Ryan Murken

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West High had a nice haul of hardware during a stellar season that featured a conference divisional title and a state runner-up finish.

On Monday the Trojans continued to rake in the awards.

West High had seven players earn first or second team all-division honors when the Mississippi Valley Conference announced its postseason awards.

Kolby Godbolt was named Valley Division player of the year after leading West High with 21 goals while helping the Trojans to a 20-2 record and a Class 3A runner-up finish.

The senior forward had eight assists in his lone season at West High helping the Trojans to Valley Division title.

Sophomore Michael Nelson and seniors Andy Lu and Yulong Shao both joined Godbolt on the Valley Division first team.

Nelson ranked second on the team with 14 goals and had five assists and Lu had four goals and two assists as a defender.

Shao had three goals and two assists out of the midfield.

Seniors Marko Migambi, Matthew Steinbronn and Owen Smith were all second-team selections for West High.

Migambi ranked third on the team with seven goals and was second with six assists while Smith had a goal and an assist.

Steinbronn had three goals and two assists for the Trojans.

Junior Teo Gonzalez and senior Brendan Klutts were both honorable mention selections for West High.

City High had three players earn first-team honors as juniors Aaron Rutherford, Matthew Brown and Ben Horwitz were all selected to the Mississippi Division first team.

Sophomores Alima Mmunga and Emmitt Hansen were both named to the Mississippi Division second team while Juniors James Tinkham and Kongolo Mwenemkamba were both honorable mention picks for City High.

Liberty High sophomore Hayden Saul and junior Jaxyn Logan were both first-team picks in the Mississippi Division.

Saul led the Lightning with eight goals and added two assists while Logan made 110 saves in goal.

Freshman Forrest Saul and junior Joslin Gembo were named to the Mississippi Division second team.

Forrest Saul had three goals and an assist and Gembo had a goal and an assist for the Lightning.

Freshman Flori Gembo and senior Mardoche Ntonku were honorable mention picks for Liberty High.

Mississippi Valley Conference All-Division Boys Soccer

Mississippi Division

Athlete of the year – Anders Bergstrom, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington

Coach of the year – Spencer Steffy, Cedar Falls

Keeper of the year – Jacob Schmit, Jr., Cedar Falls

First team – Kayden McMaster, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Blake Halleran, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Max Egger, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Truman Unruh, Jr., Cedar Falls; Matthew Iehl, Jr., Cedar Falls; Ryan Marten, Jr., Cedar Falls; Aaron Rutherford, Jr., City High; Matthew Brown, Jr., City High; Ben Horwitz, Jr., City High; Hayden Saul, Soph., Liberty High; Jaxyn Logan, Jr., Liberty High; Gabe Chapa, Jr., Linn-Mar; Anders Bergstrom, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Nathan Donovan, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert

Second team – Aidan Lerch, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Gavin Lewis, Fr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Hunter Wilson, Soph., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Carter Svoboda, Sr., Cedar Falls; Marin Le, Jr., Cedar Falls; Alima Mmunga, Soph., City High; Emmitt Hansen, Soph., City High; Forrest Saul, Fr., Liberty High; Joslin Gembo, Jr., Liberty High; Brantley Christofferson, Sr., Linn-Mar; Parker Luense, Soph., Linn-Mar; Will Bickel, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Gasonga Nsengiyumva, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Tyler Dodds, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Eric Monahan, Sr., Western Dubuque

Honorable mention – Blake Gleason, Sr., Cedar Falls; Simon Plassman, Jr., Cedar Falls; Will Vileta, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; AJ Walter, Sr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Ethan Stout, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Kyle Neighbors, Sr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Brant Perry, Jr., Dubuque Wahlert; Alex Eisbach, Soph., Dubuque Wahlert; James Tinkham, Jr., City High; Kongolo Mwenemkamba, Jr., City High; Flori Gembo, Fr., Liberty High; Mardoche Ntonku, Sr., Liberty High; Bryce Reardanz, Sr., Linn-Mar; Reid Voss, Sr., Linn-Mar; Caleb Willenbring, Jr., Western Dubuque; Schuyler Ridenour, Soph., Western Dubuque

Valley Division

Athlete of the year – Kolby Godbolt, Sr., West High

Coach of the year – Mike Penning, Waterloo West

Keeper of the year – Jacob Cross, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson

First team – Kolby Godbolt, Sr., West High; Michael Nelson, Soph., West High; Andy Lu, Sr., West High; Yulong Shao, Sr., West High; Armin Dedic, Jr., Waterloo West; Dino Pilipovic, Sr., Waterloo West; Carson Rowenhorst, Jr., Waterloo West; Ren Schroud, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Arnold Mutasingwa, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Trysten Vasquez, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Jimmy Berna, Soph., Dubuque Senior; Jacob Konrardy, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Cruz Brannan, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Ben Joens, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy

Second team – Marko Migambi, Sr., West High; Matthew Steinbronn, Sr., West High; Owen Smith, Sr., West High; Boe Reh, Sr., Waterloo West; Patrick Togba, Jr., Waterloo West; Connor Lenss, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Reilly Moore, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Foster Hull, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Nyle Jenkins, Fr., Dubuque Senior; Exauce Amisi, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Elijah Lingren, Sr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Ombeni Mubake, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Alex Mackin, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Josh Roman, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Frank Muaisha, Fr., Waterloo East

Honorable mention – Ronald Chante, Jr., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; Jaden Lingren, Soph., Cedar Rapids Jefferson; A.J. Corkery, Jr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Carter Newhouse, Soph., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Carson Jeffery, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Lincoln Oakley, Sr., Cedar Rapids Xavier; Christian Luna, Jr., Dubuque Hempstead; Ben Jaeger, Sr., Dubuque Hempstead; Kyle Konrardy, Soph., Dubuque Senior; Ryan Connolly, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Teo Gonzalez, Jr., West High; Brendan Klutts, Sr., West High; Martavious Scott, Sr., Waterloo East; Melecio Zacarias-Cano, Sr., Waterloo East; Harun Tricic, Sr., Waterloo West; Gabe Gilmore, Sr., Waterloo West

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