Rock Hill, S.C. – The Big South Conference announced its annual men's soccer awards Tuesday afternoon, as Winthrop garnered four honors.

Rodrigo Ferreira and Emory Crichlow earned all-conference honors. Ryan Armijo was named to the All-Freshman Team and Diego Candia was named to the All-Academic Team.

Ferreira was a first team selection as he started 13-of-15 games he played for the Eagles and led the team in scoring with 11 points (4g,3a). Ferreira had four goals and two assists during league action, netting a game-winner at USC Upstate.
Crichlow was an honorable mention selection as a defender. Crichlow started 16-of-17 games and led all defender in minutes played and second on the team (1,319).

Armijo came off the bench the first three games of the season before he became a starter for 11 of the final 13 contests. Armijo finished second on the team in scoring with two goals and an assist. His lone assist came on the game-winning goal against UNC Asheville.

Candia was named to the All-Academic Team as he boasts a 3.7 GPA while studying business administration with a focus in accounting. Candia adds to his accolades as an Eagle as he was the 2024 Big South Conference Preseason Player of the Year and a 2023 All-Big South Second Team selection.

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2024 Big South Conference Men's Soccer Award Winners
First-Team All-Conference
F – Damorney Hutchinson, Sr., Presbyterian College
F – Elias Khodri, Jr., Gardner-Webb
F – Ethan Stevenson, Sr., Longwood
MF – Brendan Krueger, Jr., High Point
MF – Ross Johnstone, Sr., High Point
MF – Carson Griffith, R-Sr., Presbyterian College
MF – Aaron Asamoah, Jr., Longwood
D – Jefferson Amaya, Jr., High Point
D – Leo Andrade, Jr., Gardner-Webb
D – Max Fisher, Soph., Gardner-Webb
D – Mohammed Seidu, Sr., High Point
GK - Charlie Farrar, Sr., UNC Asheville
AL – Rodrigo Ferreira, MF, Sr., Winthrop
 
Second-Team All-Conference
F – Alfred Baafi, Soph., High Point
F – Frankie DeFrancesco, Fr., High Point
F – Lucas Mauro, Gr., Gardner-Webb
MF – Brendan Herb, Sr., UNC Asheville
MF – Steven Cordova, Jr., Presbyterian College
MF – Edvin Grolimund, Sr., UNC Asheville
MF – Giampaolo Nardi, Jr., Gardner-Webb
D – Breno Correia, Soph., Gardner-Webb
D – Myles Edmondson, Sr., UNC Asheville
D – Lukas Kamrath, R-Fr., High Point
D – Benian Yao, Sr., UNC Asheville
GK – Josh Caron, R-Soph., High Point
AL – Caio Hughes, MF, Sr., Gardner-Webb
 
Honorable Mention All-Conference
Emory Crichlow, D, Soph., Winthrop
Beau Yantz, D, Jr., High Point
Morgan Dance, MF, Fr., Presbyterian College
Carson Hickok, D, Sr., USC Upstate
Jan Maldonado, MF, Sr., Radford
 
All-Freshman Team
Frankie DeFrancesco, F, Fr., High Point
Lukas Kamrath, D, R-Fr., High Point
Morgan Dance, MF, Fr., Presbyterian College
Jesper Vikman, D, Fr., Gardner-Webb
Liam Duggan, MF, Fr., USC Upstate
Brando Bedolla, F, Fr., Longwood
Ryan Armijo, MF, Fr., Winthrop
 
All-Academic Team
Giampaolo Nardi, MF, Jr., Gardner-Webb
Josh Caron, GK, R-Soph., High Point
Max Hinke, GK, Jr., Longwood
Carson Griffith, MF, R-Sr., Presbyterian College
Alex Eydelman, GK, Sr., Radford
Heath Flathau, D/MF, Sr., UNC Asheville
Cooper Jennings, GK, R-Soph., USC Upstate
Diego Candia, D, Sr., Winthrop
 
Offensive Player of the Year
Damorney Hutchinson, Sr., F, Presbyterian College
 
Midfielder of the Year
Brendan Krueger, Jr., High Point
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Jefferson Amaya, Jr., High Point
 
Goalkeeper of the Year
Charlie Farrar, Sr., UNC Asheville
 
Freshman of the Year
Frankie DeFrancesco, F, High Point
 
Newcomer of the Year
Ross Johnstone, Sr., MF, High Point
 
Coach of the Year
Zach Haines, High Point
 
Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Giampaolo Nardi, MF, Jr., Gardner-Webb