Pedro Faife Named AAC Midfielder of the Year; Five Bulls Earn AAC-All Conference Honors
Tampa, Fla., Nov. 7, 2024 – South Florida men’s soccer’s Pedro Faife was named the 2024 American Athletic Conference (AAC) Midfielder of the Year and First-Team All-Conference. The trio of Jalen Anderson, Issah Hamidu and Gunnar Studenhofft earned Second-Team honors, while Marcelo Mondragon earned a spot on the All-Freshman team, as announced by the conference office on Thursday.
Faife scored two goals this season, both were game-winners against FIU (Sept. 20) and at UAB (Nov. 1). Anderson scored a trio of goals throughout the regular season, all of which came in wins against Eckerd (Aug. 29), Temple (Oct. 5), and at UAB (Nov. 1). Hamidu scored a single goal this season, his came in the 3-3 tie against FGCU (Sept. 6). Studenhofft led the Bulls with four goals throughout the regular season campaign and had a single game winner against Temple (Oct. 5). Mondragon scored his first collegiate goal and the game-winner against UC Irvine on Sept. 9.
Offensive Player of the Year
Mamadou Diarra, Sr., F, Florida Atlantic
Defensive Player of the Year
Jackson Kim, Gr., D, Memphis
Midfielders of the Year
Lleyton Imparato, Jr., M, Memphis
Pedro Faife, So., M, South Florida
Goalkeeper of the Year
Filip Sabatti, Jr., GK, Memphis
Freshmen of the Year
Mathis Ricter, D, UAB
David Houja, D, FIU
Coaching Staff of the Year
Memphis*
Richard Mulrooney, Tony McManus, Kevin Tello, Remco de Jong
Team Fair Play Award
Memphis Tigers
First Team All-Conference
Ian Pilcher, Sr., D, Charlotte*
Riyon Tori, Sr., M, Charlotte
Lleyton Imparato, Jr., M, Memphis
Jackson Kim, Gr., D, Memphis*
Filip Sabatti, Jr., GK, Memphis
Mamadou Diarra, Sr., F, Florida Atlantic
Noah Kvifte, Sr., F, Florida Atlantic
Aboubacar Traore, Jr., M, Florida Atlantic
Bernardo Dos Santos Montiero, Sr., F, FIU
Pedro Faife, So., M, South Florida
Wes Bottenburg, Jr. D, Tulsa
*denotes unanimous selection
Second Team All-Conference
Tony Kim, So., F, UAB
Leo Stritter, Jr., GK, Charlotte
Lucho Galizzi, 5th, F, Memphis
Logan Longo, Gr., D, Memphis
Callum Grogson, Jr., D, Florida Atlantic
Sebastian Zettl, Jr., M, Florida Atlantic
Jalen Anderson, Gr., F, South Florida
Issah Hamidu, So., D, South Florida
Gunnar Studenhofft, Sr., F, South Florida
Kemali Green, Gr., D, Temple
Alvaro Torrijos, Gr., M, Tulsa
All-Freshman Team
Ole Jessen, D, UAB*
Mathis Richter, D, UAB*
Jaedon Richardson, F, Charlotte*
Kasper Heerfordt, D, Florida Atlantic*
David Houja, D, FIU*
Ryan Ruguaru, D, Memphis*
Marcelo Mondragon, D, South Florida*
Edgar Bazan, M, Temple
Nathan Brown, F, Temple
Charlie Votel, F, Temple
Alex Cunningham, D, Tulsa*
*denotes unanimous selection
UP NEXT
South Florida has earned the No. 2 Seed in the AAC Tournament. Bulls earn the bye to the Semifinals and will play the winner of No. 6 Temple/ No. 3 Charlotte on Wednesday, Nov. 13 in Memphis, Tenn.
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