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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State had five players named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Team on Thursday. All five individuals who earned All-Central Region honors were selected to the All-America Team. Receiving first-team honors were forward Elias Ovelar Semeniuk, midfielder Tadhg Walsh, and defender Mamadou Oumar Ndiaye. Defender Dimitry Tchantcheu received a second-team selection, while goalkeeper Payton Roehrich was a third- team selection.
The five United Soccer Coaches All-America selections for FHSU sets a new record for a season by a landslide. The Tigers have never had more than one United Soccer Coaches All-America selection in a season. Santiago Agudelo was a second-team selection in 2018 and a third-team selection in 2019, while Taisei Arima was a third-team selection in 2021. Prior to a rebrand of the organization, Mauricio Castorino was a NSCAA (now United Soccer Coaches) selection in 2015.
There were 35 United Soccer Coaches All-America selections for 2025, and Fort Hays State and Cal State Stanislaus made up over a quarter of the team each with five selections. University of Charleston was right behind with four. The three schools combined to make up 40 percent of the selections.
The five United Soccer Coaches All-America selections coupled with three of the five earning D2CCA All-America honors gives FHSU eight total All-America selections this year, which is four more in a season than it has ever had (4 in 2018). Ovelar Semeniuk (first team), Roehrich (second team), and Tchantcheu (third team) all received All-America honors from both organizations this year. The trio joins Mauricio Castorino (2015) and Santiago Agudelo (2018, 2019) as the only players to receive All-America honors by multiple organizations in a season.
Ovelar Semeniuk became the first player in program history to receive All-America First Team honors in a season from both United Soccer Coaches and D2CCA. He was named the D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year in 2025 as well. He enters the NCAA national semifinals with 15 goals on the season, which ranks second nationally. He has a total of 35 points for the season, adding five assists to his team-leading 15 goals. He has been a premier striker in his three years at FHSU, currently with 72 points in his career from 31 goals and 10 assists. He ranks third in program history in goals scored.
Walsh is now just the fourth player in program history to be a multi-year All-America selection. After a D2CCA Second Team selection last year, he is a United Soccer Coaches First Team selection this year. Walsh is one of the Tiger captains and a steadying force in the midfield for a Tiger team that is among the national leaders in several offensive categories this season. He goes into the national semifinals with 14 points, generating four goals and six assists. Walsh has 53 points in his career at FHSU with 13 goals and 27 assists. He ranks second on the career assists list at FHSU and set a single-season record last year with 15.
Ndiaye continues to turn heads nationally with his athletic ability, playing as a strong defender who can often get forward and turn into an offensive weapon for the Tigers as well. He has three goals and three assists this year from an offensive standpoint, but has helped the Tigers tie for the most shutouts nationally as a team with 16. He has helped FHSU to the second-best shutout percentage in Division II (.696), while also bolstering the nation's top goal-scoring (68) and point-accumulating (200) team.
Tchantcheu, though he had his season cut short through 17 matches this year, still had enough of an impact to garner both United Soccer Coaches and D2CCA All-America honors this season. He helped FHSU produce 13 shutouts prior to his injury. He was key in helping the Tigers produce their most shutouts in a season this year and limit opponents to an average of just 7.3 shots per contest.
Roehrich not only garnered All-America status from both organizations at goalkeeper this year, but did it as a true freshman. He is only the second freshman in the history of FHSU men's soccer to receive All-America honors, joining 2011 selection Diego Cabral, but he is the first to receive honors from both organizations as a freshman. He has a new FHSU record 11 individual shutouts for the season, but started all five games in which Tiger keepers recorded combined shutouts. In addition to 11 shutouts, Roehrich holds a 0.40 goals against average and .862 save percentage, which all rank among the top four nationally going into the national semifinals.