Fort Lewis College Athletics

MSOC 2024 United Soccer Coaches All-Region

Quartet of Skyhawks named to United Soccer Coaches all-region teams

12/10/2024 2:09:00 PM

By: Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

DURANGO, Colo. – Four student-athletes from Fort Lewis' NCAA National Quarterfinal men's soccer team have been named to the All-South Central Region teams by the United Soccer Coaches, the organization announced on Tuesday.

Headlining the group and adding his second First-Team All-Region honor of the season is junior midfielder David Citron. A Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Third-Team All-American, Citron led Fort Lewis' offense this season with seven goals and ten assists for 24 points.

Registering five points via two goals and one assist on two occasions against Lubbock Christian (Sep. 5) and South Dakota Mines (Oct. 11), Citron also added a four-point performance with one goal and two assists at MSU Denver (Oct. 27). Citron's 24 points and 10 assists rank 38^th and 13^th in total points and total assists across NCAA Division II, respectively.

Earning the third All-Region honor of his career is fifth-year forward Gabriel Legendre. A 2023 D2CCA Second-Team All-Region honoree, Legendre has since been named to both the D2CCA First-Team and USC Second-Team this season. Legendre finished behind Citron with 21 points, leading all Skyhawks with nine goals while adding three assists.

Legendre had the best performance of his career with his first-ever hat trick against Westminster (Nov. 1) before scoring the first goal against Colorado Mesa (Nov. 3) to tally four goals in a span of 100 minutes and 50 seconds. In addition, Legendre ends his career at Fort Lewis ranking seventh in total points (83) and fifth in goals scored (35).

Senior forward Tomas Duenes caps his Skyhawks career with his first nod to the USC All-South Central Region First-Team. Duenes has thrice been named Second-Team All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, including back-to-back seasons and when he was named the RMAC Freshman of the Year season in 2021. Duenes ends his career at Fort Lewis with 68 total points, featuring 22 goals and 24 assists. Duenes' 24 assists tie Yannis Becker (2012-15) for the fifth-most in program history.

Casey Stracher rounds out the group with a Second-Team selection in his first season as a Skyhawk. A junior defender, Stracher transferred from Utah State Eastern early in the fall and quickly cemented himself as a key piece of the FLC defense, starting in all 23 matches played and earning Second-Team All-RMAC honors as well. Stracher totaled eight points on the season with two goals and four assists.

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