Prep Boys’ Soccer- The 2026 Iowa High School Boys’ Soccer season is officially in the books, and it is time to honor the elite of the Southeast Conference (SEC) after Mt. Pleasant wrapped up their second consecutive SEC banner. Understandably, the Panthers dominated the All-Conference list.
SEC Player of the Year
To be expected, Mt. Pleasant’s Dylan White collected SEC Player of the Year honors after taking his game to another level this past season. He hit career highs in every statistical category, as he led the conference with 34 goals, 18 assists, and 86 points. He is one of the most decorated players in program history after tallying 65 goals and 40 assists for 170 points and notching his second All-Conference honor.
Additionally, the Central College commit was named to the Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association’s Class 3A All-State Honorable Mention team.
Mt. Pleasant
Along with White, the Panthers placed five on the All-Conference list with the defense getting their due praise. Abraham Cass, who added five assists and three goals, Jack Newman, who had four assists and two goals, and Ramzy Davis, who also tabbed four assists and two goals, helped deter opposition away from their goals.
Yet, if they were lucky to get a shot off, then Xachary LeBlanc was there as collected 117 saves and allowed only 27 goals for the season, the least amount in the SEC. Panther head coach Rocco Russo was quick to give that unit credit,
“Our defense has been kind of our lifeline all year. I mean, our offense is very explosive this season. We scored a lot of goals this year and our offense has been doing a great job, but that doesn’t happen without a real solid defense. And you know, Aiden Humble, Abraham Cass, Jackson Newman, Isaiah Denning, who just started playing defense two games ago for us, you know, those guys are lockdown defenders. And Zach in the goal, I’m telling you, I’ve been saying it for years, the kid is phenomenal.”
Aiden Humble and Isaiah Lange were named to the All-SEC Honorable Mention list, as the Panthers finished 13-5-2 overall and 9-0-1 on the year, as Mt. Pleasant “Defended the Lake” successfully to keep the streak going for the last two-and-a-half years.
Fort Madison
It was a year of “almost” for the Bloodhounds, as Fort Madison reigned in a record of nine wins, five losses, and four ties—tied for second most in Class 3A. In fact, they are the one team that nearly knocked off Mt. Pleasant, peppering the goal with 12 shots to Mt. Pleasant’s six but finished the game with a 3-3 tie instead.
Still, the Bloodhounds handled business against the rest of the SEC, accumulating a 7-2-1 record in conference play. Helping them get there was the scoring of Connor Horn and Jack Ragar. Horn finished second on the team with 15 goals, while Ragar notched the second-most assists in the conference with 11 and netted 12 goals.
Defensively, the team was led by Jonah Santiago and Layne Rung. Santiago still contributed 12 points, while Rung knocked in six points to help with the season effort for Fort Madison.
Jonah Tackett—led the team with 16 goals—and Hunter Wiegand were placed on the Honorable Mention list.
Fairfield
The Trojans, who featured a young team, had two sophomores make the All-Conference team and third sophomore claim a spot on the Honorable Mention list, as Fairfield went 10-6-1 for the year and 6-3-1 in SEC play.
The one-two punch of Oliver Siemsen and Cormac Van Pelt was the main scoring threat for the Trojans with Siemsen finding the back of the net 18 times, while Van Pelt secured 11 goals to go along with a team-leading 11 assists.
Lane Stever finished third on the team in goals and tied for second in assists, while Chaz Wohnoutka protected the defense as the only senior on the squad.
Jaxon Kurka and Henry Swan were named All-SEC Honorable Mentions.
Burlington
The Grayhounds had a two-win improvement since last year with a 5-10-2 record, which saw Burlington pull off a 2-2 tie against Fairfield. The building blocks came in the form of a strong junior class, namely Donovan Hampton, Keigan McCampbell, and Jacob Nudd.
Nudd led the team with 13 goals and even added two assists to the effort. His 28 points were 18 points higher than Roy Brown, who was second on the team. Hampton and McCampbell were part of a defense that managed 118 saves with a save percentage of 72%.
Radek Paslawski and Caden Zaugg were named to the Honorable Mention team as the Grayhounds went 3-5-2 in conference play.
Washington
The Demons were toughest on the road, losing by one to Mt. Pleasant, two goals to Fairfield, and even tying Burlington. Unfortunately, the Demons were a miserable 3-4 in games decided by two goals or less with three of the four losses happening in SEC play.
Josephy Schreiber and Santiago Ramirez earned a spot on the All-Conference team. Ramirez, who is just a freshman, led the team in goals with 10 and points with 25, while finishing second on the team in assists with five. Additionally, Schreiber was an anchor on the defense, tabbing two assists and two goals to help out the offense.
On their way to a 2-7-1 conference record and 6-9-2 overall record, Braedon Tappan and Fletcher Brower each found a spot on the Honorable Mention team.
Keokuk
After the program voted to suspend play last year, the Chiefs had to essentially restart. Consequently, Keokuk finished the year without a win in 17 attempts and went 0-10 in the conference race. Still, Eli Boltz, a sophomore, managed to grab a spot on the All-Conference team.
Boltz was one of the main sources of offense for the Chiefs, scoring six of the team’s 13 goals on the season with a shot percentage of 31.6%. Tabbing a spot on the Honorable Mention list was Zach Nemeckek and Jaxton McNally.
Academic All-Conference
Player Team
Edward Bickel Burlington
Aaron Morehead Burlington
Augie Norris Burlington
Jacob Nudd Burlington
Radek Paslawski Burlington
Owen Stevens Burlington
Caden Zaugg Burlington
Chaz Wohnoutka Fairfield
Jaxon Kurka Fairfield
Lane Stever Fairfield
Rowan Kness Fairfield
Karson Dixon Fort Madison
Jackson Haessig Fort Madison
Jake Haessig Fort Madison
Nils Kampfer Fort Madison
Xander Gable Fort Madison
Connor Horn Fort Madison
Mason Overberg Fort Madison
Cole Quittem Fort Madison
Jonah Santiago Fort Madison
Will Scanlan Fort Madison
Hunter Wiegand Fort Madison
Layne Rung Fort Madison
Tanner Williams Fort Madison
Ethan Frazier Keokuk
Reece Manges Keokuk
Clayton Martin Keokuk
Jaxton McNally Keokuk
Murphey Rahn Keokuk
Joshua Aguma Mount Pleasant
Abraham Cass Mount Pleasant
Ramzy Davis Mount Pleasant
Isaiah Denning Mount Pleasant
Aiden Humble Mount Pleasant
Xachary LeBlanc Mount Pleasant
Jose Mora Cervantes Mount Pleasant
Antonio Navarro Ramirez Mount Pleasant
Kolbein Ostby Mount Pleasant
Ajay Wagner Mount Pleasant
Dylan White Mount Pleasant
Fletcher Brower Washington
Emmanuel Hernandez Saldivar Washington
Ben Kronlage Washington
Keven Raymundo Washington
Nerick Raymundo Washington
