| Second-Team All-Conference |
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| Bernardo Manzano |
Dalton State |
GK |
| Tanner Boxberger |
Mobile |
GK |
| Nicolas Cuna |
Dalton State |
DEF |
| Luka Brandic |
William Carey |
DEF |
| José Lucca |
Faulkner |
DEF |
| Alex Coba |
Life |
DEF |
| Augusto Del Rio |
Life |
MID |
| Noah Miller |
Mobile |
MID |
| Eugenio Cazares |
Mobile |
MID |
| Takahiro Suzuki |
Life |
MID |
| Cole Spady |
Xavier |
FWD |
| Konsti Witte |
Faulkner |
FWD |
| Jean Danitanga |
William Carey |
FWD |
| Manuel Cordeviola |
Mobile |
FWD |
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| All-Freshman Team |
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| Takahiro Suzuki |
Life |
MID |
| Cole Spady |
Xavier |
FWD |
| Bernardo Juca |
Faulkner |
FWD |
| Kenson Pierre |
William Carey |
DEF |
| Yago Darub |
William Carey |
GK |
| Isaiah Harvey |
William Carey |
DEF |
| Zen Tanaka |
UT Southern |
DEF |
| Bruno Abdallah |
Xavier |
MID |
| Samuel Davi |
Blue Mountain Christian |
FWD |
| Uros Andjelic |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
FWD |
| Jinto Kanagase |
UT Southern |
FWD |
| Ellison Haynes |
Xavier |
DEF |
| Devonte Allen |
UT Southern |
MID |
| Charlie Foss |
Thomas |
FWD |
| Fabio Medici |
Thomas |
DEF |
| George Steers |
William Carey |
MID |
| Tobias Galuschka |
Mobile |
DEF |
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| Athletic Solutions All-Academic Team |
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| Caleb Cooper |
Point |
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| Dillon Chisholm |
Point |
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| Paul Hollis |
Point |
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| Angel Martinez-Garrido |
Point |
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| Christopher Glass |
Point |
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| Canon Hitchcock |
Point |
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| Clemens Budde |
Point |
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| Joshua Boland |
Point |
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| Moritz Dalpiaz |
Point |
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| Tomas Calado |
Point |
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| Luka Rodin |
Point |
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| Clinton Rusich |
Point |
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| Griffin Montroy |
Point |
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| Ahmed Fofana |
Point |
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| Matheus Magnusson |
Faulkner |
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| Nico Maus |
Faulkner |
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| Iago Ramm |
Faulkner |
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| Miguel Romero |
Faulkner |
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| Antonio Rosário |
Faulkner |
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| Asaph Silveira |
Faulkner |
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| Pedro Trindade |
Faulkner |
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| Angel Ugwumba |
Faulkner |
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| Konsti Witte |
Faulkner |
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| Ivan Caraballo |
Faulkner |
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| Julio Cesar |
Faulkner |
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| Diego Cosenza |
Faulkner |
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| Leo de Souza |
Faulkner |
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| Andre Ferreira |
Faulkner |
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| Leo Freire |
Faulkner |
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| Bradley Ironside |
Faulkner |
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| Juraj Kanuch |
Faulkner |
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| Vitor Lote |
Faulkner |
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| José Lucca |
Faulkner |
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| Victor Fernandez |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Daniel Hope |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Harry Mayhew |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Karolis Zukauskas |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Diego Carrera |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Bryan Flores |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Emroy Mckenzie |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Ilyas Nazih |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Aidan Rollins |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Enrico Strunk |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Ben Kelly |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Benjamin Chretien |
UT Southern |
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| Frankie Draper |
UT Southern |
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| Filippo Fregoli |
UT Southern |
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| George Grice |
UT Southern |
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| Felix Hammel |
UT Southern |
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| Wilmer Jonsson |
UT Southern |
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| Marven MIchel |
UT Southern |
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| Nick Miske |
UT Southern |
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| Paolo Perez |
UT Southern |
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| Esteban Rangel |
UT Southern |
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| Christian Sentz |
UT Southern |
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| Mbulelo Bota |
Life |
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| Giuliano Acampora |
Life |
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| Andrei Apostu |
Life |
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| Enrico Burigotto |
Life |
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| Hugo Antonio Carbonell Garcia |
Life |
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| Leonardo Di Paola |
Life |
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| Pablo Diaz Corona |
Life |
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| William Galli |
Life |
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| Alvaro Hidalgo |
Life |
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| Devin Koorn |
Life |
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| Enrico Lazzari |
Life |
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| Mattia Papeo |
Life |
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| Harrison Quan |
Life |
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| Donovan Smiech |
Life |
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| Stan Van Der Lan |
Life |
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| Pawel Wolny |
Life |
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| ArturRubim |
Xavier |
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| Antonia Merola |
Xavier |
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| Matheus Moura |
Xavier |
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| Pierce Dugas |
Xavier |
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| Nicholas Dukes |
Andrew |
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| Ronaldo Rigaud |
Andrew |
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| Allan Cahen |
Dalton State |
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| Christofer Lopez |
Dalton State |
