ALLEN HEADLINES OCAA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS

PETERBOROUGH, Ont. - Humber College's Leaford Allen (Brampton, Ont.) is the Ontario Colleges Athletic Association (OCAA) Men's Soccer Player of the Year. He received the award in a ceremony held in Peterborough, Ont., on Thursday afternoon.

The second-year forward was the co-West Division Scoring Champion scoring 14 goals in nine matches. He began the season with a bang, scoring eight goals in his first two OCAA matches. Allen received other honours as well, including West Division Player of the Year, West Division First-Team All-Star and Canadian Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) All-Canadian.

The East Division Player of the Year is Justin Gibson (Ottawa, Ont.) of Algonquin. The fifth-year defender was a stalwart on a team that gave up a league-low four goals against in eight matches. He also contributed a pair of goals on offence. Gibson is also an East Division First-Team All-Star and CCAA All-Canadian.

The Overall Rookie of the Year is Jonathan Monney (Kitchener, Ont.) of Conestoga. The forward scored 11 goals in nine matches, good for fourth among all OCAA players. The West Division Rookie of the Year is also an West Division First-Team All-Star.

The East Division Rookie of the Year is Joshua Lee (Ajax, Ont.) of Durham. The striker led his team in scoring with eight goals in eight matches. Lee is also an East Division First-Team All-Star.

Seneca's Patrice Gheisar is the OCAA Coach of the Year and a nominee for CCAA Coach of the Year. The East Division Coach of the Year saw his team improve on its 3-4-3 record from a year ago going 7-1-0 in the regular season, playing strong defence having only given up five goals against.

Chris Eveleigh of Toronto Mississauga and Rob Pereira of Fanshawe are the co-West Division Coaches of the Year. Eveleigh saw his Eagles improve on its 2-6-2 record in 2018 going 7-2-0 in a competitive West Division. Pereira led his Falcons to the West Division championship with an 8-1-0 record.

The Overall Scoring Champion is Malek Belhaj (Libya) of Algonquin. The second-year striker scored 17 goals in eight matches, the most goals in an OCAA season since 2009. The East Division Scoring Champion is also an East Division First-Team All-Star.

Along with the aforementioned Allen, Sheridan's Jevontae Layne (Brampton, Ont.) is the co-West Division Scoring Champion. The first-year striker scored 14 times in nine matches. Layne is also a West Division Second-Team All-Star.

The East Division Defensive Player of the Year is Colin Reilly (Whitby, Ont.) of Durham. The fifth-year defender was a key part of keeping Durham opponents to a respectable seven goals against in eight matches. Reilly is also an East Division Second-Team All-Star.

The West Division Defensive Player of the Year is Bradley Heath (Markham, Ont.) of Fanshawe. The fourth-year defender played a strong role as Fanshawe only gave up nine goals in the seven matches he participated in, including three clean sheets. Heath is also a West Division First-Team All-Star.

Algonquin and Humber were both honoured as the Best Defensive Teams in the East and West Divisions, respectively. Algonquin allowed just four goals against in eight matches while Humber gave up only seven in nine matches.

Several OCAA All-Stars were also recognized. In addition to Allen, Monney and Heath, West Division First-Team All-Stars include Fanshawe's Tomas Alvarez (London, Ont.), Dominic Szyszka (London, Ont.) and Ben Vyfschaft (London, Ont.); Humber's Michael Fayehun (Toronto, Ont.), Max Ferrari (Newmarket, Ont.) and Federico Leal (Ottawa, Ont.); Sheridan's Chester Ashby (Mississauga, Ont.); and UTM's Adam Czerkawaski (Mississauga, Ont.).

In addition to Justin Gibson, Lee and Belhaj, East Division First-Team All-Stars include Algonquin's Ebrahim Al-Ariky (Kuwait); Colin Gibson (Ottawa, Ont.); Hasan Mohasar (Ottawa, Ont.) and Chris Oatman (Almonte, Ont.); Durham's LeRohne Young (Oshawa, Ont.); George Brown's Filipe Vilela (Toronto, Ont.); and Seneca's Atif Ali (Somalia) and Cale Loughrey (Ajax, Ont.).

