KANSAS CITY, Mo. — United Soccer Coaches released its NCAA Division III Men's All-Region Teams on Tuesday and three Gustavus student-athletes earned All-Region IX honors. Otis Anderson was named to the region's first team, while Owen Johnson collected second team honors and Wesley Sanders was named to the third team. All three were also All-Region selections last season.

Otis Anderson earns his second first team selection in a row, as the fifth-year senior played and started in all 22 of the Gusties' games. Anderson totaled a career-high 10 assists this season, as well as 36 shots, 20 shots on goal, and a team-leading 1,823 minutes of playing time. Anderson broke the program record for assists in a single game, with four against St. Scholastica on Oct. 28. Anderson's only goal of the season came with clutch timing, converting a game-winning PK against Wartburg in the team's NCAA first round appearance. 

Owen Johnson, the Gusties' resident play maker, gathered points in nine games this season, and led the team with 12 assists. This marks the third season in a row for Johnson with double-digit assists, and the fourth in a row he has led the team in the statistic. The senior currently ranks third all-time for career assists (37). Johnson ranked eighth in NCAA Division III for total assists in the regular season. This is the second consecutive All-Region selection for Johnson, who was named to the first team last year. 

Gustie keeper Wesley Sanders once again earned the All-Region nod after receiving the honor in both 2022 and 2019. In 21 games, Sanders posted a goals against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of 0.792. With 76 saves this season, Sanders collected a record of 11-3-6, as well as seven shutouts to set the program record for most career shutouts in program history (27).