TORONTO - Humber College's Luca Uccello (Markham) is the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Men's Soccer Player of the Year. Uccello received the award in a ceremony held in Toronto on Thursday.
The fifth-year midfielder was the co-leader on the Hawks with 10 goals in 10 regular season matches, as Humber ran the table with a 10-0 unblemished record and the West Division championship. Uccello was a model of consistency, scoring in seven of 10 matches. Uccello received other honours as well, including Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian and West Division League First-Team All-Star.
The East Division Player of the Year is Atif Ali (Kenya) of Seneca College. The third-year defender played in seven matches this season and was a key reason why the Seneca Sting was recognized as the East Division Best Defensive Team after allowing just five goals against all season. Seneca also ran the table with a 10-0 record and the East Division championship. Ali received other honours as well, including CCAA All-Canadian and East Division League First-Team All-Star.
The West Division Player of the Year is Rahim Thorpe (Brampton) of Sheridan College. The second-year striker was the OCAA and West Division Scoring Champion scoring an impressive 19 goals in nine matches. Thorpe received other honours as well, including CCAA All-Canadian and West Division League First-Team All-Star.
The OCAA Rookie of the Year is Josip Stojanovic (Croatia) of Conestoga College. The midfielder scored seven goals in 10 regular season matches for an improved Condors squad. In addition to being named West Division Rookie of the Year, Stojanovic is also a West Division League Second-Team All-Star.
The East Division Rookie of the Year is Jacob Ball (Kingston) of St. Lawrence College. The East Division Scoring Champion scored a dozen goals in nine matches. Ball is also an East Division League First-Team All-Star.
Conestoga's Stuart Mackie is the OCAA Coach of the Year and a nominee for CCAA Coach of the Year. The Condors had a terrific turnaround season, finishing in second place in the West Division with a record of 9-1, much improved from their abbreviated 2-3-1 mark a season ago. Mackie is also the West Division Coach of the Year.
Angus Wong of Algonquin College is the East Division Coach of the Year. After a two-year hiatus for the Algonquin men's soccer program as a result of the pandemic, the Wolves roared out of the gates in 2022, winning five of their first six matches.
The East Division Defensive Player of the Year is Mark Do Coito (Toronto) of George Brown College. The second-year midfielder was an important reason why George Brown averaged only one goal per match against during the regular season. Do Coito is also an East Division League First-Team All-Star.
The West Division Defensive Player of the Year is Humber's Alex Meczarski (Richmond Hill). The fifth-year defender played in six shutouts for the Hawks in 2022. Humber was the West Division Best Defensive Team allowing just five goals against all season. Meczarski is also a West Division League First-Team All-Star.
Several OCAA League All-Stars were also recognized. In addition to Uccello, Thorpe and Meczarski, West Division First-Team All-Stars include Pedja Jovicic (Kitchener) and Malachi Ramsay (Cambridge) of Conestoga; Ryan Baker (Strathroy), Colin Elvie (Vittoria) and Michael Sneddon (Mount Brydges) of Fanshawe College; Kadell Thomas (Brampton) of Humber; and Riley Drkulec (Belle River) and Mateo Grahovac (Windsor) of St. Clair College.
In addition to Ali, Ball and Do Coito, East Division First-Team All-Stars include Alban Meto (Ottawa) and Oscar Forward (Ottawa) of Algonquin; Guedei Djimi (Ajax) and Deandre Watkis (Ajax) of Durham College; and Joshua Alegria (Toronto), Anthony Gurrieri (Maple), Alex Lewis (Ajax) and Francisco Thomas Cerros (Mississauga) of Seneca.
Joining Stojanovic as West Division Second-Team All-Stars are Alex Amaral (Cambridge) and Carson Davison (Burlington) of Conestoga; Santino De Bartolo (Bolton), Osman Hussein (Toronto), Damion Kaye (Mississauga), Federico Leal (Ottawa), Isaiah Noel (Toronto) and Holger Xhameta (Albania) of Humber; and Zain Nizam (Windsor) and Austin Severino (Kingsville) of St. Clair.
East Division Second Team All-Stars include Olivier Langlois (Rockland) and Benaiah Tesfaye (Ottawa) of Algonquin; Evan Amaral (Erin) and Isaiah Wisdom (Whitby) of Durham; Jason Alvardo (Toronto), Ethan Hunter (Toronto), Abubaker Hussein (Toronto), Mashhood Rehman (Scarborough) and Alon Steinbach (Israel) of George Brown; and Michael Pelligrini (Richmond Hill) and Aaron Toniolo (Toronto) of Seneca.
2022 OCAA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS
OCAA Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Luca Uccello, Humber
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Player of the Year
Atif Ali, Seneca
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Player of the Year
Rahim Thorpe, Sheridan
OCAA Men's Soccer Rookie of the Year
Josip Stojanovic, Conestoga
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Rookie of the Year
Jacob Ball, St. Lawrence
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Rookie of the Year
Josip Stojanovic, Conestoga
OCAA Men's Soccer Coach of the Year
Stuart Mackie, Conestoga
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Coach of the Year
Angus Wong, Algonquin
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Coach of the Year
Stuart Mackie, Conestoga
OCAA Men's Soccer League Scoring Champion
Rahim Thorpe, Sheridan
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Scoring Champion
Jacob Ball, St. Lawrence
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Scoring Champion
Rahim Thorpe, Sheridan
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Defensive Player of the Year
Mark Do Coito, George Brown
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Defensive Player of the Year
Alex Meczarski, Humber
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Champion
Seneca Sting
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Champion
Humber Hawks
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Best Defensive Team
Seneca Sting
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Best Defensive Team
Humber Hawks
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division First Team All-Stars
Joshua Alegria, Seneca
Atif Ali, Seneca
Jacob Ball, St. Lawrence
Guedei Djimi, Durham
Mark Do Coito, George Brown
Oscar Forward, Algonquin
Anthony Gurrieri, Seneca
Alex Lewis, Seneca
Alban Meto, Algonquin
Francisco Thomas Cerros, Seneca
Deandre Watkis, Durham
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division First Team All-Stars
Ryan Baker, Fanshawe
Riley Drkulec, St. Clair
Colin Elvie, Fanshawe
Mateo Grahovac, St. Clair
Pedja Jovicic, Conestoga
Alex Meczarski, Humber
Malachi Ramsay, Conestoga
Michael Sneddon, Fanshawe
Kadell Thomas, Humber
Rahim Thorpe, Sheridan
Luca Uccello, Humber
OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Second Team All-Stars
Jason Alvardo, George Brown
Evan Amaral, Durham
Ethan Hunter, George Brown
Abubaker Hussein, George Brown
Olivier Langlois, Algonquin
Michael Pelligrini, Seneca
Mashhood Rehman, George Brown
Alon Steinbach, George Brown
Benaiah Tesfaye, Algonquin
Aaron Toniolo, Seneca
Isaiah Wisdom, Durham
OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Second Team All-Stars
Alex Amaral, Conestoga
Carson Davison, Conestoga
Santino De Bartolo, Humber
Osman Hussein, Humber
Damion Kaye, Humber
Federico Leal, Humber
Zain Nizam, St. Clair
Isaiah Noel, Humber
Austin Severino, St. Clair
Josip Stojanovic, Conestoga
Holger Xhameta, Humber
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