PENSACOLA, Fla. – Head men's soccer coach Bill Elliott was named the Atlantic Sun
Conference Coach of the Year on Thursday as the ASUN released its 2026 Postseason
Awards and Academic Awards.
In addition to the major award for Elliott, midfielder Rafael Esteves earned a Second
Team All-ASUN bid as the lone all-conference selection for the Argos. Esteves started
in all 14 games for UWF and put up 10 points on two goals and six assists. The grad
student led the ASUN in assists.
Elliott led the Argos in their first year as an NCAA Division I program to a 6-7-1 record
and 5-3 in the ASUN. UWF locked up the No.3 seed for the ASUN Championship. The
team will play its first round game on Saturday, Nov. 7 against No. 6 seeded Queens.
The game will kick off at 11 a.m. in Conway, Ark.
The ASUN also released its Academic All-ASUN awards which requires student-
athletes to maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.5. Six Argos made the list.

Academic All-ASUN
Dane Christiansen
Adrian Rodriguez
Andrey Gentil
Chase Haskins
Flynn Halsor
Tobias Gjesdahl