Eight make repeat appearances on 2012 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men’s All-America Teams
Posted by NSCAA on Dec 7, 2012 in Awards 0 Comments
The National Soccer Coaches Association of America has announced its 2012 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men’s All-America Teams.
This year’s list features eight players earning their second All-America honor. They include Connecticut’s Andre Blake and Carlos Alvarez, Akron’s Scott Caldwell, Coastal Carolina’s Ashton Bennett, Furman’s Walker Zimmerman, Sacred Heart’s Marcello Castro, New Mexico’s Kyle Venter, and Maryland’s John Stertzer.
Additionally, this year’s First Team features the three MAC Hermann Award finalists in Notre Dame’s Ryan Finlay, Creighton’s Jose Gomez and Maryland’s Patrick Mullins.
The Division I Women’s All-America Teams were announced last week. The NAIA, NCCAA and Junior College All-America teams will be announced the week of December 10.
Student athletes named All-America at any level (college, high school, youth) will be recognized Saturday, Jan. 19 at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in conjunction with the 2013 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis.
2012 NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division I Men All-America Team
* - Indicates repeat All-American selection(s)
Men's Senior College All-Time NSCAA All-Americans (PDF) - Updated Spring 2012
First Team
| Name | Class | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| Andre Blake* | So. | K | Connecticut | May Pen, Jamaica |
| Chad Barson | Sr. | D | Akron | Lewis Center, Ohio |
| Andrew Farrell | Jr. | D | Louisville | Louisville, Ky. |
| Andrew Ribeiro | Sr. | D | Creighton | Green Bay, Wis. |
| Scott Caldwell* | Sr. | M | Akron | Braintree, Mass. |
| Jose Gomez | Sr. | M | Creighton | Santa Ana, Calif, |
| Dillon Powers | Sr. | M | Notre Dame | Plano, Texas |
| Ashton Bennett* | Sr. | F | Coastal Carolina | Clarendon, Jamaica |
| Ryan Finley | Sr. | F | Notre Dame | Lumberton, N.J. |
| Daniel Haber | Jr. | F | Cornell | Toronto |
| Patrick Mullins | Jr. | F | Maryland | New Orleans |
Second Team
| Name | Class | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| David Meves | Sr. | K | Akron | Arlington Heights, Ill. |
| Nick Hagglund | Jr. | D | Xavier | Cincinnati |
| Boyd Okwuonu | So. | D | North Carolina | Edmond, Okla. |
| Dylan Remick | Sr. | D | Brown | Inverness, Ill. |
| Walker Zimmerman* | So. | D | Furman | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
| Carlos Alvarez* | Sr. | M | Connecticut | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| Leonardo Fernandes | Sr. | M | Stony Brook | West Babylon, N.Y. |
| Ryan Hollingshead | Sr. | M | UCLA | Granite Bay, Calif. |
| Mamadou Diouf | Jr. | F | Connecticut | Dakar, Senegal |
| Steve Neumann | Jr. | F | Georgetown | New Hope, Pa. |
| Devon Sandoval | Sr. | F | New Mexico | Albuquerque, N.M. |
| Chris Thomas | Sr. | F | Elon | Snellville, Ga. |
Third Team
| Name | Class | Pos. | School | Hometown |
| James Belshaw | Sr. | K | Duke | Nottingham, England |
| Marcello Castro* | Sr. | D | Sacred Heart | Parana, Brazil |
| Shaun Foster | Sr. | D | Hofstra | Liverpool, England |
| Kyle Venter* | Jr. | D | New Mexico | Aurora, Colo. |
| London Woodberry | Sr. | D | Maryland | McKinney, Texas |
| Ian Christianson | Sr. | M | Georgetown | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| Miguele Lopez | So. | M | North Carolina | Mission, Texas |
| John Stertzer* | Sr. | M | Maryland | Oakton, Va. |
| William Trapp | So. | M | Akron | Gahanna, Ohio |
| Don Anding | Sr. | F | Northeastern | Amity Harbor, N.Y. |
| Erik Hurtado | Sr. | F | Santa Clara | Portland, Ore. |
| Robbie Kristo | So. | F | Saint Louis | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Eriq Zavaleta | So. | F | Indiana | Westfield, Ind. |
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BY Carlos Medina on Aug 28, 7:58PM
Me parecio muy interesante el articulo y lamento no haber podido participar de la conferencia ya que los temas fueron muy interesantes. Existe algun video de esta conferencia para poder ver? Gracias y saludos!
BY Raymond Ford on Aug 9, 3:56PM
Hi Eric, email me rayford1973@hotmail.com as I am now in Louisiana not Curry college Mass. popping over to twin cities this month. FORDY
BY Peter Wiggins on Aug 7, 7:15PM
I wish someone uploaded a legible copy of the Bob Gansler & Tony DiCiccio presentations at The Orlando event. I was there, it was awesome, and now I can't read my diagram/notes as to how the ball/players move!