Ryan Murken

Your Prep Sports

Just days after concluding a historic season with the first state title in program history Liberty High has continued to pick up postseason hardware.

Class 3A state champion Liberty High had five players named to the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches All-State team that was released on Wednesday.

The list of five Lightning players to earn all-state honors was highlighted by senior Hayden Saul and junior Haider Nasr who were selected to the Class 3A first team.

Saul scored in every match at the state tournament and had a team-high 24 goals this season to go with five assists.

Nasr had six goals and led the Lightning with seven assists this season.

Junior Flori Gembo and sophomore keeper Conley Sundblad were each named to the 3A second team.

Gembo was second on the team with 16 goals and six assists while Sundblad made 77 saves and posted shutouts in each of the final two matches at the 3A state tournament.

Sophomore Roman Riggs was a Class 3A honorable mention selection.

Class 4A runner-up West High had a pair of players earn all-state honors.

Senior Michael Nelson was named to the 4A first team after scoring 12 goals and adding four assists for the Trojans.

Junior Kaleab Wendy was a second-team pick in Class 4A after leading West High with 15 goals and adding five assists.

City High senior Alima Mmunga was a second-team pick in Class 4A.

Mmunga had four goals and three assists for the Little Hawks.

Solon sophomore Keegan Conway was a second-team all-state pick in Class 2A after ranking second on the team with seven goals and adding two assists for the Spartans.

Regina had four players earn all-state honors in Class 1A.

Senior Will Lipsius and juniors Jack Hoover and Eddie Petersen were each named to the 1A second team after helping the Regals reach the 1A state semifinals.

Hoover led the Regals with 16 goals and added five assists while Petersen had 12 goals and eight assists.

Lipsius had a goal and three assists.

Junior Quinn Warren was an honorable mention pick for the Regals.

West Branch had a pair of honorable mention honorees after reaching the state tournament for the first time in program history.

Juniors Joe Hamann and Trenton Schutte were both honorable mention selections in Class 1A for the Bears.

Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association All-state Teams

Class 4A

First team – Chase Oetker, Sr., Ames; Grant Strickler, Sr., Johnston; Cole Shrage, Sr., Waukee Northwest; Michael Avery, Sr., Sioux City North; Preston Kipnusu, Jr., West Des Moines Valley; Andrew Heckenliable, Jr., Ankeny Centennial; Michael Nelson, Sr., West High; Jonathan Mendez, Soph., West Des Moines Dowling; Jose Balderas, Sr., Des Moines East; Lwings Kabula, Sr., Cedar Rapids Kennedy; Jack Kilstrom, Sr., Pleasant Valley; Gavin Lewis, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Brandon Orellana-Lemus, Sr., West Des Moines Valley; Mateo Munguia, Jr., Johnston; Isaac Kelbeh, Jr., Waterloo West

Second team – Ty Duax, Jr., Ankeny Centennial; Eric Moncada, Sr., Waukee Northwest; Zach Cuva, Soph., Ames; Kyron Pope, Soph., Johnston; Aidan Neuman, Jr., Cedar Rapids Prairie; Junior Jose Pineda Fernandez, Sr., Ottumwa; Logan Vargas, Jr., Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln; Kaleab Wendy, Jr., West High; Jeffrey Rinker, Sr., Pleasant Valley; Alima Mmunga, Sr., City High; Ian Campbell, Jr., West Des Moines Valley; Henrry Abarca, Jr., West Des Moines Dowling;

Honorable mention – Xavier Potts, Sr., Bettendorf; John Foth, Soph., West Des Moines Dowling; Carlos Andrade, Jr., Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln; Will Safris, Jr., Johnston; Owen Hull, Sr., Dubuque Senior; Devin Bormann, Jr., Linn-Mar; Manny Sanches, Sr., Des Moines East

Class 3A

First team – Ben Jackson, Jr., Dallas Center-Grimes; Ben Musengo, Jr., Des Moines Hoover; Brayden Shepard, Jr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Caden Endres, Jr., Norwalk; Calen Claypool, Sr., Marion; Haider Nasr, Jr., Liberty High; Hayden Saul, Sr., Liberty High; Jack Brown, Sr., Norwalk; Jackson Kirsch, Sr., Marion; Logan Soloman, Sr., Pella; Majaliwa Irene, Jr., Des Moines Hoover; Mac Lauman, Jr., Pella; Peyton Meier, Jr., ADM; Tate McDermott, Jr., Dallas Center-Grimes