Joining Layne on the West Division Second-Team All-Stars are Conestoga's Malachi Ramsay (Cambridge, Ont.), Fanshawe's Ahmad Al Rajie (London, Ont.) and Ryan Miners (London, Ont.); Humber's Cody Green (Brampton, Ont.); Lambton's Mitchell McAuley (Petrolia, Ont.); Mohawk's Andrew Fonovic (Hamilton, Ont.); St. Clair's Bastien Aguilera (Chile) and Tyrone Mulder (Merlin, Ont.); and Sheridan's Quentin Williams (Brampton, Ont.) and Anthony Wright (Brampton, Ont.).

Along with Reilly, the East Division Second Team All-Stars include Algonquin's Joe Khoury (Ottawa, Ont.); Durham's Kevon Grant (Oshawa, Ont.); Fleming's Joshua Braga (Scarborough, Ont.); George Brown's Jason Alvarado (Toronto, Ont.); St. Lawrence's Kurtis Kelly (Yarker, Ont.) and Mazen Osman (Kingston, Ont.); and Seneca's Dylan Campbell (Whitby, Ont.), Sebastian Cochrane (Ajax, Ont.), Jackson Ofosu (Toronto, Ont.), Egrinaldo Tavares (Brazil) and Michael Washington (Ajax, Ont.).

2019 OCAA MEN'S SOCCER AWARDS

OCAA Men's Soccer Player of the Year
Leaford Allen, Humber

CCAA Men's Soccer Coach of the Year Nominee/OCAA Coach of the Year
Patrice Gheisar, Seneca

OCAA Men's Soccer League Scoring Champion
Malek Belhaj, Algonquin

OCAA Men's Soccer Rookie of the Year
Jonathan Monney, Conestoga

OCAA Men's Soccer Regular Season Champions
East - Algonquin Thunder
West - Fanshawe Falcons

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Coach of the Year
Patrice Gheisar, Seneca

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Coach of the Year
Chris Eveleigh, U of T Mississauga
Rob Pereira, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Rookie of the Year
Joshua Lee, Durham

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Rookie of the Year
Jonathan Monney, Conestoga

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Player of the Year
Justin Gibson, Algonquin

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Player of the Year
Leaford Allen, Humber

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Defensive Player of the Year
Colin Reilly, Durham

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Defensive Player of the Year
Bradley Heath, Fanshawe

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Scoring Champion
Malek Belhaj, Algonquin

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Scoring Champions
Leaford Allen, Humber
Jevontae Layne, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Best Defensive Team
Algonquin Thunder

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Best Defensive Team
Humber Hawks

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division First-Team All-Stars
Joshua Lee, Durham
Filipe Vilela, George Brown
Malek Belhaj, Algonquin
LeRohne Young, Durham
Ebrahim Al-Ariky, Algonquin
Cale Loughrey, Seneca
Chris Oatman, Algonquin
Justin Gibson, Algonquin
Hasan Mohasar, Algonquin
Atif Ali, Seneca
Colin Gibson, Algonquin

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division First-Team All-Stars
Leaford Allen, Humber
Ben Vyfschaft, Fanshawe
Jonathan Monney, Conestoga
Tomas Alvarez, Fanshawe
Federico Leal, Humber
Max Ferrari, Humber
Dominic Szyszka, Fanshawe
Bradley Heath, Fanshawe
Michael Fayehun, Humber
Adam Czerkawaski, U of T Mississauga
Chester Ashby, Sheridan

OCAA Men's Soccer East Division Second-Team All-Stars
Dylan Campbell, Seneca
Michael Washington, Seneca
Joe Khoury, Algonquin
Jason Alvarado, George Brown
Mazen Osman, St. Lawrence
Sebastian Cochrane, Seneca
Joshua Braga, Fleming
Egrinaldo Tavares, Seneca
Colin Reilly, Durham
Kurtis Kelly, St. Lawrence
Jackson Ofosu, Seneca
Kevon Grant, Durham

OCAA Men's Soccer West Division Second-Team All-Stars
Jevontae Layne, Sheridan
Tyrone Mulder, St. Clair
Ahmad Al Rajie, Fanshawe
Andrew Fonovic, Mohawk
Anthony Wright, Sheridan
Bastien Aguilera, St. Clair
Mitchell McAuley, Lambton
Malachi Ramsay, Conestoga
Quentin Williams, Sheridan
Cody Green, Humber
Ryan Miners, Fanshawe

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