Offense: Brandon Cook, Wartburg College, Bondurant, Iowa/Bondurant-Farrar
Cook, a freshman forward, helped guide the third-seeded Knights to their second consecutive Iowa Conference Men’s Soccer Tournament title and their fifth overall en route to a seventh consecutive NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Championship berth. He topped the team with a goal and four assists for six points.
Defense: Mike Miniaci, Wartburg College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa/Jefferson
Miniaci, a sophomore defender, held Central's Cody Jandik, Dubuque's Idrissa Soumaoro and Loras' Miguel Bonilla to just one total goal in three matches during the Knights' conference tournament championship run.

Offense: Miguel Bonilla, Loras College, Cali, Colombia/Colegio Bolivar
Bonilla, a junior forward, scored three goals during the week in wins over Clarke (2-1) and Simpson (3-1). He scored the game-winning goal in the 84th minute against Clarke and then added two more against the Storm.
Defense: Steve O’Meara, Luther College, Darien, Ill./Hinsdale
O’Meara, a sophomore goalkeeper, tallied six saves in a 1-0 overtime victory over Coe, including two at point blank range late in regulation. The shutout was his seventh of the year.

Offense: Brett McKenzie, Central College, Lindenhurst, Ill./Antioch
McKenzie, a junior forward, tied the Central single-game scoring record with four goals in the first 52 minutes of a 4-2 victory over Coe. He has a team-high 10 goals this season.
Defense: Matt Splittgerber, Loras College, Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown
Splittgerber, a senior defender, scored the game-winning goal against Washington (Mo.) University Oct. 25 with a 25-yard shot to the upper corner of the net. He also picked up an assist and anchored the backline in a 2-1 win over Dubuque Oct. 21. (IIAC Male Athlete of the Week)

Offense: Chris Talac, University of Dubuque, Naperville, Ill./Naperville
Talac, a senior forward, came off the bench on Senior Day to score a goal and assist on two others to help the Spartans remain undefeated in IIAC action (12-1-2, 5-0 IIAC).
Defense: Nate Minkel, Loras College, Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown
Minkel, a senior defender, was a key cog for Loras defensively while also contributing a goal and an assist offensively against Wartburg to keep the Duhawks unbeaten in the Iowa Conference. He also added an assist in a 5-0 win at Coe Oct. 14.

Offense: Nate Hedrington, Wartburg College, Madison, Wis./Edgewood
Hedrington, a junior forward, led the Knights to a 3-0 week with team bests in goals, assists, and points. He scored a goal and an assist in a win over Upper Iowa and both goals in an IIAC victory over Buena Vista before capping the week by assisting the game-winning goal in overtime in a key league road win at Central Oct. 10. During the week, he assumed the team lead in goals (7) and points (17).
Defense: Matt Winegard, Simpson College, Muscatine, Iowa/Muscatine
Winegard, a senior defender, scored the go-ahead goal in Simpson’s 2-1 victory over Central and anchored a Simpson defense that allowed only two goals in wo games during the week.

Offense: Miguel Bonilla, Loras College, Cali, Colombia/Colegio Bolivar
Bonilla, a junior forward, scored both goals in a 2-1 home win over Central, including the game-winning penalty kick in double overtime. He also drew the foul that led to the penalty kick.
Defense: Grady Brown, Coe College, Madison, Wis./Memorial
Brown, a sophomore goalkeeper, recorded three saves, including one on a penalty shot to preserve the Kohawks’ 1-0 win over Augustana (Ill.).

Offense: Connor Skultety, Simpson College, Lincoln, Neb./Southwest
Skultety, a senior midfielder, scored the game-winning goal against Macalester Sept. 27 off a free kick from the top of the box in the 87th minute. The win marked only Simpson’s second win against the Scots and the first since 2000.
Defense: Nick Kasper, University of Dubuque, St. Louis, Mo./Francis Howell
Kasper, a sophomore goalkeeper, allowed one goal and made seven saves as the Spartans opened the Iowa Conference season with a 2-1 win at Luther. It was just the second win all-time for Dubuque, ranked eighth regionally, against Luther.

Offense: Alex Beehler, Cornell College, Naperville, Ill./Naperville Central
Beehler, a freshman forward, scored two goals in Cornell’s 5-4 double overtime win over Eureka. His second marker tied the game at the 83-minute mark to force overtime.
Defense: Matt Splittgerber, Loras College, Marshalltown, Iowa/Marshalltown
Splittgerber, a senior defender, tallied two goals and anchored the defensive back as Loras split a pair of games with regionally ranked Wheaton, Ill. (L, 2-3) and Elmhurst (W, 2-1). Scoring one goal in each game, his goal against Elmhurst was the game-winner.

Offense: Julian Peota, Cornell College, Minneapolis, Minn./Southwest
Peota, a sophomore forward, recorded a hat trick with three goals, including the game-winner, to go along with one assist in an 8-4 win over MacMurray.
Defense: Nick Kasper, University of Dubuque, St. Louis, Mo./Francis Howell
Kasper, a sophomore goalkeeper, posted a 1-1-1 record with a 1.30 goals-against average and a .733 save percentage as the Spartans registered a 5-1 win over North Central (Ill.), forged a 1-1 tie with Clarke and fell 2-1 to Saint John’s (Minn.).