List of Men's Soccer Academic All-America Team Members of the Year

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Men's Soccer Academic All-America Team Members of the Year
Awarded forthe yearly outstanding men's college soccer Academic All-America team member
CountryUnited States & Canada
Presented byCollege Sports Communicators
History
Most recentDylan Sing, Western Michigan
Matteo Napoletano, Kentucky Wesleyan
Logan Falzarano, Johns Hopkins
Guido Cacciabue, St. Thomas (FL)
Next award announcementDecember 2024
WebsiteOfficial site

This is a list of Soccer Academic All-America Team Members of the Year who are the annual most outstanding singular college soccer athlete of the set of athletes selected for the soccer Academic All-America Teams. The Academic All-America program recognizes combined athletic and academic excellence of the nation's top student-athletes because the All-America teams are selected based on excellence in both classroom achievement and athletic competition performance by the College Sports Communicators (CSC, known before the 2022–23 school year as College Sports Information Directors of America, or CoSIDA). Currently, an Academic All-District team of honorees based on CSC member nominations and voting in each of eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada.[1] The districts are as follows: – District 1 (CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT), District 2 (DC, DE, KY, MD, NJ, PA, WV), District 3 (NC, TN, VA), District 4 (AL, FL, GA, PR, SC), District 5 (IL, IN, MI, OH), District 6 (AR, IA, LA, MN, MO, MS, MT, ND, SD, WI, WY), – District 7 (CO, ID, KS, NE, NM, NV, OK, TX), District 8 (AK, AZ, CA, HI, OR, UT, WA, Canada).[2] First team All-District honorees make the All-America team ballots. From 1996 to 2010, this team selection process was held separately for the College and University Division. The University Division team included eligible participants from National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I member schools, while the College Division team included scholar-athletes from all of the following: NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), Canadian universities and colleges and two-year schools. From each team one winner each was chosen from both the College and University Divisions for all twelve Academic All-America teams including football to be the team member of the year. Thus, all twelve Academic All-American teams (Men's and women's basketball, men's and women's soccer, men's and women's track & field/cross country, men's baseball, women's softball, men's football, women's volleyball and men's and women's at-large teams) had one Academic All-American of the Year each of its divisions. One of these twelve sport-by-sport Academic All-Americans of the year is selected as the Academic All-America Team Members of the Year for each division.[3] The most recent men's soccer player to win the all-sports honor is Stephen Lunney of the University of Tennessee Southern (then Martin Methodist College), who received the College Division awards for the 2013–14 academic year.[4]

In 2011, the Academic All-America program was expanded from two to four divisions. NCAA Divisions II and III were separated into their own divisions, while the College Division was then restricted to non-NCAA institutions.[5] Most recently, effective with the 2018–19 school year, the College Division was split, with NAIA members now receiving their own set of awards, while in some sports Two-Year College, Canadian Institutions and any other institution not affiliated with the NCAA or NAIA also get a set of rewards under the College Division.[1] However, Football has incorporated Canada into the districts for the other 4 sets.[2]

History[edit]

Chris Wingert won the award in 2003

As of January 31, 2024, University of New Mexico (23) has had the most men's soccer Academic All-America honorees, just ahead of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Carnegie Mellon University with 22 each.[6] New Mexico athletes have twice been recognized with this award. Carnegie Mellon has won it three times, while MIT has yet to win the award.[7]

On August 7, 2012, Division III honoree Drew Golz of Wheaton College became the first men's soccer player to be named Division III Academic All-America Team Member of the Year. That same year Golz had been named Baseball Academic All-America Team Member of the Year, becoming the first male student-athlete to be named Academic All-America Team Member of the Year for two different sports in the same year.[8] The only other previous two-sport Academic All-America of the Year award-winner had been Cynthia Capp of West Virginia Wesleyan who had been recognized in volleyball (1990) and softball (1991).[9] On July 28, 2014, Stephen Lunney became the most recent men's soccer player to be named overall Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.[10]

