Sports briefs
POLLS
KCAC Pre-Season
Soccer Polls
WOMEN
1. Oklahoma Wesleyan 144 (first place votes 12)
T2. Friends 125 (1)
T2. Kansas Wesleyan 125
T4. Avila 98
T4. Bethany 98
6. Ottawa 91
7. Southwestern 70
8. Tabor 66
9. McPherson 62
10. York 55
11. Saint Mary 37
12. Bethel 31
13. Sterling 12
MEN
1. Oklahoma Wesleyan 143 (11)
2. Friends 133 (1)
3. McPherson 119 (1)
4. Kansas Wesleyan 104
5. York 87
6. Bethel 86
7. Southwestern 75
8. Sterling 71
9. of Saint Mary 61
T10. Ottawa 41
T10. Tabor 41
12. Bethany 35
13. Avila 18
KCAC Pre-Season
Cross Country
WOMEN
1. Friends
2. Saint Mary
3. Tabor
4. Kansas Wesleyan
5. Southwestern
6. Avila
7. McPherson
8. York
9. Bethany
10. Ottawa
11. Sterling
12. Bethel
13. Oklahoma Wesleyan
MEN
1. Saint Mary
2. Friends
3. Ottawa
4. Kansas Wesleyan
5. Southwestern
6. McPherson
7. Bethany
8. York
9. Tabor
10. Bethel
11. Sterling
12. Oklahoma Wesleyan
13. Avila
KCAC pre-season
teams named
WICHITA — Below are the All-Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference pre-season teams as selected by the conference coaches:
WOMEN’S SOCCER
Name, Institution, Position, Class, Hometown
Juliana Lopez-*, Bethany, F, so., San Gabriel, Calif.
Reighna Werner-^, Ottawa, F, jr., Las Vegas
Breanna Bembenek-^, York, F, sr., Manhattan, Ill.
Marjolen Nekesa-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, MF, sr., Nairobi, Kenya
Laura Maria-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, MF, jr., Tubarao, Brazil
Cloe Raimundo Johnson-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, MF, jr., Valencia, Spain
Dakota Spencer-^, Tabor, MF, sr., Denver
Ruth Khasoha-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, D, jr., Nairobi, Kenya
Lea Coccetella-*, Friends, D, jr., Wichita
Krysta Catone-*, Kansas Wesleyan, D, sr., Chino Hills, Calif.
Viviana Ramirez-^, Kansas Wesleyan, D, sr., Whittier, Calif.
Christie Silber-#, McPherson, GK, sr., Simi Valley, Calif.
*-2019 All-KCAC First Team
^-2019 All-KCAC Second Team
#-2019 All-KCAC Honorable Mention
MEN’S SOCCER
Alex Vidizzoni-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, GK, jr., Camino al Tagliamento (UD)
Joel Chavez-^, Sterling, GK, sr., Longmont, Colo.
Julio Belo-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, D, sr., Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Stefan Cvetanovic-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, MF, jr., Belgrade, Serbia
Matheus Ferreira-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, MF, jr., Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Stefan Lukic-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, MF, sr., Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia
Mads Mortenson-*, Friends, D, so., Floro, Norway
Ognjen Stevic-*, Oklahoma Wesleyan, D, jr., Belgrade, Serbia
Juan Zamora-*, Friends, F, jr., LaBelle, Fla.
Eric Carter-^, Friends, D, so., Gainesville, Fla.
Marcus Fernandes-^, McPherson, F, sr., Rio de Janeiro
Osvaldo Reyes-^, Saint Mary, MF, jr., Houston
Lucas Williams-^, McPherson, D, so., London
Tales Avila-#, Friends, D, sr., Minas Gerais, Brazil
*-2019 All-KCAC First Team
^-2019 All-KCAC Second Team
#-2019 All-KCAC Honorable Mention
WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Name, School, Class, Hometown, 2019 KCAC Finish
Natasha Ortiz, Saint Mary, so., Albuquerque, N.M., 1st
Aubry Donley, Friends University, so., Lincoln, 3rd
Nicole (Ballard) Sprague, Friends, sr., Haviland, 4th
Conangela Senior, Tabor, sr., Spanish Town, Jamaica, 6th
Aileen Gurrola, Friends, sr., Colby, 7th
Stephanie Martinez, Kansas Wesleyan, jr., Horizon City, Texas, 9th
Grace Garrison, Friends, jr., Clearwater, 13th
Mallory Gallet, Saint Mary, jr., Basehor, 17th
Maria Geesaman, York, jr., Greeley, Colo., 18th
Samantha Trejo, Bethany, sr., Lyons, 19th
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY
Name, School, Class, Hometown, 2019 KCAC Finish
Johnathan Bowen, Saint Mary, sr., Wakefield, 1st
Eric Vazquez, Saint Mary, sr., Great Bend, 2nd
Jared Stark, Saint Mary, sr., Augusta, 4th
Brendan Erwin, Saint Mary, sr., Fairfield, Calif., 6th
Tyler Soliz, Saint Mary, sr., Clearwater, 7th
Luke Skinner, Saint Mary, sr., Montezuma, 8th
Clayton Price, Saint Mary, sr., Pleasant Ridge, 9th
Josh Weghorst, Ottawa, so., Yucaipa, Calif., 10th
Lamar Weeden, Ottawa, jr., Newnan, Ga., 11th
Jacob Lovell, Kansas Wesleyan, sr., Junction City, 14th
Newton Railers
14U win two
The Newton Railers 14U baseball team finished 2-0 in play Sunday at Kenny Williams Field.
The Railers downed Buhler 6-4 and beat Fulmer 8-3.
Against Buhler, A.J. Carbajal drove in two runs. Michael Seirer had two hits with an RBI. Ian Baker had two hits.
Blaze Bradshaw struck out five batters in 3.1 innings for the win. Colby Gomez struck out three in an inning. Carson Wharton finished the game.
Against Fulmer, Austin Aarons had two triples and drove in four runs. Wharton also drove in a run.
Aarons pitched two innings of relief for the win, striking out four. Baker finished the game for the save, striking out one. Kale Degenstein pitched two innings, allowing no earned runs.
The Railers are 12-16.
12U teams
compete
The Hesston 12U team finished 2-0 in play Sunday at Centennial Park, beating Newton-Holder 9-1 and Hesston-Burkholder 16-2.
Newton-Weeks tied Newton-Henseik 6-6.
Newton-Weeks is 2-9-1.