A total of 11 players earned repeat honors with the announcement of the 2006 NSCAA/adidas Men’s NAIA All-America Team.

The list includes senior forward Dominique Nayaga (Southern Nazarene/Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso), who received All-America honors for the third time. Joining Nayaga are junior defender Hugh Davey (Embry-Riddle (Fla.)/Newry, Northern Ireland), senior defender Tony Griffiths (Rio Grande, Glasgow, Scotland), senior midfielder Daniel Whelan (Embry-Riddle (Fla.)/Manchester, England), senior forward Hjortur Hjartarsson (Auburn-Montgomery/Akranes, Iceland), junior forward Ricardo Pierre-Louis (Lee/Leogane, Haiti), junior midfielder Johann Hreidarsson (Auburn-Montgomery/Reykjavik, Iceland), senior midfielder Aaron Polak (Hastings/Lincoln, Neb.), junior forward Guy Heywood (Rio Grande/Preston, England), senior goalkeeper Chris Ladwig (Hastings/Schulyer, Neb.) and senior midfielder Adam Day (Science & Arts Oklahoma/Kent, England).

The 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 NAIA All-America Team

First Team
Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown
K, Nenad Cubic, Fr., Auburn-Montgomery, Serbia
D, Kari Arsaelsson, Fr., Kopovogur, Iceland
D, Hugh Davey *, Jr,. Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Newry, Northern Ireland
D, Tony Griffiths *, Sr., Rio Grande, Glasgow, Scotland
D, JT Searles, Sr., Biola, Huntington Beach, Calif.
M, Conor Dawson, Sr., Rio Grande, Belfast, Northern Ireland
M, Allan Nekuda, Sr., William Jewell, Liberty, Mo.
M, Daniel Whelan *, Sr., Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Manchester, England
F, Jeff Clark, So., Concordia (Calif.), Yorba Linda, Calif.
F, Hjortur Hjartarsson, Sr., Auburn-Montgomery, Akranes, Iceland
F, Ricardo Pierre-Louis *, Jr.,Lee, Leogane, Haiti

Second Team
Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown
K, Eric Lefebvre, So., Houghton, Ottawa, Ontario
D, Eduardo Cinel, Sr., Lindsey Wilson, Londrina, Brazil
D, Josh Howard, Jr., William Jewell, Lee's Summit, Mo.
M, Daniel Agina, Sr., Southern Nazarene, Nairobi, Kenya
M, Johann Hreidarsson *, Jr., Auburn-Montgomery, Reykjavik, Iceland
M, Skelly Kellar, Sr., Fresno Pacific, Mesa, Ariz.
M, Aaron Polak *, Hastings, Lincoln, Neb.
F, Guy Heywood *, Jr., Rio Grande, Preston, England
F, Dominique Nayaga **, Sr., Southern Nazarene, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
F, Stanley Nyazamba, So.,Lee, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
F, Joe Yoffe, So., Embry-Riddle (Fla.), Manchester, England

Third Team
Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown
K, Chris Ladwig *, Sr., Hastings, Schulyer, Neb.
D, Agust Agustsson, Fr., Auburn-Montgomery, Kopovogur, Iceland
D, Luca Bellisomo, Jr., Simon Fraser, Burnaby, B.C.
D, Chris Conway, Sr., Grand View, Glasgow, Scotland
M, Jeffrey Darkwah, So. Southern Nazarene, Toronto, Ontario
M, Adam Day *, Sr., Science & Arts Oklahoma, Kent, England
M, Jesus Saiz, Sr., Judson, Valencia, Spain
F, Bjorn Asbjornsson, Jr. Webber International, Reykjavik, Iceland
F, Mirsad Dzilic, Jr., Park, Zvornik, Bosnia
F, Tiyselani Shipalane, Jr., Lindsey Wilson, Louisville, Ky,
F, Sven Simon, Jr., Azusa Pacific, Ruesselsheim, Germany
* indicates prior selection

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