INDIANAPOLIS – Twelve members of the UIndy men's lacrosse team were honored by the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) on Friday morning at the league's postseason banquet, including five first-team members, five second-team players, and one honorable mention performer.
 
Head coach Greg Stocks was honored as the GLVC Coach of the Year after guiding the Greyhounds to an undefeated league record, the third conference accolade of his career.
 
UIndy all-time leading point-getter Parker Kump leads the first-team honorees for the Greyhounds, scoring 4.0 goals and tallying 5.67 points per league contest. Matthew Johnson and Shawn Kimble also were recognized as first-teamers for their senior campaign contributions. Johnson was also the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship selection for UIndy.
 
Defender Jack Belobrajdic and goalkeeper Jarod Kimble were named to the first team, representing the UIndy back line as instrumental pieces to winning the GLVC regular season crown. Kimble led the league in goals against average, surrendering 8.60 scorers per game.
 
The Hounds also stacked the second team, adding three freshmen and two juniors to the list of honorees. Robbie Berardi and Jordan McKenzie tops the list for UIndy, as the former secured 74.1 percent of faceoff attempts in six conference games, including winning the battle against GLVC Specialist of the Year from Rockhurst last weekend.
 
Rookies Drew Billig, Josh Jackson, and Erich Wiitala have been mainstays in the lineup all season for the Hounds, garnering second-team accolades. Billig racked up 16 points in league action and 38 tallies overall this season, both ranking second on the team.
 
Freshman Brian Robb was selected on multiple ballots, earning honorable mention status.
 
Four of seven freshman recognized as all-league performers this season are Greyhounds.
 
UIndy kicks off the GLVC Championship Tournament later today at 4 p.m. vs. Montevallo.
 
2019 MEN'S LACROSSE ALL-GLVC TEAMS & POSTSEASON HONORS
Player of the Year: Lucas Shafer, Gr., Attacker, Maryville
Specialty Player of the Year: Zach Bodeau, Jr., Rockhurst (unanimous)
Goalkeeper of the Year: Kyle Little, So., Montevallo
Freshman of the Year: Jayden Fraser, Attacker, Maryville
Coach of the Year: Greg Stocks, Indianapolis
 

FIRST TEAM Colton Nall, Sr., LSM, UAH Parker Kump, Sr., ATT, UINDY Matthew Johnson, Sr., MID, UINDY Shawn Kimble, Sr., MID, UINDY Jack Belobrajdic, Jr., DEF, UINDY Jarod Kimble, Sr., GK, UINDY Lucas Shafer, Gr., ATT, MU # Jake Socia, So., DEF, MU Kyle Little, So., GK, MONT Sam Lindahl, So., ATT, RU Drake O'Neill, Jr., MID, RU Connor Bateman, Jr., DEF, RU Zach Bodeau, Jr., SP, RU Connor Hill, Sr., LSM, RU #Unanimous Selection *Extra Members Due to Tie

SECOND TEAM Luke LeVette, Jr., ATT, UAH Drew Billig, Fr., ATT, UINDY Jordan McKenzie, Jr., DEF, UINDY Robbie Berardi, Jr., SP, UINDY Erich Wiitala, Fr., LSM, UINDY Josh Jackson, Fr., DEF, UINDY Jayden Fraser, Fr., ATT, MU Thomas Vaesen, So., ATT, MONT Kordell Primus, Fr., MID, MONT Dylan Witt, Fr., DEF, MONT Nick Schveninger, Sr., MID, RU Garrett Blake, Sr., MID, YHC Daniel Zimny, Jr., MID, YHC Bobby Kidd III, Jr., DEF, YHC Mason King, Sr., GK, YHC *Extra Members Due to Tie

HONORABLE MENTION Brian Robb, Fr., MID, UINDY Tyler Wenck, So., MID, MU Tim McCarthy, So., DEF, MU Jordan Shumate, Jr., LSM, MU Liam Coyle, Fr., GK, MU Blake Bellinger, So., MID, RU Blake Branscombe, Jr., DEF, RU Sal Valdivia, So., SP, RU Luke Stephens, Fr., SP, MONT Jordan Coates, Gr., MID, SHORT Richard Ticer, Jr., GK, SHORT Cody Bielec, So., ATT, YHC Alex Venturino, So., DEF, YHC

 
GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP NOMINEES
Tiernan Hart, UAH
Matthew Johnson, UINDY
Jack Boyer, MU
Kyle Little, MONT
Sean Dotson, RU
Artie Gardner, SHORT
Bruce Silk, YHC

GLVC JAMES R. SPALDING SPORTSMANSHIP TEAM AWARD
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