PNCLL B Division All-Conference Team and Awards

[Dan Wishengrad]

1st Team
Attack - Zander Ault, Montana
Attack - Kris Olsen, Pacific Lutheran
Attack - Townsend Hall, Montana
Midfield - Jake Bagley, Montana
Midfield - Peter Drake, Whitman
Midfield - Aaron Hushagen, Pacific Lutheran
Defense - Jim Baumstark, Western Washington
Defense - Ryan Frey, Montana
Defense - Jeff "Homer" Roark, Pacific Lutheran
Goalie - Noah Symington, Western Washington
FOGO - Travis McCarthy, Montana
LSM - Matt Wuerfell, Pacific Lutheran

2nd team
Attack - Cody Hart, Albertson
Attack - John Healy, Western Washington
Attack - Nick Tkachuk, Pacific Lutheran
Midfield - Kevin Chase, Linfield
Midfield - Jake Schuit, Western Washington
Midfield - Jamison Whitehead, Southern Oregon
Defense - Chad Peterson, Pacific Lutheran
Defense - Dan Snell, Southern oregon
Defense - David Stearns, Whitman
Goalie - Blake Gaudet, Albertson
FOGO - Sam Suyehira, Albertson
LSM - Tyler Lee, Western Washington

Honorable Mention
Defense - David Ball, Puget Sound
Midfield - Ryan Brown, Pacific Lutheran
Attack - Josh Butterwegge, Western Oregon
Midfield - Kyle Chrisman, Southern Oregon
Attack - Alan Colombo, Central Washington
Goalie - David Crosby, Montana
Defense - Peter Daniels, Puget Sound
Defense - Joe English, Montana
Defense - Christopher Juergens, Whitman
Goalie - Alex Johnson, Linfield
Goalie - Ross LaGrandeur, Willamette
Midfield - Johnny Mack, Central Washington
Attack - Scott McAmis, Puget Sound
Defense - Kendall McCloud, Southern Oregon
Midfield - Kyle McWhirter, Western Oregon
Midfield - David Ogle, Whitman
Defense - George Peaslee, Lewis & Clark
Defense - Mike Pietrielle, Montana
Midfield - T.J. Serrianne, Central Washington
Midfield - Robert Thilo, Western Washington
Goalie - Kevin Wilson, Whitman


COACH-OF-THE-YEAR: Adam Lent, Western Washington

OFFENSIVE-PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Townsend Hall, Montana

DEFENSIVE-PLAYER-OF-THE-YEAR: Ryan Frey, Montana

MOST-VALUBLE-PLAYER: Kris Olsen, Pacific Lutheran

TOURNEY-MVP: Zander Ault, Montana

[lincoln02]

[speechless]

[Blake]

Pretty bummed Cody didn't make first team, but I'm honored to be ranked up there with so many good goalies. Pretty neat for a freshman to get first team in the cage. Good job Noah. Looks like he'll be the guy to beat for the next four years. (But geez, couldn't you have waited a year to come in to the league and let me take first? ha ha)

REALLY stoked about Suyehira taking second team on the face. Kid worked his butt off and I think it's really deserving.

In all, I'm stoked that Albertson went from 1 honorable mention guy last year, to 3 second teamers this season. Good for the program.

[TheBearcatHimself]

[speechless]

One of the few times I will agree with my boy lincoln here. Snell and Whitehead are first-team performers, period. Butterwegge only getting Honorable Mention after what he did with that team? Numbers aren't everything people, I understand, but he was a star for a team that looked like they had none. Gaudet 2nd team , I know you can't complain Blake but I'll do it for you respectfully, come on people look at the defense Blake had in front of him, then look at WWU's. No stats necessary for that pick. Symington is not a bad replacement though, he is a wall.

Cody on second team is probably the pick that blew me out of the water, well that and Whitehead.

Now don't get angry at me for this, I'm just encouraging discussion, and looking at first team I wouldn't want to be the one to tell those people that they have to move down to second team, but I was surprised by some choices I'll leave it at that.

Congrats to those who made it, I guess we can't have people being upset if our league isn't growing by leaps and bounds right? right?
And congrats to my ball-hawking friend Ross for making it and getting a W in his last game as a senior. Someone must have agreed with what I said in the Best Goalie forum even though he wasn't even listed in the top 11. Or maybe they just didn't know my name on the all-league selections from WU? jokes people they make the world go round

[Dan Wishengrad]

List updated to include the Tourney MVP.

Folks, All-star selection is not a perfect science. People will ALWAYS be able to debate the picks, and you can't please everyone. I would remind everyone that the Executive Board used a new process to make these picks this year, with every coach submitting a list of his own worthy players for consideration as well as a 1st team All-PNCLL comprised of players from other teams around the league. The selections announced at the PNCLL Banquet last night and listed above represent the votes of those B Division coaches, to a very large extent.

