Three Players Earn Third Men’s Division III All-America Honor
Posted by NSCAA on Feb 9, 2010 in Awards 0 Comments
Santiago Mejia (Loras College/Cali, Colombia), Terrence Johnson (Stevens Tech/Slidell, La.) and Jon Ports (York College/Perry Hall, Md.) each earned their third honor with the announcement of the 2009 NSCAA/Performance Subaru Men's NCAA Division III All-America Team. They are among 10 players to earn repeat honors in the 42 named to the squad.
2009 NSCAA/Performance Subaru NCAA Division III Men's All-Americans (Front Row L-R): Scott Bukoski,, Matthew Brady, Patrick Brown, Ricky Griffin, Cody Antonini, Steve Abgarian.
Stevens Tech had a total of three players honored, including Johnson. Ohio Wesleyan, which held the No. 1 spot in the NSCAA national rankings for most of the season, had two players on the team in juniors Eric Laipple (Westerville, Ohio) and repeat recipient Tyler Wall (Columbus, Ohio). Loras, Trinity (Texas), the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and Wesleyan also had two representatives selected.
The NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-America selections were recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in Philadelphia, Pa., on Jan. 16 as part of the 2010 NSCAA Convention.
2009 NSCAA/Performance Subaru
Men's NCAA Division III All-America Team
First Team
Pos, First, Year, College, Hometown
K, Zach Carr, Jr., Stevens Tech, Carmel, Ind.
D, Eric Laipple, Jr., Ohio Wesleyan, Westerville, Ohio
D, Bart Misiak *, Jr., Plattsburgh, Plattsburgh, N.Y.
D, Conor Smith, Sr., Williams, Yardley, Pa.
D, Harrison Watkins, Jr., Middlebury, San Francisco, Calif.
M, Cody Antonini, So., Muhlenberg, Langhorne, Pa.
M, Santiago Mejia **, Sr., Loras, Cali, Colombia
M, Geoff Pezon, Jr., Messiah, Blandon, Pa.
M, Jon Ports **, Sr., York (Pa.), Perry Hall, Md.
F, Matthew Brady, Sr., Catholic, Woodbridge, Va.
F, Terrence Johnson**, Sr., Stevens Tech, Slidell, La.
F, Kyle Sterling *, Sr., Salisbury, Salisbury, Md.
F, Tyler Wall *, Jr., Ohio Wesleyan, Columbus, Ohio
Second Team
K, Michael Peacock, Sr., University of Rochester, Pittsford, N.Y.
D, Robert Carlton*, Sr., Carleton, Atlanta, Ga.
D, Alex Dos Santos, Jr., Western New England, Ludlow, Mass.
D, Jeremy Fischer, Sr., Kenyon, Los Angeles, Calif.
D, Matt Lewis, Sr., Amherst, Wayland, Mass.
M, Joseph Cullen, Sr., Montclair State, Clementon, N.J.
M, Zach Garcia, So., Trinity (Texas), Dallas, Texas
M, Peter Marlette, Jr., Trinity (Conn.), Buffalo, N.Y.
M, Woody Redpath, Sr., Wesleyan, Norwich, Vt.D, Michael Stark *, Jr., Roanoke, Newport News, Va.
F, Clint Foster, Sr., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Mt. Pleasant, Texas
F, Ricky Griffin *, Sr., Carnegie Mellon, Hastings, N.Y.
F, Ben Grossman, Sr., Trinity (Texas), Encinitas, Calif.
F, John Mattheisen, So., Christopher Newport, Williamsburg, Va.
F, Yuri Moreira, Jr., Wheaton (Mass.), Marlborough, Mass.
Third Team
K, Adam Purdy, Fr., Wesleyan, Montclair, N.J.
D, Chris Faustino, Jr., Stevens Tech, Union, N.J.
D, Kyle Kempinski, Sr., U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, Milford, N.J.
D, Derek MacLean, Sr., Pacific Lutheran, Seattle, Wash.
D, Kendall McFayden, Sr., Medaille, Williamsville, N.Y.
D, Mariusz Napiorkowski, So., Dominican (Ill.), Norridge, Ill.
M, Miguel Bonilla, Jr., Loras, Cali, Colombia
M, Patrick Brown, Sr., Lynchburg, Williamsburg, Va.
M, Yaw Danso, Sr., Principia, Elsah, Ill.
M, Lincoln Field, Sr., RPI, Contoocook, N.H.
M, Dan Kmetz, Jr., Calvin, Grand Rapids, Mich.
F, Steven Abgarian, Sr., SUNY-Brockport, Merrick, N.Y.
F, Scott Bukoski, Jr., Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, Md.
F, Matt Fondy, Jr., UC Santa Cruz, Foster City, Calif.
F, Steven McCarthy *, Sr., Capital, Centerville, Ohio
* indicates repeat selection
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