GREENVILLE, Pa. (pacathletics.org)--The Presidents' Athletic Conference (PAC) released its 2021 All-PAC men's soccer teams and yearly award winners Friday afternoon. The league's 10 head coaches determined, by vote, this year's All-PAC teams and annual award winners. 

Grove City College junior forward Sam Belitz (Independence, Ohio | Independence) was named the PAC Player of the Year, while Franciscan University freshman forward Jonathan Schriner (Bluffton, Ohio | Bluffton) claimed the PAC Newcomer of the Year award. Bethany College third-year head coach Frankie Taal was voted the PAC Coach of the Year.

Belitz is Grove City's seventh PAC Player of the Year honoree since 1996 and first since Dale Reese in 2016.  

A three-time All-PAC selection (2nd in 2019, 1st in 2020-21, 2021), Belitz has made starts in 17 of Grove City's 18 matches this season. He leads the PAC in goals scored this fall with 15, ranks second in points (36) and is tied for third in assists (6). Five of Belitz's goals this fall have been match-winning scores. His 11 goals scored, six assists and 28 points logged during the PAC's regular season are all league highs. 

In 43 career appearances (36 starts), Belitz has totaled 63 points on 27 goals and nine assists. 

Schriner had a terrific first season for the Barons, earning starts in 14 of Franciscan's 17 matches this fall. His eight goals scored were tied for the fifth most in the PAC, while his 18 points rank sixth. Schriner posted 12 points on five goals and a pair of assists during Franciscan's 7-2 finish during the league's regular season, helping lead the Barons to the No. 2 seed in this year's championship tournament and a spot in last week's title match. 

Taal led Bethany to the No. 5 seed in the league's championship tournament. Appearing in the PAC Championship Tournament title match for the first time since 2010, Bethany earned its conference-best 31st title last week with a 3-1 victory over No. 2 Franciscan University. It was Bethany's first league championship since 2001. After getting off to a 2-6-1 start through their first nine matches, the Bison went  8-1 over their next nine, including its current five-match win streak. Bethany is 10-7-1 and finished with a 5-4 PAC record.

This is Taal's first PAC Coach of the year honor. 

As this year's PAC Championship Tournament winner, Bethany received the conference's automatic qualifying bid to the NCAA Division III Championship. The PAC is one of 43 conferences granted automatic qualification (Pool A) to the Division III Championship. Making its 20th all-time appearance in the Division III Championship, Bethany last qualified for the national tournament in 2006. The Bison won the 1994 Division III Championship in Ewing Township, N.J. Bethany will travel to University Heights, Ohio Saturday to take on John Carroll University (12-3-4), an automatic qualifier from the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC). It is the Blue Streaks' fourth-straight OAC Championship. Saturday's first round match will get underway at 11 a.m.

PAC Award Winners
PAC Player of the Year: Grove City junior forward Sam Belitz (Independence, Ohio | Independence)
PAC Newcomer of the Year: Franciscan freshman Jonathan Schriner (Bluffton, Ohio | Bluffton)
PAC Coach of the Year: Bethany third-year head coach Frankie Taal
 

All-PAC First Team
Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown | High School
Modou Faye	Bethany	MF	So.	Dallas, Texas | Evolution Academy Charter
Franco Ibanez	Chatham	D	Sr.	Frisco, Texas | Heritage
Ryan Tahbaz	Chatham	MF	Sr.	Los Angeles, Calif. | Palos Verdes
Sebastian Koehler	Franciscan	F	Gr.	Ashurn, Va. | Seton Home Study
Nick Miller	Franciscan	MF	Sr.	Galena, Ohio | Olentangy
Cole Sauer	Geneva	D	Sr.	Middleburg, Pa. | Midd-West
Sam Belitz	Grove City	F	Jr.	Independence, Ohio | Independence
Luke Greenway	Grove City	GK	Sr.	Penn Hills, Pa. | Penn Hills
Aaron McFeaters	Grove City	D	Jr.	North Canton, Ohio | Hoover
Sam Accordino	Westminster	D	Sr.	Canfield, Ohio | Canfield
Nick Iregui	Westminster	F	Gr.	Gig Harbor, Wash. | Charles Wright Academy

   

