University of Memphis Athletics
Dayton O'Brien Selected to All-Region Team
Dec 08, 2005 | Men's Soccer
Dec. 8, 2005
For Immediate Release
Contact: Brandon Kolditz
wkolditz@memphis.edu, (901) 678-2444
Senior University of Memphis men's soccer forward Dayton O'Brien was named to the NSCAA/adidas All-Midwest Region Second Team on Thursday.
The honor is the fourth-straight regional team selection for the Memphis native who holds the Tiger program record for career assists with 34. In 2004, O'Brien became the first Memphis soccer player to be named an All-American.
A product of Evangelical Christian, O'Brien totaled 16 points for the Tigers with four goals and eight assists. The team captain helped Memphis earn its second-straight appearance in the Conference USA Tournament. An All-C-USA First Team selection, O'Brien is one of three players to register at least 20 goals and 20 assists in their careers at Memphis. O'Brien finishes his four-year career with 82 points on 24 goals and 34 assists.
O'Brien is joined on the regional team with fellow Memphis native and Creighton junior midfielder Michael Kraus.
NSCAA/adidas All-Midwest RegionFirst Team Pos Cl Name School Hometown GK Sr Chirs Dunsheath Bradley Rockford, Ill. D Sr Matt Wieland Creighton Omaha, Neb. D Sr Corey Farabi Drake Overland Park, Kan. D Jr Jay Needham SMU Ft. Worth, Texas MF Jr John Diraimondo Saint Louis St. Louis, Mo. MF Sr Richard Mupfudze Western Kentucky Bulawayo, Zimbabwe MF Sr Chris Hamburger Drake Lincoln, Neb. MF Sr Jesse Baker Drake Liberty, Mo. MF Sr Jorge Flor Oral Roberts Asuncion, Paraguay F So Ryan Anderson Missouri State St. Charles, Mo. F Sr Duke Hashimoto SMU Kapolei, Hawaii F Sr Kyle Brown Tulsa Southlake, Texas F Sr John Krause Vanderbilt Holliston, Mass.
Second Team GK Sr Nathan Platz Missouri State Coralville, Iowa D Sr Jeff Kellogg Bradley Dunlap, Ill. D Jr Andrew Peterson Creighton Plymouth, Minn. D Jr Justin Douglass Missouri State Spring, Texas MF So Pavle Dundjer UIC Belgrade, Yugoslavia MF Jr Michael Kraus Creighton Memphis, Tenn. MF Sr David Chun SMU Irvine, Calif. MF Sr Ryan Wileman Saint Louis Grand Prairie, Texas F Sr Dave Leung Oral Roberts Manchester, Jamaica F Sr Dayton O'Brien Memphis Memphis, Tenn. F Sr JimmyKlatter Eastern Illinois Geneva, Ill. F Jr Nowaf Jaman Western Illinois Safat, Kuwait
