MASON CITY – NIACC sophomore Cesar Herrera earned first-team all-NJCAA Region XI honors a midfielder.
Herrera scored three goals and had four assists for the Trojans, who were 8-10-1 overall this season and 4-9-1 in the ICCAC.
Also for the Trojans, freshman defender Jack Hurley, who had one assist, was a second-team selection.
Freshmen forwards Dion Dozzell and Hafiz Sanor earned honorable mention honors for the Trojans, who dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to Iowa Lakes in the first round of the regional tournament. Dozzell and Sanor both scored seven goals to lead the Trojans in scoring. Dozzell also had three assists.
NJCAA REGION XI FIRST TEAM
Jose Andres Gonzalez (Indian Hills), forward; Preston Kamara (Iowa Central), forward; Oliver Komgor (Iowa Central), midfield; Saikou Jallow (Iowa Lakes), center back; Freddy Fragozo (Iowa Lakes), midfield; Steve Teshima (Iowa Western), midfield; Eric Ganime (Iowa Western), defender; Edgardo Reyes (Iowa Western), defender; Adrian Gomez (Marshalltown), midfield; Pedro Oliveira (Marshalltown), midfield; Alberto Morales (Marshalltown), forward; Cesar Herrera (NIACC), midifled; Geremy Dable (Northeast), forward; Njday Juste (Scott CC), forward; Rafael Pereira (Marshalltown, keeper.
NJCAA REGION XI SECOND TEAM
Joao Brasil Machado (Indian Hills), midfield; Edis Miftari (Iowa Central), midfield; Julian Penagoa (Iowa Central), defender; Yago Ramos (Iowa Lakes), defender; Gustavo Nascimento (Iowa Lakes), defender; Juan Velazquez (Iowa Western), defender; James Narke (Iowa Western), forward; Gabriel Viola (Iowa Western), midfield; Agustin Ortiz (Marshalltown), defender; Florian Caraballo (Marshalltown), defender; Daniel Barrera (Marshalltown), defender; Thiago Fernandes (Marshalltown), midfield; Jack Hurley (NIACC), defender; Chase Bollman (Scott CC), defender; Mario Cortez (Northeast), forward; Josh Blair (Iowa Western), keeper.
NJCAA REGION XI HONORABLE MENTION
Joe Roche-Gerrard (Indian Hills), defender; Pedro Vieira (Indian Hills), defender; Edgar Guzman (Iowa Lakes), midfield; Cole Loehr (Iowa Lakes), defender; Tom Frankland (Iowa Central), midfield; Haris Miftari (Iowa Central), defender; Ali Ibrahim (Iowa Western), forward; Andrea Viano (Iowa Western), defender; David Gomez (Marshalltown), forward; Eniz Smajlovic (Marshalltown), forward; Hafiz Sanor (NIACC), forward; Dion Dozzell (NIACC), forward; Carter Pease (Scott CC), defender; Cristian Cruz (Scott CC), Saul Magana (Northeast), midfield; Juan Alvarado (Northeast), forward.
