2021 D3soccer.com All-America Teams

[Christan Shirk]

2021 D3soccer.com Men's All-America teams
https://d3soccer.com/awards/all-america/2021/2021-Mens-AA

2021 MEN'S PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

Forward of the Year: German Giammattei (Sr.), Amherst

Midfielder of the Year: Peder Olsen (Sr.), North Park

Defender of the Year: Richard Gillespie (Jr.), Chicago

Goalkeeper of the Year: Ryan Grady (So.), Middlebury

2021 MEN'S ALL-AMERICANS

FIRST TEAM

F	German Giammattei *	Sr.	Amherst
F	Michael Meese	Fr.	Trinity (Texas)
M	Peder Olsen **	Sr.	North Park
M	Hector Gomez *	Sr.	Ohio Wesleyan
M	Augie Djerdjaj	Jr.	Connecticut College
M	Calvin Aroh *	Sr.	Tufts
D	Richard Gillespie	Jr.	Chicago
D	Griffin Wada	Jr.	Chicago
D	Luke Muther	Sr.	Kenyon
D	Jake Lent-Koop	Jr.	Messiah
GK	Ryan Grady *	So.	Middlebury

SECOND TEAM

F	Amer Lukovic	Fr.	Montclair State
F	Hakeem Morgan	So.	St. Olaf
M	Michael Kutsanzira	Jr.	Washington and Lee
M	Marvin Sibanda	Jr.	St. Lawrence
M	Victor Gaulmin	So.	St. Olaf
M	Gustav Ericsson	Sr.	North Park
D	Jack Rawlins	Sr.	Washington and Lee
D	Michael McFarlane	Sr.	Middlebury
D	Biagio Paoletta *	Sr.	Tufts
D	Ian Daly	Sr.	Tufts
GK	Matt Martin	Sr.	Washington U.

THIRD TEAM

F	Sergio Rivas	Jr.	Washington U.
F	Sam Twigg	Sr.	Calvin
F	Evan Blow	Sr.	Randolph
M	Blake Aronson	Gr.	Cortland State
M	Luke Brautigam	Sr.	Messiah
M	Peter Novoa	Sr.	MIT
M	Samuel Bass	Jr.	Washington and Lee
D	Drew Van Andel	Sr.	Calvin
D	Brady Johnston *	Sr.	Trinity (Texas)
D	Ryan Kuster	Sr.	Alvernia
GK	Sid Marquardt	So.	North Central (Ill.)

* previous D3soccer.com All-America honors

2021 MEN'S COACH OF THE YEAR

Reuben Burk

|  Connecticut Col. (19-4-1)

|  2021 National Champion

[College Soccer Observer]

Christan:  I appreciate the depth of thought and analysis that you and the rest of the staff put into these teams.  You are the gold standard for Division 3 soccer awards and rankings because you take the time to give it your best shot and not just take the top ranked team from each region and slot them as the top 10.  You are the resource for D3 Soccer, and the fans out there are truly thankful for what you guys do.

[Gregory Sager]

I echo everything that CSO said above.

[Camel_Supporter]

Appreciate the difficulty of putting together a list like this.
But can't seem to understand why Yeonas from Conn was not included? Mind providing some insight on his exclusion from all three of your teams?
He was the stand-out player to me in every single match I watched them play. Rarely lost the ball, played almost the entire game in multiple positions, high defensive work rate, ridiculous engine, and provided timely goals/assists.
His stats might not compare to others but I do not think that Conn team has the level of success they did without him.

[blooter442]

His stats might not compare to others but I do not think that Conn team has the level of success they did without him.

No particular insight here, and not that the above was the case, but I think you might have answered your own question. Even though D3soccer does a great job at looking beyond region in terms of deciding teams/etc., there still has to be some kind of way to segment a ton of worthy nominees. Obviously defenders are primarily on the pitch to contribute defensively and not through attacking actions, but when you have a defender like Daly from Tufts who registered 8 goals and 5 assists from left back (3 goals vs. NEC) on top of his defensive play, it's hard to justify taking him over someone who had a comparable season defensively but less offensive output.

