Nov. 15, 2007

ODESSA, TEXAS - Metro State's Phillip Owen was named to the Daktronics Men's Soccer Midwest Region first team, the committee announced.

Daniel Brown of Midwestern State was named the region's player of the year. Owen was one of three Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference players named to the first team as Colorado School of Mines' Craig Thompson and Kieran Hall of Fort Lewis also earned accolades.

Owen leaves Metro State as the program's all-time leader in goals (53) and points (132). He led the RMAC in points (43) and goals (19) this season as the Roadrunners made their second straight NCAA Tournament appearance.

The Daktronics Midwest Region teams were voted on by the region's sports information directors. The first-team selections move on to the national ballot and are eligible for all-America honors.

Metro State finished the season with a record of 16-3-3 and was ranked No. 9 in the final regular-season NSCAA poll.

2007 Daktronics Men's Soccer Midwest Region Teams

First Team
Gil Ben Nachum, GK, Incarnate Word
Robert Swann, D, Midwestern State
Kenneth Christensen, D, West Texas A&M
Nick Evans, D, Incarnate Word
Luke Smith, D, St. Mary's
Kieran Hall, MF, Fort Lewis
Aaron Thornton, MF, West Texas A&M
Kevin Klaus, MF, St. Edward's
Phillip Owen, F, Metro State
Daniel Brown, F, Midwestern State
Craig Thompson, F, Colorado School of Mines

Second Team
Jeremy Turner, GK, Midwestern State
Ryan Morris, D, Missouri Southern State
Jeff Jennings, D, Fort Lewis
Blake Wright, D, Missouri Southern State
Tomer Otor, D, West Texas A&M
Ahmad Ihmeidan, MF, Midwestern State
Byron Plagge, MF, St. Mary's
Keith Vargas, MF, Eastern New Mexico
David Peterson, F, St. Mary's
Dustin Lemley, F, Incarnate Word
Cedareo Contreras, F, Eastern New Mexico

Daktronics Midwest Region Player of the Year - Daniel Brown, Midwestern State