Men's Soccer All-MACCC and Region 23 Teams Announced, Tiago Honorio, Jr. Named MACCC Player of the Year

JACKSON, Miss. -- The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC) today released their 2024 Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams and Player of the Year honorees. The teams were voted on by a panel of the MACCC's men's soccer head coaches.

Pearl River's Tiago Honorio, Jr. was named MACCC Men's Soccer Player of the Year. The sophomore forward from São Paulo, Brazil is the first Men's Soccer Player of the Year in league history, and was named First Team All-MACCC, All-Region 23, and NJCAA Third Team All-America during the 2023 campaign. For the current campaign, Honorio, Jr. led the MACCC in scoring and shooting, with a .475 shooting percentage, 29 goals and 8 assists.

 

The Pearl River men's soccer coaching staff, led by Head Coach Drew Gallant, were named 2024 Men's Soccer Coaching Staff of the Year. Assistant Coaches for the team include Joe Guinchard and Brandon Butler. Gallant is a Pearl River alumnus who is in his ninth year as head coach of the team.

 

The Pearl River Wildcats (13-4-4) won the 2024 Gulf South District Championship, 3-1, over Jones, and earned the No. 7 seed to the NJCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship in Huntsville, Ala.

2024 MACCC Men's Soccer All-Conference Teams

First Team

Goalkeeper
David Ruiz Ospina, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College*

Defender
Alexander Mink, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College*
Cameron Chamberlain, Jones College*
Lawson Harvey, Jones College*

Midfielder
Sergio Padin, Southwest Mississippi Community College*
Callum Black, Jones College*
Yohan Bedoya, Copiah-Lincoln Community College*
Luke Dearsley, Itawamba Community College*

Forward
Tiago Honorio Jr., Pearl River Community College*
Cody Barnett, Hinds Community College*
Victor Moerck, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College*

Second Team

Goalkeeper
Elliot Duffy, Hinds Community College

Defender
Sebastian Kristensen, Pearl River Community College
Ryan McQueen, Hinds Community College
Alfredo Guerra, Itawamba Community College

Midfielder
Noah Fazal, Pearl River Community College
Frederik Levinsen, Hinds Community College
Nygel Jobe, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Forward
Xabier Souto-Rodriguez, Jones College
Emil Corfitzen, Pearl River Community College
Matt Reed, Jones College

Honorable Mention

Goalkeeper
William Blake, Itawamba Community College

Defender
Ian Graham, Pearl River Community College
Anders Jensen, Meridian Community College
Neko Worthy, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Midfielder
Jasintho Wielders, Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Diego Ayres Freitas, Meridian Community College
Kai Suchet-Pearson, East Central Community College

Forward
Justin Ruiz, Southwest Mississippi Community College
Hudson McIntyre, Copiah-Lincoln Community College
Will Barber, Itawamba Community College

 

Player of the Year

Tiago Honorio, Jr., Pearl River Community College

 

Coaching Staff of the Year

Pearl River Community College

 

 * = NJCAA Region 23 All-Region Team

 

About the MACCC

The Mississippi Association of Community Colleges Conference (MACCC)  is one of the premier community college conferences in the country and ranks among the elite in the nation in terms of alumni on professional sports teams. 

Current championship competition offered by the league includes competition for men in baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer and tennis.  

Women's competition is offered in the sports of basketball, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. 

 

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