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| Bernardo Manzano |
Dalton State |
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| Jonathan Mindegaard |
Dalton State |
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| Sergio Salas |
Dalton State |
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| Vitor Kenzo |
Dalton State |
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| Jason Guerrero-Blanco |
Dalton State |
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| Joel Hernandez |
Dalton State |
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| Jack Kuspert |
Dalton State |
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| Pedro Silva |
Dalton State |
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| Kai Reading |
Dalton State |
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| Alexis Santillan |
Dalton State |
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| Georg Wissler |
Dalton State |
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| Fabio Barbosa |
Dalton State |
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| Nicolas Cuna |
Dalton State |
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| Yalin Alici |
Blue Mountain Christian |
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| Jordyn Keene |
Blue Mountain Christian |
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| Jesus Calvo |
Blue Mountain Christian |
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| Gilbert Idris |
Blue Mountain Christian |
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| Luan Nascimento |
Blue Mountain Christian |
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| Whemblem Goncalves |
Blue Mountain Christian |
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| Arata Tanaka |
Blue Mountain Christian |
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| Tomas Arriaza Jr. |
Thomas |
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| Fabian Cancio |
Thomas |
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| Ryan Donnelly |
Thomas |
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| Elia Casali |
Thomas |
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| Damien Fortin |
Thomas |
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| Franco Ghizzo Silva |
Thomas |
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| Luke Guerrier |
Thomas |
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| Eli Heil |
Thomas |
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| Kameron Kirksey |
Thomas |
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| Isaac Jordaan |
Thomas |
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| Andrew Lopez |
Thomas |
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| Daniel Mauldin |
Thomas |
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| Ethan Moore |
Thomas |
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| William Nye |
Thomas |
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| Jesus Palma |
Thomas |
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| Francisco Jose Visiedo Pereira |
Thomas |
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| Freddie Pickford |
Thomas |
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| Logan Reed |
Thomas |
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| Angel Rivera |
Thomas |
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| Edward Sack |
Thomas |
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| Joshua Turkstra |
Thomas |
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| Cameron Ward |
Thomas |
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| Gavyn Whitney |
Thomas |
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| Jake Wright |
Thomas |
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| Manuel Cordeviola |
Mobile |
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| Tiziano Klamler |
Mobile |
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| Kipper Miller |
Mobile |
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| Jireh Joshua Olawale Oyebamiji |
Mobile |
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| Nadji Rebai |
Mobile |
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| Marcello Tacca |
Mobile |
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| Jacopo Idalco Trolese |
Mobile |
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| Fatobi White |
Mobile |
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| Eugenio Cazares Herrera |
Mobile |
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| Paolo Conti |
Mobile |
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| Tristan Durflinger |
Mobile |
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| Leonardo Fuentes |
Mobile |
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| Caleb Gaines |
Mobile |
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| Oscar Hartley |
Mobile |
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| Yusuke Hiquchi |
Mobile |
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| Joaquin Rivera |
Mobile |
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| Guido Solaro |
Mobile |
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| Maximo Romagnoli |
Mobile |
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| Joseph Delaney |
Mobile |
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| Diego Sammur |
William Carey |
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| Cian Morling |
William Carey |
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| Matthew Rushing |
William Carey |
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| Mario Camacho |
William Carey |
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| Fabian Arroyo |
William Carey |
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| Fernando Pirry |
William Carey |
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| Santiago Molina |
William Carey |
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| Marco Lopez |
William Carey |
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| Ciro Ottado |
William Carey |
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| Gabriel Hernandez Les |
William Carey |
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| Daniel Mulero |
William Carey |
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| Teddy Miranda |
William Carey |
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| Joshua Salas |
William Carey |
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| Luka Brandic |
William Carey |
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| Niall Lovelock |
William Carey |
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| Champions of Character Team |
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| Giovanni Alquicira |
Andrew |
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| Jesus Calvo |
Blue Mountain Christian |
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| Ben Kelly |
Brewton-Parker Christian |
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| Nico Cuna |
Dalton State |
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| Gustavo Nau |
Faulkner |
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| Davide Albasini |
Life |
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| Guido Solaro |
Mobile |
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| Tomas Calado |
Point |
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| Angel Rivera |
Thomas |
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| Stephen Bailey |
UT Southern |
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| Santiago Molina |
William Carey |
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| Diego Horta |
Xavier |
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