Hornets Garner Five Spots for Men's All-Conference Team
Orange Empire Conference-champion, Fullerton College, earned itself several top spots on the 2024 All-Orange Empire Conference Men's Soccer Team, as selected by the coaches at their end-of-season meeting.
FC's Andrew Areola was named the OEC Defensive Player of the Year, while head coach, Greg Aviles, earned Coach of the Year honors. Areola helped anchor a Hornet defense that allowed just 15 goals all season in 23 matches and that strong play helped lift Fullerton to a 10-0-4 conference record, en route to the squad's third straight OEC title.
Fullerton's first-team selections included Evan Yoell, Cesar Marquez, Hayden Kenny and Max Ron, while Steven Martinez, Ryan Moreno-Rojas and Jair Vargas earned second-team honors.
Santa Ana College's Paul Carrillo was named the OEC Offensive Player of the Year with 11 goals (8 in conference – tops in the OEC, including a pair of two-goal performances against Irvine Valley and Golden West.
The Dons, who finished second in the OEC standings at 8-3-3, had three first-team selections, including Miguel Gonzalez, Gerardo Serna and Bryant Pineda.
2024 OEC All-Conference Selections
Offensive Player of the Year: Paul Carrillo, Santa Ana
Defensive Player of the Year: Andrew Areola, Fullerton
Coach of the Year: Greg Aviles, Fullerton
| First-Team All-Conference | Second-Team All-Conference | ||
| Evan Yoell | Fullerton | Steven Martinez | Fullerton |
| Cesar Marquez | Fullerton | Ryan Moreno-Rojas | Fullerton |
| Hayden Kenny | Fullerton | Jair Vargas | Fullerton |
| Max Ron | Fullerton | Fernando Salas | Santa Ana |
| Miguel Gonzalez | Santa Ana | Ernesto Lopez | Santa Ana |
| Gerardo Serna | Santa Ana | Jose Hernandez | Santa Ana |
| Bryant Pineda | Santa Ana | Gus Roetscisoender | Saddleback |
| Ryan Mann | Saddleback | Andy Jun | Saddleback |
| Alex Martinez | Saddleback | Alex Gomez | Cypress |
| Nate Aquino | Saddleback | Jack Yeager | Cypress |
| Issac Morales | Cypress | Cristian Sanchez | Irvine Valley |
| Frank Troya | Cypress | Mason Tracey | Irvine Valley |
| Luke Newman | Irvine Valley | Yasir Duque | Golden West |
| Isaiah Ponce | Irvine Valley | Jad Othman | Golden West |
| Arnold Ramirez | Golden West | Meyer Saad | Orange Coast |
| Jorge Orozco | Golden West | Ossy Portillo | Orange Coast |
| Gabriel Garcia | Orange Coast | Ricky Walker | Santiago Canyon |
| Hudson Dare | Santiago Canyon | Andrew Marentes | Santiago Canyon |
Release by Tony Altobelli, Orange Coast