BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – The St. Olaf College men's soccer team landed two of the four major awards and earned a total of 10 postseason accolades in the 2026 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) Men's Soccer Awards, as announced on Monday afternoon.

Junior Beckett Carlson was selected as the MIAC Defensive Player of the Year and head coach Justin Oliver repeated as the MIAC Coach of the Year to headline St. Olaf's honorees. Junior Blaine Batchelor, senior Ryan Bechtel, junior Charlie Piller, junior Jack Soares, and sophomore Tustin Todd joined Carlson on the All-Conference Team, while Carlson, Piller, and junior Ryan Wilson landed spots on the All-Playoff Team. St. Olaf's six All-MIAC selections tied the 2021 and 2025 teams for the most in program history.

Carlson became the first Ole to be voted the MIAC Defensive Player of the Year since the accolade began in 2021 after allowing just four goals in 10 conference games this season. The junior was 9-0-1 with a 0.41 goals-against average, a .862 save percentage, and five shutouts against MIAC foes while leading the conference in goals-against average, shutouts, and save percentage. He played a key role in St. Olaf's playoff title, making two saves and scoring his penalty kick against No. 22-ranked Saint John's University in the shootout in the championship game on Saturday.

Oliver was voted the MIAC Coach of the Year by his peers for the second season in a row after guiding the Oles to regular-season and playoff titles and an undefeated regular season for the fifth time in six seasons. St. Olaf won the regular-season crown for the fourth season in a row, doing so with a 9-0-1 record. Monday's announcement made Oliver the first coach to earn back-to-back MIAC Coach of the Year accolades since 2016-17.

Batchelor picked up his first All-MIAC accolade after helping anchor St. Olaf's back line from his spot at center back. The Oles conceded just three goals and recorded six shutouts in the nine conference games he played in. Batchelor also chipped in with a goal and two assists in those nine games.

Bechtel became the 10th Ole to secure at least three consecutive All-MIAC accolades by landing his third all-conference accolade in a row. The senior finished tied for second in the conference with five assists in 10 MIAC games.

Piller was named to the All-MIAC list for the first time after recording three goals and two assists for eight points while starting all 10 conference games. The junior ranked in the top 20 in the conference in points, goals, and shots (17) in MIAC play. Piller scored the game-winning goal in the Oles' semifinal win over Carleton College in the MIAC Playoff semifinals on Thursday.

After being an honorable-mention selection last year, Soares moved up to the All-Conference Team despite missing four of St. Olaf's six MIAC games due to injury. In the six conference games he played in, Soares scored four goals to finish tied for fifth in the MIAC in scoring. He also tied for second with two game-winning goals and was tied for 13th with eight points.

Todd also collected All-MIAC honors after scoring four goals, including three game-winners, while starting all 10 conference games. The four goals put Todd in a tie for fifth in the conference and his three game-winners led the MIAC.

Wilson was named to the All-Playoff Team after playing all 200 minutes in St. Olaf's two games. He also registered an assist on Piller's game-winner against Carleton in the semifinals.