Quintero Rivas, Dell Earn Men's Soccer All-MEC Honorable Mention
BRIDGEPORT, W. Va. – The Mountain East Conference announced All-MEC Men's Soccer awards on Friday, with sophomore Carlos Quintero Rivas and junior Caleb Dell receiving All-MEC Honorable Mention, after a vote by the league coaches.
Quintero Rivas, in his striker role, led Frostburg in goals on the season with nine, tying for the third most goals around the MEC, while also leading the conference in game winning goals with four. Quintero Rivas finished with 38 shots and 18 points, while tying the single game goal record for the Bobcats with a career-high four goals in a 4-2 victory over Wheeling at home.
Dell, featured throughout the season as a center back, played the third most minutes on the team with 1,320, being one of the main defenders for FSU all season. Dell helped lead Frostburg to their lowest goals against average since 2021, while also knocking in a goal and being credited with an assist in a game against Davis & Elkins.
All-MEC Men's Soccer teams and major award winners are listed below.
| 2023 All-MEC First Team | |||
| Pos. | Name | Cl. | School |
| GK | Keegan Grant | So. | Concord |
| GK | Marc Torrado | Sr. | Charleston |
| F | Joao Belmudes | So. | Charleston |
| F | Sinasi Emre Deniz | Sr. | West Va. Wesleyan |
| F | Mirai Sato | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| M | Evans Armah | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| M | Sam Newell | So. | West Va. Wesleyan |
| M | Connor O'Reilly | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| M | Lewis Redding | Sr. | Charleston |
| D | Kai Forsyth | So. | Concord |
| D | Juan Hermoso | Jr. | Charleston |
| D | Juan Pineda | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| D | Franco Tradatti | So. | Charleston |
| 2023 All-MEC Second Team | |||
| Pos. | Name | Cl. | School |
| GK | Danilo Wilson | Jr. | Notre Dame |
| F | Fabian Amhof | Jr. | Concord |
| F | Eduardo Barros | Gr. | Charleston |
| F | Shemar Daley | Jr. | Davis & Elkins |
| F | Vitor Otsuka | Sr. | West Liberty |
| M | Giorgos Diakos | So. | Charleston |
| M | Mark Donnelly | Sr. | West Liberty |
| M | Sahar Golov | Fr. | Davis & Elkins |
| M | Jose Suarez Monaco | Fr. | Charleston |
| D | Fran Anton Lopez | Gr. | Charleston |
| D | Allan Cuartas | So. | Davis & Elkins |
| D | Brogan Horniman | Jr. | West Va. Wesleyan |
| D | Jasper Newton | Fr. | West Liberty |
| D | Jaime Razo | Sr. | West Va. Wesleyan |
| 2023 All-MEC Honorable Mention | |||
| GK: Noah Underwood (WLU) F: Carlos Almeida (NDC), Stafford Dowling (UC), Zach Forehand (WLU), Carlos Quintero (FROST), Ailton Silva (NDC) M: Dominique Castano (DE), Callum Cleary (NDC), Modou Faye (DE), Elvis Gomez (CU), Dillon Rajkovic (WVWC) D: Mattia Bui (DE), Caleb Dell (FROST), Rhys Lewis (WLU), Jared Rimmer (NDC) |
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| 2023 All-MEC Freshman Team | |||
| Pos. | Name | School | |
| M | Will Couch | Notre Dame | |
| F | Max Evans | West Va. Wesleyan | |
| F | Zach Forehand | West Liberty | |
| M | Sahar Golov | Davis & Elkins | |
| F | Jon-Michael Gordan | Wheeling | |
| D | Jasper Newton | West Liberty | |
| M | Dillon Rajkovic | West Va. Wesleyan | |
| M | Jose Suarez Monaco | Charleston | |
| GK | Grant Wyles | Davis & Elkins | |
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| Offensive Player of the Year: Sinasi Emre Deniz (West Va. Wesleyan) | |||
| Defensive Player of the Year: Marc Torrado (Charleston) | |||
| Freshman of the Year: Jose Suarez Monaco (Charleston) | |||
| Coach of the Year: Daniel Smee (Charleston | |||
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