Click here for the entire D2CCA East Region Teams
NEWARK, Del. - - In a vote by the East Region's sports information directors, Wilmington University men's soccer standout Theo Faillon has been named the 2024 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) East Region Player of the Year and is now eligible for consideration for the National Player of the Year.
Theo Faillon (Allinges, France) becomes the third Wildcat to be named the D2CCA East Region Player of the Year (formerly Daktronics), joining Anthony Allison (Sargbah Tarpeh) in 2009 and Lorne Bickley in 2019. Lorne Bickley was voted the Ron Lenz Division II National Player of the Year in 2019 as well.
The graduate student led the Wildcats' attack and is tied for second in NCAA DII with 23 goals and third overall with 52 points, adding six assists on the year. Faillon contributed at least one point in all but one game, scoring at least one goal in all but four games on the year. He scored in 11 straight games, tallying 17 goals during the stretch. He had a season's best three goals at Bridgeport, adding two goals in five other games. Faillon scored game-winning goals against Chestnut Hill, Holy Family, Bloomfield, Bridgeport, and Caldwell in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament.
The CACC Player of the Year and First Team selection was also voted to the 2024 D2CCA Men's Soccer East Region First Team and is eligible for All-American honors. The 2024 D2CCA Ron Lenz Player of the Year and All-American Teams will be announced on December 10.
2024 D2CCA All-East Region Men's Soccer Team
First Team:
GK – Preston Neal – Southern New Hampshire
D – Liam Evans – Southern New Hampshire
D – Felix Nassen – Post
D – Joaquim Johnson – Queens
D – Haroun Conteh – Southern New Hampshire
M – Martin Zapata – Southern New Hampshire
M – Enzo Beatrix – Bridgeport
M – Gabriel Castro – Southern New Hampshire
M – Julian Holland – Mercy
F – Harry Cooke – Queens
F – Johannes Hanken Tjostheim – Mercy
F – Theo Faillon – Wilmington
F – Iago Perez Southern New Hampshire
2024 East Region Player of the Year: Theo Faillon – Wilmington