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BAY CITY, Mich. -- Tiffin University junior forward Ashton Campbell (Luton, England) was named the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men’s soccer “Offensive Player of the Year,” while Ohio Dominican University senior defender A.J. Mueller (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome), was named “Defensive Player of the Year” in balloting conducted by the league’s coaches.

    University of Findlay midfielder Alex Oliver (Hamilton, Ohio/Ross) was honored with the league’s “Freshman of the Year” award, while Willy Merrick, who guided Ohio Dominican to a second-place finish in the GLIAC regular-season standings, earned “Coach of the Year” accolades.

    Campbell, a junior forward from Luton, England, earned his second GLIAC “Offensive Player of the Year” honor by leading the GLIAC in goals (15) and points (36), while tying for third in the conference in assists (6). He previously earned GLIAC “Offensive Player of the Year” accolades in 2008 as a freshman. Campbell ranks in the top-10 in Division II in points and goals. He is a three-time First Team All-GLIAC honoree who also earned All-Region honors in 2009.

    Mueller, a senior captain, started all 18 games as the defensive anchor in the backfield that ranked third in the GLIAC with 20 goals allowed and a 1.11 goals against average. Mueller collected two of the Panthers four team saves on the year, including one at home in the 88th minute against Tiffin that helped preserve the 1-1 draw.

    Oliver played in 15 games for the Oilers and contributed a goal and an assist during his first season.  The Hamilton, Ohio native also ranked third on the team with nine shots on goal and took 20 total shots during the 2010 campaign.

    Competing at the Division II level in the GLIAC for the first time, Ohio Dominican third-year head coach Willy Merrick guided the Panthers to a 12-5-1 overall mark, including a second-place finish in the conference with a 9-2-1 record and the No. 2 seed in the GLIAC tournament. ODU reached a season high No. 22 in the polls after defeating fourth ranked Charleston (W.Va.) in overtime on the road in October.

     Joining Campbell and Mueller on the All-GLIAC First Team are: freshman forward Louis Clark (Brighton, England/Hove Park) of Ashland University; junior forward Felix Darko (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) of Ohio Dominican; junior forward Marco Gaudio (Cambridge, England/Impington Village) of Lake Erie College; junior midfielder Kenny Hewitt (Brighton, England/Longhill) of Ashland; senior midfielder James Livingston (Aughton, England/University of Liverpool) of Ashland, junior midfielder Keith Lough (Edinburgh, Scotland) of Northwood University; sophomore defender Jamie Dollar (Perrysburg, Ohio) of Ashland; senior defender Roger Kummer (Galloway, N.J.) of Tiffin; and sophomore goalkeeper Ricky Carreira (Toronto, Ont./Dante Alighieri Academy) of Lake Erie.

    The complete listing of the 2010 All-GLIAC men’s soccer teams and postseason awards are listed below:

2010 GLIAC Men’s Soccer Postseason Awards
Offensive Player of the Year: Ashton Campbell - Tiffin (JR, F, Luton, England)
Defensive Player of the Year: A.J. Mueller - Ohio Dominican (SR, D, Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome)
Freshman of the Year: Alex Oliver - Findlay (FR, MF, Hamilton, Ohio/Ross)
Coach of the Year: Willy Merrick - Ohio Dominican
2010 All-GLIAC Men’s Soccer Teams
All-GLIAC First-Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown/Previous School
Forward	Ashton Campbell	Tiffin	Jr.	Luton, England
Forward	Louis Clark	Ashland	Fr.	Brighton, England/Hove Park
Forward	Felix Darko	Ohio Dominican	Jr.	Reynoldsburg, Ohio
Forward	Marco Gaudio	Lake Erie	Jr.	Cambridge, England/Impington Village
Midfielder	Kenny Hewitt	Ashland	Jr.	Brighton, England/Longhill
Midfielder	James Livingston	Ashland	Sr.	Aughton, England/University of Liverpool
Midfielder	Keith Lough	Northwood	Jr.	Edinburgh, Scotland
Defender	Jamie Dollar	Ashland	So.	Perrysburg, Ohio
Defender	Roger Kummer	Tiffin	Sr.	Galloway, N.J.
Defender	A.J. Mueller	Ohio Dominican	Sr.	Dublin, Ohio/Dublin Jerome
Goalkeeper	Ricky Carreira	Lake Erie	So.	Toronto, Ont./Dante Alighieri Academy
All-GLIAC Second-Team
Position	Name	School	Yr.	Hometown/High School
Forward	Rhys Cannella	Tiffin	Sr.	Luton, England
Forward	Noah Sawyer	Saginaw Valley State	Fr.	East Lansing/Haslett
Forward	Adam Spannbauer	Ashland	Sr.	Akron, Ohio/Firestone
Midfielder	Michael Kennedy	Ashland	Sr.	Liverpool, England/Ormskirk
Midfielder	Michael O’Neill	Tiffin	Jr.	Luton, England
Midfielder	Anthony Palazzolo	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Warren, Mich./De La Salle
Midfielder	Chen Tzfania	Northwood	So.	Hod Hasharon, Israel
Defender	Liam MacHugh	Northwood	Fr.	Toronto, Canada/Neil McNeil
Defender	Zach Myers	Saginaw Valley State	So.	Grand Rapids, Mich./Forrest Hills East
Defender	Luke Ruff	Northwood	So.	Bradford City, England/Delta College
Goalkeeper	Piotr Kazmierczak	Saginaw Valley State	Sr.	Stargard, Poland