LANCASTER, Pa. -- Franklin & Marshall's A.J. Kopacz, Johns Hopkins' Ian Whamond, and Ursinus' Keith Cappo claimed top honors to lead the 2021 All-Centennial Conference Men's Soccer Team.
Kopacz, a senior forward for the Diplomats, was chosen as Player of the Year. It marks the fifth time and F&M player has received the conference's top award, and first since 2013. Also a first-team selection, Kopacz has now earned All-Centennial honors three times in his career after being named to the second team in 2018 and 2019.
Whamond, a freshman midfielder for the Blue Jays, was named Rookie of the Year and All-CC first team. Whamond becomes the first JHU player to win Rookie of the Year since the award began in 2012, and is just the 13th freshman in CC history to be named to the first team.
Cappo was tabbed by his peers as Coach of the Year after guiding Ursinus to an impressive turnaround season in his sixth season at the helm. The Bears 10-6-1 overall and 5-4 in Centennial play, narrowly missing out on a playoff spot. Cappo and the Bears doubled their win total from 2019 and improved from 10th to sixth place in the conference standings.
Hopkins and F&M led the way with seven honorees apiece, followed by Washington College (6), Gettysburg (6), Swarthmore (4), Ursinus (3), Haverford (3), and Muhlenberg (2).
A 12-player contingent repeated as All-CC picks. Kopacz, JHU's Xander Lefevre, and Muhlenberg's Mark Walter collected the all-star honors for the third time in their career to lead the way. Players who collected their second All-CC awards included Washington College's James Strine, Johns Hopkins' Liam Creedon and Tim Treinen, Gettysburg's Jonathan Molina and Connor O'Donnell, Swarthmore Harry Nevin, F&M's Shay Adamson, Haverford's Noah Schwab, and Muhlenberg's Chris Richards.
Johns Hopkins has the most first-team selections (69) in the 29-year history of the Conference, followed by Gettysburg (54), Franklin & Marshall (44) and Muhlenberg (44). Dickinson (32) is next followed by Haverford (30), Swarthmore (16), McDaniel (12), Washington College (8) and Ursinus (5).
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First Team |
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Pos / Name |
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Hometown / High School |
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F-A.J. Kopacz, Franklin & Marshall * |
Sr. |
Green Brook, N.J. / Oratory Prep. |
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F-James Strine, Washington College # |
Sr. |
Hockessin, Del. / Salesianum School |
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F-Connor Fife, Gettysburg |
Jr. |
Newtown, Pa. / Holy Ghost Prep |
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F-Marco Grenda, Ursinus |
Jr. |
Perkasie, Pa. / Pennridge |
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M-Liam Creedon, Johns Hopkins # |
Sr. |
Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks East |
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M-Jonathan Molina, Gettysburg # |
Sr. |
Adelphi, Md. / Dematha Catholic |
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M-Ian Whamond, Johns Hopkins |
Fr. |
Riverside, Conn. / Fairfield Prep. |
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D-Harry Nevins, Swarthmore # |
Sr. |
London, England / American School in London |
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D-Tim Treinen, Johns Hopkins ! |
Sr. |
Glendale, Calif. / Flintridge Preparatory School |
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D-Carl Friedrich, Franklin & Marshall |
Sr. |
Rye, N.Y. / Rye |
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GK-Xander Lefevre, Johns Hopkins + |
Gr. |
Glenwood, Md. / Glenelg |
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Second Team |
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Pos / Name |
Cl |
Hometown / High School |
