Lincoln Memorial forward Harry Cooke was voted as the 2022 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year and SAC Freshman of the Year, while Wingate defender Owen Marshall was named the SAC Defensive Player of the Year. 

Wingate head coach Gary Hamill was voted as the Coach of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday.

Cooke, a freshman from Market Drayton, England, was one of the top offensive producers in the SAC this season. He leads the league in goals with 15, points with 31 and game-winning goals with four. Five times this season Cooke scored multiple goals in a game, and he recorded two hat tricks. 

For his efforts, Cooke was named SAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week twice.

Marshall, a junior from York, England, led Wingate its first SAC regular season title since 2017. He anchored a defensive backline that allowed just 11 goals all season and posted a 0.63 goals-against average as a team with seven shutouts. 

In addition to his stellar defense, Marshall chipped in offensively, scoring five goals with two game-winning goals.

Hamill earns his ninth SAC Coach of the Year honor after leading the Bulldogs to an 10-3-5 overall record, going 6-1-4 in the SAC, and earning the program’s ninth SAC regular-season championship. 

His Bulldogs were fourth in the league in scoring with 29 goals, and they allowed just 11 goals on the defensive side of the ball.

SAC Champs piled up the awards!!

Marshall: SAC Defensive Player of the Year!
Hamill: 9-time SAC Coach of the Year!

1st Team All-SAC | Marshall, Santos & Janjic
2nd Team All-SAC | Wittur & Svenander

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Joining Cooke and Marshall on the All-SAC first team were forwards Peter Plougmand of Mars Hill, Mark Radoki of Limestone and Adrian Martina of Lenoir-Rhyne.

The first-team midfielders were Carles Montoliu Lobo of Lenoir-Rhyne, Pedro Santos of Wingate, Angelo Fabricio of Limestone and Nic Carsh of Carson-Newman.

On defense, Gustavo Palmieri of Coker, Dani Fernandez of Lenoir-Rhyne and Stefan Roeb of Limestone were named to the first team.

Wingate’s Aleksa Janjic was named the first-team goalkeeper.

2022 South Atlantic Conference Men’s Soccer All-Conference

First Team

F – Peter Plougmand, Mars Hill
F – Harry Cooke, Lincoln Memorial
F – Mark Radoki, Limestone
F – Adrian Martina, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Carles Montoliu Lobo, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Pedro Santos, Wingate
MF – Angelo Fabricio, Limestone
MF – Nic Carsh, Carson-Newman
D – Owen Marshall, Wingate
D – Gustavo Palmieri, Coker
D – Dani Fernandez, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Stefan Roeb, Limestone
GK – Aleksa Janjic, Wingate

Second Team

F – Willem Kruijk, Carson-Newman
F – Emil Svenander, Wingate
F – Antonio Ferreira, Limestone
F – Bautista Vecchi-Ramello, Catawba
MF – Celestin Blondel, Coker
MF – Filip Jensen, Mars Hill
MF – Nikola Sotra, Coker
MF – Kriton Kiousis, Lincoln Memorial
D – Matty Tricker, Coker
D – Alejo Bzurovski, Catawba
D – Oliver Gardner, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Niclas Wittur, Wingate
GK – Jasper Rump, Coker

Third Team

F – Frederic Benedix, Coker
F – Ignacio Alconchel, Tusculum
F – Che’ Richards, Coker
F – Sebastia Cerda-Tous, Catawba
MF – Andres Osorio, Anderson
MF – Louis Pereira-Scott, Emory & Henry
MF – Luis Hernandez, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Peter Majer, Lincoln Memorial
D – Eric Schmutzer, Carson-Newman
D – Ben King, Carson-Newman
D – Alex McNally, Lincoln Memorial
D – Joao Martinho, Anderson
GK – Zak Stiffler, Catawba

Offensive Player of the Year
Harry Cooke, Lincoln Memorial

Defensive Player of the Year
Owen Marshall, Wingate

Freshman of the Year
Harry Cooke, Lincoln Memorial

Coach of the Year
Gary Hamill, Wingate

Fair Play Award
Emory & Henry

Statistical Champions

Goals per Match: Harry Cooke, Lincoln Memorial | 0.94
Points per Match: Harry Cooke, Lincoln Memorial | 1.94
Assists per Match: Stefan Roeb, Limestone | 0.62
Goals Against Average: Aleksa Janjic, Wingate | .667
Save Percentage: Aleksa Janjic, Wingate | .782
Shutouts: Aleksa Janjic, Wingate | 7
Team Points per Match: Limestone | 6.94
Team Goals per Match: Limestone | 2.38
Team Assists per Match: Limestone | 2.19
Team Shutouts: Wingate | 7
Team Goals Against Average: Wingate | .629
Team Winning Percentage: Wingate | .694