Sindre Welo Interview

BREVARD, N.C. – Carson-Newman senior defender Sindre Welo (Trondheim, Norway) and junior forward Tom Read (London, England) were each named a member of the Division II Conference Commissioners' Association All-Southeast Region teams on Tuesday after helping the Eagles to a 15-3-2 season, a share of the South Atlantic Conference regular season championship and an appearance in the NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship.

Welo is appearing on his third All-Region team after being named second team All-Southeast Region by the NSCAA and Daktronics during the 2013 season while Read's inclusion to the second team was his first All-Region honor.

"It's a big honor. It's exciting to be a part of such a good team. It's obviously a very strong region we are in and to be named one of the best players there is a big honor," Welo said. "I just got into good momentum. I was confident. Every time I got into the box, I thought I would score. On top of that, the delivery was great from Bruno (Andrade) and Tom so it was just being in the box."

Welo ended his career as the most-capped player in Carson-Newman history by appearing 77 games during his four years at Mossy Creek. During his senior campaign, the Norwegian tallied nine goals, which led the team, and an assist and was named a first team All-SAC center back. As a defender, he ranked third on the team with 27 shots. Welo tallied his fourth multi-goal game of his career against Catawba on Oct. 10^th and his penalty kick against Coker on Oct. 31^st clinched Carson-Newman a share of the SAC regular season title.

He finished his career with 28 career goals, which was sixth-most in program history, and seven game-winning goals. Welo placed seventh in school history with his 71 career points and is tied with four other Eagles, including senior Lucas Siqueira (Sao Paulo, Brazil), for the school record with three made penalty kicks. The senior was also a member of the 2013 team that made a run to the program's first-ever NCAA Championship game.

Read set a new school record with 16 assists and added eight goals during his first season in the Orange and Blue and named a first-team All-SAC member. The London-native registered all 16 of his assists in the team's last 14 games. Against Catawba on Oct. 10^th, Read recorded the first three-assist game by a Carson-Newman player in 11 years; he repeated the feat against Queens (N.C.) in the SAC Tournament semifinals. He led the team with 62 shots and tied for second with the eight goals.  

"Tom is one of the big reasons I'm here. He has a right foot, which we use a lot on set pieces. We obviously scored a lot on set pieces. I have to give a lot of credit to him. He came in with a great attitude, worked hard and got goals and assists. He's a great player," Welo said of Read.

D2CCA All-Southeast Region Men's Soccer First Team

D2CCA All-Southeast Region Men's Soccer Second Team

Southeast Region Player of the Year – Nathan Regis (Pfeiffer)

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