Seven Eagles named All-LSC; Caffaro tabbed Newcomer of the Year, OC staff earns Coaching Staff of the Year

RICHARDSON, Texas – Oklahoma Christian sophomore goalkeeper Dante Caffaro was named Lone Star Conference Newcomer of the Year and the Eagles' staff took Coaching Staff of the Year honors, headlining seven all-conference selections announced by the league Tuesday.

Head coach Neil Hilton, assistant coaches Artur Gomez and Paulo Lopez, graduate assistant Javier Ceballos and team manager Gabe Angle guided OC to an unbeaten conference record (6-0-4) for the first time in program history.

Caffaro, from Para de Minas, Brazil, also earned Second Team All-Conference honors. He was twice named LSC Goalkeeper of the Week this season (Aug. 31 and Oct. 5).

Senior defender Tyler Ackah-Wheatcroft (Liverpool, England) and sophomore forward Kenzo Shabazz-Edwards (Colchester, England) were named to the First Team. Ackah-Wheatcroft was LSC Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks (Oct. 5 and Oct. 12).

Junior defender Hunter Wilson (Wellington, New Zealand) and junior midfielder Luis Alvis (Ibague, Colombia) joined Caffaro on the Second Team. Junior defender Joshua Wells (Auckland, New Zealand) and senior midfielder Alejandro Gomez (Madrid, Spain) were Third Team selections.

The all-conference teams are voted on by the league's head coaches. Midwestern State's Parker Plaxco was named LSC Player of the Year.

2026 LSC All-Conference – Oklahoma Christian

Honor	Player	Pos.	Yr.	Hometown
Newcomer of the Year	Dante Caffaro	GK	So.	Para de Minas, Brazil
Coaching Staff of the Year	Neil Hilton and staff	—	—	—
First Team	Tyler Ackah-Wheatcroft	D	Sr.	Liverpool, England
First Team	Kenzo Shabazz-Edwards	F	So.	Colchester, England
Second Team	Hunter Wilson	D	Jr.	Wellington, New Zealand
Second Team	Luis Alvis	MF	Jr.	Ibague, Colombia
Second Team	Dante Caffaro	GK	So.	Para de Minas, Brazil
Third Team	Joshua Wells	D	Jr.	Auckland, New Zealand
Third Team	Alejandro Gomez	MF	Sr.	Madrid, Spain