All-PAC Second Team
Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown | High School
Sebastian Arrocain	Bethany	MF	So.	Chivilcoy, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Campus Lincoln
Rokeba Cordice	Bethany	MF	So.	All Saints Village, Antigua | All Saints Secondary
Jahzinho O'Garro	Bethany	D	So.	St. John's, Antigua | Princess Margaret
Liam Nagle	Franciscan	D	Sr.	Manassas, Va. | Seton
Jonathan Schriner	Franciscan	F	Fr.	Bluffton, Ohio | Bluffton
Noah Abdel-Nabi	Geneva	MF	Jr.	Recklinghausen, Germany | Recklinghausen
Gabe Kemp	Geneva	GK	Jr.	Normalville, Pa. | Connellsville
Clay Meredith	Grove City	D	So.	Wheeling, W.Va. | Wheeling Park
Kennan Roewer	Grove City	MF	Sr.	Colorado Springs, Colo. | The Classical Academy
Tyler Caterino	Westminster	F	Sr.	Monessen, Pa. | Monessen
Marc Esqueda	Westminster	F	Sr.	San Bruno, Calif. | Junipero Serra

 

All-PAC Honorable Mention
Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown | High School
Adis Salihovic	Bethany	GK	So.	Dallas, Texas | Lake Highlands
Ramiro Veiga	Bethany	MF	Jr.	Buenos Aires, Argentina | San Roman
Stephen Comeaux	Chatham	D	Fr.	Frisco, Texas | Rick Reedy
Ken Richard	Chatham	D	Jr.	Tokyo, Japan | Langley
Trevor Rose	Chatham	GK	Fr.	North Ridgeville, Ohio | North Ridgeville
Jax Mautone	Franciscan	GK	Jr.	Kingston, N.Y. | John A. Coleman
Ryan Miller	Franciscan	MF	Fr.	Galena, Ohio | Olentangy Berlin
Joe St. George	Francisan	D	Fr.	Ashburn, Va. | Bishop O'Connell
Ian Gelsinger	Geneva	D	Sr.	Greencastle, Pa. | Greencastle-Antrim
Dominic Sambuco	Geneva	D	Fr.	Venetia, Pa. | Peters Township
Luke Kimmich	Grove City	D	Fr.	Murrysville, Pa. | Franklin Regional
Jose Hurtado	Saint Vincent	D	So.	Santa Cruz, Bolivia | Saint Benedict's Prep.
David Rahaman	Saint Vincent	F	So.	West Orange, N.J. | Saint Benedict's Prep.
Jonah Lentz	Thiel	D	Fr.	Greenville, Pa. | Greenville
Devin Weisbarth	Thiel	GK	Sr.	Akron, Ohio | Norton
Cade Wolfe	Thiel	D	So.	St. Clairsville, Ohio | St. Clairsville
Joey Feola	W&J	MF	Sr.	Carnegie, Pa. | Central Catholic
Michael Komaniak	W&J	F	Sr.	Oakmont, Pa. | Riverview
Sam Miller	W&J	GK	Sr.	Lewisburg, Pa. | Lewisburg
Quinn Pickering	W&J	D	Sr.	Camp Hill, Pa. | Camp Hill
Samuel Hawkins	Waynesburg	F	Jr.	St. Mary's County, Md. | Great Mills
Ryan McCann	Waynesburg	D	Sr.	Runcorn, England | Moon (Pa.)
Daniel Hott	Waynesburg	MF	Sr.	Cumberland, Md. | Fort Hill
Jad Jadallah	Westminster	GK	Jr.	Canfield, Ohio | Canfield
Kai Haseyama	Westminster	MF	So.	Encinitas, Va. | San Dieguito Academy

 

PAC Sportsmanship Team
The PAC Sportsmanship Teams were established to recognize student-athletes who have distinguished themselves through demonstrated acts of sportsmanship and ethical behavior and are an ongoing effort to recognize and encourage positive sportsmanship among all PAC teams and student-athletes.
Name	School	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown | High School
Valentin Ursino	Bethany	B	Fr.	Chascomus, Buenos Aires, Argentina | Instituto Carazon de Maria
Timmy Creamer	Chatham	B	So.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Central Catholic
Chris St. George	Franciscan	B	Sr.	Ashburn, Va. | Bishop O'Connell
Avery Wenger	Geneva	B	Sr.	Greencastle, Pa. | Greencastle-Antrim
Bryce Deaven	Grove City	MF	Sr.	Newport, Pa. | Greenwood
Cris White	Saint Vincent	MF	Sr.	Natrona Heights, Pa. | Highlands
Muataz Alqass Ishaq	Thiel	MF	Sr.	Pittsburgh, Pa. | Keystone Oaks
Thomas Einolf	W&J	MF	Sr.	Middletown, Pa. | Middletown
Jacob Nicholas	Waynesburg	B	Sr.	Chambersburg, Pa. | Shalom Christian Academy
Adam Saunders	Westminster	MF	Sr.	Ellwood City, Pa. | Riverside