Coaches Tab Sherrod, Collins and Greer to NSCAA All-Midwest Region Teams
Dec 09, 2011 | Men's Soccer
Dec. 9, 2011
MEMPHIS, Tenn. - The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) have voted Mark Sherrod and Liam Collins to the All-Midwest Region First Team and J.J. Greer to the Second Team.
Sherrod, a semifinalist for the 2011 Hermann Trophy, set the school record for goals scored in a season with 19 and tied the record for points in a season with 42. He was also named Conference-USA Player of the Year, Offensive Player of the Year and All-Conference First Team.
Collins joined Sherrod on the All-Conference First Team. He recorded 11 assists on the season, the third most in a single-season by a Tiger.
Greer, who spent his first full season at center defender, earned All-Conference Second Team honors. His defensive presence was instrumental in helping the Tigers post six-shutouts on the season, the most by a Memphis team since 2004.
Collins and Sherrod join former Memphis great Dayton O'Brien as the only Tigers to be named to the All-Midwest Region First Team. This marks the first time since 2008 that Memphis placed a player on the All-Region teams. Only the 2007 Memphis squad placed more players on NSCAA All-Midwest Region teams, when four Tigers earned Second and Third Team honors.
First Team
Pos., Player, Class, School, Hometown
K, Brian Holt, Sr., Creighton, Omaha, Neb.
D, Diogo de Almeida, Sr., SMU, Piracicaba, Brazil
D, Andrew Duran, Sr., Creighton, Mokena, Ill.
D, Tyler Polak, So., Creighton, Lincoln, Neb.
M, Liam Collins, So., Memphis, Skibbereen, Ireland
M, Greg Jordan, Sr., Creighton, Naperville, Ill.
M, Christian Meza, Sr., Bradley, Carpentersville, Ill.
F, Ethan Finlay, Sr., Creighton, Marshfield, Wis.
F, Bryan Gaul, Sr., Bradley, Naperville, Ill.
F, Arthur Ivo, Sr., SMU, Bragança Paulista, Brazil
F, Mark Sherrod, So., Memphis, Knoxville, Tenn.
Second Team
K, Carl Woszczynski, Sr., UAB, Columbus, Ind.
D, Charles Bales, So., Western Illinois, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
D, J.J. Greer, Jr., Memphis, Memphis, Tenn.
D, Mladen Lemez, Jr., UAB, Sarajevo, Bosnia
M, Bruno Castro, Jr., Creighton, San Jose, Costa Rica
M, Matthew Kuhn, Sr., Drake, Raytown, Mo.
M, TJ Nelson, Jr., SMU, Garland, Texas
F, Juan Castillo, So., SMU, Kingwood, Texas
F, Tom Jackson, Jr., Marshall, Dunedin, New Zealand
F, Babayele Sodade, Sr., UAB, Windsor, Ont.
F, Max Touloute, Sr., IPFW, Les Cayes, Haiti
Third Team
K, Brian Billings, So., Bradley, Apple Valley, Minn.
D, Dylan Asher, So., Kentucky, Richardson, Texas
D, Darion Copeland, Fr., UAB, Stockbridge, Ga.
D, Ryan Wilhelm, Sr., SIU-Edwardsville, St. Louis, Mo.
M, Charlie Schwartz, Sr., Drake, Bettendorf, Iowa
M, Alexis Dominguez, Sr., Western Illinois, Miami, Fla.
M, Aaron Birk, Jr., Oral Roberts, Edmond, Okla.
F, Thomas Ostrander, Sr., Drake, Fort Dodge, Iowa
F, Heath Melugin, Sr., Missouri State, Springfield, Mo.
F, Matt Lodge, Jr., Kentucky, Rossington, England
F, Jarrett Hamilton, Sr., Oral Roberts, Toronto, Ont.
