Nov. 8, 2005

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IRVING, Texas - Conference USA announced its men's soccer all-conference and postseason award winners today, and Marshall was well represented. The Herd placed three student-athletes on the various all-conference teams, while head coach Bob Gray earned Conference USA Coach of the Year honors.

Karim Boukhemis (Jr., Huntington, W.Va./Huntington) earned a second-team all-conference distinction at midfield, while Jeff Lenix (So., Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North) notched second-team honors at defense. The all-conference honors are the first for both.

Osric Flores (Everett, Wash./Cascade) earned a nod on the all-freshman team after his stellar season in which he ranked third on the team in goals (4) and points (9).

The coach of the year honor is the second at Marshall for Gray. He also earned 2000 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year laurels.

SMU's Duke Hashimoto took home Offensive Player of the Year honors, while South Carolina's Greg Reece and Mike Gustavson notched Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year laurels, respectively.

Marshall begins play in the Conference USA tournament Wednesday in Dallas. The fifth-seeded Herd takes on fourth-seeded Florida International at 6 p.m. at SMU's Westcott Field.

2005 C-USA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS

Player of the Year
Duke Hashimoto, F, SMU

Defensive Player of the Year
Greg Reece, D, South Carolina

Freshman of the Year
Mike Gustavson, GK, South Carolina

Coach of the Year
Bob Gray, Marshall

All-Conference First Team
F: Josh Alcala, S. Carolina
F: Kyle Brown, Tulsa
F: Duke Hashimoto, SMU
MF: David Chun, SMU
MF: Dayton O'Brien, Memphis
MF: Mike Sambursky, USC
MF: Lucas Scudeler, FIU
D: Jay Needham, SMU
D: Greg Reece, South Carolina
D: Thomas Senecal, Kentucky
GK: Andy Gruenebaum, Kentucky

All-Conference Second Team
F: Jason McLaughlin, UAB
F: Andy Metcalf, Memphis
F: Carron Williams, Florida International
MF: Karim Boukhemis, Marshall
MF: Sandy Gbandi, UAB
MF: Matt Wiley, Tulsa
MF: Kellan Zindel, SMU
D: Dejan Jakovic, UAB
D: Jeff Lenix, Marshall
D: Brandon Stewart, Kentucky
GK: Mike Gustavson, South Carolina

All-Conference Third Team
F: Maurice Hughes, UAB
F: Billy Judino, UCF
F: Jerson Monteiro, UAB
MF: Eric Burkholder, Tulsa
MF: Mike D'Agostino, Kentucky
MF: Bruno Guarda, SMU
MF: Ralph Pace, South Carolina
MF: Jared Rose, Florida International
D: Jamie Dabney, Tulsa
D: Mynor Gonzalez, SMU
D: Ryan Leeton, South Carolina
GK: A.J. Robles, UAB

All-Freshman Team
David Levine, F, East Carolina
Levi Coleman, F/MF, Florida International
Judah Hernandez, F, Florida International
Osric Flores, F, Marshall
Tripp Hawkins, MF, Memphis
Danny Lopez, D, SMU
Bruno Guarda, MF, SMU
Ryan Mirsky, D, SMU
Jeff Harwell, MF, SMU
Mike Gustavson, GK, South Carolina
Chris Clements, D. Tulsa
Eric DeFreitas, MF, Tulsa
Two-Boys Gumede, MF, UAB
Mike Mattson, F, UCF