[muchachojones]

Maybe I am just tired and grumpy today but I have found that the last two years the all-star voting seems to do a poor job of reflecting the best players in the league. How does PLU end up with more first and second teamers than Montana. For instance, I played against a lot of better attackmen this year than the guy who won MVP. In fact, I think we always put our weakest D-pole against him. For example, if you take Olsen out of PLU, they are still going to win a lot of games. You take Hart out of Albertson and they might not win more than a game or two. Another thing that is odd is that 16 of the 24 first and second teamers are all from three teams. Sure WWU, PLU and Montana are good but they are not that much better than the rest of the league. It is wierd when two teams that make the playoffs somehow end up with no first teamers. It just doesn't add up. Here are a list of people who I think got especially screwed by the politics in the voting system:
Cody Hart (Clearly a first teamer + MVP canidate)
Jamison Whitehead (The by far best midfielder I have seen this year)
Kyle Chrisman (Should have been at least a second teamer, probably higher)
Blake Gaudet (Look. Noah is very good, but Blake is basically the entire D of Albertson. First tamer)

There are a couple of guys on my team that didn't even get named but since that is a biased opinion I wont get into it.


I'm sure there are plenty more of players who deserved higher but got screwed by the system.

[TheNino57]

I was declaring Noah Symington the best goalie in the league after I got a look at him this fall at a tournament. He got unloaded upon and made every single save. Honestly, not to take anything away from his teammates, but he won them a game that they otherwise would have lost by a fairly sizeable amount.

[SouLax#1]

You voters crack me up...its painfully obvious that none of you knows what its like to actually play against these guys...too many names to list

[The_Asian]

Gaudet and Hart got SCREWED.

[JustLAX]

Looking at the MVP pick I agree with the voters. If you look at Olsen's stats they are very well rounded: 33 goals and 31 assists. I think that it's important that attackmen be able to score goals but it's also important that they hook their teammates up with great assists. On the other hand Hart had 37 goals and only 17 assists. I'm kind of bias though playing with Kris for 3 years at PLU, but I stand with the decision to give him the MVP award.

[camthrax]

Hmmm, not a single player from an Oregon college on the first team... suspicious.

[TheBearcatHimself]

Looking at the MVP pick I agree with the voters. If you look at Olsen's stats they are very well rounded: 33 goals and 31 assists. I think that it's important that attackmen be able to score goals but it's also important that they hook their teammates up with great assists. On the other hand Hart had 37 goals and only 17 assists. I'm kind of bias though playing with Kris for 3 years at PLU, but I stand with the decision to give him the MVP award.

I'm not biased so I can try and address this the same way I addressed Blake in goal: Look at who they are passing to. If you are telling me that Cody only passed the ball 17 times then I am confused. When we played them he was a passing machine, setting up play after play after play. And how many assists would he have had if his guys converted half of them? At least ten, in that game alone. Now shoulda woulda coulda notwithstanding, numbers are numbers and they don't lie, Olsen was more rounded. But Cody played an MVP season and he had Albertson in the playoff hunt one year after they were shutout in 4 of 7 games. If that does not sway you, then you are too close-minded.

I'm not going to go into conspiracy theories here, but it is hard to be recognized in this league if you are new, also if you do not play for some of the good ole teams from back in the day. Just look at the all league D from last year and this year. You might as well have phoned it in, cause Snell ain't crackin' it. I'm not detracting from anyone on that list, don't get me wrong, but I know Snell played a season that deserved to have him up on that list. You put him in a gold and black jersey and he's there.

[squirts62]

I played against a lot of better attackmen this year than the guy who won MVP. In fact, I think we always put our weakest D-pole against him.

How'd that work out for ya???? PLU 2 Linfield 0. I mean that in no offense to the rest of your team, but you're respresenting them, and I think you should keep that in mind when you decide to make a post about the quality of another team's players.

[Band]

Considering what Cody had to work with and what he did, I would say that not only is he a no-brainer first-teamer but a serious MVP contender. Hard to argue that anyone has been more valuable to their team than Cody. Just my 2 cents.

[JustLAX]

I'm not biased so I can try and address this the same way I addressed Blake in goal: Look at who they are passing to. If you are telling me that Cody only passed the ball 17 times then I am confused. When we played them he was a passing machine, setting up play after play after play. And how many assists would he have had if his guys converted half of them? At least ten, in that game alone. Now shoulda woulda coulda notwithstanding, numbers are numbers and they don't lie, Olsen was more rounded. But Cody played an MVP season and he had Albertson in the playoff hunt one year after they were shutout in 4 of 7 games. If that does not sway you, then you are too close-minded.

I'm sorry if my comments were seen as putting Hart down, I haven't seen him play but from what I hear he is a great attackman. And I dont know if I am swayed by what you said becuase I have seen Olsen play alot both as a player for 3 years and this year as a spectator this year and he has become a dominant attackman in this league and it's very impressive that he never played lacrosse before college. I'm sure that Hart was in contention for the award and I am sure that next year he will be again, so just to clear things up I am not saying bad things about anyone but just supporting the executive boards choice.