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F-Paul-Andre Coulibaly, Haverford |
Jr. |
Abuja, Nigeria / South Kent School |
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F-Steven Yakita, Franklin & Marshall |
Sr. |
Andover, Mass. / Saint John's Prep. |
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F-Greg Adams, Washington College |
Sr. |
Pasadena, Md. / Chesapeake |
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M-Shay Adamson, Franklin & Marshall ! |
Jr. |
Allen, Texas / Einstein School |
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M-Connor O'Donnell, Gettysburg ! |
Jr. |
Newtown, Pa. / Council Rock North |
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M-Noah Schwab, Haverford ! |
Sr. |
Millburn, N.J. / Millburn |
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M-Woojin Shin, Swarthmore |
Sr. |
San Jose, Calif. / Bellarmine College Prep |
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D-Fritz Reiter, Gettysburg |
So. |
Sewickley, Pa. / Quaker Valley |
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D-Logan Falzarano, Johns Hopkins |
So. |
Lebanon, N.H. / Lebanon |
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D-Nick Balbierer, Ursinus |
So. |
Newark, Del. / Salesianum School |
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GK-Sam Altman Farrell, Franklin & Marshall |
Jr. |
Severna Park, Md. / Severna Park |
| Honorable Mention | ||
| Pos / Name | Cl | Hometown / High School |
| F-Jack Carroll, Gettysburg | Jr. | Leonia, N.J. / Bergen Catholic |
| F-Aidan Dunphy, Johns Hopkins | So. | Florham Park, N.J. / Seton Hall Prep |
| F-Axel Whamond, Johns Hopkins | Jr. | Riverside, Conn. / Fairfield Prep |
| F-Eric Gwadz, Washington College | Sr. | Washington, D.C. / Woodrow Wilson |
| M-Chris Richards, Muhlenberg @ | Jr. | Lancaster, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic |
| M-Harrison Malone, Washington College | Jr. | Charleston, S.C. / Episcopal Academy (Pa.) |
| M-Aidan O'Malley, Ursinus | Sr. | Saratoga Springs, N.Y. / Saratoga Springs |
| D-Nur Adhikarie, Gettysburg | Fr. | Cape Town, South Africa / Taft School |
| D-Max Mouer, Haverford | So. | Houston, Texas / Memorial |
| D-Dallen Moore, Franklin & Marshall | Sr. | Philadelphia, Pa. / Aim Academy |
| D-Mark Walter, Muhlenberg & | Sr. | Westfield, N.J. / Westfield |
| D-Connor Anderko, Franklin & Marshall | So. | Monroe, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy |
| D-Alex Coster, Washington College | Jr. | Rockville, Md. / Richard Montgomery |
| D-Sean Nolan, Swarthmore | Jr. | Baltimore, Md. / McDonogh |
| D-Del Jenkins, Washington College | Sr. | Barrington, R.I. / Milton Academy (Mass.) |
| GK-Max Kral, Swarthmore | Jr. | Tokyo, Japan / Walter Johnson |
+ 1st team All-Centennial in 2019 and 2nd team in 2018
@ 1st team All-Centennial in 2019
* 2nd team All-Centennial in 2019 and 2018
# 2nd team All-Centennial in 2019
& Honorable Mention in 2019 and 2018
! Honorable Mention in 2019
Player of the Year – A.J. Kopacz, Franklin & Marshall
Rookie of the Year– Ian Whamond, Johns Hopkins
Coach of the Year– Keith Cappo, Ursinus
All-Sportsmanship Team
- Andrew McSlarrow, Dickinson, Jr., Sandy, Utah
- Christian Avila Neres, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
- Kevin Muhic, Gettysburg, So., Moorestown, N.J.
- Ben Ward, Haverford, Jr., Wellesley, Mass.
- Jason Werenski, Johns Hopkins, Gr., Suffield, Conn.
- Nick Starr, McDaniel, Sr., York, Pa.
- Josh Bordwick, Muhlenberg, Sr., Lambertville, N.J.
- Jason Meuth, Swarthmore, Sr., Mansfield, Mass.
- Kevin Devlin, Ursinus, Sr., Dresher, Pa.
- Ben Horgan, Washington College, Jr., Wilmington, Del.
Centennial Conference Players of the Year
- 1993 Javier Palazuelos, Dickinson, Jr., F
- 1994 Eric West, Johns Hopkins, Fr., F
- 1995 Tim Averell, Muhlenberg, Sr., F
- 1996 Noah Simon, Gettysburg, Sr., B
- 1997 Greg Stevcic, Gettysburg, Sr., M
