Local players named to all-district, all-region soccer teams

The West Potomac boys soccer team poses after winning the Gunston District championship in May.

The West Potomac boys were the top local story of this year’s soccer season, winning the Gunston District title, finishing second overall in the Occoquan Region and qualifying for the state tournament for the first time in program history.

The Wolverines had two players make first-team All-Gunston District — senior midfielder Dominick Heratsch and senior goalkeeper Nathan Christenson. Each also were second-team All-Occoquan Region picks.

Christenson, who will play at James Madison next year, was also a Washington Post first-team All-Met selection.

The Mount Vernon boys — who were able to beat and tie West Potomac in their two regular season matchups this year — landed four players on the first-team All-Gunston squad. Junior forward Jorge Moreno led the way, notching 13 goals and nine assists en route to Gunston District Player of the Year honors. Moreno also received first-team All-Occoquan Region honors.

Moreno was also a second-team all-state selection and an honorable mention All-Met pick.

Other Majors who joined Moreno on the All-Gunston team included junior defender Scott Burns, senior goalie Victor Reyes and senior midfielder Alex Denson.

Majors coach Anthony Garza got the nod as Gunston District Coach of the Year.

Hayfield junior Adam Snowden was a first-team All-Gunston District and a first-team All-Occoquan Region selection. Senior forward Abdullahi Abdi, senior midfielder Rudy Flores, senior defender Max Medrano and senior defender Sudez Poto were also first-team All-Gunston District for the Hawks. Additionally, Sudez was an All-Occoquan Region second team selection, while Flores, Medrano and Abdi were all honorable mention all-region selections.

On the girls side, Hayfield had four players selected to the All-Gunston District team, including senior forward Maevyn Jones, who was the only local player to be selected All-Met Girls Soccer team. Senior forward Victoria Kutz, junior midfielder Marcela Bolognesi, junior defender Mary Gorham and senior goalkeeper Lulu Fricks also earned first-team All-Gunston honors for the Hawks.

No school had more players earn first-team All-Gunston honors than West Potomac, who had four underclassmen and two seniors selected. Sophomore forward Leia Surovell, junior midfielder Mary Bell, sophomore midfielder Jessica Foss, senior midfielder Nicole Alderman, junior defender Eva Surovell and senior defender Maeve Jarvis were all selected to the first team. Bell was also a first-team All-Occoquan Region selection.

Mount Vernon defender Megan Munson was the only freshman picked to the first-team All-Gunston team, and she was joined by teammate Jordyn Renzi, a senior defender.

The full lists of all-district and all-region soccer players: