CLINTON, Miss. --- The Mississippi College athletics communications department is proud to announce the Men's Soccer All-Decade Team on Wednesday (July 15).

Over the next two weeks, each of the school's 17 NCAA-sponsored sports will be represented, and the teams will be comprised of student-athletes that competed in the second decade of the 20th century.

The teams were selected by the athletics communications department with assistance from the coaching staffs of each sport. A student-athlete had to have competed in two seasons during the decade, and they were selected to the teams based on national, regional and conference honors, as well as, personal achievements and effects on the program, as a whole. For those student-athletes that competed in just one season, they were recognized on the Honorable Mention list.

The Choctaws and Lady Choctaws went through quite the transition from Division III and the American Southwest Conference to Division II and the Gulf South Conference. Both divisions and conferences are well-represented, and it was a pleasure to go back through the last 10 years of MC Athletics. We hope you enjoy going back down memory lane, and please do not be upset with David or Kyle as this was quite the difficult undertaking.
 

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GOALKEEPER
Humberto Pelaez (2014-17) --- Humberto was named the GSC Goalkeeper of the Decade earlier this summer and earned GSC Player of the Year honors in 2016. He is MC's all-time leader in goalkeeper wins (31) and is tied with Andrew Dailey for career shutouts (19).

FORWARD
Francisco DeAnda (2013-14) --- Francisco was an NSCAA All-South Region selection in 2014 after tying for the team lead with 10 goals scored. For his career, he ranks 6th in school history with 16 goals scored and is 9th with nine assists, despite playing just two seasons for the Choctaws.

Jorge Delgado (2014-16) --- Jorge was a First Team All-GSC selection in 2016 and earned All-Region honors from D2CCA and NSCAA in his senior season. He scored 14 career goals, including 10 in 2016 and ranks 5th in school history with 0.47 goals scored per game.

Jacob Farthing (2016-17) --- Jacob was a two-time First Team All-GSC selection, also garnering All-Region honors from both the D2CAA and NSCAA in 2017. He helped lead the Choctaws to the 2016 GSC regular season title and ranks 3rd in school history with seven career game-winning goals.

MIDFIELD
Abel Perez (2017-Present) --- Abel has been a three-year starter in the midfield for the Choctaws, earning United Soccer Coaches All-South Region honors in the 2019 campaign. He has tallied two goals with seven assists and has been named to the GSC Academic Honor Roll three times.

Harrison Russell (2012-13) --- Harrison was a two-time Second Team All-ASC selection, helping lead the Choctaws to back-to-back conference championships in 2012 and 2013, including an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2012. He tallied 12 goals and eight assists over two seasons.

Brian Vasquez (2011-14) --- Brian was a three-time First Team All-ASC selection and earned NCAA All-American honors in 2012, as well as, NCCAA All-American honors in 2014. He is MC's all-time leader in assists (40) and ranks 3rd in goals scored (27), also tying for second in school history in total points (94).

DEFENDER
Rafael Costa (2017-18) --- Rafael was a First Team All-GSC selection in 2018, also taking home D2CCA All-South Region honors in his senior season. He scored two goals with four assists and helped lead the Choctaws to the GSC Tournament semi-finals in 2017.

Ben Cross (2008-11) --- Ben was a First Team All-ASC selection in 2011, while also earning Second Team honors in 2010. He was also named to the ASC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Team and was awarded the ASC Scholar-Athlete Medal of Honor in 2012.

Connor Johnson (2016-Present) --- Connor has twice been named to the GSC All-Academic Team and earned CoSIDA Academic All-District honors in 2017. He has played in 49 career matches, scoring 11 goals with six assists, including a team-high six goals scored in 2018.

Elliot Rimmer (2014-17) --- Elliot was a Second Team All-GSC selection in 2017 and helped lead the Choctaws to the 2016 conference regular season championship. He scored two goals with four assists, including the game-winner over UAH in the final minute of a victory over the Chargers.

HONORABLE MENTION
Alejandro Chavarria (2019-Present), Aurele Chemin (2016-Present), Michael Cooper (2009-10), Owen Connelly (2018-19), Andrew Dailey (2007-10), Horacio Gutierrez Jr. (2016-17), Daniel Lang (2011-15), Adam Pittman (2013), Stephen Roberson (2014), Dinho Zwane (2016-17)
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and began competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.

The athletic department sponsors 18 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Men's and Women's Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.

For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.