Second team – Adriene Robles, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Austin Kruse, Jr., Bondurant-Farrar; Brady Birkenholtz, Jr., Carlisle; Carson Kay, Sr., ADM; Christhian Ramirez, Sr., Humboldt; Conley Sundblad, Soph., Liberty High; Flori Gembo, Jr., Liberty High; Gavin Pienkowski, Soph., Carlisle; Ian MacRae, Soph., Spencer; Nate Lampe, Jr., Newton; Owen Olsen, Sr., Spencer; Xander Wellman, Sr., Fort Madison

Honorable mention – Boston Henslev, Sr., Council Bluffs Lewis Central; Braden Schoene, Sr., Burlington; Brock Richardson, Soph., ADM; Carter Moore, Jr., Fairfield; Christian Lawson, Jr., Newton; Emanuel Raymundo, Jr., Washington; Jacob Klein, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Jacob Rueber, Sr., Norwalk; Javier Flores, Soph., Des Moines Hoover; Mwena Tambwe, Jr., Cedar Rapids Washington; Rockne Carver, Jr., Urbandale; Roman Riggs, Soph., Liberty High; Tavin Ferner, Soph., Norwalk; Wyatt Herting, Jr., Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 2A

First team – Caden Johnson, Sr., Glenwood; Owen Kautman, Sr., Gilbert; Sergio Mijangos, Soph., Sioux City Heelan; Carson Cecil, Soph., Knoxville; Drew Robinson, Sr., Nevada; Mason Smith, Jr., Chariton; Luke Klostermann, Sr., Davenport Assumption; Anthony Chavez, Sr., Perry; Eduardo Perez, Jr., Webster City; Gesser Gutierres, Jr., Greene County; Travaughn Luyobya, Sr., Clear Lake; Braeden Brown, Sr., Williamsburg; Jake Magner, Sr., Decorah

Second team – Roberto Madrano, Sr., Davenport Assumption; Casey Godbout, Jr., Glenwood; George Tsiabanos, Jr., Sioux City Heelan; Edgar Cabrera, Sr., Nevada; Hunter Lille, Sr., Burlington Notre Dame; Alejandro Banuelo, Sr., Perry; Alex Eisbach, Sr., Dubuque Wahlert; Mason Eggelston, Soph., Williamsburg; Eddie Fuentes, Soph., Webster City; Jackson Johnson, Jr., Gilbert; Jose Velazco, Sr., Greene County; Owen Trimpe, Sr., Mid-Prairie; Keegan Conway, Soph., Solon

Honorable mention – Connor Willis, Jr., Knoxville; Zach Holtan, Sr., Gilbert; Kent Sponseller, Sr., Nevada; Cort Lovato Jr., Jr., Glenwood; Mason Anderson, Sr., Harlan; Sam Burkhart, Sr., Davenport Assumption; Alex Suarez, Sr., Sioux City Heelan; Ryan Keller, Sr., Center Point-Urbana

Class 1A

First team – Juan Mateo, Sr., West Liberty; Sam Burmeister, Sr., Treynor; Kaden Ogie, Jr., Underwood; Ryder Davidson, Jr., Treynor; Isaac Clark, Jr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Kyler White, Soph., North Fayette Valley; Tyler Nolder, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Austin Betts, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Bronson Butenwerf, Sr., Garver-Hayfield-Ventura; Graham Jensen, Jr., Underwood; Nate Gerling, Jr., West Central Valley; Andre Fuentes, Jr., North Fayette Valley; Danny Kinsella, Jr., Treynor

Second team – Aidan Ouwinga, Jr., Western Christian; Carter Slenk, Sr., Unity Christian; Will Lipsius, Sr., Regina; Grant Dunn, Soph., Des Moines Christian; Marcus Blount, Sr., Prince of Peace; Dyson Rasmussen, Jr., Underwood; Jack Hoover, Jr., Regina; Kyle Irwin, Fr., Council Bluffs St. Albert; Aiden Hunemuller, Sr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Eddie Petersen, Jr., Regina; Max Anderson, Jr., Gladbrook-Reinbeck; Blake Carolan, Sr., Hudson; Caleb Holthaus, Sr., Waterloo Columbus

Honorable mention – Joe Hamann, Jr., West Branch; Lakin Foelske, Sr., Denver; Trenton Schutte, Jr., West Branch; Quinn Warren, Jr., Regina; Stephen Schreurs, Jr., Unity Christian; Owen Weber, Jr., West Central Valley; Drew Miller, Jr., Mediapolis; Aidan Schisel, Jr., Garner-Hayfield-Ventura; Tyce Van Beek, Sr., Unity Christian; Christian Dahir, Sr., Tri-Center

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