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

Team picture after Gunston District title

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:

All-Gunston District First Team Boys

Coach of the Year: Tony Garza, Mount Vernon
Player of the Year: Jorge Moreno, Mount Vernon
Jorge Moreno Mount Vernon 11 Forward
Josely Requenio Annandale 12 Forward
Brima Bannister T.C. Williams 12 Forward
Abdullahi Abdi Hayfield 12 Forward
Gabriel Hendi T.C. Williams 11 Forward
Dominick Heratsch West Potomac 12 Midfielder
Scott Fernandez T.C. Williams 11 Midfielder
Rudy Flores Annandale 12 Midfielder
Adam Snowdon Hayfield 11 Midfielder
Alex Denson Mount Vernon 12 Midfielder
Nash Alexander Annandale 12 Defender
Sudez Poto Hayfield 12 Defender
Scott Burns Mount Vernon 11 Defender
Edward Kaiser T.C. Williams 11 Defender
Max Medrano Hayfield 12 Defender
Nathan Christenson West Potomac 12 Goalkeeper
Victor Reyes Mount Vernon 12 Goalkeeper

All-Gunston District First Team Girls

Coach of the Year: Ally Wagner, TC Williams
Player of the Year: Claire Constant, TC Williams
Name School Year Position
Claire Constant TC Williams 12 Forward
Maevyn Jones Hayfield 12 Forward
Caroline Bates TC Williams 11 Forward
Victoria Kutz Hayfield 12 Forward
Leia Surovell West Potomac 10 Forward
Bella Ponzi TC Williams 12 Midfielder
Mary Bell West Potomac 11 Midfielder
Jessica Foss West Potomac 10 Midfielder
Nicole Alderman West Potomac 12 Midfielder
Marcela Bolognesi Hayfield 11 Midfielder
Megan Munson TC Williams 9 Defender
Maeve Jarvis West Potomac 12 Defender
Jordyn Renzi Mount Vernon 12 Defender
Mary Gorham Hayfield 11 Defender
Eva Surovell West Potomac 11 Defender
Lulu Fricks Hayfield 12 Goalkeeper

All-Occoquan Region First Team Boys

Name School Year Position
Adam Laundree Robinson 12 Forward
Johnnie Eberle Forest Park 12 Forward
Jorge Moreno Mount Vernon 11 Forward
Jamis Yeboah CD Hylton 11 Forward
Angel Sevellon-Mejia JEB Stuart 12 Forward
Tyler Klegg Forest Park 12 Midfielder
Ethan Stewart Fairfax 11 Midfielder
Adam Snowden Hayfield 11 Midfielder
Alan Portillo CD Hylton 10 Midfielder
Chance Hollins Lake Braddock 12 Midfielder
Jacob Kautzman South County 12 Defender
Gabe Smith Robinson 12 Defender
Geovani Melgar CD Hylton 12 Defender
Amadou Tapsoba Gar-Field 12 Defender
Nash Alexander Annandale 12 Defender
Christian Maldanado CD Hylton 11 Goalkeeper
Coach of the Year: Dylan Forshay, JEB Stuart
Player of the Year: Tyler Klegg, Forest Park

All-Occoquan Region Second Team Boys

Name School Year Position
Steven Zeballos Fairfax 12 Forward
Daniel Kang WT Woodson 12 Forward
Sam Adwah Gar-Field 11 Forward
Josely Requeno Annandale 12 Forward
Gabriel Hendi TC Williams 11 Forward
Demitri Turner South County 10 MidFielder
David Gonzales Gar-Field 9 Midfielder
Dominick Heratsch West Potomac 12 MidFielder
Scott Fernandez TC Williams 11 MidFielder
Alex Denson Mount Vernon 12 MidFielder
Connor Brooks West SpringField 12 Defender
Stuart Anderson CD Hylton 11 Defender
Sudez Poto Hayfield 12 Defender
Alie Kamara TC Williams 11 Defender
Tyler French WT Woodson 11 Defender
Nathan Christianson West Potomac 12 Goalkeeper

