ATLANTA – After rolling to the league championship, Georgia Tech took four of the five major awards in Division I of the SouthEastern Lacrosse Conference while also placing four players on the all-conference first team.

Yellow Jacket senior goalie Matthew Sommerfeldt was named the Defensive Player of the Year, senior Holland Frost was named the Specialty Player of the Year, freshman attackman Tim Peterson was named Rookie of the Year and Ken Lovic took home Coach of the Year accolades.

Liberty senior attackman Ryan Miller was named the Offensive Player of the Year and was one of three flames on the first team all-conference squad. Central Florida had a pair of players on the first team while Tennessee, Miami, Georgia and Virginia Tech were also recognized.

Georgia Tech defeated Virginia Tech, 12-5 to win the SELC Division I championship and earn an automatic berth in the 2016 MCLA National Championships powered by Under Armour. The seeding and brackets for nationals will be announced on Sunday, May 1.

2016 SELC Division I All-Conference Teams

First Team All-SELC
A – Brian Connolly, Georgia Tech
A – Rylan Kortus, Central Florida
A – Ryan Miller, Liberty
M – Brett Bernardo, Liberty
M – Ian Quinn, Virginia Tech
M – Cayman Sotudeh, Georgia
LSM – Caleb Ross, Central Florida
FO – Holland Frost, Georgia Tech
SSDM – Richard Harrington, Miami
D – Will Byars, Georgia Tech
D – Skylar Devine, Tennessee
D – Brandt Grauss, Liberty
G – Matthew Sommerfeldt, Georgia Tech

Second Team All-SELC
A – Chris, Chiogioji, Florida
A – Russell Coulter, South Carolina
A – Chris O’Brien, Georgia Tech
M – Ben Mertz, Georgia Tech
M – Bryce Mrakovich, Liberty
M – Owen Penn, Mississippi
LSM – Thomas Westfall, Virginia Tech
FO – Charles Fianko, Liberty
SSDM – Mike Mastrianni, NC State
D – Andrew Baird, Virginia Tech
D – Steven Thompson, Central Florida
D – Joey Silveri, South Carolina
G – Dmitri Pecunes, South Carolina

Third Team All-SELC
A – Whit Anderson, Georgia
A – Rob Peeters, Florida
A – Tim Peterson, Georgia Tech
M – Holland Frost, Georgia Tech
M – Tim Nordbrook, Virginia Tech
M – Daniel Riley, Virginia Tech
LSM – Hayden Mattinson, South Carolina
FO – Brian Hadley, Clemson
SSDM – Kenny Maher, Clemson
D – David Cyron, Georgia Tech
D – John Hughey, NC State
D – Connor Reilly, Mississippi
G – Daniel Harris, Central Florida

Honorable Mention All-SELC
A – Nick Gosstola, Alabama
A – Colin Grant, Mississippi
A – Sam Gregory, Liberty
A – Jon Matthews, George Washington
A – Harry McCreary, Miami
A – Cam Petrovich, Clemson
A – Tom Weil, East Carolina
M – Luke Carlstrom, Miami
M – Jake Fuller, George Washington
M – John Newar, Georgia
M – Jeff O’Brien, East Carolina
M – Corey Phillips, Georgia
M – Mitch Ross, Alabama
LSM – Andre Monitto, Clemson
LSM – Kyle Prince, Tennessee
FO – Brogden Dragacevac, Virginia Tech
FO – Aaron Silcott, Florida
SSDM – Joe Neuzil, Tennessee
D – Brad Cottingham, East Carolina
D – Billy Hadley, Clemson
D – Casey Irish, Florida
D – Nate Whyte, Liberty
D – Blake Wintersteen, Alabama
D – Nick Wood, South Carolina
G – Justin Klimczyk, George Washington
G – Connor Redmond, Georgia

Offensive Player of the Year: Ryan Miller, Liberty
Defensive Player of the Year: Matthew Sommerfeldt, Georgia Tech
Specialty Player of the Year: Holland Frost, Georgia Tech
Rookie of the Year: Tim Peterson, Georgia Tech
Coach of the Year: Ken Lovic, Georgia Tech

(Photo by Jim O'Connell)