Don't dispute that Yeonas would have been a worthy selection, as would Cano of Tufts (who as a forward registered the same 8g/5a combo as Daly, albeit +1 GW).

Somehow I missed that the Camels made it out of the 1st Round via a shootout victory over Salem State. Just goes to show that national titles are won and lost by fine margins...

[blue_jays]

Great to see UChicago's dynamic duo of Gillespie and Wada get recognition here. They are the best center back combo in the country and Gillespie was on fire the second half of the season. They're big boys (6-3 and 6-5) who are never beaten in the air, and Gillespie's athleticism is impressive. His ability to provide big goals as well was notable for an offensively-challenged team and ended up second on the team in scoring. Hoping for great senior seasons from them both in 2022.

[PaulNewman]

Congrats to all the selections as well as those who feels vindicated.  Very impressive list that resonates well with what many of us observed during the season (while realizing that many of us were probably focused on maybe 30-35 of the more top tier teams in terms of what we watched and of course we tend to lock in even more during the tournament).

It's not for me to say who is or isn't most deserving and of course there are always more worthy candidates than slots.  Ask Devin Booker today.  That said, Yeonas, from a distance as I know nothing about him other than watching the games, seems to be the consummate, coach's dream, D3 top tier player.  He is a winner.  Conn had 4-5 guys who were just outstanding, but he very well might have been my pick for POY overall (again, with the caveats noted above in terms of who I saw enough).

[Novacat]

Congrats to all the selections as well as those who feels vindicated.  Very impressive list that resonates well with what many of us observed during the season (while realizing that many of us were probably focused on maybe 30-35 of the more top tier teams in terms of what we watched and of course we tend to lock in even more during the tournament).

It's not for me to say who is or isn't most deserving and of course there are always more worthy candidates than slots.  Ask Devin Booker today.  That said, Yeonas, from a distance as I know nothing about him other than watching the games, seems to be the consummate, coach's dream, D3 top tier player.  He is a winner.  Conn had 4-5 guys who were just outstanding, but he very well might have been my pick for POY overall (again, with the caveats noted above in terms of who I saw enough).

Paul, I agree.  It is so tough to pick amongst so many worthy candidates. And, yes, I, too, would have gone with Steve Yeonas over Augie for Conn but both are very worthy candidates.  Yeonas just really stands out to me because of his versatility.  Saw him about 6x this year.  I real difference maker on so many levels.

[stlawus]

Glad to see Marvin Sibanda get some national recognition for his efforts this season.  He missed the first 5 games and still finished with 11 goals, the first Saint to reach double digit goals since Sam DeMello who is on the Mt. Rushmore of SLU soccer. 

[SimpleCoach]

Glad to see Marvin Sibanda get some national recognition for his efforts this season.  He missed the first 5 games and still finished with 11 goals, the first Saint to reach double digit goals since Sam DeMello who is on the Mt. Rushmore of SLU soccer.

Am a huge fan of Sibanda and can totally see him being Player of the Year next year.  I know, but think he is super talented.

[Saint of Old]

Glad to see Marvin Sibanda get some national recognition for his efforts this season.  He missed the first 5 games and still finished with 11 goals, the first Saint to reach double digit goals since Sam DeMello who is on the Mt. Rushmore of SLU soccer.

Am a huge fan of Sibanda and can totally see him being Player of the Year next year.  I know, but think he is super talented.

I called him an All-Time gr8 Saint 2 minutes watching him play his first year.
He is QUALITY/CLASS.

[SaintsgoMarching]

Well done D3Soccer.com. Marvin is a class player and deserves to be recognized. I think this kid will have his place amongst the legends of the SLU program when the dust settles on his career. I hope the the squad can have some success next year as I would love to see him have a chance to show what he can do on the national stage with a deep run in the tourney.  Only thing is he needs a little bit more quality around him and really hope Coach can bring in a couple of studs or transfers that can help raise the overall level of the group.