Chiaparro and Pino Represent Men?s Soccer on All-WAC Team
11/12/2014 10:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer
(Seattle, Wash.) – Junior defender Guerrero Pino and senior midfielder Tayna “Tato” Chiaparro represented UMKC men's soccer with second-team All-WAC accolades, announced Wednesday evening at the pre-tournament banquet in Seattle.
Regular-season champion UNLV led all WAC schools with five players selected to the all-WAC teams, including four on the first team and one on the second team.
UNLV senior forward Salvador Bernal was named the WAC's Offensive Player of the Year, while his teammate, senior defender Kyle Mellies, received Defensive Player of the Year honors. Bakersfield forward Julian Zamora was named the league's Freshman of the Year and UNLV's Rich Ryerson was named Coach of the Year.
Pino (Parral, Mexico) earned his first All-WAC selection this season, even after sitting out the first 10 games of the year after receiving additional eligibility from the NCAA. He scored three goals and logged two assists in eight games, all in conference play. He was named the team MVP in each of the last two seasons.
Chiaparro (Sao Paulo, Brazil) was named second-team for the second straight season by the WAC. He led the 'Roos with five assists this season, while scoring two goals. Eight of his nine points came in WAC play.
The 'Roos are the No. 4 seed and will face off against No. 5 seeded San Jose State on Thursday at 6:30 p.m. CT. The game can be watched live via the WAC Digital Network.
First Team All-WAC
F-Julian Zamora, Fr., Bakersfield
F-Salvador Bernal, Sr., UNLV
F-Hamza Haddadi, Jr., Seattle U
MF-Christian Duarte, Jr., Bakersfield
MF-Alex de la Garza, Incarnate Word
MF-Julian Portugal, Sr., UNLV
MF-Ian Hines-Ike, Jr., Seattle U
D-Kyle Mellies, Sr., UNLV
D-Kyle Bjornethun, So., Seattle U
D-Alex Neff, So., Utah Valley
GK-Ryan Harding, Sr., UNLV
Second Team All-WAC
F-Dylan Kelly, Jr., Incarnate Word
F-Rory Knibbs, So., San Jose State
F-Alberto Sanchez-Garcia, Jr., Grand Canyon
F-Rodrigo Fuentes, Jr., UNLV
MF-Joe Masumiya, Sr., Bakersfield
MF-Gustavo Alvarado, Sr., Houston Baptist
MF-Tayna Chiaparro, Sr., UMKC
MF-Jonathan Colunga, So., San Jose State
D-Jonathan Camarena, Jr., Incarnate Word
D-Guerrero Pino, Jr., UMKC
D-Joe Brown, So., Incarnate Word
GK-Shane Haworth, Jr., Seattle U
Offensive Player of the Year: Salvador Bernal, Sr., F, UNLV
Defensive Player of the Year: Kyle Mellies, Sr., D, UNLV
Freshman of the Year: Julian Zamora, F, Bakersfield
Coach of the Year: Rich Ryerson, UNLV
Players Mentioned
