With the conference tournament set to begin tomorrow, the Peach Belt Conference has announced the 2026 Men’s Soccer All-Conference team. Flagler’s Finn Weigelt has been tabbed Offensive Player of the Year, while Flagler’s Filip Hornburg has been named Defensive Player of the Year and Clayton State’s Arttu Leivonen is selected as Freshman of the Year. Flagler’s Finn Weigelt and Middle Georgia’s Javier Gongora Andres tie for the Select Gold Ball Award. Flagler’s Thomas Coombes has been named Coach of the Year and Lander’s Tal Torgeman claims the Elite 18 award. 
 
Post season awards are nominated and voted for by the league’s coaches. Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own players.
 
PBC Offensive Player of the Year
Finn Weigelt, Flagler
Senior, Forward

• Tied for the lead in the PBC with 11 goals in the 2026 season, including 3 game winning goals
• Second in the PBC in points with 23 and added one assist throughout the year
• Led the league with nine goals in PBC action, totaling 19 points
• Weigelt is just the second Saints player to claim the PBC Offensive Player of the Year honor, joining Johan Bergfeld (2011)

 
PBC Defensive Player of the Year
Filip Hornburg, Flagler
Sophomore, Defender

• Played and started in 17 games for the Saints in his sophomore season
• A part of the Flagler defense that held opponents to just 19 goals this season, averaging 1.12 goals against average, leading the PBC in both categories
• Flagler tied for the lead the PBC in shutouts, with 6 and led in shutouts per game with .353
• Hornburg scored four goals and assisted one on the season, all in conference play
• This is Hornburg’s second consecutive Defensive Player of the Year honor, as a Flagler player has claimed the award in each of the five seasons since its addition in 2022

PBC Freshman of the Year
Arttu Leivonen, Clayton State
Freshman, Forward

• Played 17 games, starting 12 for the Lakers in his freshman season
• Tied for fourth in the league with 8 goals, 6 coming in PBC play
• Also tied for fourth in the PBC with 19 points, while adding 3 assists on the season
• Leivonen is the first Clayton State player since 2017 to be named Freshman of the Year, and the sixth Laker to claim the honor

 
PBC Coach of the Year
Thomas Coombes, Flagler
6^th Season

• Coombes claims his first PBC Coach of the Year honor having led the Flagler Saints to their first PBC Regular Season title since 2011 and their third overall
• Led the Saints to a 12-1-4 overall record, and an 11-0-1 record in the PBC… The first PBC team to remain undefeated in conference play since 2021
• Coombes’ Saints had the fewest goals against (19), fewest goals against average (1.12), highest scoring average (2.294), highest margin (1.17), and led the league in goals (39), assists (36), points (114), points per game (6.71), shutouts (6) and shutouts per game (.353)
• The Saints were most recently ranked #11 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, their highest ranking since entering the polls at #24 in Week 4
• Flagler also sit second in the Southeast Region in the NCAA NPI rankings and 10^th in the nation

 
Select Sport Gold Ball Award
Finn Weigelt, Flagler
Senior, Forward

• The Select Sport Gold Ball Award is awarded to the highest goal scorer across all games in the 2026 season
• Weigelt tied for the lead in the PBC with 11 goals, while adding an assist and is second with 23 points
• Averaged .647 goals per game and 1.35 points per game in the 2026 season

 
Select Sport Gold Ball Award
Javier Gongora Andres, Middle Georgia
Sophomore, Forward

• The Select Sport Gold Ball Award is awarded to the highest goal scorer across all games in the 2026 season
• Gongora Andres tied for the lead in the PBC with 11 goals, while adding three assists and leads the league with 25 points
• Averaged .611 goals per game and 1.39 points per game in the 2026 season

 
Elite 18 Award
Tal Torgeman, Lander
Senior, Forward

• The PBC Elite 18 Award is presented at each of the PBC's 18 championships to the student-athlete competing with the highest cumulative GPA. Torgeman entered the 2026 season with a 4.0 GPA
• Torgeman played 11 games for the Bearcats, starting two and adding one assist
• Torgeman becomes the seventh consecutive Bearcat to claim the men’s soccer Elite 18 award

 
PBC Men’s Soccer All-Conference First Team:
F – Finn Weigelt, Flagler
F – Tim Wahlborg, Flagler
F – Javier Gongora Andres, Middle Georgia
F – Arttu Leivonen, Clayton State
M – Isaac Calderon, North Georgia
M- Joao Amaral, Clayton State
M- Rafael Kawata, North Georgia
M- Daniel Freire, Flagler
D- Daniel Becerra, Flagler
D- Max Garnett, North Georgia
D- Filip Hornburg, Flagler
GK- Kalle Kuisma, Clayton State
 
PBC Men’s Soccer All-Conference Second Team:
F – Henry Okenla, Flagler
F – Camilo Velez, Clayton State
F – Theo Hoang, Georgia Southwestern
F – Dzenan Cerimagic, North Georgia
M – Eric Cruz, Clayton State
M – Callum Stokes, Flagler
M – Aram Lara, North Georgia
M – Abdoulie Jallow, USCA
D – Owen Wallace, North Georgia
D – Pavle Radojkovic, North Georgia
D – Agustin Bezara, Clayton State
GK – Sean Simoncelli, USCA
 
Offensive Player of the Year: Finn Weigelt, Flagler
Defensive Player of the Year: Filip Hornburg, Flagler
Freshman of the Year: Arttu Leivonen, Clayton State
Coach of the Year: Thomas Coombes, Flagler
Select Sport Gold Ball Award: Finn Weigelt, Flagler AND Javier Gongora Andres, Middle Georgia 
Elite 18 Award: Tal Torgeman, Lander