Jonathan Hall of Carnegie Mellon University became the first repeat winner of this award in 2008 and 2009 in the College Division before it was split.[11][12] In the University/Division I Division, Kyle Hiebert of Missouri State Bears men's soccer repeated in 2016 and 2017.[13][14] For Division II, Eivind Austboe of Lake Forest College repeated in 2013 and 2014.[15][16] For NAIA/College Division, three different winners have repeated in back-to-back years and there was one non-consecutive repeat winner. Liam Barrett repeated in 2011 and 2013 for the Illinois Tech Scarlet Hawks.[17][18] Stephen Lunney repeated in 2013 and 2014 for the UT Southern FireHawks.[15][19] Aleksi Pahkasalo repeated in 2015 and 2016 for the Lindsey Wilson Blue Raiders.[20][21] Additionally, Kevin de Lange won twice but not consecutively during the COVID pandemic for the Shawnee State Bears.[22][23]

Tables of winners[edit]

Jason Garey won the award in 2005
Kofi Sarkodie won the award in 2010

Names in bold indicate winners of the all-sports Academic All-America award.

Two-division era (2001–2010)[edit]

Men's Soccer Academic All-America Team Members of the Year (2001–2010)
Year University Division Winner School College Division Winner School
2001 Luchi Gonzalez[24] SMU Matt Ellis[24] Ohio Northern
2002 Matt Osborne[25] George Washington Michael Lochner[25] Otterbein
2003 Chris Wingert[26] St. John's Phillip Riley[26] Lee
2004 Matt Groenwald[27] St. John's' Patrick McGinnis[27] Colorado
2005 Jason Garey[28] Maryland Nathan Micklos[28] Rochester
2006 Matt Wideman[29] SMU Josh Warren[29] Ohio Wesleyan
2007 Anton Axelsson[30] Jacksonville Jamison Dague[30] Ohio Wesleyan
2008 Zack Simmons[11] UMass Jonathan Hall[11] Carnegie Mellon
2009 Simon Ejdemyr[12] New Mexico Jonathan Hall[12] Carnegie Mellon
2010 Kofi Sarkodie[31] Akron Zach Carr[31] Stevens

Four-division era (2011–present)[edit]

