SEARCY, Ark. — Harding 2nd-year defender Noah Legge and 1st-year midfielder Roy Santibanez each received All-Great American Conference/Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association Men's Soccer honors Wednesday, earning Honorable Mention recognition.

In addition to the athletic honors, six Bisons earned spots on the GAC Academic Honor Roll for their excellence in the classroom.

It marks the first career All-GAC/MIAA award for both Legge and Santibanez.

Legge, a native of Portadown, Northern Ireland, anchored the Bisons' backline throughout the 2026 campaign. Starting in all 18 matches, he led all Harding field players with 1,466 minutes played. Legge contributed offensively with two assists on the season, setting up goals in both games against Ouachita Baptist on Oct. 8 and Oct. 17. He also registered six shots, placing three on frame for a .500 shot-on-goal percentage, and played all 90 minutes in Harding's 0-0 clean sheet against No. 25 Rogers State on Oct. 29. Through two seasons at Harding, Legge has appeared in 32 matches with 23 starts, totaling three career assists in 2,256 minutes.

Santibanez, from Nevada, Texas, stepped into an immediate role in his collegiate debut season. The midfielder appeared in all 18 contests, making 10 starts while logging 1,146 minutes. Santibanez attempted seven shots on the year, placing four on target for a team-leading .571 shot-on-goal percentage among players with at least five shot attempts. He recorded his first career collegiate point on Oct. 24 at regular-season champion Fort Hays State, delivering a 42nd-minute through pass to assist Davis Weir.

Harding also placed six student-athletes on the GAC Academic Honor Roll. To be eligible, student-athletes must maintain at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and be in at least their second year of college competition.

The six Bisons honored include 4th-year defender Mario Alejo (3.66 GPA), 3rd-year defender Brody Cooper (3.66 GPA), 4th-year forward Reik Barrack (3.57 GPA), 2nd-year midfielder Roman Berry (3.57 GPA), 2nd-year forward Maverick McCaig (3.55 GPA), and 3rd-year defender Aitor Scholl (3.52 GPA).

Regular-season champion Fort Hays State claimed three individual specialty awards. Len Valkema was named GAC/MIAA Offensive Player of the Year, Juan Linares was selected Midfielder of the Year, and Alex Nichols was voted Coach of the Year. Rogers State defender Alex Laing earned Defensive Player of the Year honors, while Southern Nazarene forward Wesley Rodriguez was tabbed Newcomer of the Year.

2026 ALL-GAC/MIAA MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS

Offensive Player of the Year: Len Valkema, Fort Hays State

Midfielder of the Year: Juan Linares, Fort Hays State

Defensive Player of the Year: Alex Laing, Rogers State

Newcomer of the Year: Wesley Rodriguez, Southern Nazarene

Coach of the Year: Alex Nichols, Fort Hays State

First Team

• F: Len Valkema, Jr., Fort Hays State

• F: Brandon O'Rourke, Gr., Rogers State

• F: Wesley Rodriguez, Fr., Southern Nazarene

• F: Carter Adams, Jr., Northeastern State

• M: Juan Linares, So., Fort Hays State

• M: Avelino Rosa, Sr., Northeastern State

• M: Mario Leal Vales, Gr., Fort Hays State

• M: Andrew Castellanos, So., Ouachita Baptist

• D: Alex Laing, Sr., Rogers State

• D: Tiago Moreira, Sr., Southern Nazarene

• D: Tom Vincent Bartoli, Gr., Fort Hays State

• D: Sam Ryder, Jr., Rogers State

• GK: Payton Roehrich, So., Fort Hays State

Second Team

• F: Francisco Degiorgi, Jr., Fort Hays State

• F: Gian Filizzola, So., Rogers State

• F: Harry Tremblez, Sr., Northeastern State

• F: Philip Bolk, So., Ouachita Baptist

• M: Yohsuke Ono, Sr., Newman

• M: Tom Dixon, Sr., Rogers State

• M: Oliver Hemlin, Sr., Rogers State

• M: Bekir Lekic, Sr., Southern Nazarene

• D: JJ Espinosa, Jr., Fort Hays State

• D: Pau Ndaw-Codina, Jr., Ouachita Baptist

• D: Gael Gonzalez, Gr., Newman

• D: Jack Smith, Sr., Northeastern State

• GK: Tristan Miller, Fr., Rogers State

Honorable Mention

• F: Louis Bassett, Sr., Rogers State

• F: Francesco Valenti, So., Fort Hays State

• F: Mario Lopez Ayuso, Fr., Rogers State

• M: Francisco Chong, Gr., Southern Nazarene

• M: Ashton Medina, Jr., Rogers State

• M: Daiki Okada, Sr., Newman

• M: Roy Santibanez, 1st-year, Harding

• D: Hunter Reck, Sr., Ouachita Baptist

• D: Julius Petersson, Fr., Fort Hays State

• D: Alex Fletcher, Sr., Rogers State

• D: Noah Legge, 2nd-year, Harding

• D: Io Shono, Jr., Newman

• GK: Aimar Aramendia, Sr., Southern Nazarene

• GK: Isaac Murie, Jr., Ouachita Baptist

• GK: Guilherme Borges, Jr., Newman

HARDING GAC ACADEMIC HONOR ROLL RECIPIENTS

• Mario Alejo, 4th-year, Defender (3.66 GPA)

• Brody Cooper, 3rd-year, Defender (3.66 GPA)

• Reik Barrack, 4th-year, Forward (3.57 GPA)

• Roman Berry, 2nd-year, Midfielder (3.57 GPA)

• Maverick McCaig, 2nd-year, Forward (3.55 GPA)

• Aitor Scholl, 3rd-year, Defender (3.52 GPA)