All-Occoquan Region Honorable Mention Boys

Name School Year Position
Nathan Peterson South County 12 Forward
Tristian O’Brien Robinson 12 Forward
Cameron Bell-Cooper Colgan 11 Forward
Brima Banister TC Williams 11 Forward
Abdullahi Abdi Hayfield 12 Forward
Eduardo Castillo South County 11 Midfielder
Alan Quijada Forest Park 12 Midfielder
Scott Burns Mount Vernon 11 Midfielder
Edward Kaiser TC Williams 11 Midfielder
Max Medrano Hayfield 12 Midfielder
Harrett Ross JEB Stuart 10 Defender
Jason Krein South County 11 Defender
Harrison Tun WT Woodson 10 Defender
Diego Chiquillo Gar-Field 12 Defender
Rudy Flores Annandale 12 Defender
Victor Reyes Mount Vernon 12 Goalkeeper
Eric Hesse West SpringField 12 Goalkeeper
Sebastian Boos JEB Stuart 10 Forward
Jack Grainger TC Williams 11 Goalkeeper
Fares Chercher TC Williams 11 Midfielder
Will Noecker WT Woodson 11 Midfielder
Nick Falvo WT Woodson 12 Defender

All-Occoquan Region First Team Girls

Name School Year Position
Claire Constant TC Williams 12 Forward
Camryn Terry Forest Park 12 Forward
Caroline Bates TC Williams 11 Forward
Caroline Perez South County 11 Forward
Eliza Radoll Fairfax 11 Forward
Kirsten Seeley Forest Park 12 Midfielder
Bella Ponzi TC Williams 12 Midfielder
Jordan Beverina JEB Stuart 11 Midfielder
Sydney Kulenguski WT Woodson 12 Midfielder
Mary Bell West Potomac 11 Midfielder
Faith Stynchula WT Woodson 12 Defender
Brenna Nonaka CD Hylton 12 Defender
Megan Munson TC Williams 9 Defender
Alex Gubanich Fairfax 10 Defender
Keri Yoon South County 12 Defender
Jordan Silkowitz WT Woodson 12 Goalkeeper
Coach of the Year: Gwyn Jones Fairfax
Player of the Year: Jordan Silkowitz WT Woodson

All-Occoquan Region Second Team Girls

Name School Year Position
Emily Trueman CD Hylton 12 Forward
Beky Myers Fairfax 11 Forward
Maevyn Jones Hayfield 12 Forward
Kaitlyn Cox Colgan 12 Forward
Kaitlyn Hoefling Fairfax 11 Forward
Alyssa Alexander Woodbridge 11 Midfielder
Abigail Schuhmacher Forest Park 11 Midfielder
Emily Wiggins WT Woodson 12 Midfielder
Neela Minesingers Robinson 11 Midfielder
Jess Foss West Potomac 10 Midfielder
Stefi Morgan Woodbridge 10 Defender
Maeve Jarvis West Potomac 12 Defender
Sydney Farber Forest Park 12 Defender
Lexa Rabinowitch Robinson 10 Defender
Eva Surovell West Potomac 12 Defender
Zoe Doughty Woodbridge 11 Goalkeeper
Mary Gorham Hayfield 11 Defender

All-Occoquan Region Honorable Mention Girls

Name School Year Position
Bryna Disney Woodbridge 11 Forward
Kaitlyn Rupert Gar-Field 9 Forward
Molly Killcar West Springfield 12 Forward
Victoria Kutz Hayfield 12 Forward
Leia Surovell West Potomac 10 Forward
Khristel Thompson Gar-Field 12 Midfielder
Nichole Mejia Hylton 10 Midfielder
Amy Hermon West Springfield 12 Midfielder
Lauren Meeks Lake Braddock 9 Midfielder
Nichole Alderman West Potomac 12 Midfielder
Marcela Bolognesi Hayfield 11 Midfielder
Danielle Coulter Gar-Field 12 Defender
Adelaide Thomas Freedom Defender
Jordan Renzi Mount Vernon 12 Defender
Maggie Everett West Springfield 12 Defender
Lauren Fricks Hayfield 12 Goalkeeper
Cameron Davis JEB Stuart 12 Defender
Sam Robertson South County 10 Midfielder