Metro State’s Johnson Heads 2008 Daktronics All-Central Region

Men’s Soccer Team
Release Date: November 11, 2008
Regional Coordinator: Sarah Meier / 719-471-4936 / smeier@rmacsports.org


Colorado Springs, Colo. – Metropolitan State College of Denver’s Kellen Johnson was voted the 2008 Daktronics All-Central Region Player of the Year. Johnson, who was also named the 2008 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Player of the Year, led his team to a second place finish in the league and a berth to the NCAA Tournament.

Metro State led the region with six selections. Colorado Mines, CSU-Pueblo and Regis each recorded four representatives on the first and second teams, while Fort Lewis had three players and Upper Iowa notched two players on the all-region teams.

Fort Lewis and Metro State are the two participants from the Central Region that will compete this weekend. They will face each other on Thursday in the NCAA Men’s Soccer First Round.

Six of the 10 teams in the Central Region were represented on the All-Central Region team. The region consists of Colorado Christian, Colorado School of Mines, Colorado State-Pueblo, Fort Lewis, Mary, Mesa State, Metro State, Regis, UC-Colorado Springs and Upper Iowa.

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2008 Daktronics Division II Men’s Soccer All-Central Region Teams





FIRST TEAM
Pos., Name, School
F, Kellen Johnson, Metro State
F, Ola Sandquist, Metro State
F, Robert Kinsey, CSU-Pueblo
MF, Tom Settle, Fort Lewis
MF, Udobong Obotette, CSU-Pueblo
MF, Craig Signorin, Upper Iowa
D, Jeff Nelson, Colorado Mines
D, Gary Cole, Regis
D, Pat Laughlin, Metro State
D, John Christy, CSU-Pueblo
GK, Zane Wells, Fort Lewis



SECOND TEAM
Pos., Name, School
F, Euan Purcell, Fort Lewis
F, Nathan Kafer, Regis
F, Cameron Brown, * Colorado Mines
F, Sterling Copeland, * Regis
MF, Tyler Hambrick, Metro State
MF, Dylan Cook, * CSU-Pueblo
MF, Ted Decker, * Colorado Mines
MF, Steven Emory, * Metro State
GK, Andy Youde, Upper Iowa

*Tie



Player of the Year: Kellen Johnson, Metropolitan State College of Denver