Men's Soccer Academic All-America Team Members of the Year (2011–present)
Year Div. I Winner School Div. II Winner School Div. III Winner School College/NAIA Winner[a] School
2011 Brian Holt[17] Creighton Mark Anderson[17] Barry Drew Golz[17] Wheaton (IL) Liam Barrett[17] Illinois Tech
2012 Scott Goodwin[18] North Carolina Marc Herschberger[18] MSU Denver Nate Bascom[18] Ohio Northern Liam Barrett[18] Illinois Tech
2013 Harrison Shipp[15] Notre Dame Eivind Austboe[15] LIU Post Mahir Mameledzija[15] Lake Forest Stephen Lunney[15] UT Southern
2014 Andy Bevin[32] West Virginia Eivind Austboe[16] LIU Post Brian Potocnik[33] John Carroll Stephen Lunney[19] UT Southern
2015 Patrick Hodan[34] Notre Dame Johannes Sterobo[35] Northwood Nicci Bermudes[36] Aurora Aleksi Pahkasalo[20] Lindsey Wilson
2016 Ben Sampson[37] Delaware Jesper Malmstrom[38] LIU Post Andreas Fatschel[39] Carnegie Mellon Aleksi Pahkasalo[21] Lindsey Wilson
2017 Kevin Politz[40] Wake Forest Carlos Rubio Garcia[41] Ohio Valley Garrett Pochop[42] Simpson Lucas Prolow[43] Johnson & Wales–Denver
2018 Simon Spangenberg[44] New Mexico Tilman Schober[45] Spring Hill Nikolas Angyal[46] Rochester Gary Shorrow[47] Point
2019 Anthony Bowie[48] Western Michigan Jason Zobott[49] Colorado Mines Matt Anderson[50] Baldwin Wallace Nate Foddrill[51] Spring Arbor
2020–21[b] Kyle Hiebert[13] Missouri State Alexander Vencel [52] West Texas Eric Kirby[53] Rose–Hulman Kevin de Lange[22] Shawnee State
2021 Kyle Hiebert[14] Missouri State Carlos Ferrando Felis[54] Franklin Pierce Jasper Yang[55] Grinnell Jan Kuepper[56] Milligan
2022 Niclas Wild[23] UNC Greensboro Henri Tophoven[23] Florida Southern Justin Cross[23] Stevens Kevin de Lange[23] Shawnee State
2023 Dylan Sing[57] Western Michigan Matteo Napoletano[57] Kentucky Wesleyan Logan Falzarano[57] Johns Hopkins Guido Cacciabue[57] St. Thomas (FL)
Notes
  1. ^ College Division, 2011–2017; NAIA, 2018–present
  2. ^ Officially designated as "2020–21" awards; most college soccer competition was played in spring 2021.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b "About the Academic All-America®Program" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 27, 2017. Retrieved March 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "CoSIDA Academic All-District® Men's Soccer Team Released". CoSIDA. November 11, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Academic All-America program Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)" (PDF). College Sports Information Directors of America. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
  4. ^ "Lunney Named Top Capital One Academic All-America honoree in College Division" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  5. ^ "Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck headlines the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America® Division I Football Team". College Sports Information Directors of America. December 8, 2011. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved December 8, 2011.
  6. ^ "Academic All-America®, selected by College Sports Communicators" (PDF). College Sports Communicators. January 31, 2024. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  7. ^ "Men's Soccer Academic All-America® of the Year" (PDF). College Sports Communicators. 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
  8. ^ "Two-sport standout Drew Golz of Wheaton (Ill.) honored as Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year". College Sports Information Directors of America. August 7, 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Dual Sport Standout John Coleman of Clarkson Selected Capital One Division III Academic All-America® of the Year" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 24, 2015. Archived from the original on July 25, 2015. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
  10. ^ "Lunney Named Top Capital One Academic All-America honoree in College Division" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 28, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "2008 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  12. ^ a b c "2009 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  13. ^ a b "KYLE HIEBERT OF MISSOURI STATE, KERRY ABELLO OF PENN STATE LEAD ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION I MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 5, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  14. ^ a b "KYLE HIEBERT OF MISSOURI STATE, KERRY ABELLO OF PENN STATE REPEAT AS ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR IN DIVISION I MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 10, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "2013 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Capital One Academic All-America® D2 Soccer Teams Selected" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 24, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  17. ^ a b c d e "2011 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  18. ^ a b c d e "2012 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  19. ^ a b "Meet the Capital One Academic All-America® Soccer College Div. Team" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 20, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  20. ^ a b "CoSIDA Academic All-America® College Division Soccer Teams Announced". College Sports Information Directors of America. November 19, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  21. ^ a b "ALEKSI PAHKASALO OF LINDSEY WILSON AND EMMA CUDA OF FRIENDS LEAD CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® COLLEGE DIVISION SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 17, 2016. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  22. ^ a b "SAMANTHA TRACEY OF SPRING ARBOR, KEVIN DE LANGE OF SHAWNEE STATE SPOTLIGHT CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA NAIA SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 8, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  23. ^ a b c d e "FOUR TALENTED STUDENT-ATHLETES HIGHLIGHT 2022 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Communicators. December 6, 2022. