Jory Named Conference MVP, 1st Team All-Region
Both Angelina College soccer teams recently wrapped up their 2025 seasons, with each team spending time in the national rankings while making appearances in the ensuing conference tournaments.
The result was a solid contingent of players named to respective post-season superlatives lists.
The Roadrunners’ Jhosua Jory earned All-Region XIV Most Valuable Player and 1st Team All-Region honors following his brilliant freshman season with AC.
Also named to the All-Region 1st Team was teammate Patricio Villalobos. ‘Runners earning 2nd Team All-Region accolades were Albi Zyla, Josmy Ngandola and Christian Castaneda.
The Lady Roadrunners saw Beatriz Almeida and Sarah Riboe land on the All-Region 1st Team list, while Anne Vandaele and Madelyn Heubel earned 2nd Team honors. Juana Bulla was named Honorable mention.
Jory, a freshman from Cinco Ranch High School in Houston, Texas, finished among league leaders in total points (23), goals (9) and assists (5). Those numbers were impressive, but Jory provided an all-time AC Soccer highlight when he nailed the last-second game winner in AC’s thrilling 1-0, double-overtime win at Blinn College in the Gulf Coast South District Semifinals.
Villalobos, a sophomore from Instituto CADE in Aguascalientes, Mexico, served as the team’s primary facilitator from his midfield position.
Zyla, a freshman from Clear Springs High School in League City, Texas, proved an all-around player on both ends of the pitch, helping to keep the offense moving while providing valuable efforts on the back line.
Ngandola, a sophomore product of MBO Rijnland in The Hague, Netherlands, was one of the team’s top defenders in both of his seasons at AC.
Castaneda, a sophomore from Langham Creek High School in Houston, was among the nation’s leaders in assists (he finished tied for sixth nationally) over most of the season. Castaneda wrapped up his final year at AC with 23 points, 11 assists and six goals – including two game-winning kicks.
The Roadrunners finished their 2025 campaign with a final record of 11-5-1 and an appearance in the Region XIV Conference Tournament finals.
On the Lady ‘Runners’ side, Almeida, the freshman from School of the Nations in Brasilia, Brazil, led the team in goals scored with 11, adding three assists and finishing with 27 points.
Riboe, the speedy sophomore midfielder from Espergærde Gymnasium in Helsingor, Denmark, was a big reason the Lady Roadrunners were able to maintain such a high-speed attack on offense.
Vandaele, a freshman from Niort, France, tied Almeida with the team lead in total points with 27 after scoring 11 goals and providing five assists.
Heubel, a freshman from Lumberton, Texas, helped anchor a Lady ‘Runner defense that allowed just five goals all season long – tops in Region XIV, and third overall nationally.
Bulla, a sophomore from Medellin, Colombia, tallied eight points that included four goals for the year.
The Lady Roadrunners finished the year with a record of 10-3-1 and their second consecutive Region XIV South Zone championship, along with an appearance in the Region XIV Conference Tournament semifinals.
The email address for AC’s Sports Information Director is gstallard@angelina.edu.
