TAMPA, Fla. - 179 USL League Two alumni have earned Division I college soccer honors following strong regular season performances for their respective schools in 2018.
In addition to these players being recognized for all-conference awards, a number of former PDLers have also earned Player of the Year and positional honors from their respective DI leagues.
Among the players to earn awards were Denver forward Andre Shinyashiki, who tallied 28 goals this season for the Pioneers. That tally ranked first in Division I men's soccer, eight more than the second-place goalscorer.
Below is the full list of former PDL players to earn recognition from their respective conferences in 2018.
2018 DIVISION I AWARD WINNERS
| Name | Position | USL League Two Team | College Team | Conference | Recognition | Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tate Schmitt | F | FC Tucson | Louisville | ACC | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Alex Comsia | D | Tobacco Road FC | UNC | ACC | First-Team All Conf. | Defender of the Year |
| James Pyle | GK | Charlotte Eagles | UNC | ACC | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Omir Fernandez | M | NY Red Bulls U23 | Wake Forest | ACC | First-Team All Conf. | Offensive Player of the Year |
| Bruno Lapa | M | SIMA Aguilas | Wake Forest | ACC | First-Team All Conf. | Midfielder of the Year |
| Simon Enstrom | F | Boston Bolts | Boston College | ACC | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| John Nelson | D | Tobacco Road FC | UNC | ACC | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Brad Dunwell | M | Michigan Bucks | Wake Forest | ACC | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Kamal Miller | D | Reading United AC | Syracuse | ACC | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Henry Kessler | D | AC Connecticut | Virginia | ACC | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Sam Raben | D | Colorado Rapids U23 | Wake Forest | ACC | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Mauricio Pineda | M | Tobacco Road FC | UNC | ACC | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Darly Dike | F | OKC Energy U23 | Virginia | ACC | All-Freshman Team | |
| William Pulisic | GK | Colorado Rapids U23 | Duke | ACC | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Josh Bauer | D | FC Boston | New Hampshire | America East | First-Team All Conf. | Defender of the Year |
| Jakov Basic | M | FC Boston | Umass Lowell | America East | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Garrett McLaughlin | F | OKC Energy U23 | SMU | American Athletic | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Gustavo Vasconcelos | GK | Lakeland Tropics | FGCU | ASUN | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Preston Kilwien | D | Sounders FC U23 | FGCU | ASUN | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Tresor Mbuyu | F | North Carolina FC U23 | Liberty | ASUN | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Kemar Marriott | D | Sounders FC U23 | FGCU | ASUN | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Alex Dixon | D | Next Academy Palm Beach | Jacksonville | ASUN | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Igor Ferreira | M | Next Academy Palm Beach | Jacksonville | ASUN | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Sven Koenig | F | Chicago FC United | Creighton | Big East | First-Team All Conf. | Offensive Player of the Year |
| Luis Barraza | GK | Chicago FC United | Marquette | Big East | First-Team All Conf. | Goalkeeper of the Year |
| Derek Dodson | F | North County United | Georgetown | Big East | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Achara | F | Black Rock FC | Georgetown | Big East | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Luka Prpa | M | Chicago FC United | Marquette | Big East | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Akeem Ward | D | Chicago FC United | Creighton | Big East | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Patrick Seagrist | D | Charlotte Eagles | Marquette | Big East | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Connor Alba | F | Chicago FC United | Marquette | Big East | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Kyle Zajec | M | New York Red Bulls U23 | Georgetown | Big East | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Zach Zandi | M | Reading United AC | Villanova | Big East | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Paul Kruse | GK | Lane United FC | Creighton | Big East | Second-Team All Conf./All-Freshman Team | |