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  24. ^ a b "2001 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  25. ^ a b "2002 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  26. ^ a b "2003 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  27. ^ a b "2004 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  28. ^ a b "2005 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  29. ^ a b "2006 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  30. ^ a b "2007 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  31. ^ a b "2010 COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAM" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. October 13, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  32. ^ "Capital One Academic All-America® D1 Soccer Teams Selected" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 25, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  33. ^ "Capital One Academic All-America® D3 Soccer Teams Announced" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 21, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  34. ^ "CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division I Soccer Teams Announced" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 24, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  35. ^ "CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Soccer Teams Selected" (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 23, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  36. ^ "Meet The CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division III Soccer Teams". College Sports Information Directors of America. November 20, 2015. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  37. ^ "BEN SAMPSON OF DELAWARE, KATHRYN SLOAN OF LOUISIANA TECH HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION I SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 22, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  38. ^ "JESPER MALMSTROM OF LIU POST, MAYLYN PARSONS OF COLUMBUS STATE LEAD COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION II SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 21, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  39. ^ "ANDREAS FATSCHEL OF CARNEGIE MELLON, KAMI JONES OF HARDIN-SIMMONS HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION III SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. November 18, 2016. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  40. ^ "KEVIN POLITZ OF WAKE FOREST, MEGHAN HEGARTY OF NAVY HEADLINE COSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION I SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 7, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  41. ^ "GABRIELLA MENCOTTI OF GRAND VALLEY STATE, CARLOS RUBIO GARCIA OF OHIO VALLEY HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION II SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 6, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  42. ^ "GARRETT POCHOP OF SIMPSON, KENNE KESSLER OF HARDIN-SIMMONS HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION III SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 5, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  43. ^ "BETHANY BALCER OF SPRING ARBOR, LUCAS PROLOW OF JOHNSON & WALES - DENVER HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® COLLEGE DIVISION SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 4, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  44. ^ "SIMON SPANGENBERG OF NEW MEXICO, BIANCA ST. GEORGES OF WEST VIRGINIA LEAD GOOGLE CLOUD ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION I MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 6, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  45. ^ "ANNA FOBBE OF BEMIDJI STATE, TILMAN SCHOBER OF SPRING HILL HEADLINE GOOGLE CLOUD ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION II SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 5, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  46. ^ "KENNE KESSLER OF HARDIN-SIMMONS, NIKOLAS ANGYAL OF ROCHESTER LEAD GOOGLE CLOUD ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION III MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 4, 2018. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
  47. ^ "BETHANY BALCER OF SPRING ARBOR AND GARRY SHORROW OF POINT HEADLINE GOOGLE CLOUD ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® NAIA SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 3, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  48. ^ "ANTHONY BOWIE OF WESTERN MICHIGAN, KATE DEL FAVA OF ILLINOIS STATE LEAD ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION I MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 5, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  49. ^ "CHARLÈNE NOWOTNY OF FLAGLER, JASON ZOBOTT OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION II SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 4, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  50. ^ "DANNY RUPLE OF BALDWIN WALLACE, SHANNON REAGAN OF MARYVILLE (TENN.) LEAD ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION III MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  51. ^ "NINA HAEBERLIN OF KEISER, NATE FODDRILL OF SPRING ARBOR LEAD CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA NAIA SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 2, 2019. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  52. ^ "SARA SANDBERG OF FLAGLER, ALEXANDER VENCEL OF WEST TEXAS A&M HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION II SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 6, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  53. ^ "ERIC KIRBY OF ROSE-HULMAN, BELLA SHIVLEY OF OTTERBEIN LEAD THE ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION III MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. July 7, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  54. ^ "CARLOS FERRANDO FELIS OF FRANKLIN PIERCE, HANNAH KELLEY-LUSK OF WEST TEXAS A&M HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA® DIVISION II SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). December 9, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  55. ^ "JASPER YANG OF GRINNELL, MAYA NIELAN OF MIT HEADLINE CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA DIVISION III MEN'S & WOMEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 8, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  56. ^ "ANA PAULA SANTOS OF WILLIAM CAREY, JAN KUEPPER OF MILLIGAN SPOTLIGHT CoSIDA ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA NAIA SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Information Directors of America. December 7, 2021. Retrieved March 13, 2024.
  57. ^ a b c d "FOUR TALENTED STUDENT-ATHLETES HIGHLIGHT 2023 ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA MEN'S SOCCER TEAMS" (PDF) (Press release). College Sports Communicators. December 18, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

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