Nov. 10, 2009

MILWAUKEE - Freshman Andrew Wiedabach of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's soccer team has been named to the Horizon League All-Newcomer Team, announced today by the league office.

The all-conference squads were named, as well as the specialty award winners.

Wiedabach has started all 14 games he has appeared in this season and has taken a team-high 29 shots on the year. He scored one goal, coming in Milwaukee's 2-1 victory against Loyola Oct. 10.

University of Wisconsin-Green Bay junior JC Banks has earned Horizon League Player and Offensive Player of the Year honors, while Butler University sophomore Matt Hedges has been awarded Defensive Player of the Year and teammate Julian Cardona has claimed Newcomer of the Year accolades. Butler's Kelly Findley takes home Coach of the Year honors and Valparaiso University junior Ryan Schwarz is the league's Goalkeeper of the Year.

First Team All-Horizon League
Boris Gatzky, Butler, Sr.
Matt Hedges, Butler, So.
Kyle VondenBenken, Butler, Sr.
Slavisa Ubiparipovic, Cleveland State, Sr.
Josh Williams, Cleveland State, Sr.
JC Banks, Green Bay, Jr.
David Prochazka, Green Bay, Jr.
Tony Walls, Green Bay, So.
David Znaty, Green Bay, Sr.
Eric Gehrig, Loyola, Sr.
Ryan Schwarz, Valparaiso, Jr.

Second Team All-Horizon League
Conner Burt, Butler, Jr.
Fabian Knopfler, Butler, Jr.
Mitch Boyer, Cleveland State, Sr.
Michael Ferguson, Loyola, Sr.
Willie Koss, Loyola, Jr.
Ivan Stanisavljevic, UIC, Fr.
Kevin Stoll, UIC, Jr.
Stefan Antonijevic, Valparaiso, So.
Adrian Ortiz, Valparaiso, Jr.
Steve Shively, Valparaiso, Sr.
Braden Fleak, Wright State, Sr.

Horizon League All-Newcomer Team
Julian Cardona, Butler
Jared Isenthal, Butler
Tyler Pollock, Butler
Admir Suljevic, Cleveland State
Aaron Adkins, Cleveland State
Ryan Wehking, Green Bay
Andrew Wiedabach, Milwaukee
Josh Beard, UIC
Ivan Stanisavljevic, UIC
Jaymie Bullard, Valparaiso
Brad Bamberger, Wright State