COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.- The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference named its All-RMAC and major award winners this afternoon, with three Maverick players being named to the All-RMAC team.
Richie Tabares Ochoa was named to the First Team while Edoardo Oliveri was named to the Second Team; he also won Freshman of the Year alongside South Dakota Mines' Lucas Miranda.
Rounding out the three is Jonah Elstad, who was named to the Honorable Mention squad.
Tabares Ochoa had a stellar season offensively, leading the team in goals (10), assists (8) and points (28). His goal and assist total ranked third and second in the RMAC respectively, with his assist total being 16th best in the nation and third-best in program history. His point total not only was the best in the RMAC, but the 16th best in the nation. He was fourth on the team in minutes played (1327) and is a one-time RMAC Offensive Player of the Week for his hat trick against South Dakota Mines.
Oliveri, like Tabares Ochoa, had a great year on offense. Despite only playing 13 games, he scored the second most goals (8) and the second most points (17) on the team. He also has the third-most game-winning goals in the conference with three.
Elstad started and played in 15 of the 17 games for the Mavs' defense was amongst the team leaders in minutes played (1093). He was efficient on the defensive side of the ball, not even picking up a yellow card during the season and helping the Mavs post three shutouts. He scored one goal against Jamestown and put up 13 shots offensively.
Regis swept the rest of the major awards as they took home Player of the Year (Jacobo Betancourt-Tovar), Defensive Player of the Year (Abram Wilson), Goalkeeper of the Year (Zach Jennings) and Coach of the Year (Taylor Diem).