COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. --- South Dakota School of Mines senior Alireza Kowsari was named to the All- Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Honorable Mention list for men's soccer announced by the league office on Thursday afternoon in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

Kowsari, a mid-fielder from Maple Grove, Minnesota,  is the lone senior on the Hardorcker roster. He started in nine games this season and played over 930 minutes.

Ali has been a great addition to our team. He brought experience as well as hard work to the program, said Hardrocker men's soccer head coach Ryan Thompson. "Often times, defenders don't get credit for the work that they put in. It is nice to see that the rest of the league saw what I saw in Ali and voted for him. He didn't put up the traditional stats that these awards are handed out for, but he did his job on the field and was a staple of our defensive line. Ali truly deserves to be recognized for his accomplishments."

The Hardrockers closed out the season last weekend and finished the year with a 3-13-1 overall record.

Three student-athletes headline the 2019 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) Men's Soccer All-Conference team that was announced on Thursday.
 
Jason Zobott from Colorado School of Mines was named both the Player of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year for his tremendous season. The Mavericks Brendan Brown was named the Goalkeeper of the year while Vinzent Zingel from CSU-Pueblo was selected as the Freshman of the Year. Greg Mulholland of Colorado School of Mines was named as the Men's Coach of the Year.
 
The major awards, along with All-RMAC First and Second Teams were voted on by the conference's 12 head men's soccer coaches. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own student-athletes.
 
Four forwards, four midfielders, four defenders and one goalkeeper each made All-RMAC First Team and All-RMAC Second Team. Players that did not make either First or Second Team but received one First Team vote or two Second Team votes were named Honorable Mention.
 
Zobott, the reigning RMAC Defensive Player of the Year continued his excellent season from last year as he has earned the RMAC Defensive Player of the Week four times this season. He boasts five goals and three assists which ranks second on the team while playing a team high 1,629 minutes. Zobott also recently was named the RMAC Academic Player of the Year.
 
Brown has been a great leader for the Mavericks this year as he has posted seven clean sheets in RMAC play and has been named the RMAC Goalkeeper of the Week twice this season. Brown leads the conference in save percentage at .846 and second in goals against avg. with .638.
 
Zingel has stepped up as a freshman for the ThunderWolves this season as he ranks 2^nd in both shots on goal (1.72) and total goals (9) in the RMAC. He also ranks 6^th in the league in points per game with 1.11.
 
Mulholland led Colorado School of Mines to a 12-3-3 overall record and a 10-1-3 conference record. This marked the third straight conference Regular Season Title. The Orediggers are currently ranked No. 14 in NCAA Division II.
 
The RMAC quarterfinals kick off today, November 7 at 3:00 p.m. with the No. 3 seed Colorado Mesa Mavericks hosting the No. 6 seed Skyhawks from Fort Lewis. At 6:00 p.m. No. 4 Dixie State is set to host No. 5 seed Westminster. The winners will move on to the semifinals on Sunday, November 10 to face Regis or Colorado School of Mines. The Championship game is slated for either Nov. 15, 16 or 17 with the highest remaining seed hosting and deciding the day. For more information about the RMAC Men's Soccer Tournament, click here.
 
Major Award Winners
Player of the Year – Jason Zobott, Colo. Sch. of Mines
Defensive Player of the Year – Jason Zobott, Colo. Sch. of Mines
Goalkeeper of the Year – Brendan Brown, Colorado Mesa
Freshman of the Year – Vinzent Zingel, CSU-Pueblo
Coach of the Year – Greg Mulholland, Colo. Sch. of Mines
 
First Team All-RMAC
F – Lawan Abary, Colorado Mesa
F – Danny Darelli, Westminster
F – Moises Medina, Dixie State
F – Ben Overholt, Colo. Sch. of Mines
M – Ford Edwards, Colo. Sch. of Mines
M – Loic Jean-Baptiste, Fort Lewis
M – Ben Shepherd, Regis
M – Alex VonHolle, UCCS
D – Bridger Hansen, Westminster
D- Noah Rosenberg, Colorado Mesa
D – Yannick Schad, MSU Denver
D – Jason Zobott, Colo. Sch. of Mines
GK – Brendan Brown, Colorado Mesa
 
Second Team All-RMAC
F – Parker Klein, Regis
F – Ryan Lee, Fort Lewis
F – Pascal Von Matthey, Regis
F – Vinzent Zingel, CSU-Pueblo
M – Kaden Amano, Westminster
M – Danny Bautista, MSU Denver
M – Guglielmo Bianchi, Dixie State
M – Lucas King, Colo. Sch. of Mines
D – Michael Jimenez, Regis
D – Luca Kother, Regis
D – Ty Lang, Fort Lewis
D – Ryan Wilson, Colo. Sch. of Mines
GK – Drew Johnson, Colo. Sch. of Mines
 
- Student-athletes are listed in alphabetical order by position.
 
Honorable Mention
Jacob Faircloth, ASU
Adoulie Danso, ASU
Liam Lakey, CCU
Aaron Martinez, CMU
Peter Vandam, CMU
Niall Shaffery, CMU
Richard Panknin, CSUP
Mike Chism, CSUP
Daniel Himmelsbach, CSUP
Marvin Zajonz, CSUP
Zach Nielson, DSU
John Joseph, DSU
Logan Beus, DSU
Matt Lockwood, DSU
Brantley Bice, FLC
Peter Byrne, FLC
Marshall Metzger, FLC
Jerry Gutierrez, MSUD
Danilo Pekovic, RU
Alireza Kowsari, SDSMT
Liam McGuire, UCCS
Jack Mills, UCCS
Zach Nielsen, WC
Will Desantis, WC
Preston McIllece, WC