50 Years of Soccer: First and Second Teams From 1993-Present

The first and second teams from the second 25 years have been released

MACOMB, Ill. — With the recent 50th Anniversary Celebration coming to a close, the Western Illinois men's soccer program released its Second All-Leatherneck 25-year team, which consists of the best players from 1993-present.

The list of the First and Second Teams from the 'All-Leatherneck Second 25-Year Team' was decided by a committee.

50TH ANNIVERSARY BANQUET PHOTO GALLERY | 1967-1992 FIRST TEAM | 1967-1992 SECOND TEAM | 1967-1992 HONORABLE MENTIONS | 1993-PRESENT HONORABLE MENTIONS

FIRST TEAM:

DEFENDERS:
Charlie Bales (All-Tournament: 2011 (MVP), 2012, 2014) (All-Newcomer Team: 2010) (First Team All-League: 2011-12, 2014) (DPOTY: 2011, 2014)
Oskar Gasecki (All-Tournament, 2009) (Second Team All-League/All-Newcomer Team: 2009)
Luke Greenwell (First Team All-Conference: 2005, 2006)
Nikola Katic (All-Tournament: 2008)

MIDFIELDERS:
Bryan Blakemore (All-Tournament: 1995) (First Team All-Conference: 1995, 1996, 1997)
Husref Jupic (All-Tournament, 2009, 2011, 2013) (First Team All-League: 2013) (Second Team All-League: 2011)
Kosuke Kimura (All-Tournament: 2005, 2006) (First Team All-Conference: 2005) (Second Team All-Conference: 2003, 2006)
Mike Verning (All-Tournament: 1995) (First Team All-Conference: 1994, 1995)

FORWARDS:
Martin Browne Jr. (First Team All-Conference (NOTY): 2006) (Second Team All-League: 2009)
Nowaf Jaman (All-Tournament MVP: 2004) (First Team All-Conference: 2004, 2005) (Second Team All-Conference: 2003)
Justin Langan (All-Tournament: 2002) (First Team All-Conference: 2000-2003) (NOTW: 2000)

GOALKEEPER:
Stephen Patterson (All-Tournament MVP: 2009) (First Team All-Conference: 2006 (DPOTY), 2008) (Second Team All-League: 2009)

SECOND TEAM:

DEFENDERS
Erick Bloom (First Team All-League: 2014) (Second Team All-League: 2013, 2015)
Austin Gochneaur (All-Tournament: 2013) (Second Team All-League: 2014, 2015)
Diego Zamudio (First Team All-League: 2009)
Dan Zwerling (First Team All-Conference: 2006)

MIDFIELDERS:
Mario Alvarez (All-Tournament: 2014) (First Team All-League: 2014)
Nick Bohnenkamp (All-Tournament MVP: 2005) (First Team All-Conference: 2006)
Elton Fernandes (All-Tournament: 2004) (Second Team All-Conference: 2004, 2006)
Mariano Leo (All-Tournament: 2011) (Second Team All-League: 2010, 2011) (All-Newcomer Team: 2010)

FORWARDS:
Nathan Bruinsma (All-Tournament MVP: 2012) (First Team All-League: 2012) (Second team All-League: 2011)
Troy Markin (Second Team All-Conference: 1999) (First Team All-Conference (POTY): 2000)
Matt Wieclaw (All-Tournament MVP: 2006) (First Team All-Conference (POTY): 2006) (Second Team All-Conference: 2005)

GOALKEEPER:
Yves Dietrich (All-Tournament: 2012, 2014) (First Team All-League (GOTY): 2014)

POTY: Player of the Year
DPOTY: Defensive Player of the Year
NOTY: Newcomer of the Year
GOTY: Goalkeeper of the Year *Began in 2012
MVP: Tournament Most Valuable Player

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