USL News Release
Thursday, July 30, 2009
TAMPA, FL -- The 2009 Premier Development League All-Conference teams were announced Thursday by the United Soccer Leagues. Voted on by team general managers and coaches, the All-Conference teams honor 44 of the 68-team league’s top players.
Five of the honorees return from the 2008 All-Conference Teams: Dwyane Demmin (Mississippi), Zak Boggs (Bradenton), Will Beague (Ottawa), Adam Gazda (Reading) and Mark Lee (Kitsap). Showing their longevity, Boggs and Demmin are the only players named for the third straight year.
Among the eight remaining playoff squads, 10 players feature in the 44 All-Conference spots.
Division Champions, Laredo Heat and Carolina Dynamo each placed three players on their respective conference teams -- the most among all teams in the Premier Development League.
In all, 31 clubs had players selected to the 2009 All-Conference teams.
The 2009 PDL Championship Playoffs resume at the quarterfinal stage this Friday, July 31 with doubleheaders in Des Moines, Iowa and Laredo, Texas.
In Des Moines, the Chicago Fire take on the Ocean City Barons at 6:00 PM ET ahead of the host Menace entertaining the upstart Cary Clarets at 8:30 PM ET.
In Texas, the Ventura County Fusion face Kitsap Pumas at 6:30 PM ET before the Bradenton Academics look to ruin the Heat’s bid for a fourth straight return to the PDL title game at 9:00 PM ET.
| Central Conference |
| G |
James Maurer |
Chicago Fire |
| D |
Anthony Dibiase |
Forest City London |
| D |
Bonivenger Misiko |
Fort Wayne Fever |
| D |
Wilson Neto |
Thunder Bay Chill |
| D |
Brian Wurst |
Kansas City Brass |
| M |
Dave Hertel |
Michigan Bucks |
| M |
Nolan Intermoia |
Thunder Bay Chill |
| M |
Brad Stisser |
Real Colorado Foxes |
| F |
Andre Akpan |
Chicago Fire |
| F |
Teal Bunbury |
Rochester Thunder |
| F |
Tom Oatley |
Kalamazoo Outrage |
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| Eastern Conference |
| G |
Tunde Ogunbiyi |
Ocean City Barons |
| D |
Brien Chamney |
Ottawa Fury |
| D |
Christian Ibeagha |
Cary Clarets |
| D |
Rich Martinez |
Long Island Rough Riders |
| D |
Sheanon Williams |
Carolina Dynamo |
| M |
Will Beague |
Ottawa Fury |
| M |
Adam Gazda |
Reading Rage |
| M |
Zach Lloyd |
Carolina Dynamo |
| F |
Cody Arnoux |
Carolina Dynamo |
| F |
Adam Arthur |
West Virginia Chaos |
| F |
Aaron Wheeler |
Reading Rage |
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| Southern Conference |
| G |
Ryan Cooper |
Laredo Heat |
| D |
Jamie Cunningham |
Austin Aztex U-23s |
| D |
Dwyane Demmin |
Mississippi Brilla |
| D |
Thomas Wharf |
Panama City Pirates |
| D |
Chris Williams |
New Orleans Jesters |
| M |
Danny Galvan |
Laredo Heat |
| M |
Greg Mulamba |
Laredo Heat |
| M |
Gary Stopforth |
New Orleans Jesters |
| F |
Zak Boggs |
Bradenton Academics |
| F |
Salvador Luna |
Rio Grande Valley Bravos |
| F |
Debola Ogunseye |
Mississippi Brilla |
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| Western Conference |
| G |
Dustyn Brim |
Kitsap Pumas |
| D |
Nick Cardenas |
Ogden Outlaws |
| D |
Mark Lee |
Kitsap Pumas |
| D |
Daniel Scott |
Seattle Wolves |
| M |
Ely Allen |
Seattle Wolves |
| M |
Tomislav Colic |
Southern California Seahorses |
| M |
Michael Farfan |
Los Angeles Legends |
| M |
Armando Ochoa |
Hollywood United Hitmen |
| F |
Rory Agu |
Tacoma Tide |
| F |
Brent Whitfield |
Los Angeles Legends |
| F |
Ryan Youngblood |
Portland Timbers U-23s |
Also announced were the players who received the most votes for each team not represented among the All-Conference selections. They were:
Central Conference: Saidi Isaac (Indiana), Yoram Mwila (Cleveland), Kyle Segebart (Cincinnati), Jordan Webb (Toronto), Armin Mujdzic (Des Moines), David Mueller (St Louis), Justin Ferguson (Springfield)
Eastern Conference: Kevon Harris (Hampton Roads), Ken Manaham (Fredericksburg), Sean Kelley (Northern Virginia), Ian Stowe (Virginia), Frank Alesci (Brooklyn), Jerrod Laventure (Newark), Matt Marcin (Rhode Island), Mike Konicoff (Westchester), Tim Murray (New Hampshire), Zach Carr (New Jersey)
Southern Conference: Lief Craddock (West Texas), Jorge Muniz (El Paso), Janrai Gravely (DFW), Jay Ambrosy (Houston), Felipe Lowall (Baton Rouge), Tomislav Krizanovic (Central Florida), Ryan McDonald (Nashville), Wilford Loizeau (Atlanta)
Western Conference: Steve Reese (Cascade), Jason Devinish (Victoria), Gagandeep Dosanjh (Vancouver), Kristjan Johannson (Abbotsford), Vinicius Oliveira (Yakima), John Prugh (Spokane), Anthony Hamilton (Ventura County), Richie Bindrup (BYU), Eddie Gutierrez (Fresno), Zach Brunner (Lancaster), Kristopher Minton (Orange County), Jacob Hustedt (Bakersfield)
