December 9, 2011
SIUE's Wilhelm Named All-Midwest Region
Dec. 9, 2011
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - SIUE senior defender Ryan Wilhelm (St. Louis) has been named third team All-Midwest Region by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
Wilhelm, a first team All-Missouri Valley Conference performer, started 19 games as the team's top defender this season. He often marked the opponent's best offensive threat. Wilhelm recorded one shot on offense this season.
The Cougars finished the 2011 season with an 8-8-4 record and advanced to the MVC Tournament for a second straight season.
| COMPLETE NSCAA ALL-MIDWEST TEAM | ||||
| 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
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| 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. | SIUE | 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. |
