Jefferson College and Richland College, NJCAA national champions in Division I and Division III, respectively, each placed two players on the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Men’s Junior College All-America Team.

Jefferson, the Division I champions, had a first team selection freshman forward Claudio Dantas (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), while sophomore defender Stanley Mathurin (Delray Beach, Fla.) was a second team selection.

Richland placed freshman forward Albert Rodriguez (Dallas, Texas) on the first team in Division III, while sophomore goalkeeper Raul Herrera (Richardson, Texas) was a second team pick.

Only two players earned the honor for the second consecutive year, both in Division I--sophomore goalkeeper Craig Ratanamorn (Barton County Community College/Del Aire, Kan.) and sophomore defender Liam Parrington (Bryant & Stratton Business Institute/Syracuse, N.Y.).

The 50 honorees were invited to the NSCAA All-America Luncheon, which was held on Saturday, Jan. 13, as part of the 2007 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.

2006 NSCAA/adidas Men’s Junior College Division I All-America Team

First Team
Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown
K Craig Ratanamorn *, So.,Barton County Community College, Del Aire, Kan.
D, Jakub Gerlach, Fr., College of DuPage, Chicago, Ill.
D, Liam Parrington *, So., Bryant & Stratton Business Institute, Syracuse, N.Y.
D, Ollie Lutton, So., Louisburg Community College, Shenley, U.K.
D, Roger Espinoza, So., Yavapai College, Denver, Colo.
M, Chris Brugger, So., Georgia Perimeter College, Churchville, N.Y.
M, Leon Williams, Fr., San Jacinto College, Houston, Texas
M, Rafael Segal, So., Mercer County Community College, Hamilton, N.J.
M, Scott Stockum, So., Cincinnati State Technical & Community College, Fairfield, Ohio
F, Brian Harris, So., Southwestern Illinois College, Edwardsville, Ill.
F, Claudio Dantas, Fr., Jefferson College, Deerfield Beach, Fla.
F, Nick Auditore, Fr., Mesa Community College, Phoenix, Ariz.

Second Team
K, Patrick Regna, So, Monroe Community College, Rochester, N.Y.
D, Jaroslaw Kociolek, So., Oakton Community College, Des Plaines, Ill.
D, Patrick Mabeya, So., Parkland College, Urbana, Ill.
D, Stanley Mathurin, So., Jefferson College, Delray Beach, Fla.
D, Timothy Kelly, So., Yavapai College, Surprise, Ariz.
M, Brian Temmerman, So., College of DuPage, Montgomery, Ill.
M, Daniel Ogunmade, So.,Northern Oklahoma College, Tonkawa, Okla.
M, Gabriel Arredondo, So., Tyler Junior College, Bryan, Texas
M, Wayne Sygrove, So., Dean College, Wrentham, Mass.
F, Brandon Gross, Fr., College of Southern Maryland, Pomfret, Md.
F, Eric Ooton, Fr., Neosho County Community College, Kansas City, Mo.
F, Marc Marshall, So., Iowa Central Community College, St. Georges, Grenada
F, Martin Nunez, Georgia Perimeter College, Miami, Fla.

2006 NSCAA/adidas Men’s Junior College Division III All-America Team
First Team
K, Israel Cisneros, So., Hartnell Community College, Watsonville, Calif.
D, Collins Bibia, So., Bunker Hill Community College, Medford, Mass.
D, Gaz Tomlinson, Fr., Potomac State College, Keyser, W. Va.
D, Tracy Stephens, So., De Anza College, San Jose, Calif.
M, Andrew Paracat, So., Suffolk Community College-Selden, Centerreach, N.Y.
M, Gus Halter, So., Santa Rosa Junior College, Sonoma, Calif.
M, Julian Mero, So., County College of Morris, Randolph, N.J.
M, Liam Ogle, Cayuga Community College, Blyth, England
M, Miguel Martinez, So., Herkimer County Community College, White Plains, N.Y.
F, Aaron Gutcher, So., Long Beach City College, Long Beach, Calif.
F, Albert Rodriguez, So., Richland College, Dallas, Texas
F, Andreas Blamo, So., Manchester Community College, West Hartford, Conn.
F, Joel Sewell, So., Sussex County Community College, Newton, N.J.

Second Team
K, Raul Herrera, So., Richland College, Richardson, Texas
D, Ismaila Konate, Fr.,Mohawk Valley Community College, New York, N.Y.
D, Josua Cruz, So., Nassau Community College, Hempstead, N.Y.
D, Marco Pulido, So., Cerritos College, South Gate, Calif.
D, Pradep Naina, So., Fresno City College, Clovis, Calif.
M, Chris Deal, So.,City College of San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.
M, Justin Colbert, Fr., Prince George's Community College, Bowie, Md.
M, Pavel Raynov, Fr., Anne Arundel Community College, Odenton, Md.
F, Hugh Campbell, So., State University of New York-Cobleskill, Bronx, N.Y.
F, Jesus Cisneros, So., Taft Community College, Taft, Calif.
F, Joseph Hunt, So., Herkiner County Community College, Hertforshire, England
F, Luis Irigoyen, Fr., Union County College, Cranford, N.J.
* indicates prior first-team selection

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