CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The coaches have selected the 2024 American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) Men's Soccer postseason award selections. These student-athletes have distinguished themselves through a challenging conference regular season schedule. 
 
Coaches from the conference nominated and selected this year's all-conference team, recognizing 20 field players and two goalies. In addition to honoring the all-conference team, the release also recognizes Offensive Most Valuable Performer, Defensive Most Valuable Performer, Rookie of the Year, and Coaching Staff of the Year. 
 

2024 All-American Rivers Conference Men's Soccer Team
Offensive MVP - Javier Pastor Valls, Luther
Defensive MVP - Hernan Manzanet, Luther
Rookie of the Year - Nels Mortenson, Luther
Coaching Staff of the Year - Luther College (Head Coach: Chris Garcia-Prats)
All-Conference	School	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Ian Kearney	Coe College	Jr.	MF	Las Vegas, Nev./Clark
Gavin Wooldrdige ! @	University of Dubuque	Sr.	F	Lombrad, Ill./Glenbard East
Bryan Basinger @	Loras College	Sr.	MF	Boone Terre, Mo./North County
Cole Bridson	Loras College	Jr.	MF	Champlin, Minn./Champlin Park
Dani Galiana Torres -h1	Loras College	Jr.	F	Madrid, Spain/SEK Ciudalcampo
Ben Krogman	Loras College	Fifth Yr.	GK	Davenport, Iowa/Davenport Central
Nico Cedno	Luther College	Fr.	MF	Guayaquil, Ecuador/Northwood
Raul Ferrandez @ ! -h3	Luther College	Sr.	D	Crevillent, Spain
Jose Gimenez -h1	Luther College	Sr.	D	Santiago, Chile/High Mowing School (NH)
Hernan Manzanet -h2 @ $	Luther College	Sr.	D	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/High Mowing School (NH)
Nels Mortenson	Luther College	Fr.	MF	Minneapolis, Minn./Washburn
Javier Pastor Valls !	Luther College	Sr.	F	Mutxamel, Spain/The Kiski School (PA)
Owen Glogowski @	Nebraska Wesleyan University	So.	MF	Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep
Samuel Schendt	Nebraska Wesleyan University	So.	MF	Omaha, Neb./Omaha Skutt Catholic
Zachary Weis ! -h1 -h3	Nebraska Wesleyan University	Sr.	GK	Omaha, Neb./Omaha Skutt Catholic
Ronaldo Ordaz-Zambrano @ !	Simpson College	Gr.	F	Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown
Flori Gembo	Wartburg College	Fr.	MF	Coralville, Iowa/Liberty
Lwings Kabula	Wartburg College	So.	F	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy
Carson Kay	Wartburg College	Fr.	D	Adel, Iowa/ADM
Sam McDevitt	Wartburg College	Jr.	MF	Adel, Iowa/Waukee Northwest
Aidan Mott	Wartburg College	Jr.	MF	Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista
Curtis Ratzer @ -h2	Wartburg College	Fifth Yr.	D	Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Kennedy
Honorable Mention	School	Year	Position	Hometown/High School
Joe Brown	Central College	Sr.	MF	Norwalk, Iowa/Norwalk
Ian Gredell	Central College	Fr.	MF	West Des Moines, Iowa/Dowling Catholic
Alejo Marcon	Central College	Jr.	B	Resistencia, Argentina/Pella Christian
Ronan Murphy	Central College	Sr.	GK	Des Moines, Iowa/Roosevelt
Zach Floss -h1	University of Dubuque	Sr.	D	Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg
Townes Robertson	Loras College	Fr.	MF	Evanston, Ill./Loyola Academy
Jack Bell @	Luther College	Sr.	GK	Madison, Wis./Madison Memorial
Josh Wackerfuss	Luther College	Sr.	MF	Chaska, Minn./Chaska
Morgan Armagost	Nebraska Wesleyan University	So.	D	Lincoln, Neb./Iowa Western Community College
Zachary McClanathan	Nebraska Wesleyan University	So.	F	Omaha, Neb./Millard South
Mitchell Dickson	Simpson College	Jr.	F	Stuart, Iowa/West Central Valley
Espoire Nkomezi -h1	Simpson College	Sr.	D	Johnston, Iowa/Johnston
Henry Eckert	Wartburg College	Fr.	GK	Sioux Falls, S.D./Lincoln
Alima Mmunga	Wartburg College	So.	F	Iowa City, Iowa/City High
Andrew Valenzuela	Wartburg College	Fifth Yr.	D	Omaha, Neb./Creighton Prep
Previous Honors
@ - 2023 All-Conference
-h1 - 2023 Honorable Mention
! - 2022 All-Conference
-h2 - 2022 Honorable Mention
$ - 2021 All-Conference
-h3 - 2021 Honorable Mention

 
The American Rivers Conference (A-R-C) announced today that Luther College's Javier Pastor Valls has been selected Men's Soccer Offensive Most Valuable Performer for the 2024 season. Luther's Hernan Manzanet has been named Men's Soccer Defensive Most Valuable Performer and Nels Mortenson of Luther has been named the inaugural Rookie of the Year. Luther head coach Chris Garcia-Prats and his staff were voted American Rivers Conference Coaching Staff of the Year. In addition to the major awards, the conference announced the 2024 All-Conference team. 
 
