Three SAC Men's Soccer Student-Athletes Earn CoSIDA Academic All-America Honors
AUSTIN, Texas – Three South Atlantic Conference men's soccer student-athlete were named to the 2019 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men's Soccer teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) it was announced on Wednesday (Dec. 4).
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2019-20 Division II Academic All-America® program.
Headlining the SAC selections is Queens goalkeeper Sebastian Kalk. The sophomore majoring in international studies has a 4.0 GPA as a first team selection. Coker forward Riccardo Ricci was a second team selection. The senior has a 4.0 GPA in computer science. The final honoree from the SAC was Tusculum defender Pau Peiro. He is a senior chemistry major with a 3.90 GPA.
Twenty-five of the 33 members of the 2018 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men's Soccer teams have at least a 3.80 GPA, with eight student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.93.
For more information on the Academic All-America® program, go to https://academicallamerica.com/.
FIRST TEAM
|
Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
|
GK |
Brendan Brown |
Colorado Mesa University |
3.71 |
Sr. |
Kinesiology Fitness & Health Promotion |
|
GK |
Sebastian Kalk |
Queens University of Charlotte |
4.00 |
So. |
International Studies |
|
D |
Jamos Hauk |
Lake Erie College |
4.00 |
So. |
Psychology |
|
D |
Preston McIllece |
Westminster College |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
|
D |
Tim Neusesser |
Clayton State University |
4.00/4.00 |
Gr. |
MBA |
|
D |
Jason Zobott (2) |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.92 |
Sr. |
Petroleum Engineering |
|
M |
Leki Prpa (1) |
University of Wisconsin-Parkside |
3.97 |
Gr. |
Sport Management |
|
M |
James Randall |
Gannon University |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Finance |
|
M |
Alex VonHolle (2) |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
3.80 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
|
F |
Magnus Andersen |
University of Missouri-St. Louis |
3.97 |
Sr. |
International Business |
|
F |
Yannik Felber (2) |
Franklin Pierce University |
3.98 |
Jr. |
Management |
|
F |
Ben Overholt (1) |
Colorado School of Mines |
3.86 |
Sr. |
Electrical Engineering |
SECOND TEAM
|
Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
|
D |
Andres Da Silva |
Wheeling University |
3.96 |
Sr. |
Athletic Training |
|
D |
Omar Oliveros-Alvarez |
Lake Erie College |
3.79 |
Sr. |
Business Administration |
|
D |
Noah Rosenberg |
Colorado Mesa University |
3.93 |
Jr. |
Political Science |
|
D |
Travis Swallow |
Seattle Pacific University |
3.98 |
Jr. |
Business Administration |
|
M |
Jonathon Carr |
Lake Erie College |
3.68 |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
|
M |
Eneko Lasheras |
Florida Southern College |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Business |
|
M |
Dimitrios Topouzlis (3) |
Wilmington University |
3.99 |
Sr. |
Finance |
|
F |
Lorne Bickley |
Wilmington University |
3.50 |
Sr. |
Sports Management |
|
F |
Riccardo Ricci |
Coker University |
4.00 |
Sr. |
Computer Science |
|
F |
Jake Simpson |
Rogers State University |
3.72 |
Sr. |
Sport Management |
THIRD TEAM
|
Pos. |
Name |
School |
GPA |
Yr. |
Major |
|
GK |
Daniele De Angelis (2) |
Notre Dame College |
3.82 |
Sr. |
Accounting / Finance |
|
D |
Joe Bell |
Wilmington University |
3.51 |
Sr. |
Sports Management |
|
D |
Paris Bruhn |
Chestnut Hill College |
3.85 |
Sr. |
Business Administration & Management / Marketing |
|
D |
Pau Peiro |
Tusculum University |
3.90 |
Sr. |
Chemistry |
|
D |
Moritz Walther |
Fort Hays State University |
3.88 |
Jr. |
Health & Human Performance |
|
M |
Jasminko Dizdarevic |
Urbana University |
3.78 |
Sr. |
Business |
|
M |
Niklas Laudahn |
Franklin Pierce University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Business Management |
|
M |
Dan Mahony |
University of Illinois Springfield |
4.00 |
Jr. |
Exercise Science |
|
F |
Cole Asfour |
Union University |
3.97 |
Sr. |
Sports Management |
|
F |
Walmer Martinez |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
3.55 |
Sr. |
Social & Behavioral Sciences |
|
F |
Ryan Schaefer |
Western Washington University |
3.81 |
Sr. |
Management Information Systems |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Jason Zobott, Colorado School of Mines
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2018
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2018