MSOC: 2019 all-star squads announced

EDMONTON - The 2019 Canada West men's and women's soccer all-star and all-rookie teams were unveiled Thursday, as the conference gets set for playoff action this weekend.

On the men's side, the Pacific Division first-place UBC Thunderbirds led the first team all-star charge with three, including 2018 CW Player of the Year Thomas Gardner. In total, five Thunderbirds were named all-stars, or all-rookies.

Leading the overall all-star and all-rookie charge were the Prairie Division Mount Royal Cougars with six.

The conference soccer playoffs open this weekend with men's quarter-final action. You can watch all four games by tuning into Canada West TV Presented by Co-op.

MEN'S FIRST ALL-STAR TEAM

Player / School / Year / Hometown / Program

• Goalkeeper
  • Jake Ruschkowski / Calgary / 3 / Calgary, AB / Engineering
• Defending players
  • Jackson Farmer / UBC / 3 / Edmonton, AB / Arts
  • Jacob Powell / Saskatchewan / 5 / Coquitlam, BC / Business
  • Hamish Walde / UBCO / 5 / Salt Spring Island, BC / Applied Science
  • Jan Pirettas Glasmacher / Thompson Rivers / 3 / Barcelona, Spain / Business
  • Trevor MacPhee / Mount Royal / 5 / Calgary, AB / Business
• Attacking players
  • Isaac Koch / Victoria / 4 / West Kelowna, BC / History
  • Victory Shumbusho / UBC / 3 / Chilliwack, BC / Arts
  • Mohamed El Gandour / Mount Royal / 2 / Calgary, AB / Business
  • Nikolas Baikas / Saskatchewan / 2 / Saskatoon, SK / Business
  • Thomas Gardner / UBC / 2 / North Vancouver, BC / Arts

MEN'S SECOND ALL-STAR TEAM

Player / School / Year / Hometown / Program

• Goalkeeper
  • Rob Goodey / UNBC / 4 / Langley, BC / English & History
• Defending players
  • Caleb Johnson / Trinity Western / 4 / Strathmore, AB / Business Admin.
  • Jordan Haynes / UBC / 2 / Selwyn, ON / Arts
  • Daniel Harrison / Mount Royal / 4 / Calgary, AB / Arts
  • Janko Vong / Alberta / 4 / Coquitlam, BC / Science
  • Jake Ruby / Trinity Western / 1 / North Vancouver, BC / Undeclared
• Attacking Players
  • James Fraser / Thompson Rivers / 4 / Kelowna, BC / Business
  • Dane Domic / Mount Royal / 1 / Calgary, AB / Open Studies
  • Cody Fransen / Trinity Western / 5 / Lynden, Wash. / Business Admin.
  • Dominick Zuczek / Calgary / 3 / Calgary, AB / Engineering
  • Gurmaan Jhaj / Fraser Valley / 5 / Aldergrove, BC / Qualifying Studies

MEN'S ALL-ROOKIE TEAM

Player / School / Hometown / Program

• Dane Domic / Mount Royal / Calgary, AB / Open Studies
• Jehmrode Kahlon / Fraser Valley / Abbotsford, BC / Science
• Jake Ruby / Trinity Western / North Vancouver, BC / Undeclared
• Miguel Da Rocha / Mount Royal / Calgary, AB / Computer Science
• Logan Chung / UBC / Port Coquitlam, BC / Kinesiology
• Eryk Kobza / Calgary / Kinesiology / North Vancouver, BC
• KB Bekwayo / Saskatchewan / Saskatoon, SK / Arts & Science
• Reid Adams / UNBC / Victoria, BC / Biomedical Studies
• Joey Seo / Trinity Western / Victoria, BC / Human Kinetics
• Pierson Stanley / UBCO / North Vancouver, BC / Management
• Tom Ruetten / Mount Royal / Calgary, AB / Open Studies

MEN'S ALL-STARS AND ALL-ROOKIES BY TEAM
School / First Team All-Stars / Second Team All-Stars / All-Rookies = TOTAL

• Mount Royal Cougars: 2 / 2 / 2 = 6
• UBC Thunderbirds: 3 / 1 / 1 = 5
• Trinity Western Spartans: 0 / 3 / 1 = 4
• Saskatchewan Huskies: 2 / 0 / 1 = 3
• Calgary Dinos: 1 / 1 / 1 = 3
• Thompson Rivers WolfPack: 1 / 1 / 0 = 2
• UBCO Heat: 1 / 0 / 1 = 2
• UNBC Timberwolves: 0 / 1 / 1 = 2
• UFV Cascades: 0 / 1 / 1 = 2
• Victoria Vikes: 1 / 0 / 0 = 1
• Alberta Golden Bears: 0 / 1 / 0 = 1