South Suburban's Avalos is tops among Region IV selections

The top goal scorer in the nation also doubled as the top vote-getter in among players named to the 2018 Region IV Division I Men's Soccer All-Region Team. Sophomore Ricardo Avalos of South Suburban College headlines the list after scoring 34 goals this fall, seven more than anyone else in the country. The forward also finished the year with ten assists, ten game-winning goals,  and 78 total points. He is one of eight All-American nominees from the region, along with teammate Antonio Castro, Morton College's Baltazar Duran, Patrick Kibler, and Lukas Palmas, Waubonsee Community College's Jose Alfaro and Adrian Bravo Cobian, and Bukolas Abdulwahab from Oakton Community College. Notable from that group Abduhwahab ranking fourth in the nation with 24 goals, Duran 17 assists placing him fifth nationally, and Castro owning the nation's sixth-best save percentage at .883. Region IV champion Morton College leads all team with five all-region selections, while Moraine Valley Community College, Waubonsee Community College, South Suburban College, and Malcolm X College all places three players on the list.

All-Region Team
*Baltazar Duran - Morton College - FR - MID
Martin Hernandez - Morton College - FR - MID
Aldo Vazquez - Morton College - FR - FWD
*Patrick Kibler - Morton College - FR - DEF
*Lukas Palma - Morton College - FR - GK
Gustavo Flores - Moraine Valley Community College - SO - GK
Daniel Kasaggoma - Moraine Valley Community College - SO - FWD
Daniel Rohder - Moraine Valley Community College - FR - MID
*Jose Alfaro - Waubonsee Community College - FR - MID
Edgar Esquivel Lopez - Waubonsee Community College - FR - MID
*Adrian Bravo Cobian - Waubonsee Community College - FR - DEF
*Ricardo Avalos - South Suburban College - SO - FWD
Francisco Avila - South Suburban College - SO - MID
*Antonio Castro - South Suburban College - SO - GK
Cesar Gomez - Malcolm X College - FR - FWD
Juan Palomarez - Malcolm X College - SO - DEF
John Bahena - Malcolm X College - FR - DEF
*Bukola Abdulwahab - Oakton Community College - SO - FWD
Brian Ramos - Oakton Community College - SO - DEF
Raymond Giang - Prairie State College - SO - MID
Alejandro Lopez - Prairie State College - FR - FWD
Dawson Swearengen - Kankakee Community College - SO - DEF
Dylan Swearengen - Kankakee Community College - SO - FWD
Antonio Vasquez - College of Lake County - SO - MID
Tumelo Matebesi - Carl Sandburg College - SO - MID
Abdiel Cheri Mastos - Kishwaukee College - FR - MID/FWD
Trevor Russel - Bryant & Stratton College - FR - GK
Sal Arnieri - McHenry County College - FR - FWD
Juan Delgado - Richard J. Daley College - SO - FWD
Alexis Berrios - Harry S. Truman College - FR - MID

*All-American Nominee

Region IV Tournament MVP
Lukas Palma - Morton College

Coach of the Year
Juan Franco - Morton College