UW-Parkside men's soccer player Niklas Boedts was picked as a first team all-Midwest Region player. The team is sponsored by Daktronics and is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors Association of America (CoSIDA).

Boedts, a 6-3 sophomore midfielder from Bueren, Germany, was a major reason the Ranger posted a successful 13-5-2 record. He led the Rangers in scoring with 26 total points on the strength of a team-leading 10 goals and six assists. Three of his goals were game-winners.

Great Lakes Valley Conference champion Drury University had the largest representation on the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Midwest Region men's soccer teams. The Panthers placed six players on the first team.

Northern Kentucky's Steven Beattie was selected as the Midwest Region Player of the Year.

Boedts, and fellow members of the Midwest Region first team are eligible for the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America men's soccer team, to be announced Wednesday, Dec. 2.

The following is the Daktronics NCAA Division II Midwest Regional men's soccer teams:

Player of the Year
Steven Beattie, Northern Kentucky

First Team
Goalkeeper
Stephen Conner, Drury

Defenders
Ben Taylor, Drury
Luke Brookfield, Ashland
Peter Higgins, Drury
Zac Bond, Lewis

Midfielders
Andrew Bordelon, Drury
Ross Hopkins, Bellarmine
Rhys Cannella, Tiffin
Niklas Boedts, UW-Parkside

Forwards
Steven Beattie, Northern Kentucky
Micah Whorton, Drury
Steve Wilczewski, Drury
Ashton Campbell, Tiffin

Second Team
Goalkeeper
Jeff Frisch, Tiffin

Defenders
Chris Dobrowolski, Northern Kentucky
Tony Iyayi, Tiffin
Patrick White, Rockhurst
Michael Kennedy, Ashland

Midfielders
Bojan Adler, Saint Joseph's
Seth Eckerlin, Northern Kentucky
James Livingston, Ashland
B.J. Goodwin, Findlay