| Ilias Kosmidis | F | Carolina Dynamo | High Point | Big South | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Ryan Inman | M | Carolina Dynamo | High Point | Big South | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Johnny Fenwick | D | Des Moines Menace | High Point | Big South | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Rashid Tetteh | D | Des Moines Menace | High Point | Big South | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Gideon Betz | D | Carolina Dynamo | Campbell | Big South | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Michael Barrow | D | Ocean City Nor'easters | Campbell | Big South | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Keegan Meyer | GK | Des Moines Menace | High Point | Big South | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Kieran Roberts | F | Reading United AC | Radford | Big South | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Jonathan Bolanos | M | Des Moines Menace | High Point | Big South | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Myles Yorke | D | AC Connecticut | Radford | Big South | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Nick Phipps | D | Carolina Dynamo | High Point | Big South | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Griffin Dorsey | F | Colorado Rapids U23 | Indiana | Big Ten | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Giuseppe Barone | M | Michigan Bucks | Michigan State | Big Ten | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Andrew Gutman | D | Chicago Fire U23 | Indiana | Big Ten | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Patrick Nielsen | D | Michigan Bucks | Michigan State | Big Ten | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Trey Muse | GK | Derby City Rovers | Indiana | Big Ten | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Justin Rennicks | F | FC Boston | Indiana | Big Ten | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Umar Farouk Osman | F | Michigan Bucks | Michigan | Big Ten | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Dejuan Jones | F | Lansing United | Michigan State | Big Ten | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Ryan Sierakowski | F | Chicago FC United | Michigan State | Big Ten | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Aaron Molloy | M | Reading United AC | Penn State | Big Ten | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Mitch Guitar | M | Michigan Bucks | Wisconsin | Big Ten | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Marcello Borges | D | Michigan Bucks | Michigan | Big Ten | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Jimmy Hague | GK | Michigan Bucks | Michigan State | Big Ten | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Farai Mutatu | GK | Lansing United | Michigan State | Big Ten | All-Freshman Team | |
| Devyn Etling | D | Michigan Bucks | Ohio State | Big Ten | All-Freshman Team | |
| Jeremy Rafanello | F | Reading United AC | Penn State | Big Ten | All-Freshman Team | |
| Ivan Canales | F | Orange County SC U23 | UC Irvine | Big West | First-Team All Conf. | Offensive Player of the Year |
| Daniel Trejo | F | Portland Timbers U23 | CSUN | Big West | First-Team All Conf. | |
| James (Ross) McPhie | M | Ventura County Fusion | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Roy Boateng | D | San Francisco Glens | UC Davis | Big West | First-Team All Conf. | Defender of the Year |
| Robert Coronado | D | FC Golden State Force | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Samuel Goni | F | FC Golden State Force | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Adam Mickelson | F | San Francisco Glens | UC Davis | Big West | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Mark Hernandez | M | Orange County SC U23 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Jose Soto | D | FC Golden State Force | UC Irvine | Big West | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Paul-Andre Guerin | GK | Ventura County Fusion | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Phillip Goodrum | F | Carolina Dynamo | UNC-Wilmington | CAA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Ryder Bell | F | San Francisco City FC | William & Mary | CAA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Antonio (Hristo) Bustamante | M | Seacoast United Phantoms | William & Mary | CAA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Sean Nealis | D | Westchester Flames | Hofstra | CAA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Harrison Swartz | F | Brazos Valley Cavalry | Northeastern | CAA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Marcel Berry | D | Des Moines Menace | William & Mary | CAA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Mark Lindstrom | D | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | UNC-Wilmington | CAA | First-Team Al Conf | |
| Thomas Shores | D | Victoria Highlanders FC | James Madison | CAA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| John Schroeder | D | AHFC Royals | Delaware | CAA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Ryan Cretens | GK | Tobacco Road FC | UNC-Wilmington | CAA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Luke Brown | F | Seacoast United Phantoms | Hofstra | CAA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Matthew Vowinkel | F | Westchester Flames | Hofstra | CAA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| David Lozano | M | Texas United | UNC-Wilmington | CAA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Alexander Ashton | GK | West Virginia Chaos | Hofstra | CAA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Brandon Clegg | D | Evergreen FC | James Madison | CAA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Callum Montgomery | D | Victoria Highlanders FC | Charlotte | C-USA | First-Team All Conf. | Defensive MVP |
