Barton Men
Eight members of the Barton Community College men's soccer team earned post-season honors with four landing on the All-Region VI second team.
Freshmen Ricardo Sepulveda garnered the Jayhawk West's Defensive Player of the Year as two Cougars landed on the first team with five landing on the second team. In the region voting Barton received one All-Region VI first team nod with an additional three more Cougars earning regional second team distinction.
Ranked No. 14 in final NJCAA Division I poll, the selections under first year Head Coach Jordan Rideout helped lead Barton to the program's 10th Jayhawk West crown with an 8-2 conference mark completing the season 11-3-1.
All-KJCCC Soccer Awards
All-Conference 1st Team
Ricardo Sepulveda (FR, Defender) *Defensive Player of the Year
Gabrielle Privitera (FR, Forward)
All-Conference 2nd Team
Ebrahim Diagne (SO, Forward)
Pedro Maximiano (FR, Defender)
Valdyslav Peretyatko (FR, Forward)
Marco Seyfert (SO, Goalkeeper)
Tyrick Sutherland (FR, Midfielder)
All-Region VI Soccer Awards
All-Region VI 1st Team
Gabrielle Privitera (FR, Forward)
All-Region VI 2nd Team
Ricardo Sepulveda (FR, Defender)
Valdyslav Peretyatko (FR, Forward)
Kai Ishimaru (FR, Midfielder)
Barton Women
Six members of the Barton Community College women's soccer team earned post-season honors with three landing on the All-Region VI second team.
The selections helped Barton to six shutouts during the year in placing third in the Jayhawk West at 8-4 with an overall season mark of 9-8-0.
Three sophomores landed on the first team of the KJCCC West Division team and on the second team of the region in leading the Cougar awards ranging front the front line of attack through the midfield and anchoring the defensive line.
Forward Domenica Pena's first team selection produced sixteen points consisting of six net shakers and four assists, with six points coming in a two goal, two assist performance leading Barton's victory over Hesston.
Larissa Modesto controlled the Cougars' midfield in addition to providing explosive speed to stretch the defense. Scoring three goals on the year including a game winner at Pratt, Modesto also dished out three assists, one setting up Pena's game winner versus Dodge City.
Defenseman Alexsandra Fernandes tallied six points on two goals and assist but was the backbone to the region's fourth best defense in surrendering just fourteen goals in league play.
Modesto and second team all-conference fellow midfielder Mercy Azanapo helped the Cougars to a fifth best offensive attack in the region.
Joining Fernandes on the backline in earning honors were second team all-conference selection freshman defensemen Kurumi Arakawa, who tied Pena for team high scoring honors, and honorable mention freshman Enola Prassel.