Orange Empire Conference champions Golden West College had four first-team selections, including the freshmen trio of center back Jesus Vargas, right back Juan Vargas and goalkeeper Luis Sosa, who join sophomore defender Omar Morales on the list. The depth of the Rustlers showed on the stat sheet as 16 different players had at least one goal in 2017.
Second team selections included freshman attacker Ronaldo Escudero, freshman center back Omar Galvan, and sophomore attacker Christopher Leal
All-Orange Empire Conference – 2017
Co-Most Valuable Players – Vitor Gameiro, Orange Coast; Matheus Cunha, Santa Ana
Coach of the Year – Alex Gimenez, Golden West
First Team
Name College Grade Position
Jesus Vargas Golden West Freshman Defender
Juan Vargas Golden West Freshman Forward
Omar Morales Golden West Sophomore Defender
Luis Sosa Golden West Freshman Goalkeeper
Toby Waterman Irvine Valley Sophomore Forward
Eder Oliva Irvine Valley Freshman Midfielder
Juan Sebastian Olivares Irvine Valley Freshman Defender
Joseph Vasquez Santa Ana Sophomore Defender
Noe Aruizo Santa Ana Sophomore Midfielder
Daniel Castro Santa Ana Sophomore Defender
Nick Cardenas Orange Coast Freshman Forward
Parker Roberson Orange Coast Sophomore Defender
Juan Reyes Pacheco Santiago Canyon Freshman Midfielder
Devin Cornejo Santiago Canyon Freshman Forward
Armando Torres Fullerton Sophomore Defender
Tyler Grassi Fullerton Sophomore Forward
Alex Supancic Cypress Sophomore Midfielder
Abraham Castro Norco Sophomore Midfielder
Second Team
Name College Grade Position
Ronaldo Escudero Golden West Freshman Forward
Omar Galvan Golden West Freshman Defender
Christopher Leal Golden West Freshman Midfielder
Kristian Sabatino Irvine Valley Freshman Midfielder
Alexis Campos Irvine Valley Freshman Midfielder
Mathew Davis Irvine Valley Freshman Defender
Joshua Castellon Santa Ana Freshman Defender
Paula Gama Santa Ana Freshman Defender
Brett Haney Orange Coast Sophomore Defender
Achref Beldi Orange Coast Freshman Forward
Pablo Ros Fullerton Freshman Midfielder
Luis Torres Fullerton Freshman Defender
Charlie Ordonez Santiago Canyon Sophomore Midfielder
Robert Salcido Santiago Canyon Freshman Forward
Bryan Aguirre Cypress Freshman Defender
Emmanuel Pizarro Cypress Freshman Forward
Moises Perez Norco Sophomore Defender
Chris Espinoza Norco Freshman Defender