NEW YORK - The 2026 CUNY Athletic Conference men's soccer All-Conference awards and teams were announced Thursday morning.
John Jay College senior Josh Clemas was named the conference's Player of the Year, while Medgar Evers freshman Shackoneal Myrurrie was voted Rookie of the Year. First-year Medgar Evers head coach Kevin Blackstock was voted Coach of the Year, while York's Chris Cruz was named the recipient of the Sportsmanship Award.
2026 Men's Soccer Award Winners
Player of the Year
Josh Clemas, John Jay (Sr., F, Auckland, New Zealand)
Clemas is the first Bloodhound to be voted CUNYAC Player of the Year since Graysen Carlson in 2015.
Clemas, who was named CUNYAC Player of the Week once and earned Honorable Mention two times, leads the conference in goals scored with 17 and points with 36 as he has led the Bloodhounds to the conference final for the first time since 2019. During conference play he has scored nine goals, and overall Clemas has registered three game-winning goals on the season. His 17 total goals rank fourth in Division III while he also ranks fourth nationally in goals per game and eighth in total points.
Rookie of the Year
Shackoneal Myrurrie, Medgar Evers (Fr., F, Spanish Town, Jamaica)
Myrurrie is the first Medgar Evers player to be voted Rookie of the Year since Zeakiel Daley in 2011.
Myrurrie, a three-time CUNYAC Rookie of the Week, has led the Cougars to their first playoff appearance since 2015 and first CUNYAC finals appearance since 2002 with 15 goals and four assists for 34 points. He has registered six game-winning goals on the season, and scored the lone goal in both of Medgar Evers' conference tournament wins, including the golden goal in overtime of Saturday's semifinal win against Hunter.
Coach of the Year
Kevin Blackstock, Medgar Evers
Blackstock is Medgar Evers' first Coach of the Year selection in men's soccer since Stanley Harmon in 2002.
In his first season at the helm of the Cougars, Blackstock took a program that went 1-13-1 a season ago to a 10-3-2 record, the program's first CUNYAC tournament appearance since 2015 and the Cougars' first appearance in the conference championship game since 2002. Medgar Evers has a total of three players named All-Conference after not having any since 2023.
Sportsmanship Award
Chris Cruz, York (So., Baldwin, N.Y.)
2026 CUNYAC Men's Soccer All-Conference
Player of the Year: Josh Clemas, John Jay
Rookie of the Year: Shackoneal Myrurrie, Medgar Evers
Coach of the Year: Kevin Blackstock, Medgar Evers
Sportsmanship Award: Chris Cruz, York
Sportsmanship Team: Ailey Dawson (Baruch), Lucas Sauco (Brooklyn), Juan Lucero (CCNY), Max Tsigalnitsky (Hunter), Charlie Metz (John Jay), Abdoul Cisse (Lehman), Marlan Evariste, Jr. (Medgar Evers)
First Team All-Conference
F: Ashraf Abubakar, Lehman
F: Josh Clemas, John Jay
F: Shackoneal Myrurrie, Medgar Evers
M: Kevin Blackstock, Jr., Medgar Evers
M: Samuel Jacobs, Baruch
M: Sekou Sheriff, John Jay
D: Gabriel Arful, Lehman
D: Alejandro Barreto, Brooklyn
D: Marlan Evariste, Jr., Medgar Evers
D: Blake Paves, John Jay
D: Diego Sachun, Baruch
GK: Matthew Fridburg, Hunter
GK: Davio Rossi-levin, John Jay
*-additional defender and goalkeeper moved up to first team due to first team voting ties
Second Team All-Conference
F: Andreas Kotronis, Baruch
F: Konstantinos Psomaras, CCNY
F: Georgios Tsiakas, Hunter
M: Jacob Davis, Hunter
M: Brandon Dennis, Lehman
M: Gabriel Tillmon-Guerth, Brooklyn
D: Jose Cazanas Castro, Baruch
D: Seydina Ka, CCNY
D: Alejandro Vargas, Lehman
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