Three Mustangs named to Heart all-conference team

OLATHE, Kan. -- Mount Mercy senior defender Nikola Petrovic (SR/Belgrade, Serbia), senior midfielder Kevin Kastl (SR/Schwabach, Germany), and sophomore midfielder Rafael Passanha (SO/Lisbon, Portugal) were named second-team all-conference by a vote of league coaches, the Heart of America Athletic Conference announced today.

A third-team all-conference pick as a junior, Petrovic scored a pair of goals and assisted another this fall. Kastl posted career highs and led the Mustangs with eight goals and nine assists. He was also the Heart Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 11. Passanha was second on the team with five goals and two assists.

2019 Heart of America Men's Soccer Awards

Co-Players of the Year: Marcos German, Daniel Hernandez (Central Methodist)
Offensive Player of the Year: Daniel Hernandez (Central Methodist)
Defensive Player of the Year: Marcos German (Central Methodist)
Co-Freshmen of the Year: Kirill Kamnev (Missouri Valley), Massimo Salvoni (Baker)
Newcomer of the Year: Juan Manuel Arias (MidAmerica Nazarene)
Coach of the Year: Alex Nichols (Central Methodist)

Heart of America First Team:
Jordan Alonge (forward/Baker), Joah Hickeo (defender/Baker), Lucas Jacobs (midfielder/Baker), Vince Gelei (goalkeeper/Central Methodist), Marcos German (defender/Central Methodist), Daniel Hernandez (midfielder/forward/Central Methodist), Alberto Pangrazzi (forward/Central Methodist), Rodrigo Paredes (midfielder/Central Methodist), Daniel Kozma (defender/Grand View), Felipe Hideki (midfielder/MidAmerica Nazarene), Alex Cordon (defender/Missouri Valley), Ruben Jimenz (forward/Missouri Valley), Dominic Vernon Newton (forward/Missouri Valley), Eduardo Bonatto (midfielder/William Penn).

Heart of America Second Team:
Massimo Salvoni (defender/Baker), Victor Luengo (midfielder/Central Methodist), Fabio Tarnowski (defender/Central Methodist), Aaron Williams (forward/Grand View), Hiago Gaspar (forward/midfielder/MidAmerica Nazarene), Gianmarco Donnini (defender/Missouri Valley), Luka Glusevic (midfielder/Missouri Valley), Andrej Vidali (goalkeeper/Missouri Valley), Kevin Kastl (midfielder/Mount Mercy), Rafael Passanha (midfielder/Mount Mercy), Nikola Petrovic (defender/Mount Mercy), Luis Amezquita (defender/William Penn), Kenedy Deviska (midfielder/William Penn), Bernardo Lima (midfielder/William Penn).

Heart of America Third Team:
Steeve Pouna (midfielder/Baker), Daniel Barry (midfielder/Benedictine), Adam Bruce (defender/Benedictine), Nick Wagner (forward/Evangel), Abraham De Anda (midfielder/Graceland), Dylan Fox (defender/Graceland), Rafael Yegros (forward/Graceland), Cade Longnecker (defender/Grand View), Sam Pugh (defender/Grand View), Alejandro Rodriguez Iglesias (midfielder/Grand View), Javier Beltran (defender/MidAmerica Nazarene), Juan Manuel Arias (goalkeeper/MidAmerica Nazarene), Kirill Kamnev (goalkeeper/Missouri Valley).