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The junior midfielder led the Sharks with six assists and 18 points

ORLANDO, Fla. (Nov. 5, 2009) - Nova Southeastern's Craig Heenighan (Jr., Widnes, England) was honored Thursday by being named to the All-Sunshine State Conference Men's Soccer Second Team. It is Heenighan's first time as an all-conference selection.

Craig Heenighan had a stellar year in which he led the Sharks and tied for eighth in the conference with six assists. He also tied with forward Aly Hassan (Jr., Weston, Fla.) for a team-high in points with 18. His shot percentage of .160 was also higher than any Shark who attempted at least 20 shots.

Heenighan's best game of the season came against Saint Leo on Oct. 23, the night Nova Southeastern clinched their spot in the SSC Tournament. He assisted on Romain Onteniente's (Sr., Nice, France) goal and scored one of his own to give the Sharks a 2-0 lead. After Saint Leo made a dramatic comeback, Heenighan scored the game-winner with less than ten minutes remaining. It was the second time this season that Heenighan earned five points in a single game.

Rollins' J.D. Gruenwald highlighted this year's SSC awards by being named SSC Player of the Year and Offensive Player of the Year. Tampa goalkeeper Ryan Thompson received the Defensive Player of the Year Award while Rollins' Keith Buckley received the Coach of the Year Award. Tampa led all schools with seven all-conference selections.

2009 ALL-SUNSHINE STATE CONFERENCE MEN'S SOCCER TEAM

FIRST TEAM
F - Mark Anderson, Barry, Sophomore
F - Pascal Milien, Tampa, Senior
F - Paulo Vaz, Lynn, Sophomore
M - J.D. Gruenewald, Rollins, Senior
M - Sascha Koettig, Barry, Junior
M - Lister Warren, Tampa, Junior
D - Jack Clifford, Rollins, Junior
D - Jacob Deloach, Rollins, Senior
D - Dan Ingvarsson, Tampa, Junior
GK - Ryan Thompson, Tampa, Senior
At-Large - Luke Sheekey, Eckerd, Senior

Player of the Year - J.D. Gruenewald, Rollins
Offensive Player of the Year - J.D. Gruenewald, Rollins
Defensive Player of the Year - Ryan Thompson, Tampa
Coach of the Year - Keith Buckley, Rollins
Freshman of the Year - Johnny Rodrigues, Barry

SECOND TEAM
F - Dennis Chin, Rollins, Senior
F - Jonathan Glenn, Saint Leo, Junior
F - Greg O'Connor, Tampa, Sophomore
M - Kyle Conrad, Lynn, Junior
M - Ryan Griffin, Tampa, Sophomore
M - Craig Heenighan, Nova Southeastern, Junior
D - Thomas Biddinger, Rollins, Junior
D - Joao Garcia, Barry, Junior
D - Kyle Williams, Tampa, Senior
GK - Alessandro Salvatore, Lynn, Junior
At-Large - Johnny Rodrigues, Barry, Freshman

HONORABLE MENTION
M - Gabe Taboada, Lynn, Senior
D - Scott Gordon, Lynn, Junior

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