Rock Hill, S.C. – The Big South Conference announced the men's soccer Midseason Watch List Wednesday afternoon as the Eagles had four players recognized.
Bernardo Pacheco,
Jayco Castro,
Jack Kilstrom and
Sodai Koketsu were all named to the list. Pacheco and Koketsu were named to the list of midfielders while Castro was made the forwards list and Kilstrom selected on the goalkeepers list.
Pacheco has started four of six games he's played while Koketsu has started four of his five appearances. Castro has made three starts in six appearances while Kilstrom has started all six games in goal for the Eagles.
This list was released just before the start of league play which begins Friday, Sept. 19. Winthrop will have its league opener on Saturday, Sept. 20 as it travels to Gardner-Webb.
Below is the Midseason Watch List, which is listed by positions and begins with the respective Preseason Player of the Year honoree, followed by alphabetical order by name.
FORWARDS - Name, School, Class
Brendan Krueger, High Point, Sr. (Preseason Offensive Player of the Year)
Prosper Adagani, High Point, Fr.
Kenshin Akimoto, Radford, Jr.
Brando Bedolla, Longwood, Soph.
Jayco Castro, Winthrop, Fr.
Syrus Conolly, Longwood, Sr.
Arnor Hardarson, UNC Asheville, Fr.
Oscar Kelly, USC Upstate, Fr.
Samson Kpardeh, Gardner-Webb, Soph.
Daniel Lugo, High Point, R-Soph.
Rodrigo Mendes, UNC Asheville, Sr.
Jaylen Orr, Gardner-Webb, Sr.
MIDFIELDERS - Name, School, Class
Jefferson Amaya, High Point, Sr. (Preseason Midfielder of the Year)
Lucas Bergfors, USC Upstate, Fr.
Steven Cordova, Presbyterian, Sr.
Hiromasa Iwai, Radford, Jr.
Sodai Koketsu, Winthrop, Sr.
Lukas Kuca, Radford, Soph.
Tiago Campos, Gardner-Webb, Jr.
Bernardo Pacheco, Winthrop, Sr.
Christer Salvesen, Longwood, Fr.
Pius Ssebulime, Gardner-Webb, Fr.
Jonas Sundli-Hardig, Presbyterian, Soph.
Charlie Wood, UNC Asheville, Soph.
DEFENDERS - Name, School, Class
Leo Andrade, Gardner-Webb, Sr. (Preseason Defensive Player of the Year)
Breno Correia, Gardner-Webb, Jr.
Lukas Kamrath, High Point, R-Soph.
Jesus Macaya, Longwood, Jr.
Tyler Pulik, Radford, Sr.
Viðar Ragnarsson, UNC Asheville, Sr.
Ewan Tomas, USC Upstate, Soph.
Joshua Yoder, Longwood, Sr.
GOALKEEPERS - Name, School, Class
Josh Caron, High Point, R-Jr. (Preseason Co-Goalkeeper of the Year)
Alan Horrocks, Gardner-Webb, Jr. (Preseason Co-Goalkeeper of the Year)
Tim Baerwalde, Presbyterian, Sr.
Lucca Barros, UNC Asheville, Soph.
Jack Kilstrom, Winthrop, Jr.
Ben Miller, Radford, Jr.
Jarrett Wuerslin, USC Upstate, Soph.
