MEN'S SOCCER: Norwich's Thongsythavong Unanimously Named GNAC Player of the Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thongsythavong collects major
honor for second consecutive year

WINTHROP, Mass. – Norwich University senior forward Joseph Thongsythavong has been selected as the 2022 Great Northeast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight season, as voted upon by the GNAC's 13 head coaches.

A unanimous selection, Thongsythavong set the new Cadets record for career goals (60) late in the fall, leading the GNAC in both goals (21) and points (52) on the 2022 campaign, and was also named Division III United Soccer Coaches Player of the Week back on October 26.

Sophomore teammate Kam Jorgenson was voted the GNAC Defensive Player of the Year after NU allowed just seven goals in its 12 conference games.

Saint Joseph's College of Maine senior Mike Sheridan earned GNAC Goalkeeper of the Year honors after garnering the First Team GK spot, as the Monks netminder posted a 0.79 goals-against average overall with a .857 save percentage in league play. Meanwhile, fellow goalkeeper and freshman David Lucero from Albertus Magnus College was voted All-GNAC Third Team along with GNAC Rookie of the Year accolades.

First-year Lasell University head coach Jared Lewis was voted the 2022 GNAC Coach of the Year by his peers, as the leader of the Lasers guided the program to the No. 7 seed in the GNAC Tournament, where it fell to second-seeded Johnson & Wales University (RI) late in their quarterfinal matchup, 2-1

From GNAC champion University of Saint Joseph (CT), which captured its first-ever conference crown Saturday evening at JWU, the Blue Jays saw Michael Torres named to the First Team, while forwards DeAnte Anderson and Dane Stephens received Second Team honors. 

FIRST TEAM
GK - Mike Sheridan, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
F - Daniel Faynstein, Lasell 
F - Joseph Thongsythavong, Norwich 
F - Austin Ward, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
M - Alec Erskine, Emmanuel (Mass.)
M - Brian Miller, Johnson & Wales (RI)
M - Mamadi Jiana, Norwich 
M - Michael Torres, St. Joseph (Conn.) 
D - Jonathan Baker, Johnson & Wales (RI) 
D - Aidan Dwyer, Norwich
D - Kam Jorgenson, Norwich

SECOND TEAM
GK - Robert Wagenseller, Norwich
F - Amerle Nemeye, Norwich 
F - DeAnte Anderson, St. Joseph (Conn.) 
F - Dane Stephens, St. Joseph (Conn.)
M - Kelvin Cortez, Albertus Magnus
M - Hezekiah Adeyeye, Anna Maria 
M - Kyle Cocciardi, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
M - Rion Dos Santos, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
D - EJ Gonzalez, Albertus Magnus
D - Nolan Sooy, Johnson & Wales (RI)
D - Will Wood, Saint Joseph's (Me.)

THIRD TEAM
GK - Vincent Conelli, Emmanuel (Mass.)
F - Joey Soucy, Emmanuel (Mass.) 
F - Benjamin Marchetti, St. Joseph (Conn.)
F - Gus Ford, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
M - Jadon Baros, Colby-Sawyer
M - Callum Buchanan, Colby-Sawyer 
M - Oleksandr Kharchuk, Norwich
M - Noel Rios, Norwich 
D - Cole Berry, Emmanuel (Mass.) 
D - Alexander Pane, Johnson & Wales (RI)
D - Cullen Swett, Norwich

OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Joseph Thongsythavong, Norwich (unanimous)
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR - Kam Jorgenson, Norwich
GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR - Mike Sheridan, Saint Joseph's (Me.)
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR - David Lucero, Albertus Magnus
COACH OF THE YEAR - Jared Lewis, Lasell 
TEAM SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD - Rivier

ALL-ROOKIE TEAM
Eduardo Chavez, Albertus
David Lucero, Albertus Magnus
Yahya Kardad, Albertus Magnus 
Yener Bartolon, Colby-Sawyer
Melvin Alves, Dean 
Brian Allen, Dean 
Noah Jaques, Elms
Oleksandr Kharchuk, Norwich
Sidney Hartmann, Rivier 
Ethan Emata, Saint Joseph's (Me.) 
Henry Wylde, Saint Joseph's (Me.)

ALL-SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM
Geoffrey Medeiros, Albertus Magnus 
Mark Cavallaro, Anna Maria 
Joshua Warner, Colby-Sawyer 
Angel Rivera, Dean 
Ethan Sgarlata, Elms
Jonathan Marmolejos, Emmanuel
Jonathan Baker, Johnson & Wales 
Jonathan Martinez, Lasell
Mason Reddington, Norwich 
Nick Cardenas, Regis 
Max Hartmann, Rivier 
Michael Torres, St. Joseph (Conn.) 
Mardoche Kikobo, Saint Joseph's Maine

Founded in 1995, the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) is an NCAA Division III association made up of 14 member institutions and over 3,500 student-athletes across the New England region. Each year, the GNAC sponsors and administers 20 championships, while balancing academic integrity, athletic opportunities and community involvement. 

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