December
13, 2008
CEDAR
RAPIDS , IOWA . . . A pair of Iowa Intercollegiate
Athletic Conference (IIAC) men’s soccer players were named
to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas®
All-America Team announced Friday, December 12.
Loras
College
junior midfielder Santiago Mejia (Cali, Colombia/Colegio
Bolivar) and Wartburg College junior goalkeeper Trent
Michael (Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale) were each named
to the Third Team. Mejia was a Second Team NSCAA/adidas®
All-American in 2007.
Mejia,
a 3-time First Team All-Iowa Conference selection, was Loras'
second leading scorer with 27 points on five goals and a league-high
17 assists. He led the Duhawks to the semifinal round of the
NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championships for the second
consecutive season.
Michael,
a First Team All-Conference selection, posted a 14-7-0 record
in net with a 0.73 goals-against average, an .860 save percentage,
and eight shutouts. He posted back-to-back shutouts in the Iowa
Conference Tournament to lead the No. 3-seed Knights to the
tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Championships.
The
entire 2008 NSCAA/adidas® Division III All-America Team
is listed below and can also be found at: http://www.nscaa.com/articles/20081212092434404.php.
2008
NSCAA/adidas® |
NCAA
Division III All-America Teams |
| FIRST
TEAM |
Pos. |
Name |
Year |
School |
GK |
Brian
Bush |
Sr. |
Middlebury |
D |
Owen
Amster |
Sr. |
Montclair
State |
D |
J.D.
Binger |
Sr. |
Messiah |
D |
Jeffrey
Kushner |
Sr. |
Swarthmore |
D |
Michael
Robertson |
Sr. |
Trinity
(Texas) |
M |
Noe
Casanova |
Sr. |
Trinity
(Texas) |
M |
Joel
Delass |
Sr. |
Wheaton
(Ill.) |
M |
Yuta
Kizaki |
Sr. |
Salem
State |
F |
Patrick
Carver |
Sr. |
Emory |
F |
Dan
Persson |
Jr. |
N.C.
Wesleyan |
F |
Jon
Ports |
Jr. |
York
(Pa.) |
F |
Tim
Winn |
Sr. |
Babson |
| |
|
|
|
| SECOND
TEAM |
Pos. |
Name |
Year |
School |
GK |
Nick
Mele |
Sr. |
Montclair
State |
D |
Kyle
Bedini |
Sr. |
Eastern
Conn. St. |
D |
Adam
Boyer |
Sr. |
Centre
(Ky.) |
D |
Robert
Carlton |
Jr. |
Carleton |
D |
Alex
Hildebrandt |
Jr. |
Augsburg |
D |
James
Maples |
Sr. |
W.
New England |
M |
Matt
Carlson |
Sr. |
Johns
Hopkins |
M |
Marc
Del Marmol |
Sr. |
Emory |
M |
Tyrone
Petrakis |
Sr. |
Trinity
(Texas) |
M |
Chris
Ports |
Sr. |
York
(Pa.) |
F |
Matt
Borland |
Sr. |
Wittenberg |
F |
Patrick
Floeck |
Sr. |
Trinity
(Texas) |
F |
Ricky
Griffin |
Jr. |
Carnegie
Mellon |
F |
Ross
Schunk |
Sr. |
Redlands |
| |
|
|
|
| Third
Team |
Pos. |
Name |
Year |
School |
GK |
Trent
Michael |
Jr. |
Wartburg |
D |
Dan
Bonder |
Sr. |
Drew |
D |
Grayson
Holland |
Sr. |
Amherst |
D |
Bart
Misiak |
So. |
Plattsburgh
State |
D |
Evan
Scheffey |
Sr. |
York
(Pa.) |
D |
Michael
Stark |
So. |
Roanoke |
M |
Ryan
Browne |
Jr. |
Carnegie
Mellon |
M |
Bryan
Fakkema |
Sr. |
Redlands |
M |
Santiago
Mejia |
Jr. |
Loras |
M |
Kyle
Sterling |
Jr. |
Salisbury |
F |
Joshua
Dennstedt |
Jr. |
Rochester |
F |
Terrence
Johnson |
Jr. |
Stevens |
F |
Tyler
Masterson |
Jr. |
Montclair
State |
F |
Tyler
Wall |
So. |
Ohio
Wesleyan |
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