Philly Soccer 6 award winners honored

Philadelphia Union II forward Stas Korzeniowski and fellow first-year pros Leo Burney and Kemali Green were among the honorees for the men’s Philly Soccer 6 awards for the 2024 fall season.

Burney, a Penn standout who now plays for Seattle Sounders’ MLS Next Pro team Tacoma Defiance, was named the Chris Jones Player of the Year while Villanova defender Luke Haggerty was named Bill Wilkinson Rookie of the Year, Penn head coach Brian Gill was named the Bill Harris Coach of the Year and Drexel midfielder Patrick Short (Georgetown, Del.) was named the John McAdams Academic Player of the Year.

Green (Philadelphia, Pa.), a Temple defender in his rookie season with Portland Hearts of Pines in USL League One, was named to the All-Star Team.

CHRIS JONES PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Leo Burney, Penn
WILLIAM ‘BILL’ WILKINSON ROOKIE OF THE YEAR: Luke Haggerty, Villanova
BILL HARRIS COACH OF THE YEAR: Brian Gill, Penn
JOHN McADAMS ACADEMIC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Patrick Short, Drexel

ALL-STAR:
Forwards:
Stas Korzeniowski, Penn
Dominic Bachstein, Drexel
Colin Beasley, La Salle
Blake Driehuis, Saint Joseph’s

Midfielders:
Patrick Short, Drexel
Jason Bouregy, Villanova
Jack-Ryan Jeremiah, Penn

Defenders:
Leo Burney, Penn
Kemali Green, Temple
Connor Dawson, Penn
Colin Davis, Drexel

Goalkeeper:
Phillip Falcon III, Penn

ALL-ROOKIE:
Forwards:
Tommaso Rossetto, Saint Joseph’s
Romeo Dahlen, Penn
Charlie Votel, Temple

Midfielders:
Jack Ryan-Jeremiah, Penn
Matteo Mazzotta, Saint Joseph’s
Karson Vazquez, Villanova

Defenders:
Connor Dawson, Penn
Luke Haggerty, Villanova
Owen Sullivan, Penn
Jokull Sveinsson, Saint Joseph’s
Erick Hernandez, Temple

Goalkeeper
Alex Yagudayov, Villanova