The NAIA has announced its 2008 Men's All-America teams in conjunction with its 50th annual national championship.

Twenty-four institutions had at least one representative on the national selections. Azusa Pacific University had three players earn national honors--senior defender Jared Karkas (Upland, Calif.) and midfielder Eric Winblad (Mission Viego, Calif.) on the first team and senior goalkeeper James Crawford (San Diego, Calif.) on the third team.

Lindsey Wilson University also had three players garner national accolades--freshman forward Moses Aduny (Kampala, Uganda) on the first team, while freshman defender Mikael Lunneryd (Boras, Sweden) and sophomore midfielder Frederick Were (Nairobi, Kenya) were second-team selections.

Five other schools--Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.), Concordia (Calif.), Mount Vernon Nazarene (Calif.), Hastings (Neb.), and Rio Grande (Ohio)--had two players earn All-America status.

The All-America selections were recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 17, as part of the 2009 NSCAA Convention.

2008 NSCAA/adidas NAIA Men's All-America Team

First Team
Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown
K, Jeff Jelinek, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.), So., Merrillville, Ind.
D, Jared Karkas, Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Sr., Upland, Calif.
D, Gilberto Romero, Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.), Sr., San Pedro Sula, Honduras
D, Zach Patterson, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), Sr., Dayton, Ohio
D, Joel Smith, Concordia (Calif.), Jr., Irvine, Calif.
M, Jon Fahey, Concordia (Calif.), Jr., Irvine, Calif.
M, Paul Nicholson, Rio Grande (Ohio), Sr., Whitehaven, England
M, Eric Winblad, Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Jr., Mission Viejo, Calif.
F, Sullivan Silva, Oklahoma Baptist, Jr., Goiana, Brazil
F, Jakub Piotrowski, Illinois-Springfield, Sr., Harwood Heights, Ill.
F, Moses Aduny, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Fr., Kampala, Uganda

Second Team
K, Eric Lefebvre, Houghton (N.Y.), Sr., Ottawa, Ont., Canada
D, Andy Carr, Notre Dame (Ohio), Sr., Preston, England
D, Mikael Lunneryd, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Fr., Boras, Sweden
D, Matt Watts, Mobile (Ala.), Sr., London, England
M, Felix Obilo, Bethel (Tenn.), So., Nairobi, Kenya
M, Fraser Williams, McKendree (Ill.), Fr., Rhondda, England
M, Frederick Were, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), So., Nairobi, Kenya
M, Stuart Hilton, Oklahoma City, So., Liverpool, England
F, Andre Anderson, Maine-Fort Kent, So., St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
F, Ederson Lopes, Rio Grande (Ohio), So., Sao Paulo, Brazil
F, Daniel Spieth, Fresno Pacific (Calif.), Jr., Winnenden, Germany

Third Team
K, James Crawford, Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Sr., San Diego, Calif.
D, Mile Dragisic, West Virginia Tech, Jr., Belgrade, Serbia
D, Bennett Giles, King (Tenn.), Jr., Knoxville, Tenn.
D, Mark Nave, Hastings (Neb.), Sr., Lincoln, Neb.
M, Bryan Iotte, Concordia (Ore.), Sr., Auburn, Wash.
M, Lucas Rodriguez, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Sr., Lenexa, Kan.
M, Cory Sexson, Hastings (Neb.), Sr., Bartlesville, Okla.
F, Mustafa Celic, Holy Names (Calif.), Jr., Cologne, Germany
F, Diego Dias, Illinois Tech, Jr., Campinas, Brazil
F, Cristian Fernandes, Oklahoma Christian, Jr., Maringa, Brazil
F, Adam Worrall, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio), Sr., Blacklick, Ohio

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