AUGUSTA, GA -- The Peach Belt Conference released the 2007
men’s soccer All-Conference team on Thursday. For the first
time in league history, the PBC recognized co-Players of the Year
as Clayton State’s Tonny Madegwa and USC Aiken’s Kofi
Akyere shared the honor. Clayton State is also home to two other
major honors as Jamal Geathers was named the Freshman of the Year
and Pete Petersen the Coach of the Year.
Tonny Madegwa is the senior leader of the PBC’s
highest-scoring offense of 2007. A native of Nairobi, Kenya,
Madegwa led the league and is ranked 18th nationally in assists
with 10. He also scored 11 goals, fourth-best in the PBC, and had
32 points, second only behind teammate Jamal Geathers. Madegwa also
had three game-winning goals this year and becomes only the second
Laker to win the Player of the Year award, joining Marco Capazario
who won in 2001.
Kofi Akyere is the first USC Aiken Pacer to ever receive Player of
the Year honors. A junior from Union City, Ga., Akyere was tied for
second in the PBC with 12 goals and was third in points in 2007. He
scored six of the team’s 11 goals in conference games and his
11 scores is the most by a Pacer in 10 years.
Jamal Geathers led the Peach Belt in goals with 16 in 2007 and in
points with 33. He averaged just under a goal per game and had two
multi-goal games with one hat trick. The freshman from Aiken, S.C.,
also led the league with five game-winning goals. Geathers becomes
the second Laker to win the Freshman of the Year, joining Andre
Roll who won the honor in 2003.
Pete Petersen takes home his second Coach of the Year award in
three seasons after leading the Lakers to their third straight PBC
Championship, and second outright, in the last three years.
Currently in his fourth season at Clayton State, Petersen’s
2007 Lakers are hosting this weekend’s PBC Tournament finals
and the team is currently ranked 14th in the nation.
The 2007 All-Conference team is below as voted on by the
league’s head coaches. Coaches were not permitted to vote for
their own players.
2007 PBC Men’s Soccer
All-Conference Team
Kofi Akyere, USC Aiken
Marijan Babic, Clayton State
Jonathan Bartomioli, Francis Marion
Aaron Brittain, Lander
Nick Cooke, Lander
Garrett Daum, Lander
Miguel Ferrer, UNC Pembroke
Biagio Galle, Francis Marion
Jamal Geathers, Clayton State
Hailab Habtom, Clayton State
Brandon Kirksey, North Georgia
Tonny Madegwa, Clayton State
Thomas Morrow, UNC Pembroke
Jamie Ramm, Lander
Juan Rivas, Francis Marion
Co-Players of the Year
Tonny Madegwa, Clayton State
Kofi Akyere, USC Aiken
Freshman of the Year
Jamal Geathers, Clayton State
Coach of the Year
Pete Petersen, Clayton State
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