The 2006 NCAA Men’s College Cup will showcase the talents of five members of the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Men’s Division I All-America Team.

UC Santa Barbara placed two players on the list --  Eric Avila (Encintas, Calif.) and Andy Iro (Liverpool, England). UCLA was represented by Sal Zizzo (San Diego, Calif.), while Wake Forest’s Julian Valentin (Lancaster, Pa.)  and Virginia’s Nico Colaluca (Coventry, R.I.) earned the honor.

In addition to UC Santa Barbara—four other institutions—Maryland, Notre Dame, SMU and West Virginia--placed two players each on the list of 37 honorees. Maryland had a first team selection in Maurice Edu (Fontana, Calif.) and a third team selection in Chris Seitz (San Luis Obispo, Calif.). Notre Dame had two players earn first team honors—Gregory Dalby (Poway, Calif.) and M.A.C. Hermann trophy finalist Joseph Lapira (Lake Charles, Calif.). SMU was represented by M.A.C. Hermann trophy finalist Jay Needham (Fort Worth, Texas) on the first team and Bruno Guarda (Cedar Hill, Texas) on the third team. West Virginia’s Nick Noble (Damascus, Md.) was a first team selection, while Jarrod Smith (Havelock, New Zealand) earned second team accolades.

The honorees will be invited to the NSCAA All-America Luncheon, which will be held on Saturday, Jan. 13, as part of the 2007 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.

2006 NSCAA/adidas Men's Division I All-America Team

Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown

First Team
G, Nick Noble, Sr., West Virginia, Damascus, Md.
D, Andrew Boyens*, Sr, New Mexico, Dunedin, New Zealand
D, Julius James*, Jr., Connecticut, Maloney Gardens, Trinidad
D, Jay Needham, Sr., SMU, Fort Worth, Texas
D, John O’Reilly, Sr., Lehigh, Arlington, Mass.
M, Gregory Dalby *, Sr., Notre Dame, Poway, Calif.
M, Maurice Edu, Jr., Maryland, Fontana, Calif.
M, Ryan Maduro, Jr., Providence, Bristol, R.I.
F, Omar Cummings, Sr., Cincinnati, Old Harbour, Jamaica
F, Charlie Davies, Jr., Boston College, Manchester, N.H.
F, Edson Elcock, Sr., Old Dominion, Brooklyn, N.Y.
F, Joseph Lapira, Jr., Notre Dame, Lake Charles, Calif.

Second Team
G, Tally Hall*, Sr., San Diego State, Gig Harbor, Wash.
D, Andy Iro*, Jr., UC Santa Barbara, Liverpool, England
D, Steve Purdy, Sr., California, San Jose, Calif.
D, Julian Valentin, Jr., Wake Forest, Lancaster, Pa.
M, Eric Avila, So., UC Santa Barbara, Encinitas, Calif.
M, Nico Colaluca, Jr., Virginia, Coventry, R.I.
M, Sinisa Ubiparipovic*, Sr., Akron, Mentor, Ohio
M, Sal Zizzo, So., UCLA, San Diego, Calif.
F, Dane Richards, Sr., Clemson, Montego Bay, Jamaica
F, Tonci Skroce, Sr., Illinois-Chicago, Zadar, Croatia
F, Jarrod Smith, Sr., West Virginia, Havelock, New Zealand
F, Michael Todd, Sr., Hofstra, Cleveland, England

Third Team
G, Chris Seitz, So., Maryland, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
D, Ty Harden, Sr., Washington, Junction City, Ore.
D, Aaron Hohlbein, Sr., Wisconsin, Middleton, Wis.
D, Joe Verdi, Sr., Lehigh, Ivyland, Pa.
M, John DiRaimondo, Sr., Saint Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
M, Bruno Guarda, So., SMU, Cedar Hill, Texas
M, Scott Jones**, Sr., North Carolina-Greensboro, Dallas, Texas
M, Josh Tudela, Sr., Indiana, Evansville, Ind.
M, Mike Videira, Sr., Duke, Milford, Mass.
F, Brad Evans, Sr., UC Irvine, Phoenix, Ariz.
F, Sebastian Haensel, Sr., Towson, Leipzig, Germany
F, Steven Holloway, Sr., Monmouth, Hamilton, New Zealand
F, Joshua Okoampa, Sr., Wisconsin-Green Bay, Brooklyn Park, Minn.

* indicates prior selection

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