Indiana's Pat Noonan and Virginia's Alecko Eskandarian highlight the players selected to the 2002 NSCAA/adidas Men's NCAA Division I All-America Team, announced at a news conference in Dallas, Texas, on Thursday, Dec. 12.
Noonan, who was narrowly edged by Eskandarian in voting for the Missouri Athletic Club's Hermann Trophy, is the only three-time All-America on this year's squad. He is joined by two other Hoosiers, making Indiana the most-represented school on this year's team: senior defender John Swann and sophomore midfielder Ned Grabavoy, who was the NSCAA's High School Player of the Year two years ago.
Six players representing each of the four teams will take the field for the Men's College Cup on Friday: Creighton has senior forward Mike Tranchilla, Maryland has a pair of junior midfielders in Sumed Ibrahim and Scott Buete, Stanford has senior defender Todd Dunivant and senior forward Roger Levesque and UCLA has senior forward Tim Pierce.
The NSCAA/adidas All-America teams are determined through voting by NSCAA member coaches from across the nation. The complete list of honorees follows.
2002 NSCAA/adidas Men’s NCAA Division I All-America Team
Position, Name, Year, School, Hometown
First Team
G, Doug Warren, Sr., Clemson, Hoffman Estates, Ill.
D, Todd Dunivant, Sr., Stanford, Wheat Ridge, Colo.
D, John Swann, Sr., Indiana, Brownsburg, Ind.
D, Chris Wingert, So., St. John's, Babylon, N.Y.
M, Ricardo Clark, So., Furman, Jonesboro, Ga.
M, Sumed Ibrahim, Jr., Maryland, Prospect, Ky.
M, Andres Murriagui, Sr., Loyola-Marymount, Laguna Hills, Calif.
M, Diego Walsh*, Sr., SMU, Miami, Fla.
F, Alecko Eskandarian*, Jr., Virginia, Montvale, N.J.
F, Pat Noonan**, Sr., Indiana, Ballwin, Mo.
F, Tim Pierce, Sr., UCLA, Dana Point, Calif.
F, Mike Tranchilla, Sr., Creighton, Barnhart, Mo.
Second Team
G, William Hesmer, Jr., Wake Forest, Wilson, N.C.
D, Chad Dombrowski, Sr., Wisc.-Milwaukee, Halas Corners, Wis.
D, Kevin Friedland, Sr., SMU, Irvine, Calif.
D, Tim Regan, Sr., Bradley, Orland Hills, Ill.
D, Shavar Thomas, So., Connecticut, Tolland, Conn.
M, Clint Dempsey, So., Furman, Nacogdoches, Texas
M, Chris Goos, Sr., UNC-Greensboro, Houston, Texas
M, Ned Grabavoy, So., Indiana, New Lenox, Ill.
F, Ryan Coiner, Sr., San Diego, Aliso Viejo, Calif.
F, Joseph Ngwenya, Jr., Coastal Carolina, Conway, S.C.
F, Damani Ralph, Sr., Connecticut, Tolland, Conn.
F, Dimelon Westfield, Sr., Clemson, Clemson, S.C.
Third Team
G, Matt Haefner, Jr., Pennsylvania, Amherst, N.Y.
D, Guy Abrahamson, Sr., Rutgers, Essex Falls, N.J.
D, Brent Jacquette, Sr., Penn State, Wallingford, Pa.
D, Guy Melamed, So., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
M, Kevin Ara, Jr., Harvard, Upland, Calif.
M, Brian Carroll, Jr., Wake Forest, Springfield, Va.
M, Scott Buete, Jr., Maryland, Bowie, Md.
F, Rob Friend, Sr., UC-Santa Barbara, Kelowna, British Columbia
F, Antou Jallow, So., Wisc.-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wis.
F, Nate Jaqua*, Jr., Portland, Eugene, Ore.
F, Roger Levesque*, Sr., Stanford, Portland, Maine
F, Arturo Torres, Sr., Loyola-Marymount, Wilmington, Calif.
* Indicates previous selection