FOREST, Va. - The Shenandoah University men's soccer team earned two major conference awards and had four players make an All-ODAC team on Thursday.

Forward Jarbin Rodriguez was voted the ODAC Offensive Player of the Year, and Brandon Kates took home his second ODAC Coach of the Year award. Rodriguez joins defender Hatim Elkhasouani on the All-ODAC First Team; Aidan Browne earned second-team honors as a midfielder, and Dylan Johnson was placed on the third team as a defender.

Kates led men's soccer to the ODAC Championship game for the first time in program history, with the Hornets holding a 9-4-7, 5-1-3 ODAC record. Coach Kates won Coach of the Year back in 2023 and became the third Shenandoah coach to be named Coach of the Year for their sport since joining the ODAC.

Rodriguez is the first Hornet to earn conference Player of the Year since Willie Porter in 1990. The first-team forward leads the ODAC in goals with 12 and is second in points with 29. Rodriguez tallied nine goals across the team's final seven games of the season and recorded five game-winning goals throughout the season.

Browne played in all 20 games for Shenandoah with two goals, both of which came in ODAC play against Hampden-Sydeny College and Roanoke College. The midfielder provided the final penalty-kick goal in the ODAC semifinal match at Bridgewater College to send the Hornets to the conference championship.

Johnson, a sophomore defender, scored two goals and an assist in 19 games this year. Johnson scored in the season opener and against Mary Washington University, while picking up his assist at Averett University. 

The four all-conference players matched 2023's total number of Hornets who made a team, which is a program high since joining the league.

2026 ALL-ODAC TEAMS

ODAC Offensive Player of the Year: Jarbin Rodriguez, Sr., F, Shenandoah
ODAC Defensive Player of the Year: William Casey, Jr., D, Lynchburg
ODAC Coach of the Year: Brandon Kates, Shenandoah
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Rowan Sellers, Fy., F, Washington and Lee
ODAC/Va. Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Spencer Furman, Sr., D, Washington and Lee

ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM

Riley Queen * Sr. F Bridgewater
Jefferson Lopez Coreas Jr. F Lynchburg
Davian Jackson Sr. F Randolph-Macon
Jarbin Rodriguez ^ Sr. F Shenandoah
Rowan Sellers Fy. F Washington and Lee
Anthony Medrano Sr. M Bridgewater
Matthew Viscuso ^ So. M Lynchburg
Damien Jackson + Sr. M Randolph-Macon
Sami Seife So. M Washington and Lee
William Casey * Jr. D Lynchburg
Hatim Elkhasouani + Sr. D Shenandoah
Spencer Fuman * Sr. D Washington and Lee
Miles Furman Jr. GK Washington and Lee

ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM

Trey Widrick * Sr. F Bridgewater
Mo Wumpini Sr. F Hampden-Sydney
Matthew Jenkins * Sr. F Washington and Lee
Mason Wakefield ^ Jr. M Batten
Saul Lopez Coreas So. M Lynchburg
Bryce Kuberek Sr. M Randolph-Macon
Aidan Browne Sr. M Shenandoah
Isaac Arrowood So. M Washington and Lee
Tyler Petz ^ Sr. D Hampden-Sydney
Ayden Cass Sr. D Lynchburg
Charis Tchatat Sr. D Randolph-Macon
Nick Apostolou Sr. D Washington and Lee
Ethan Chenoweth Jr. GK Randolph-Macon

ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM

Cowen Napior So. F Batten
JaMarhe Wills Sr. F Batten
Ubaid Wasi So. F Hampden-Sydney
Kevin Polanco Fy. M Bridgewater
Kaden Sawyer Sr. M Hampden-Sydney
Jack Travis Sr. M Washington and Lee
David Nalls Fy. D Batten
Leyden Mongold + So. D Bridgewater
Braxton Sebastian Fy. D Bridgewater
Colin Hallman Jr. D Hampden-Sydney
Bruno Rihl Silva So. D Lynchburg
Isaac Torres + Jr. D Lynchburg
Dylan Johnson So. D Shenandoah
Zane Kowalski So. GK Bridgewater
Stefan Kapitanov Sr. GK Lynchburg

* 2025 All-ODAC First Team (5)
^ 2025 All-ODAC Second Team (4)
+ 2025 All-ODAC Third Team (4)


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