| Aime Mabika | D | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Kentucky | C-USA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Tom Smart | D | FC Golden State Force | New Mexico | C-USA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Joris Ahlinvi | M | Sounders FC U23 | FIU | C-USA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Kalil ElMedkhar | M | Reading United AC | Kentucky | C-USA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Santiago Patino | F | Sounders FC U23 | FIU | C-USA | First-Team All Conf. | Golden Boot Award |
| JJ Williams | F | Dayton Dutch Lions | Kentucky | C-USA | First-Team All Conf. | Player of the Year/Offensive MVP |
| Max Wilschrey | F | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Old Dominion | C-USA | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Paulo Pita | GK | The Villages SC | Marshall | C-USA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Mathieu Laurent | D | Birmingham Hammers | UAB | C-USA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Luca Mayr | D | Michigan Bucks | South Carolina | C-USA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Andrew Booth | M | North County United | FIU | C-USA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Nicolas Taylor | M | Albuquerque Sol | New Mexico | C-USA | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Mertcan Akar | GK | Reading United AC | Old Dominion | C-USA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Mitchell Myers | D | SC United Bantams | South Carolina | C-USA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Illal Osmanu | D | Michigan Bucks | Marshall | C-USA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Sebastien Hauret | M | Reading United AC | Old Dominion | C-USA | Third-Team All Conf. | |
| Errol Spence | M | Weston FC | FIU | C-USA | All-Freshman Team | |
| Blake White | M | Peachtree City MOBA | UAB | C-USA | All-Freshman Team | |
| Jesus Perez | M | Chicago FC United | UIC | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | Player of the Year |
| Max Todd | F | Chicago FC United | UIC | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | Offensive Player of the Year |
| Jackson Dietrich | M | Dayton Dutch Lions | Wright State | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Andre Baires | D | GPS Portland Phoenix | Green Bay | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Alec Philippe | F | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Wright State | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf | |
| Daniel Bent | D | SC United Bantams | Wright State | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Joel Sundell | GK | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Wright State | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Stefan Rokvic | F | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Wright State | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Vlad Jandric | M | OKC Energy U23 | Cleveland State | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Oscar Gonzalez | M | Chicago FC United | UIC | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Deri Corfe | M | Ocean City Nor'easters | Wright State | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Jacob Graiber | D | Chicago FC United | UIC | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Sawyer Jackman | GK | Chicago FC United | UIC | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Killian Colombie | F | Brazos Valley Cavalry | Iona | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Allen Gavilanes | F | New York Red Bulls U23 | Marist | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Eamon Whelan | F | AC Connecticut | Quinnipiac | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Adrien Awana | D | New York Red Bulls U23 | Manhattan | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Gordon Botterill | GK | AC Connecticut | Fairfield | Horizon League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Bertrand Fourrier | F | New York Red Bulls U23 | Manhattan | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Emmanuel Kouma | M | New York Red Bulls U23 | Rider | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Humbert Ferrer | D | Westchester Flames | Iona | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Sylvain Coco | D | New York Red Bulls U23 | Rider | Horizon League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Shinya Kadono | F | San Francisco Glens SC | California | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Amir Bashti | M | Burlingame Dragons | Stanford | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Tanner Beason | D | San Francisco City FC | Stanford | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | Player of the Year/Defender of the Year |
