Thresher Athletics Hall of Fame
The Bethel men's soccer team enjoyed a record setting year. The team won a record 14 games, lost seven and tied one. The team struggled early, but then won six games in a row, the highlight of which was two wins over Friends, the first ever wins against the Falcons.
After another stretch of inconsistent soccer, the team had a great run and won some big games to close out the season. Included in the late season run were wins over Bethany and Kansas Wesleyan
to win the KCAC post season tournament. The championship game was hard, physical 2-1 win on the road at Kansas Wesleyan. The KCAC Championship was the first ever for a Bethel soccer team.
The team continued its run with a 1-0 win at home in the first round of the Great Plains Regional Play-off over a strong National College team which was ranked 22nd in the nation.
The season ended for a tired, injury-riddled team in a Regional semi-final 2-0 loss to Westmar University, a contest played in -4 wind chill conditions. The team was ranked as high as 28th in the NAIA soccer poll on October 7. They won 12 of their last 16 contests. The team won many awards/honors with the most notable being Scott Stuhlsatz, KCAC Defensive Player of the year, Great Plains All-Region, NSCAA All-Midwest, and an NAIA All-American; Sam Heiks and Brian Kynaston were named NAIA All-American Scholar Athletes.
Roster: Seniors – Brian Kynaston, Juan Macias, Joe Mantano, Steve Parks, Jason Regier; Junior – Sam Heiks; Sophomores – Juan Aguirre, Doug Boudreau, Pablo Ceres, Neil Hamill, Andres Macias, Chris Miller, Mike Oakman, Juan Sotelo, Scott Stulsatz, Alex Weedin; Freshman – Jarrod Bradbury, Adrian Navarro, Mike Reimer, Scott Toerber; Coaches – Gerry Sieber
