(Ann Arbor, MI) - The Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) announced its end-of-season men's lacrosse awards on Monday and two Cardinals were honored among the second team. Midfielders Ryan Iles and Noah Sorenson were the two Cardinals given All-Conference honors for their performances this season.
The announcement of teams follows the WHAC tournament that finished up last Saturday when top-seeded Indiana Tech won their third straight title over Siena Heights, 11-2.
Ryan Iles, a senior from Royal Oak, Michigan, earned his first WHAC Second-Team honors after being second on the team in goals this season with 19. Iles played in all 13 games for the Cardinals and made an impact on both sides of the field. His name is all throughout the Cardinal record books as he is fourth in career assists (26), career points (78), and career caused turnovers (23) as well as seventh in career ground balls (67).
Noah Sorenson, a junior from Holland, Michigan, also earned his first WHAC honors this season. As a short-stick defensive midfielder, Sorenson had 12 caused turnovers, the most by a non-defender on the team and tenth in the season record books. His 10 assists on the year was also the tenth best performance in a season in program history. Three years into his career, he is also sixth in assists (14) and eighth in points (41) in the career records.
Other main awards from the conference as a whole included Andrew Ryan form Indiana Tech earning Offensive Player of the Year, while Siena Heights' Fernando Robinson won Defensive Player of the year for the WHAC. Ryan was also named Player of the Year and Grady Holmes from Lawrence Tech was the Newcomer of the Year for the conference. The winner of the coach of the year was Indiana Tech's Bryan Seaman.
Jacob Greenway, Luke Hovarter, and Ryan Iles were named to the All-Academic Team for meeting the WHAC requirements of a junior academic status while maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.25.
Jacob Greenway was named the Cardinals recipient of the WHAC Champions of Character. This award is given to a representative from each participating institution that displays the five core values of the NAIA which are respect, integrity, responsibility, servant leadership, and sportsmanship.
