LANGLEY, British Columbia – Five Spartans have been named Canada West All-Stars after Trinity Western's 6-6-3 regular season and a fourth-place finish in the Pacific Division.
TWU's selections are headlined by fourth-year forward
Charles Nana (Calgary, Alta.) and fourth-year defender
Adam Hajdecki (Surrey, B.C.) both being recognized as first-team all-stars. Nana led the Spartans with seven goals, six assist, and was second in Canada West in points with 14 points, on 30 shots in 14 matches. Hajdecki played in 15 matches with one goal from the back-line. Playing 90 minutes in 14 of his matches for a Spartan defence that finished seventh in CW in goals against at 1.13 per game.
Alongside Nana and Hajdecki are third-year midfielder
Jordan Low (Port Moody, B.C.) and fourth-year midfielder
Thomas Powell (Coquitlam, B.C.) who were named to the Canada West second team. Low finished the season with five goals and one assists with 26 total shots, while playing 90 minutes in 11 matches. Powell played in 13 games and scored one goal, with four assists and 40 shots, while playing 90 minutes in 13 matches.
Finishing off the Spartan Canada West awards is first-year forward Emmanual Dan-Adokiene ( Calgary, Alta.) who was named to the CW all-rookie team. Dan-Adokiene played in seven games and scored two goals with six shots on goal with a total of 372 minutes.
The fourth-place Spartans start the post-season against the Alberta Golden Bears in the Canada West quarter-final in Edmonton, Alta. Match time is set for 2:15 p.m. (MT) and can be seen live on Canada West TV. The winner will play the winner of Mount Royal and Victoria in the Canada West semi-final on Sunday afternoon in Edmonton, Alta. You can watch every game on the road to the CW Soccer Championship by tuning into Canada West TV.
2024 CW Men's Soccer First Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper
Callum Weir / Victoria
Defending players
Jake Bosch / Alberta
Adam Hajdecki / Trinity Western
Eric Lajeunesse / UBC
Joey Plenzik / Calgary
Fin Tugwell / Victoria
Attacking players
Owen Antoniuk / Calgary
Mateo Brazinha / Fraser Valley
Rilind Idrizi / Alberta
Charles Nana / Trinity Western
Gianmarco Plenzik / Calgary
2024 CW Men's Soccer Second Team All-Stars
Goalkeeper
Liam Collen / Alberta
Defending players
Rodane Cato / Alberta
Ethan Keen / Mount Royal
Chris Lee / UBC
Joel Martins-Correia / Alberta
Thomas Powell / Trinity Western
Attacking players
Miguel Da Rocha / Mount Royal
Henri Godbout / UBC
Jordan Low / Trinity Western
Matthew Pears / Victoria
Marcus Velado-Tsegaye / Alberta
2024 CW Men's Soccer All-Rookie Team
Jamal Ajab / MacEwan
Dante Colebourne / Fraser Valley
Max Comsia / UBC
Emmanuel Dan-Adokiene / Trinity Western
Marcus D'Andrea / Thompson Rivers
Henri Godbout / UBC
Kimia Kassanda / Calgary
Joven Mann / UBC
Eric Normandeau / Alberta
Caden Ruby / Alberta
Efe Udolu-Joshua / Calgary
About Spartan Athletics
As official members of U SPORTS, the Spartans currently compete in 13 sports in the Canada West conference, including women's and men's soccer, volleyball, basketball, hockey, cross country and track & field, as well as women's rugby sevens. TWU also competes as an independent team in men's rugby and women's and men's disc golf. Since TWU entered U SPORTS in 1999, the Spartans have won 14 U SPORTS team championships and 33 Canada West team championships.
About Trinity Western University
Recognized for quality, TWU has received seven consecutive A+ rankings for Quality of Teaching and Learning, holds three Canada Research Chairs, and wins national championships in U SPORTS. More importantly, lives are changed at TWU through its whole-person, Christ-centred approach to education. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, TWU equips leaders of character and competence to make a positive impact in the lives of others.
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