HAYS, Kan. – Earlier today the Division II Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) announced the Men's Soccer All-Central Region Team; Ouachita Baptist's Blain Hickman (Royse City, Texas) and Jakob Cuellar (Frisco, Texas) both made the team.

Hickman a unanimous First Team All-GAC midfielder earned First Team All-Central Region honors. The senior midfielder started every game for the Tigers and led the team in goals scored (5), assists (4), points (14) and finished third on the team in shots (28). The Lone Star State native moves on to the All-American voting round as he looks to become the second ever Ouachita men's soccer player to earn All-America honors. Earlier this month Hickman was named to the Google Cloud Academic All-District Team.

Cuellar, meanwhile, started in 17 games on the Tigers backline and played a total of 1508 minutes. The Frisco native scored once this season, recorded three assists and totaled five points on the season. Cuellar earned GAC Defensive Player of the Week earlier this season and was named to the All-GAC Second Team earlier this month.

The Ouachita men's soccer team finished the 2018 campaign with their second consecutive Great American Conference Championship. For more information on the Tiger soccer team be sure to log onto obutigers.com or follow the official social media accounts of Ouachita athletics and Ouachita soccer.