WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Senior forward Parker Plaxco was named the Lone Star Conference Player of the Year after finishing the regular season with a league-leading 15 goals and 30 points. Plaxco was also selected as the LSC Forward of the Year. Junior Ethan Krchnak was named LSC Defensive Player of the Year, junior Jake Morris was voted LSC Goalkeeper of the Year and senior Alan Rivera earned the title of LSC Midfielder of the Year.
All four players are All-LSC First Team along with junior defender Skyler Krchnak, junior defender Davis Mays, and sophhore midfielder Cristopher Guevara.
Junior midfielder Cooper Tea was selected to the All-LSC Second Team, while senior midfielder Liam Kervick and senior forward Jose Ortiz are All-LSC Third Team selections.
Midfielder Andre Saucedo is on the LSC All-Freshman team.
Plaxco led the league with 15 goals and 30 points during the regular season. The native of Stephenville, Texas, has scored seven game-winning goals, which is the most in NCAA Division II.
Ethan Krchnak has eight assists this season, which is second-most in the Lone Star Conference and tops among defenders. Krchnak also scored a goal in the Mustangs' 4-0 win at Sul Ross State.
Rivera has five goals and four assists for the Mustangs, including a game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory at St. Edward's on Sept. 23.
Morris was selected as the Lone Star Conference Men's Soccer 2026 Academic Player of the Year and leads the LSC men's soccer academic awards.
Morris is pursuing a degree in business analytics and information systems and carries a 4.0 grade-point average. He earned LSC Commissioner's Honor Roll citations in both semesters during the 2025-26 year. On the soccer pitch, Morris leads the LSC in save percentage (.814) and goals-against average (0.75) with six shutouts posted in 2026. He was named the preseason LSC Goalkeeper of the Year and has twice claimed LSC Goalkeeper of the Week honors.
Plaxco joined Morris on the LSC Men's Soccer All-Academic Team, which recognizes student-athlete accomplishments in the classroom and on the soccer pitch. To be eligible for the All-Academic Team ballot, individuals must maintain a 3.30 cumulative grade-point average and have reached sophomore athletic eligibility.
Morris will be a candidate for the 2026-27 LSC Fred Jacoby Academic Athlete of the Year award which is announced in June.
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