WALNUT CREEK, Calif. ? In a vote of the conference's head coaches, Sonoma State sophomore Andew Bailey was chosen as the 2006 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Soccer Most Valuable Player of the Year.
The coaches also voted Tony Choi of UC San Diego as Freshman of the Year and Derrek Horn of Cal State L.A. as the Newcomer of the Year. Sonoma State head coach Marcus Ziemer was selected Coach of the Year. Additionally, 30 student-athletes were named to the All-CCAA First and Second Teams with 15 players receiving honorable mention.
Bailey, a forward from Davis, is second in the CCAA in scoring with 12 goals and four assists. Only Cal State Bakersfield's Lyle Martin has more goals than Bailey with 17. Bailey, who is also tied for fifth in game-winning goals scored, has led the Seawolves to the conference's best record of 13-2-1 (14-5-1 overall). He became the first Sonoma State player to win this award.
Choi, a midfielder from Folsom, was picked Freshman of the Year. He is second on the Tritons team with four goals and four assists while scoring two game-winning goals, which is tied for fifth among all players. He is the second UCSD student-athlete to receive this award (Brett Maurer, 2003).
Horn, a forward from Windsor, was selected as the top newcomer. Playing along side last year's Player of the Year in Morten Marthinsen, the transfer from Santa Rosa Junior College scored eight goals, which is fourth best in the CCAA, with two assists.
Ziemer was chosen by his colleagues as the 2006 Coach of the Year. Ziemer, who also won this award in 2002, has led the defending conference champions to a No. 2 ranking in the NCAA Far West Region and No. 16 in the NFCAA Top 25. The Seawolves will be the top seed in this week's CCAA Championships.
In addition to Choi's Freshman of the Year award, UCSD placed two student-athletes on the First Team All-CCAA squad and two more on the Second Team. Mark Moreira and Devon Cook earned First Team All-CCAA accolades while fellow senior Matt Horne and the freshman, Choi, earned Second Team distinction. Senior Dustin Tannenhaus earned Honorable Mention All-CCAA honors.
2006 California Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Soccer Honors
Most Valuable Player of the Year: Andrew Bailey, Sonoma State (SO, F, Davis)
Freshman of the Year: Tony Choi, UC San Diego (MF, Folsom)
Newcomer of the Year: Derrek Horn, Cal State L.A. (SO, F, Windsor)
Coach of the Year: Marcus Ziemer, Sonoma State
All-CCAA FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name Institution Year Hometown
GK Kyle Polak Cal State Dom. Hills SR Huntington Beach
D Brett Cook Sonoma State SR San Diego
D Mike Gardner Chico State JR Alta Loma
D Geoff Houck Humboldt State SO Temecula
MF Jesse Graham Cal State Dom. Hills SR San Diego
MF Mark Moreira UC San Diego SR Point Loma
MF Jason Phillips Chico State SR Visalia
AL Morten Marthinson (F) Cal State L.A. JR Oslo, Norway
AL Andrew Bailey (F) Sonoma State SO Davis
AL Dennis Idrissa (F) Cal State L.A. JR Niger, Africa
AL Oscar Garcia (MF) Cal State San B'dino SR La Verne
AL Derrek Horn (F) Cal State L.A. SO Windsor
AL Devon Cook (D) UC San Diego SR Carlsbad
AL Sammy Rivas (F) Cal State Dom. Hills JR Long Beach
AL Tadd Dolfo (F) Cal Poly Pomona SR San Diego
All-CCAA SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name Institution Year Hometown
GK Brian Linn? Chico State JR Portland, Ore.
D George Nixon San Francisco State SR Bozeman, Mont.
D Matt Horne UC San Diego SR El Cajon
D Matt Barker Cal Poly Pomona SR La Verne
MF Shogo Okuma Cal State Dom. Hills SR Okinawa, Japan
MF Kyle Satow CSU Monterey Bay JR Livermore
MF Keith Lambert Humboldt State SR Lancaster
AL Lorenzo Loson (F) Cal State San B'dino JR Rancho Cucamonga
AL Nathan Medina (F) Sonoma State SO San Diego
AL Robbie Handy (D) Cal State Stanislaus SR Marysville
AL LJ Reinhardt (D) Cal State Dom. Hills SR Palos Verdes Estates
AL Tony Choi (MF) UC San Diego FR Folsom
AL Mike Travis (MF) Sonoma State JR Davis
AL Casey Poston (F) San Francisco State JR Sacramento
AL Eric Larson (MF) Sonoma State JR Folsom
Honorable Mention: Frank Coelho, Cal State Stanislaus (SO, F, Modesto); Marvin Sandoval, Cal State L.A. (FR, MF, Reseda): Peter Hazdovac, Cal Poly Pomona (JR, D, San Pedro); A.J. Carboneau, Chico State (SO, F, Portland, Ore.); Mando Herrera, Cal State Stanislaus (JR, GK, Eureka); Doug Carr, Sonoma State (SO, D, Fremont); Kyle Lindquist, Cal State Stanislaus (JR, D, Clovis); Dustin Tannenhaus, UC San Diego (SR, D, Spring Valley); Armando Galvan, Cal Poly Pomona (SR, MF, San Marcos); Cory Craig, Cal State San Bernardino (SR, MF, Redlands); Stuart Gallant, Sonoma State (FR, D, Coronado); Devin Toohey, Cal State Dominguez Hills (JR, MF, Santa Paula); Artemio Arteaga, Cal State Stanislaus (FR, D, Gilroy); Drew Ryan, Humboldt State (SO, GK, Carmichael); Alberto Garcia, Cal State Dominguez Hills (SO, D, Santa Barbara).
