SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Luis Flores earned Summit League Offensive Player of the Year making him the fifth Golden Eagle in five years to claim the award, it was announced Wednesday by League officials.

Flores was named the Offensive Player of the Player and the Newcomer of the Year after ending the regular season tied for the Division I lead with 15 total goals.

The Lufkin, Texas, native led all Summit League players with seven goals against conference foes and added three-game winners for the Golden Eagles, who finished 5-1-2. He is the fifth straight Golden Eagle to earn the top offensive accolade.

Flores was joined on the first team by fellow Golden Eagles Haruki Yamazuki and Juan Moreno, who both occupied a midfield spot. Those three were instrumental in ORU averaging 2.8 goals per game in League play and 2.4 in overall games, which ranked sixth among DI programs.

The Golden Eagles had a League-best six selections on the All-Summit League second team led by graduate student Reed Berry, who racked up the fifth all-conference award of his career after earning first-team accolades in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022.

Berry was joined on the second team by a quintet of Golden Eagles that included freshman goalkeeper Jakub Grzesiak, forward Damani Harris, midfielder Thiago Patto and defenders Schinieder Mimy and Gabriel Atienza.

Denver and Oral Roberts each had two players garner honorable mention accolades. The Pioneer duo included forward Bryce Willoughby and midfielder Jake Smith, while the Golden Eagles duo was comprised of forward Jose Estrada and defender Baptiste Boit.

The 2023 Summit League Men's Soccer Championship is set for Nov. 9-11 in Tulsa, Okla. In Thursday's opening semifinal top-seeded Denver takes on fourth-seeded Kansas City at 3 p.m. CT. The second semifinal features second-seeded and host Oral Roberts taking on No. 3 Omaha at 7 p.m. CT. Saturday's championship match is scheduled for 2 p.m. CT.
 
2023 Individual Awards
Offensive Player of the Year
Luis Flores, Oral Roberts
Midfielder of the Year
Sam Bassett, Denver
Defensive Player of the Year
Jason Belloli, Denver
Goalkeeper of the Year
Isaac Nehme, Denver
Newcomer of the Year
Luis Flores, Oral Roberts
Coach of the Year
Jamie Franks, Denver

2023 All-Summit League Teams
First Team
Dylan Akau, Denver, D
Sam Bassett, Denver, MF
Jason Belloli, Denver, D
Luis Flores, Oral Roberts, F
Theo Klein, Omaha, F
Julien Le Bourdoulous, Kansas City, MF
Juan Moreno, Oral Roberts, MF
Isaac Nehme, Denver, GK
Holger Olsson, Denver, F
Ian Smith, Denver, D
Haruki Yamazaki, Oral Roberts, MF

Second Team
Gabriel Atienza, Oral Roberts, D
Reed Berry, Oral Roberts, F
Junior Casillas, Omaha, F
Jakub Grzesiak, Oral Roberts, GK
Damani Harris, Oral Roberts, F
Seth Kacich, Kansas City, D
Aaron Kronenberg, Denver, D
Schinieder Mimy, Oral Roberts, D
Edson Murguia, Kansas City, MF
Aidan O'Toole, Denver, MF
Thiago Patto, Oral Roberts, MF

Honorable Mention
Baptiste Boit, Oral Roberts, D
Gonzalo Cuevas, Omaha, D
Jose Estrada, Oral Roberts, F
Ede Gramberg, Omaha, F
Martin Lago, Omaha, D
Dennis Mensah, Jr., St. Thomas, F
Kyle Owen, Western Illinois, D
Kyle Reese, Omaha, D
Nathanael Sallah, Omaha, GK
Jake Smith, Denver, MF
Bryce Willoughby, Denver, F

All-Newcomer Team
Gabriel Atienza, Oral Roberts, D
Baptiste Boit, Oral Roberts, D
Junior Casillas, Omaha, F
Luis Flores, Oral Roberts, F
Jakub Grzesiak, Oral Roberts, GK
Aaron Kronenberg, Denver, D
Martin Lago, Omaha, D
Julien Le Bourdoulous, Kansas City, MF
Thiago Patto, Oral Roberts, MF
Bryce Willoughby, Denver, F
Haruki Yamazaki, Oral Roberts, MF

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