CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland State brought in three Horizon League special awards as Jannis Schmidt was named Player of the Year, Bojan Kolevski was the Offensive Player of the Year, and Thomas M'Barek was the Defensive Player of the Year. Those three players were also named All-League First Team and Pablo Kawecki earned a spot on the Second Team.

Head Coach Sinisa Ubiparipovic said, "I am very delighted for these four guys to be recognized by the league for their play on the field this season. They have all been tremendous for us thus far and are a pleasure to work with as a coach. On top of this, they are great leaders for the team and are setting the example for the younger players that their hard work pays off."

JANNIS SCHMIDT| HORIZON LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE FIRST TEAM
Schmidt, a senior from Gensingen, Germany, becomes the third player in program history to be named the HLM Player of the Year, joining Nick Stavrou (1989/90), and Stephen Ademolu (2003). This is the second straight year that Schmidt has gained All-League honors. Schmidt started all 16 games, scoring six goals and adding a team-best 10 assists for 22 points. His ten assists are fifth-most in the NCAA and second-most in the league. In addition, he added three-game winners and was named the Horizon League Player of the Week on a pair of occasions.

BOJAN KOLEVSKI | HORIZON LEAGUE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE FIRST TEAM
Kolevski, a sophomore from Skopje, North Macedonia, becomes the first player to be named Offensive Player of the Year. This is the second consecutive season that Kolevski has netted All-Horizon League honors. Kolevski started all 15 games that he played, scoring 12 goals and adding four assists for 28 points. His 12 goals are seventh-most in the NCAA and tops in the Horizon League, while his 28 points are ninth-most in the nation and tops in the Horizon. This season, he has one game-winner and was named Player of the Week once.

THOMAS M'BAREK | HORIZON LEAGUE DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR | ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE FIRST TEAM
M'Barek, a senior from Saint-Aunes, France becomes the third Viking in program history to be named Defensive Player of the Year, joining Cam Eisses (2012), and Sergio Manesio (2015/16). M'Barek netted All-League honors for a fourth straight season and second-time on the First Team. He started all 16 games this season, helping the Vikings to four shutouts. In addition, M'Barek tallied a goal against Northern Kentucky at home.

PABLO KAWECKI | ALL-HORIZON LEAGUE SECOND TEAM
Kawecki, a junior from Alcobendas, Spain, earned All-League honors for the first time in his career. Kawecki started all 16 contests, scoring five goals and adding four assists for 14 points. He also netted two game-winners.

Horizon League Men's Soccer Award Winners
Player of the Year: Jannis Schmidt, CSU
Offensive Player of the Year: Bojan Kolevski, CSU
Defensive Player of the Year: Thomas M'Barek, CSU
Goalkeeper of the Year: Jonathan Kliewer, DET
Freshman of the Year: Jesse Randall, NKU
Coach of the Year: Eric Pogue, OAK

All-League First League
Bojan Kolevski (F), CSU
Jannis Schmidt (MF), CSU
Thomas M'Barek (D), CSU
Jake Keldermann (D), MK
Logan Farrington (F), MKE
Paolo Gratton (MF), MKE
Jesse Randall (F), NKU
Mikey Ketteman (F), OAK
Noah Jensen (MF), OAK
Jacob Graiber (D), UIC
Jonathan Kliewer (GK), DET 

All-League Second Team
Pablo Kawecki (MF), CSU
Demetri Pliakos (F), DET
Kyle Bandyk (D), DET
Charlie Braithwaite (D), OAK
Dylan Borczak (F), OAK
Reid Sproat (D), OAK
Ville Ahola (MF), OAK
Younes Dayekh (F), UIC
Harvey Slade (MF), WSU
Reece Allbaugh (F), WSU
Andres Vaquez (GK), UIC

All-Freshman Team
Adi Vaknin (F), MKE
Gabe Anguil (MF), MKE
Hugo Espejo (MF), MKE
Philip Riewerts (D), MKE
Jesse Randall (F), NKU
Kai Garvey (MF), OAK
Noe Bijoe (D), RMU
Josh Torres (F), UIC
Brock Pickett (MF), WSU
Connor Osterholt (F), WSU
Jonathan Kliewer (GK), DET