PAC announces all-conference men’s soccer teams
Thomas More's Austin Juniet and Westminster's Girish Thakar collected PAC Player and Coach of the Year honors

PAC announces all-conference men’s soccer teams

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GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org) – The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its 2015 All-PAC men’s soccer teams and yearly award winners Monday. 

The league's nine head soccer coaches selected the All-Conference teams and award winners.

2015 PAC Player of the Year honors went to Thomas More College senior forward Austin Juniet (Fort Thomas, Ky./Newport Central Catholic). A three-time All-PAC First Team selection, Juniet is the fifth Thomas More player, and first since Alex Oeswein in 2011, to earn Player of the Year honors. He led the PAC in points (55), assists (23), and game-winning scores (6), and was third in total goals scored (16). As of games played through November 8, he led all NCAA Division III counterparts in points, assists, and assists per game (1.21), and was second in points per game (2.89). Thomas More's appearance in this year's Division III Championship is the program's seventh straight. The Saints received a Pool C berth into the 61-team national field.

2015 PAC Coach of the Year honors went to Westminster College 18th-year head coach Girish Thakar. The award is Thakar's second (2008). Fourth-seeded Westminster locked up its first PAC men's soccer title since 2008 while earning the PAC's Division III Championship automatic qualifying bid after converting on four-of-five penalty kicks against second-seeded Geneva College in the title match of the PAC’s championship tournament. It is the program’s fourth PAC title (2015, 2008, 2006, 2002). Westminster's appearance in the Division III Championship is the fourth in program history and first since 2008.

Thiel College was voted the PAC's Team Sportsmanship Award winner. 
 
2015 PAC Men's Soccer Yearly Award Winners
PAC Player of the Year: Thomas More College senior forward Austin Juniet (Fort Thomas, Ky./Newport Central Catholic)
PAC Coach of the Year: Westminster College head coach Girish Thakar
PAC Team Sportsmanship Award: Thiel College
2015 All-PAC Men's Soccer (First Team)
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Sean Bernardi Geneva College Sr. MF Butler, Pa./Butler
Seth Loew Grove City College Sr. F Center Valley, Pa./Southern Lehigh
Tim Shackleton Grove City College Sr. MF Malvern, Pa./Great Valley
RJ Best Thomas More College Sr. MF Lorton, Va./South County Secondary
Austin Juniet Thomas More College Sr. F Fort Thomas, Ky./Newport Central Catholic
Tim Knauer Thomas More College Jr. MF Batavia, Ohio/Batavia
Brian Runyon Thomas More College Jr. F Parkersburg, W.Va./Parkersburg
Marcus Gurgiolo Westminster College Sr. MF Edinburg, Pa./Mohawk
Matt Kiernan Westminster College Sr. MF Venetia, Pa./Upper St. Clair 
Tyler Little Westminster College Sr. GK Slippery Rock, Pa./Slippery Rock 
Ethan McCarthy Westminster College Sr. MF New Castle, Pa./Neshannock
2015 All-PAC Men's Soccer (Second Team)
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Jack Waters Bethany College Jr. MF Epsom, United Kingdom/Glyn School
Abel Carleton Geneva College So. F Darlington, Pa./Beaver County Christian
Gib McCracken Geneva College So. D Beaver Falls, Pa./Beaver County Christian
Kyle Terrill Geneva College Sr. D Apollo, Pa./Kiski Area
Dale Reese Grove City College Jr. MF Rocky Hill, Conn./Loomis Chaffee
Kevin Proctor Saint Vincent College Jr. MF Hagerstown, Md./St. Maria Goretti
Paul Mokrzan Washington & Jefferson College Fr. MF Hilliard, Ohio/Watterson
Justin Nolfi Washington & Jefferson College Jr. MF Irwin, Pa./Greensburg Central Catholic
Benny Wilt Washington & Jefferson College Sr. GK Butler, Pa./Hampton
Victor Browne Waynesburg University Sr. F Newport News, Va./Menchville
Grant Gagnon Westminster College So. MF Johnstown, Pa./Westmont Hilltop 
2015 All-PAC Men's Soccer (Honorable Mentions)
Name School Yr. Pos. Hometown/High School
Brandon Crider Geneva College Jr. F Marion, Pa./Shalom Christian Academy
Luke Nolan Geneva College Fr. GK Wexford, Pa./North Allegheny
Alexander Rosenbaum Geneva College Sr. MF Chambersburg, Pa./Chambersburg
Ben Weaver Grove City College Sr. GK York, Pa./Dallastown
Alex Panaro Thomas More College Jr. MF Lawrenceburg, Ind./Lawrenceburg
Tyler Rapposelli Washington & Jefferson College Fr. MF Reading, Pa./Fleetwood
Cody Postupac Westminster College Sr. MF Export, Pa./Penn Trafford