| Blake Bodily | M | Portland Timbers U23 | Washington | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Kyle Coffee | F | Portland Timbers U23 | Washington | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Damian German | F | FC Tucson | San Diego State | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Erik Holt | D | San Diego Zest FC | UCLA | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Quentin Pearson | D | Colorado Rapids U23 | Washington | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Don Tchilao | F | Portland Timbers U23 | Oregon State | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Andrew Thomas | GK | AHFC Royals | Stanford | PAC 12 | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Gloire Amanda | F | Lane United | Oregon State | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Anderson Asiedu | M | New York Red Bulls U23 | UCLA | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Hassani Dotson | M | TSS FC Rovers | Oregon State | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Sam Ebstein | F | San Francisco Glens SC | California | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Jared Gilbey | M | New York Red Bulls U23 | Stanford | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Matt Hundley | M | Colorado Rapids U23 | UCLA | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Mohammed Kamara | F | Orange County SC U23 | UCLA | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Scott Menzies | F | Washington Crossfire | Washington | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Pablo Pelaez | M | Southern California Surf | San Diego State | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Matthew Powell | D | FC Golden State Force | UCLA | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Zach Ryan | F | New York Red Bulls U23 | Stanford | PAC 12 | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Mark Forrest | F | Reading United AC | Lehigh | Patriot League | First-Team All Conf. | Offensive Player of the Year |
| Brian Saramargo | F | New York Red Bulls U23 | Loyola Maryland | Patriot League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Barakatulla Sharifi | M | New York Red Bulls U23 | Loyola Maryland | Patriot League | First-Team All Conf. | Midfielder of the Year |
| Christian Clarke | D | Brazos Valley Cavalry | Colgate | Patriot League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Chase Vosvick | GK | SIMA Aguilas | Loyola Maryland | Patriot League | First-Team All Conf. | Goalkeeper of the Year |
| Oscar Greene | M | Lehigh Valley United | Lehigh | Patriot League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Joshua Barkoff | D | Peachtree City MOBA | Boston University | Patriot League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Zarin Tuten | D | Lehigh Valley United | Lehigh | Patriot League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Andre Shinyashiki | F | Colorado Rapids U23 | Denver | Summit League | First-Team All Conf. | Offensive Player of the Year |
| Matthew Lieshout | M | IMG Academy | Purdue Fort Wayne | Summit League | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Scott DeVoss | D | Colorado Rapids U23 | Denver | Summit League | First-Team All Conf. | Defender of the Year |
| William Palmquist | GK | North Carolina FC U23 | Denver | Summit League | First-Team All Conf. | Goalkeeper of the Year |
| Moshe Perez | F | Colorado Rapids U23 | Denver | Summit League | Second-Team All Conf./All-League Newcomer Team | |
| Dante Brigida | F | OKC Energy U23 | Oral Roberts | Summit League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Kenny Akamatsu | M | Colorado Rapids U23 | Denver | Summit League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Zach Tom | M | Lansing United | Purdue Fort Wayne | Summit League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Marcos Bautista | M | Seacoast United Phantoms | Oral Roberts | Summit League | Second-Team All Conf./All-League Newcomer Team | |
| Adam Gannon | M | IMG Academy | Purdue Fort Wayne | Summit League | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Max Hemmings | M | Ocean City Nor'easters | Georgia State | Sun Belt | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Tahzeiko Harris | D | Black Rock FC | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Felix Kollmannthaler | D | Lionsbridge FC | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Kyle Clinton | D | Cincinnati Dutch Lions | Georgia State | Sun Belt | First-Team All Conf. | Defender of the Year |
| Ian Bennett | M | North Carolina FC U23 | Appalachian State | Sun Belt | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Austin Dewing | F | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | Air Force | WAC | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Preston Judd | F | Orange County SC U23 | California Baptist | WAC | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Tucker Bone | M | Colorado Pride Switchbacks U23 | Air Force | WAC | First-Team All Conf. | Offensive Player of the Year |
| Sergio Rivas-Torres | M | Albuquerque Sol | Seattle University | WAC | First-Team All Conf. | |
| Nathan Aune | D | Sounders FC U23 | Seattle University | WAC | First-Team All Conf. | |
| William Akio | F | Calgary Foothills FC | Rio Grande Valley | WAC | Second-Team All Conf. | |
| Kendall Burks | D | Sounders FC U23 | CSU Bakersfield | WAC | All-Freshman Team | |
| Nicolas Clasen | M | Des Moines Menace | UNLV | WAC | All-Freshman Team |
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