Norse head coach Garcia-Prats and assistants Carson Davenport, Ryan Martin, Teo Jube, and Jack Morrison add American Rivers Conference Coaching Staff of the Year to their 2024 accolades. Garcia-Prats, in his 17th season leading the charge, guided the Norse to their tenth regular season title after finishing 6-1-1 in the conference regular season schedule. This is the fourth Coaching Staff of the Year honor for the Norse with Garcia-Prats at the helm (2011, 2017, 2018, 2024) and the program's eighth overall honor (1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2024). Luther led the league in scoring average (3.250), shots (152), and margin (2.12) this conference regular season. 
 
Pastor Valls is earning his first Offensive MVP honor as well as a spot on the 22-member all-conference squad for the second time in his career. The Spain native becomes the third player to receive Offensive MVP honors for the Norse, joining Aidan O'Driscoll (2018) and Marcos Vila (2020, 2022). Playing 596 minutes throughout eight conference matches, Pastor Valls recorded 21 points on nine goals and three assists. He averaged 2.63 points per conference game this fall.
 
Manzanet becomes the fourth player to receive Defensive MVP honors for the Norse, joining Myles Norville (2016), Ahmed Osman (2017), and Luke VonEschen (2018). Manzent was seen on the field 633 minutes throughout conference action this fall. As a defender, he found the back of the net on one occasion and was responsible for four assists. Manzanet is earning his third all-conference honor of his career. 
 
Prior to the MVP award being split to recognize an offensive and defensive standout in 2013, Luther had seven players name conference MVP. 
 
Mortenson becomes the inaugural Rookie of the Year for men's soccer in the A-R-C. As a midfielder, he was in action 567 minutes over eight conference matches this fall. He recorded one goal and one assist. Additionally, he was voted onto the all-conference team by the coaches. 
 
Joining Pastor Valls, Manzanet, and Mortenson on the all-conference squad for the Norse is Nico Cedno, Raul Ferrandez, and Jose Gimenez. Cedno, a midfielder, started all eight conference matches this fall, playing 525 minutes. He picked up one goal and four assists, for six total points this season. He recorded one game-winning goal. Ferrandez, a defender, was on the pitch for seven conference matches this season where he recorded four goals and three assists, for 11 total points, the second best for the Norse. He recorded one game-winning goal. Gimenez earns all-conference as a key performer to the Luther defense this season that allowed nine goals over the eight conference contests. 
 
The Wartburg Knights had six all-conference performers this season after a runner-up regular season finish. Flori Gembo, Lwings Kabula, Carson Kay, Sam McDevitt, Aidan Mott, and Curtis Ratzer led the Knights this season and had standout performances to earn all-conference accolades. Ratzer is earning his second career all-conference nod. Gembo, Kabula, Kay, McDevitt, and Mott are all earning this honor for the first time in their careers. 
 
Gembo started seven conference contests as a freshman this season as a midfielder. He was responsible for one goal and four assists this season for a total of six points. Kabula, a forward, was in action 428 minutes of the Knights conference schedule this fall, starting all eight matches. He scored three goals this fall, with eight shots on goal recorded. He recorded two game-winning goals. Kay was on the pitch for 694 minutes this fall as a defender. He scored three goals and added an assist. McDevitt, a midfielder for the Knights, was in action 672 minutes grabbing one assist. Mott led the way for the Knights this season on the offensive front with eight points recorded, three goals and two assists. He was responsible for one game-winning goal. Ratzer, a defender, led a strong Wartburg defense that only allowed five goals over eight conference matches this fall. Ratzer scored one goal and was one-for-one on penalty kicks. 
 
The Loras College Duhawks were represented by Bryan Basinger, Cole Bridson, Dani Galiana Torres, and Ben Krogman this season with postseason honors. Basinger and Galiana Torres led the way for Loras this season by tallying 11 points. Basinger, a midfielder, found the back of the net four times and added three assists. Basinger had one game-winning goal. Galiana Torres had five goals and one assist in eight games this fall. Galiana Torres was responsible for two game-winning goals. Bridson was on the pitch for 520 minutes this fall where he recorded one goal and two assists for the Duhawks. Krogman in the net started all eight conferences games, playing 706 minutes, allowed six goals, recorded four shutouts, and had 39 saves. His record this season was 5-1-2. 
Coe is represented by Ian Kearney, who is earning his second career all-conference honor. Kearney started all eight conference matches and was on the pitch 631 minutes. He was respoibsle for seven points, three assists and two goals. 
 
Gavin Wooldridge is representing Dubuque this season as he earns his third all-conference honor. Wooldrdidge, a forward, started all eight conference games this fall. He recorded two goals and two assists for a total of six points. One of his goals was registered as a game-winning goal. 
 
Earning his third all-conference honor for the Storm is Ranaldo Ordaz-Zambrano. He started all eight conference contests this fall, recording 557 minutes on the pitch. He found the back of the net on two occasions and grabbed an assist, to total five points. 
 
Nebraska Wesleyan is represented by Owen Glogowski, Samuel Schendt, and Zachary Weis this season. Schendt led the way for the P-Wolves with eight points totaled this fall off two goals and four assists. He recorded one game-winning goal. Glogowski started six conference games this fall where he went one-for-one in penalty kicks and grabbed a goal. Weis was the only goalkeeper this conference season for Nebraska Wesleyan. He allowed nine goals, recorded four shutouts, and had 45 saves. He recorded a 5-3-0 record in the net.