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Kozomara Earns AAC Men’s Soccer Regular Season Honors
11.9.21 | Men's Soccer
IRVING, TX—Luka Kozomara received AAC honors for his outstanding performance in the regular season as announced by the American Athletic Conference Tuesday morning. He was selected to the All-Rookie team.
Kozomara has proven to be an instrumental addition to the men's soccer program, he led all freshmen 13 games played and 12 starts. The rookie standout from Cliffside Park, N.J. has shown the grit and determination needed to be a star at the collegiate level and will be a player to watch for the next three years in Cherry and White.
At the conclusion of the regular season, Kozomara ranks fourth in shots (10) and third in minutes (1053).
2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Awards
Offensive Player of the Year
Alex Meinhard, So., F, Tulsa*
Defensive Player of the Year
Mariano Fazio, Sr., D, Tulsa
Midfielder of the Year
Henry Sach, Sr., Tulsa
Goalkeepers of the Year
Alex Lopez, Fr., Tulsa
Kazuna Takase, Jr., South Florida
Rookie of the Year
Alex Lopez, Fr., GK, Tulsa
Coaching Staff of the Year
Tulsa*
Team Fair Play Award
Tulsa
First Team All-Conference
GK – Alex Lopez, Fr., Tulsa
F – Lucca Dourado, So., UCF*
F – Maxi Galizzi, Sr., Memphis
F – Alex Meinhard, So., Tulsa*
M – Shion Soga, Fr., South Florida
M – Knut Ahlander, Sr., SMU
M – Skage Simonsen, Sr., SMU
M – Henry Sach, Sr., Tulsa
D – Artur De Luca, Sr., Memphis
D – Chase Bromstedt, Grad, Tulsa*
D – Mariano Fazio, Sr., Tulsa
Second Team All-Conference
GK – Kazuna Takase, Jr., South Florida
F – Gino Vivi, Jr., UCF
F – Malik Henry-Scott, So., Tulsa
M – Nick Taylor, 5th, UCF
M – Mauricio Villalobos, Sr., UCF
M – Toby McCallum, So., Memphis
M – Gabriel Costa, Sr., SMU
D – Yanis Leerman, Sr., UCF
D – Anderson Rosa, So., UCF
D – Brandon Terwege, Grad, SMU
D – Sal Mazzaferro, So. South Florida
All-Rookie Team
F – Kevin Andrews, UCF
GK – Tyler Lavigne, UCF
F – Lucas Mauro, UCF
M – Lineker Dos Santos, Memphis
M – Eric Primo, Memphis
GK – Colin Welsh, Memphis
D – Josh Gomina, South Florida
F/M – Bailey Sparks, SMU
D – Mads Westergren, SMU
D – Luka Kozomara, Temple
GK – Alex Lopez, Tulsa
* denotes unanimous selection
Kozomara has proven to be an instrumental addition to the men's soccer program, he led all freshmen 13 games played and 12 starts. The rookie standout from Cliffside Park, N.J. has shown the grit and determination needed to be a star at the collegiate level and will be a player to watch for the next three years in Cherry and White.
At the conclusion of the regular season, Kozomara ranks fourth in shots (10) and third in minutes (1053).
2021 American Athletic Conference Men's Soccer Awards
Offensive Player of the Year
Alex Meinhard, So., F, Tulsa*
Defensive Player of the Year
Mariano Fazio, Sr., D, Tulsa
Midfielder of the Year
Henry Sach, Sr., Tulsa
Goalkeepers of the Year
Alex Lopez, Fr., Tulsa
Kazuna Takase, Jr., South Florida
Rookie of the Year
Alex Lopez, Fr., GK, Tulsa
Coaching Staff of the Year
Tulsa*
Team Fair Play Award
Tulsa
First Team All-Conference
GK – Alex Lopez, Fr., Tulsa
F – Lucca Dourado, So., UCF*
F – Maxi Galizzi, Sr., Memphis
F – Alex Meinhard, So., Tulsa*
M – Shion Soga, Fr., South Florida
M – Knut Ahlander, Sr., SMU
M – Skage Simonsen, Sr., SMU
M – Henry Sach, Sr., Tulsa
D – Artur De Luca, Sr., Memphis
D – Chase Bromstedt, Grad, Tulsa*
D – Mariano Fazio, Sr., Tulsa
Second Team All-Conference
GK – Kazuna Takase, Jr., South Florida
F – Gino Vivi, Jr., UCF
F – Malik Henry-Scott, So., Tulsa
M – Nick Taylor, 5th, UCF
M – Mauricio Villalobos, Sr., UCF
M – Toby McCallum, So., Memphis
M – Gabriel Costa, Sr., SMU
D – Yanis Leerman, Sr., UCF
D – Anderson Rosa, So., UCF
D – Brandon Terwege, Grad, SMU
D – Sal Mazzaferro, So. South Florida
All-Rookie Team
F – Kevin Andrews, UCF
GK – Tyler Lavigne, UCF
F – Lucas Mauro, UCF
M – Lineker Dos Santos, Memphis
M – Eric Primo, Memphis
GK – Colin Welsh, Memphis
D – Josh Gomina, South Florida
F/M – Bailey Sparks, SMU
D – Mads Westergren, SMU
D – Luka Kozomara, Temple
GK – Alex Lopez, Tulsa
* denotes unanimous selection
Players Mentioned
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