Honoring Excellence at Real Colorado

Written By Jared Spires

What a year for Real Colorado! The Two Gatorade Players of the Year from Colorado, two ECNL National Championships to two ECNL Players of the Year, the ECNL Girl’s Coach of the Year, multiple Conference Players of the Year, several ECNL-RL All Region players and an incredible group of First and Second Team All-Conference selections, the 2025-26 season gave us a lot to celebrate. Those accomplishments were matched by the strength of our programs as a whole, with our girls finishing #4 in the country and our boys #11, making Real Colorado the only club in Colorado represented in the national Top 25. These individual and team honors are well deserved, but they also reflect something bigger: talented players pushing one another every day, coaches committed to their development, teammates who create the environment for success, and parents and families whose support makes the journey possible.

We are incredibly proud of what our boys and girls accomplished this season, but just as exciting is what these achievements say about where Real Colorado is headed. Success at this level doesn't happen by accident, and it certainly isn't the work of one player, one coach or one team. It is the result of a club full of people committed to getting better and pursuing something special together. Congratulations to all of our honorees and to everyone who played a part in an unforgettable year. We are proud of what was accomplished, grateful for the people who made it possible, and excited about the standard it sets for what comes next.

  • Ethan Orchard

    • Real Colorado Academy

    • College: University of Denver

    • Ralston Valley HS

    • POY Link

    Reese Morgan

    • Real Colorado National

    • College: University of Denver

    • Fossil Ridge HS

    • POY Link

  • ECNL National Champions

    ECNL National Players of the Year

    • Alex Eschmann - U15 boys

    • Julia Dern - U16 girls

    ECNL Girls Coach of the Year

  • ECNL Texas - All Conference Awards

    • 1st Team - U15 boys and girls

      • Alex Eschmann

      • London Jones

      • Bradley Smith

      • Kennedy Lindsay

      • Anna Mathelier

      • Campbell Tierney

    • 2nd Team - U15 boys and girls

      • Johan Bandell

      • Allison Grim

      • Lauren Hough

    • 1st Team - U16 boys and girls

      • Owen Brent

      • Sunand De

      • Jackson Ruff

      • Anaya Bursey

      • Julia Dern - Texas Conference Player of the Year

      • Molly Gaffney

      • Emmanuelle Kasperson

    • 2nd Team - U16 boys and girls

      • Connor Dixon

      • Skylar Angelidis

      • Jocelyn Franchi

    • 1st Team - U17 boys and girls

      • Alex Huser

      • Alex Taylor

      • Anslei Knopinski

      • Kyara O’Connor

    • 2nd Team - U17 boys and girls

      • Conor Torres

      • Sydney Matthews

      • Mikaya Rogers

    • 1st Team - U19 boys and girls

      • Miguel Benitez

      • Hayden Neale

      • Hannah Carlson

      • Isla Eaton

      • Elli Johnson

      • Emersyn Linder

      • Lilly Osifodunrin - Texas Conference Player of the Year

    • 2nd Team - U19 boys and girls

      • Miles Patton

      • Alexa Douglass

      • Kate Schlauch

    • 1st Team - U15 boys

      • Logan Archunde

      • Ethan Bahl

    • 2nd Team - U15 boys

      • John Carter

    • 1st Team - U16 boys

      • Hayden Burford

    • 2nd Team - U16 boys

      • Reid Harrison

    • 1st Team - U17 boys

      • Dean Chen-Becker

      • Reed Fischer

    • 2nd Team - U17 boys

      • Max Kelly

    • 1st Team - U19 boys

      • Vincent Tchoumba

    • 2nd Team - U19 boys

      • Mason Massarotti

    • U15 Team - Boys and Girls

      • Elias Jimenez

      • Will Stevens

      • Samuel Vervaet

      • Kallie Hashemi

      • Kendall Zellmer

    • U16 Team - Boys and Girls

      • Gavin Godbout

      • Faris Huseljic

      • Jesus Molinar Morales

      • Sevia Cantrell

      • Kaia Evans

    • U17 Team - Boys and Girls

      • Luke Culver

      • Emanuel Florez Perez

      • Jacobo Gracia Gracia

      • Uriel Meza

      • Grace Meinberg

    • U19 Team - Boys and Girls

      • Justus Buchanan

      • Greg Cipolla

      • Colton Depew

      • Ethan Smith

      • Drew Trullio

      • Reese Crance

      • Ava Odil

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