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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State had five players named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Team on Tuesday. Earning the honors for 2025 were forward Elias Ovelar Semeniuk, goalkeeper Payton Roehrich, midfielder Tadhg Walsh, and defenders Dimitry Tchantcheu and Mamadou Oumar Ndiaye.
Semeniuk adds to his collection of honors for 2025 after being named the D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year and the GAC/MIAA Offensive Player of the Year. He was a first-team selection on both the all-conference and all-region teams for both entities. Entering the national semifinals this week, he has 15 goals for the season, which ranks second nationally just two back of the lead. With five assists in addition to his goals scored, he has 35 points for the season. He is now a two-time United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region selection.
Roehrich has made a huge impact in his first year at FHSU. The Tiger goalkeeper was recently named a D2CCA All-Central Region First Team selection and the GAC/MIAA Newcomer of the Year. He was also an all-conference first team selection. Roehrich holds a 0.40 goals against average, .862 save percentage, and 11 shutouts for the season, which all rank among the top five nationally.
Walsh continues to add to his long list of accomplishments at FHSU, earning a United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region selection for the second-straight year. He was the GAC/MIAA Midfielder of the Year in 2025 and has 14 points heading into the national semifinals with four goals and six assists. He is a four-time All-GAC/MIAA selection and he was a D2CCA All-America Second Team selection a season ago.
Tchantcheu adds another all-region selection for the season after being named to the D2CCA All-Central Region First Team as well. He had his season cut short by injury with just one game to go in the regular season and helped FHSU produce 13 shutouts over the first 17 matches in 2025. He was key in helping the Tigers produce their most shutouts in a season and limit opponents to an average of just 7.3 shots per contest.
Ndiaye adds another all-region selection for the season as well after being named to the D2CCA All-Central Region Team. He has been a threat offensively for the Tigers in addition to helping the Tigers boast one of the strongest defenses in the nation. Ndiaye has nine points for the season on three goals and three assists.
Below is the United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region Team for 2025.
2025 United Soccer Coaches All-Central Region
GK - Payton Roehrich, Fr., Fort Hays State University, Chandler, Ariz.
D - Artur Carvalho, Sr., Rogers State University, Faro, Portugal
D - Alex Laing, Sr., Rogers State University, London, England
D - Mamadou Oumar Ndiaye, Jr., Fort Hays State University, Dakar, Senegal
D - Dimitry Tchantcheu, Sr., Fort Hays State University, Beauvais, France
M - Andy Castellanos, Fr., Ouachita Baptist University, Balch Springs, Texas
M - Carl Murch, Sr., Northeastern State University, Shrewsbury, England
M - Alexis Murillo, Sr., Ouachita Baptist University, Fort Worth, Texas
M - Tadhg Walsh, Sr., Fort Hays State University, Dublin, Ireland
F - Carter Adams, So., Northeastern State University, Edmond, Okla.
F - Louis Bassett, Jr., Rogers State University, Leicester, England
F - Brandon O'Rourke, Sr., Rogers State University, Bartlesville, Okla.
F - Elias Ovelar Semeluk, Jr., Fort Hays State University, Asuncion, Paraguay