HOUSTON – The Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference (SCAC) announced its 2026 All-Conference men's soccer teams Thursday. Eight University of St. Thomas players were honored, led by Second Team selections Hani Ahmadie and Emmanuel Rodriguez.The All-Conference teams were chosen by a vote of the SCAC's head coaches and sports information directors. Coaches and SIDs could not vote for their own players.

Ahmadie, a junior forward from Glendale, Calif., and Rodriguez, a senior midfielder from Houston, both made the All-SCAC Second Team.

Five more Celts earned All-SCAC Honorable Mention: senior defender Hamilton Estrada (Houston), junior defender Joshua Aguirre (Houston), junior defender Nicolas Briet (Madrid, Spain), senior forward Tony Castro (Queens, N.Y.) and senior forward Brian Garcia (Cypress, Texas).

Estrada also received two first-place votes in the balloting for SCAC Defensive Player-of-the-Year.

The SCAC also named first-year forward Diego Guerra (Brownsville, Texas) to its All-Freshman Team, which was chosen on a separate ballot.

2026 All-SCAC Men's Soccer – UST Honorees

Second Team
Hani Ahmadie – Jr. – F – Glendale, Calif.
Emmanuel Rodriguez – Sr. – M – Houston, Texas

Honorable Mention
Hamilton Estrada – Sr. – D – Houston, Texas
Joshua Aguirre – Jr. – D – Houston, Texas
Nicolas Briet – Jr. – D – Madrid, Spain
Tony Castro – Sr. – F – Queens, N.Y.
Brian Garcia – Sr. – F – Cypress, Texas

All-Freshman Team
Diego Guerra – Fy. – F – Brownsville, Texas