Nine members of the MIAA champion Calvin men's soccer team have received 2026 All-MIAA honors.

Leading the list of honorees is junior forward Colin Nieuwenhuis who has been named the MIAA's Most Valuable Player.

Nieuwenhuis, seniors Matt Torrell, Wil Hornbaker, Chase Alexandre and juniors Jake Ziolo and Mats Bramer have been named to the All-MIAA First Team.

Seniors Hans Pruis and Zac Brooks along with sophomore Pol Sabe have been named to the All-MIAA Second Team.

COLIN NIEUWENHUIS (Hudsonville, Mich./Unity Christian HS)

A junior striker, Nieuwenhuis has had a big fall, leading the Knights in scoring with 11 goals, eight assists and 30 points including five game-winning goals. He is 2-of-2 on penalty kick tries. He finished tied for the MIAA scoring title with 13 points on the strength of five goals and three assists in seven conference games. He was named MIAA Offensive Player of the Week once. He is receiving All-MIAA honors for the first time.

MATT TORRELL (Rochester, NY/Charles Finney School)

A senior midfielder, Torrell has had another big fall for the Knights, netting 10 goals, one assist and 21 points. He is receiving All-MIAA First Team honors for the second straight season. Three of his goals have been game-winning goals including the game-winner in an MIAA title-clinching win over Kalamazoo last week. He is 2-for-2 on penalty kick tries. In league games, he finished third in the MIAA in goals scored (4) and fourth in points (8).

WIL HORNBAKER (Powell, Oh./Olentangy Liberty HS)

A senior centerback, Hornbaker is receiving All-MIAA honors for the first time. He started in all 17 of Calvin's games this fall, helping the Knights record 10 shutouts including six in league play. Hornbaker is receiving All-MIAA honors for the first time.

CHASE ALEXANDRE (Brighton, NY/Brighton HS)

A senior midfielder, Alexandre has had a big fall in his first season in a Calvin uniform. He has started in all 17 of Calvin's games, scoring nine goals along with two assists for 20 points. He finished fourth in the MIAA in goals scored in conference games (4) and fifth in conference points (8). He is receiving All-MIAA honors for the first time.

JAKE ZIOLO (Dublin, Oh./Dublin Jerome HS)

An outside back on defense, Ziolo is receiving All-MIAA First Team accolades for the third straight year. A dynamic two-way player, Ziolo has started in all 17 games this fall for Calvin. He has netted two goals, four assists and eight points. His dramatic goal in the final second of play on October 16 lifted Calvin to a 3-2 rivalry win at Hope. He has also played a key role in the Knights recording 10 shutouts this fall including six in league play.

MATS BRAMER (Dortmund, Germany/Bert-Brecht Gymnasium Academy)

A midfielder, Bramer is receiving All-MIAA honors for the first time in his career. He has two goals, five assists and nine points on the season. He had a goal and four assists in league play this fall to finish ninth in the MIAA scoring race with six points.

HANS PRUIS (Grand Rapids, Mich./Grand Rapids Christian HS)

A winger, Pruis is receiving All-MIAA honors for the second straight year. He has appeared in 15 games for the Knights this fall and provided a key spark off the bench, netting four goals to go with four assists for a total of 12 points. He had a goal and two assists in league play. Both of his assists came in Calvin's 3-2 win at Hope on October 16.

ZAC BROOKS (Lone Tree, Colo./Valor Christian HS)

A midfielder, Brooks is receiving All-MIAA honors for the first time. Brooks has played a key role off the bench, recording four goals, three assists and 11 points. In conference play, he finished with three goals and an assist to finish sixth in the league in goals and seventh in points (7). One of his league goals was a game-tying tally at Hope on October 16 in the 3-2 rivalry win.

POL SABE (Barcelona, Spain / Col-legi Montserrat)

A centerback, Sabe is receiving All-MIAA honors for the first time. He was named MIAA Defensive Player of the Week once. He has appeared in 16 of Calvin's 17 games this fall, starting in 14. He has four goals and eight points. He has part of a Calvin defense that has posted 10 shutouts this fall including six in league play.

Led by head coach Ryan Souders, the Calvin men's soccer team is currently 14-1-2 overall. The Knights won the 2026 MIAA regular season title with a 6-0-1 league mark. Calvin is the top seed for the MIAA Tournament and will host Kalamazoo in an MIAA Tournament semifinal game Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Calvin Soccer Stadium.