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SAPONG, WYATT NAMED TO ALL-STATE MEN'S SOCCER TEAM
1/21/2010 9:13:00 PM | Men's Soccer
WILLIAMSBURG, Va., Jan. 21, 2010 -- James Madison men's soccer players CJ Sapong (Manassas, Va./Forest Park) and Paul Wyatt (Modbury, England/Ivybridge) have been selected to the 2009 all-state team.
The team was selected by members of the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Sapong and Wyatt earned second-team recognition.
Sapong, a junior midfielder, led the Colonial Athletic Association in points (1.75) and goals average (0.62) and was second in assist average (0.5). In the NCAA national statistics he ranked seventh in points average, 16th in goals average and 17th in assist average. His season totals were 10 goals and eight assists for 28 points.
Wyatt, a freshman forward, scored eight goals and had two assists in 2009. He ranked second on the team in goals and points (18).
Virginia goalkeeper Diego Restrepo was named state Player of the Year, while Cavaliers' freshman Will Bates was named Rookie of the Year. Virginia head coach George Gelnovatch was named Coach of the Year after leading the Cavaliers to its sixth NCAA title.
Restrepo had a goals-against average of 0.31 and registered a school-record 16 shutouts.
Bates scored 12 goals and led the Cavaliers in game-winning goals with five and was named Soccer America's 2009 National Freshman of the Year.
Gelnovatch led Virginia to a 19-3-3 record and won the national championship over Akron in penalty kicks. He was named the national Coach of the Year by Soccer America.
2009 VaSID Men's Soccer University Division Awards
Player of the Year - Diego Restrepo, GK (Virginia)
Rookie of the Year - Will Bates, MF (Virginia)
Coach of the Year - George Gelnovatch (Virginia)
VaSID First-Team All-State
F - Andrew Hoxie, William and Mary
F - Darren Amoo, Liberty
F - Victor Freeman, George Mason
M - Tony Tchani, Virginia
M - Will Bates, Virgnia
M - Nane Joseph, Old Dominion
M - Nathaniel Baako
D - Greg Monaco, Virginia
D - Roger Bothe, William and Mary
D - Martin Vickerton, Longwood
GK - Diego Restrepo, Virginia
VaSID Second-Team All-State
F - Alan Koger, William and Mary
F - Harvey Headley, Longwood
F - Yannick Smith, Old Dominion
F - Paul Wyatt, James Madison
M - CJ Sapong, James Madison
M - Ross LaBauex, Virginia
M - Richard Edgar, George Mason
D - Michael Ward, Liberty
D - Chris Mandell, Liberty
D - Ayao Sossou, Virginia Military Institute
GK - Sean Kelley, George Mason
The team was selected by members of the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID). Sapong and Wyatt earned second-team recognition.
Sapong, a junior midfielder, led the Colonial Athletic Association in points (1.75) and goals average (0.62) and was second in assist average (0.5). In the NCAA national statistics he ranked seventh in points average, 16th in goals average and 17th in assist average. His season totals were 10 goals and eight assists for 28 points.
Wyatt, a freshman forward, scored eight goals and had two assists in 2009. He ranked second on the team in goals and points (18).
Virginia goalkeeper Diego Restrepo was named state Player of the Year, while Cavaliers' freshman Will Bates was named Rookie of the Year. Virginia head coach George Gelnovatch was named Coach of the Year after leading the Cavaliers to its sixth NCAA title.
Restrepo had a goals-against average of 0.31 and registered a school-record 16 shutouts.
Bates scored 12 goals and led the Cavaliers in game-winning goals with five and was named Soccer America's 2009 National Freshman of the Year.
Gelnovatch led Virginia to a 19-3-3 record and won the national championship over Akron in penalty kicks. He was named the national Coach of the Year by Soccer America.
2009 VaSID Men's Soccer University Division Awards
Player of the Year - Diego Restrepo, GK (Virginia)
Rookie of the Year - Will Bates, MF (Virginia)
Coach of the Year - George Gelnovatch (Virginia)
VaSID First-Team All-State
F - Andrew Hoxie, William and Mary
F - Darren Amoo, Liberty
F - Victor Freeman, George Mason
M - Tony Tchani, Virginia
M - Will Bates, Virgnia
M - Nane Joseph, Old Dominion
M - Nathaniel Baako
D - Greg Monaco, Virginia
D - Roger Bothe, William and Mary
D - Martin Vickerton, Longwood
GK - Diego Restrepo, Virginia
VaSID Second-Team All-State
F - Alan Koger, William and Mary
F - Harvey Headley, Longwood
F - Yannick Smith, Old Dominion
F - Paul Wyatt, James Madison
M - CJ Sapong, James Madison
M - Ross LaBauex, Virginia
M - Richard Edgar, George Mason
D - Michael Ward, Liberty
D - Chris Mandell, Liberty
D - Ayao Sossou, Virginia Military Institute
GK - Sean Kelley, George Mason
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