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BAY CITY, Mich. -- Tiffin University junior forward Ashton Campbell (Luton, England) was named the 2010 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) men’s soccer “Offensive Player of the Year,” while Ohio Dominican University senior defender A.J. Mueller (Dublin, Ohio/Jerome), was named “Defensive Player of the Year” in balloting conducted by the league’s coaches.

    University of Findlay midfielder Alex Oliver (Hamilton, Ohio/Ross) was honored with the league’s “Freshman of the Year” award, while Willy Merrick, who guided Ohio Dominican to a second-place finish in the GLIAC regular-season standings, earned “Coach of the Year” accolades.

    Campbell, a junior forward from Luton, England, earned his second GLIAC “Offensive Player of the Year” honor by leading the GLIAC in goals (15) and points (36), while tying for third in the conference in assists (6). He previously earned GLIAC “Offensive Player of the Year” accolades in 2008 as a freshman. Campbell ranks in the top-10 in Division II in points and goals. He is a three-time First Team All-GLIAC honoree who also earned All-Region honors in 2009.

    Mueller, a senior captain, started all 18 games as the defensive anchor in the backfield that ranked third in the GLIAC with 20 goals allowed and a 1.11 goals against average. Mueller collected two of the Panthers four team saves on the year, including one at home in the 88th minute against Tiffin that helped preserve the 1-1 draw.

    Oliver played in 15 games for the Oilers and contributed a goal and an assist during his first season.  The Hamilton, Ohio native also ranked third on the team with nine shots on goal and took 20 total shots during the 2010 campaign.

    Competing at the Division II level in the GLIAC for the first time, Ohio Dominican third-year head coach Willy Merrick guided the Panthers to a 12-5-1 overall mark, including a second-place finish in the conference with a 9-2-1 record and the No. 2 seed in the GLIAC tournament. ODU reached a season high No. 22 in the polls after defeating fourth ranked Charleston (W.Va.) in overtime on the road in October.

     Joining Campbell and Mueller on the All-GLIAC First Team are: freshman forward Louis Clark (Brighton, England/Hove Park) of Ashland University; junior forward Felix Darko (Reynoldsburg, Ohio) of Ohio Dominican; junior forward Marco Gaudio (Cambridge, England/Impington Village) of Lake Erie College; junior midfielder Kenny Hewitt (Brighton, England/Longhill) of Ashland; senior midfielder James Livingston (Aughton, England/University of Liverpool) of Ashland, junior midfielder Keith Lough (Edinburgh, Scotland) of Northwood University; sophomore defender Jamie Dollar (Perrysburg, Ohio) of Ashland; senior defender Roger Kummer (Galloway, N.J.) of Tiffin; and sophomore goalkeeper Ricky Carreira (Toronto, Ont./Dante Alighieri Academy) of Lake Erie.

    The complete listing of the 2010 All-GLIAC men’s soccer teams and postseason awards are listed below: