Following their historic win in the Red River Athletic Conference final, four Gold Rush men's soccer players were selected to the all-tournament team.
Antonio Merola, who assisted on the golden goal that gave Xavier its first conference title, was named tournament MVP. Joining Merola were Pedro Izaias, team captain and keeper Breno Zanolla, and Diego Pacheo.
A full review of the 2025 all-tournament team can be found here.
All-Conference Accolades
The Gold Rush were also well-represented on the 2025 RRAC All-Conference team.
Iman Ouendraogo took home an individual award after being named Newcomer of the Year. He was also named to First-Team All-Conference, along with Guilherme Domingues. The junior forward was third in conference scoring with 13 goals and third in points with 36.
Merola and Diego Horta were selected to the Second Team, Lennart Niederlander earned All-Freshman Team honors, and Fabricio Reis was selected to the Champions of Character team.
The full all-conference team is available on the RRAC website.