KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two WVU Tech men's soccer players were named to the 2025 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America teams, as announced Monday by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA).
Freshman forward Julen Recalde earned First Team All-America honors, while senior defender Julian Diaz was selected to the Second Team following WVU Tech's historic run to the NAIA National Championship match.
Recalde, a native of San Sebastian, Spain, delivered one of the most impactful freshman seasons in the nation. Appearing in 22 matches with 19 starts, he led the Golden Bears with 16 goals and added three assists for 35 points. Recalde recorded three game-winning goals and finished the season with 69 shots, including 44 on goal, while emerging as a key attacking presence throughout WVU Tech's postseason run.
Diaz, a senior from Uberlândia, Brazil, anchored one of the nation's top defensive units during a championship-level season. Starting all 23 matches, Diaz helped WVU Tech limit opponents to just 18 goals and produce 11 shutouts. He also contributed offensively with two goals and three assists while logging more than 2,000 minutes during the Golden Bears' deep national tournament push.
WVU Tech closed the 2025 season with a 20-1-2 overall record, including a perfect 9-0 mark in River States Conference play. The Golden Bears captured the RSC Championship and advanced to the NAIA National Championship match in Orange Beach, Alabama, marking the program's first appearance on the national final stage.
The All-America honors for Recalde and Diaz further underscore a landmark season for the Golden Bears, highlighted by consistent excellence, postseason success, and national recognition.
2025 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM
| PLAYER |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
YEAR |
| Maarten Schouten |
Bethel (Ind.) |
GK |
Fr. |
| Antonio Mugica |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
M |
Sr. |
| Kevin Ventura |
Grand View (Iowa) |
D |
Gr. |
| Luis Vergara |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
D |
Sr. |
| Biel Campo |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
M |
Fr. |
| Alonso Basauri |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
M |
Sr. |
| Philipp Schmidtke |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
F |
Jr. |
| Souleymane Balde |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
M |
So. |
| Miquel Gelabert |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
F |
Fr. |
| Jack Thomas |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
M |
Sr. |
| Caleb Marchany |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
D |
Sr. |
| Julen Recalde |
WVU Tech (W.Va.) |
F |
Fr. |
| Andrei Apostu |
Life (Ga.) |
F |
Fr. |
| Devin Koorn |
Life (Ga.) |
D |
So. |
| Jamie Barry |
William Carey (Miss.) |
GK |
Sr. |
SECOND TEAM
| PLAYER |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
YEAR |
| Luis Munoz |
Grace (Ind.) |
M |
Jr. |
| Julian Vargas Talamantes |
Bethel (Ind.) |
F |
Gr. |
| Fernando Laserna |
Bethel (Ind.) |
M |
Jr. |
| Eduardo Pedroza |
Bethel (Ind.) |
D |
Gr. |
| Jeremie Pelade |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
F |
Fr. |
| Luis Helm |
Grand View (Iowa) |
GK |
Gr. |
| Tylor Guerrero |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
D |
Fr. |
| Antonio Natalucci |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
F |
Fr. |
| Michael Rempel |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
D |
Sr. |
| Bruno Garcia |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
D |
Gr. |
| Julian Diaz |
WVU Tech (W.Va.) |
D |
Sr. |
| Daniel Mulero |
William Carey (Miss.) |
M |
Jr. |
| Jordy Lopez |
Madonna (Mich.) |
F |
R-Sr. |
| Emerson Nieto |
Indiana Tech |
M |
Gr. |
| Cuba Grant |
Indiana Tech |
GK |
Gr. |
THIRD TEAM
| PLAYER |
INSTITUTION |
POSITION |
YEAR |
| Cameron Watts |
Columbia (Mo.) |
M |
Sr |
| Tyrique Bailey-Edwards |
Union Commonwealth (Ky.) |
D |
Jr. |
| Lorenzo Jacon |
Stanton (Ca.) |
F |
Fr. |
| David Russell |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
F |
Fr. |
| Bodo Calderon |
Warner Pacific (Ore.) |
M |
Sr. |
| Atjon Thaqi |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
M |
Fr. |
| Ousmane Fall |
Georgia Gwinnett |
F |
Fr. |
| Vasco Tavares |
Grace (Ind.) |
D |
So. |
| Hugo Garcia-Rosado Duran |
Midland (Neb.) |
M |
Sr. |
| Sean Palena |
La Sierra (Calif.) |
M |
Gr. |
| Anthony Ulloa |
Wiley (Texas) |
M |
So. |
| Chafik El Idrissi |
Baker (Kan.) |
M |
So. |
| Justin Figaroa |
Grand View (Iowa) |
F |
So. |
| Felipe Padierna |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
D |
Sr. |
| Horace Avila Jr. |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
F |
Sr. |
| Mario Fernandez |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
M |
Sr. |
| Javiero Izquierdo |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
GK |
Sr. |
| Ronald Aguilar |
Texas A&M University-San Antonio |
F |
Sr. |
| Marcos Miranda |
John Brown (Ark.) |
M |
So. |
| Santiago Molina |
William Carey (Miss.) |
F |
So. |
| Alvaro Hidalgo |
Life (Ga.) |
M |
Fr. |
| Pawel Wolny |
Life (Ga.) |
GK |
Jr. |
| Timo Boomkens |
Keiser (Fla.) |
D |
So. |
| Thomas Cole |
Indiana Tech |
D |
Jr. |
