Crossroads League Announces Men’s Soccer Award Winners

by | Nov 4, 2026 | Crossroads League, Headlines, Men's Soccer, Players of the Week

Crossroads League Announces Men’s Soccer Award Winners

JACKSON, Mich. – The Crossroads League announced its 2026 Men’s Soccer All-League honors on Wednesday, following No. 5 Indiana Wesleyan’s regular season championship.

IWU’ Matt Reeb claimed the top honor for the Wildcats, being voted the Crossroads League Coach of the Year.

The Crossroads League’s remaining top honors went to Marian’s Samuel Wehaus as the CL Player of the Year, Marian’s Leonard Assouan as the CL Offensive Player of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, Bethel’s Luca Canto as the CL Midfielder of the Year and Grace’s Vasco Tavares as the CL Defensive Player of the Year.

The All-Crossroads League awards are voted on by the CL’s head men’s soccer coaches.

2026 Crossroads League Coach of the Year

Matt Reeb, Indiana Wesleyan

2026 Crossroads League Player of the Year
Samuel Wehaus, Marian

2026 Crossroads League Offensive Player of the Year

Leonard Assouan, Marian

2026 Crossroads League Defensive Player of the Year

Vasco Tavares, Grace

2026 Crossroads League Midfielder of the Year

Luca Canto, Bethel

2026 Crossroads League Newcomer of the Year

Leonard Assouan, Marian

2026 First-Team All-Crossroads League

F-Samuel Wehaus, Marian
F-Leonard Assouan, Marian
F-Yarek Carnegie, Indiana Wesleyan
F-Mariano Chaves, Indiana Wesleyan
F-Micah Vasey, Spring Arbor
F-Noe Ferreira, Bethel
F-Miguel Bello, Mount Vernon Nazarene
M-Luca Canto, Bethel
M-Jose Garcia, Indiana Wesleyan
M-Guzman Trigo, Indiana Wesleyan
M-Fernando Laserna, Bethel
M-Matthew Loo, Marian
M-Caleb Swartzendruber, Spring Arbor
M-Josh Wesseling, Marian
M-Abdul Manaf Annor, Saint Francis

D-Vasco Tavares, Grace
D-Diego Arrieta, Bethel
D-Erick Vanzela, Indiana Wesleyan
D-Sam Goodin, Indiana Wesleyan
D-Pedro Rosa, Spring Arbor
D-Kovan Drenth, Huntington

G-Kadin Wolfe, Indiana Wesleyan
G-Brayden Pierson, Mount Vernon Nazarene

2026 Honorable Mention All-Crossroads League

F-Baba Sarr, Mount Vernon Nazarene
F-Kyle Phillip, Goshen
F-Nicolas Balbin, Saint Francis
F-Josh Byrd, Taylor
F-Gustavo Nunes, Marian
F-Rafael Zambrano, Marian
M-Max Nayo, Huntington
M-Omolemo Dladla, Saint Francis
M-Joao Antonio Rocha, Marian
D-Felipe Candido, Mount Vernon Nazarene
D-Camilo Pereda, Indiana Wesleyan
D-Gerald Ramirez, Marian

D-Lautaro Guerra Rodriguez, Taylor
D-Xavier Davidson, Mount Vernon Nazarene
D-Tyce Glover, Indiana Wesleyan
D-Luke Smith, Taylor
G-Noa Sonntag, Bethel
G-Tristan Edwards, Marian
G-Merlijn Van Der Veen, Saint Francis

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