- 1998 Jason Vishio, Gettysburg, Sr., F
- 1999 Chris Pryor, Gettysburg, Sr., F
- 2000 Matt Doran, Johns Hopkins, Jr., F
- 2001 Scott Runyon, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., F
- 2002 James Miller, Gettysburg, Sr., B
- 2003 Thomas Kane, McDaniel, Jr., M
- 2004 Gary Kane Jr., Johns Hopkins, Sr., GK
- 2005 Scott Morrow, McDaniel, Jr., B
- 2006 Brandon Corday, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., F
- 2007 Brandon Corday, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., M
- 2008 Matt Carlson, Johns Hopkins, Sr., M
- 2009 Cody Antonini, Muhlenberg, So., M
- 2010 Morgan Langley, Swarthmore, Sr, F
- 2011 Corey Adams, Johns Hopkins, Sr, B
- 2012 Javier Mena, Dickinson, Jr, F
- 2013 David Rosenfeld, Franklin & Marshall, Jr., B
- 2014 Lance Dotzman, Muhlenberg, Sr, M
- 2015 Sam Yarosh, Haverford, Sr, F
- 2016 Samy Ramadane, Johns Hopkins, Sr, F
- 2017 Patrick Santini, Gettysburg, Sr, F
- 2018 Nick Jannelli, Haverford, Jr, F
- 2019 Nick Jannelli, Haverford, Sr, F
- 2021 A.J. Kopacz, Franklin & Marshall, Sr., F
Centennial Conference Rookie of the Year
- 2012 Ryan Butler, Ursinus, Fr., F
- 2013 Dorian Wirz, Haverford, Fr., M
- 2014 Janse Schermerhorn, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., F
- 2015 Ugo Ukolie, Franklin & Marshall, Fr., F
- 2016 Nick Jannelli, Haverford, Fr., F
- 2017 RJ Moore Johns Hopkins, Fr, M
- 2018 Oladayo Thomas, Gettysburg, Fr, F
- 2019 Chris Richards, Muhlenberg, Fr, F
- 2021 Ian Whamond, Johns Hopkins, Fr, M
Centennial Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year
- 2013 Peter Maxted, Swarthmore, Sr., GK
- 2014 Alec McClean, Swarthmore, Jr., D
- 2015 Sam Yarosh, Haverford, Sr., F
- 2016 Mike Swiercz, Johns Hopkins, Jr., D
- 2017 Cole Rosenberger, Johns Hopkins, Jr., D
- 2018 Cole Rosenberg, Johns Hopkins, Sr., D
- 2019 R.J. Moore, Johns Hopkins, Jr., M
Centennial Conference Coach of the Year
- 2008 Eric Wagner, Swarthmore
- 2009 Sean Topping, Muhlenberg
- 2010 Bill Brady, Haverford
- 2011 Craig Appleby, Johns Hopkins
- 2012 Eric Wagner, Swarthmore
- 2013 Kyle Rush, Ursinus
- 2014 Sean Topping, Muhlenberg
- 2015 Shane Rineer, Haverford
- 2016 Shane Rineer, Haverford
- 2017 Craig Appleby, Johns Hopkins
- 2018 Zach Ward, Haverford
- 2019 Dan Wagner, Franklin & Marshall
- 2021 Keith Cappo, Ursinus
Four-Time First-Team All-Centennial Selections (7)
- Frank Adamson, Haverford, F, 1994-95-96-97
- Eric West, Johns Hopkins, F, 1994-95-96-97
- Ryan Kitzen, Johns Hopkins, M, 1998-99-00-01
- Brandon Corday, Franklin & Marshall, F, 2004-05-06-07
- Scott Bukoski, Johns Hopkins, F, 2007-08-09-10
- Ben Beaver, Franklin & Marshall, F, 2010-11-12-13
- Ezekiel Omosanya, Gettysburg, D, 2016-17-18-19
Three-Time First-Team All-Centennial Selections (14)
- Tim Averell, Muhlenberg, 1993-94-95
- Peter Kahn, Johns Hopkins, 1994-95-97
- Greg Stevcic, Gettysburg, 1995-96-97
- Todd Ervin, Muhlenberg, 1995-96-97
- Rich Billings, Haverford, F, 1996-98-99
- Matt Doran, Johns Hopkins, F, 1999-2000-01
- Aerik Williams, Johns Hopkins, M, 1999-2000-01
- James Miller, Gettysburg, D, 2000-01-02
- Scott Morrow, McDaniel, D, 2004-05-06
- Chris Bayon, Gettysburg, F, 2005-06-07
- Micah Rose, Swarthmore, M, 2009-10-11
- Cody Antonini, Muhlenberg, M, 2009-10-12
- Javier Mena, Dickinson, M, 2011-12-13
- Nick Jannelli, Haverford, F, 2017-18-19
First-Team All-Centennial Conference Freshmen (13)
- Frank Adamson, Haverford, F, 1994
- Peter Kahn, Johns Hopkins, D, 1994
- Eric West, Johns Hopkins, F, 1994
- Rich Billings, Haverford, F, 1996
- Ryan Kitzen, Johns Hopkins, M, 1998
- Aerik Williams, Johns Hopkins, M, 1998
- Brandon Corday, Franklin & Marshall, F, 2004
- Scott Bukoski, Johns Hopkins, F, 2007
- Ben Beaver, Franklin & Marshall, F, 2010
- Ezekiel Omosanya, Gettysburg, D, 2016
- Oladayo Thomas, Gettysburg, F, 2018
- Chris Richards, Muhlenberg, F, 2019
- Ian Whamond, Johns Hopkins, M, 2021