2024 USC All American Teams

[Freddyfud]

CSC released the real DIII All American teams today (i.e., the Academic All-American teams!).  I always enjoy seeing the kids' majors and having their academic successes celebrated.  These aren't bench warmers who brought up the team GPA either.  They legitimately are stars both on and off the field.

Nathan Donovan was named played of the year, which is nice recognition for a kid who had a fantastic season (26 goals and 15 assist) and then suffered an injury that kept him out of Eau Claire's entire NCAA run.

FIRST TEAM
Pos.   Name   School   Yr.   GPA   Major
GK   Zachary Weis   Nebraska Wesleyan University   Sr.   4.00   Political Science, Philosophy & Religion
D   Steven Arthur   MSOE   Sr.   4.00   Electrical Engineering
D   Logan Falzarano(1,@,7)   Johns Hopkins University   Gr.   3.99   Applied Mathematics&Statistics(U)/
               Data Science & Machine Learning (G)
D   Aidan Hallinan   MIT   Gr.   3.92   Nuclear Science and Engineering
D   Ronnie Morgan   Maine Maritime Academy   Jr.   3.96   Power Engineering Technology
M   Etienne Casanova   Caltech   Jr.   3.91   Computer Science
M   Tiago Frazao (3)   Endicott College   Gr.   3.93   International Business
M   Will Shaffer (1)   Ohio Northern University   Sr.   4.00   Finance
F   Shea Bechtel (2)   St. Olaf College   Sr.   3.79   Quantitative Economics
F   Nathan Donovan   UW-Eau Claire   Sr.   3.88   Biology
F   Kade Theunissen   Covenant College   Sr.   3.91   Economics
F   Johnny Troiano   Rowan University   Jr.   3.78   Law & Justice

SECOND TEAM
Pos.   Name   School   Yr.   GPA   Major
GK   Adam Carter (3)   Messiah University   Sr.   3.84   English
D   Curtis Hale (3)   Colorado College   Sr.   3.80   Mathematical Economics
D   Luke Madden   Middlebury College   Sr.   3.78   Spanish
D   Jarec Morlote   Messiah University   Sr.   3.75   Economics
D   Brady West   Ohio Wesleyan University   Sr.   3.66   Finance
M   Koa Kaliebe (2)   Franklin & Marshall   Sr.   3.97   Joint Studies
M   Rafael Otero   Claremont-Mudd-Scripps   Sr.   3.88   Philosophy & Public Affairs
M   Gavin Randolph   Middlebury College   Jr.   4.00   Computer Science & Economics
F   Miguel Konde Gwo   Edgewood College   Sr.   3.87   Criminal Justice & Pre-Law
F   Will Sangpachatanaruk   Johns Hopkins University   Sr.   3.91   Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

THIRD TEAM
Pos.   Name   School   Yr.   GPA   Major
GK   Freddy Rogers   University of Mary Washington   Sr.   3.82   Marketing
GK   Will Joseph   Washington & Lee University   Jr.   3.98   Accounting
D   Jake Atallah   Emory University   Gr.   3.63   Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology (U) /
               Finance (G)
D   Cole Dobson (3)   Pacific Lutheran University   Sr.   3.86   Business
D   Hugo Neborg   North Park University   Jr.   3.92   Finance
D   Alec McCarty   DePauw University   Sr.   3.96   Biochemistry
M   Aidan Dunphy   Johns Hopkins University   Gr.   3.92/4.00   Molecular & Cellular Biology (U) / Stem Cells & Regenerative Tech. (G)
M   Phillip Kostenko   University of Redlands   Sr.   3.52   Business Administration
M   Tracy Moon   Berry College   Gr.   4.00/4.00   Business Administration (G)
F   Branden Dolezal   Aurora University   Sr.   3.66   Sport Management & Exercise Science
F   Hans Haenicke (3)   Macalester College   Sr.   3.97   German Studies & Media & Cultural Studies
F   Victor Naci   St. Joseph's University, NY-Brooklyn   Sr.   3.81   Business Administration

CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Nathan Donovan, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

(1) - 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) - 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(@) - CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of Year in 2023
(7) - 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021

Very impressive list and these young men should be proud.  Some of those majors scare me!

[Bucket]

He was super in the shootouts!

I think he might be the 2nd or 3rd best keeper in New England.

There is a goalie in New England who in the same categories is #1, #1 & #7.

Walker White from Babson, who was 1st team All Region II three years in a row

https://babsonathletics.com/sports/mens-soccer/roster/walker-white/8392

He was the best GK I saw play this season.

Same.

[aidanshell]

a bit disappointed that Jordy Santana did not get recognition on any of these teams. He was the one player that was not replaceable in the starting 11 for UMW (would regularly play 80+ minutes). Just goes to show you that a CDM is not valued as much as attacking midfielders on these lists.

So true. There are some goalkeepers who get recognized because of defenders who make their job easier and some strikers/AMs who get recognized because of midfielders and defenders who protect them and cover for their mistakes. 

Very much agree having played defense for one of the best teams in the nation for the past three years and never getting a sniff at All-American or All-region despite starting every game and beating every team from our region who had players get on teams.  Lost three games in the last two years, two being 1-0 losses in the sweet sixteen.  Which brings me to my question, who votes on All-Americans and the All-Region teams?

[SKUD]

Congratulations on a great season and remarkable career.  Yes these awards can be cruel and unfair, a great life lesson.

However, UMW Team surrendered almost a goal per Game. Not AA worthy for a goalie or a defense IMO

[Kuiper]

a bit disappointed that Jordy Santana did not get recognition on any of these teams. He was the one player that was not replaceable in the starting 11 for UMW (would regularly play 80+ minutes). Just goes to show you that a CDM is not valued as much as attacking midfielders on these lists.

So true. There are some goalkeepers who get recognized because of defenders who make their job easier and some strikers/AMs who get recognized because of midfielders and defenders who protect them and cover for their mistakes. 

Very much agree having played defense for one of the best teams in the nation for the past three years and never getting a sniff at All-American or All-region despite starting every game and beating every team from our region who had players get on teams.  Lost three games in the last two years, two being 1-0 losses in the sweet sixteen.  Which brings me to my question, who votes on All-Americans and the All-Region teams?

Congrats on a great career!  Coaches are the voters in these rankings, but United Soccer Coaches has a thumb on the scale for regional representation.  So, I think regional committees tend to influence awards even on the national level and there is also a bit of penalty for playing on a great team, because they don't want to name too many players from any one school. 

 

[Saint4life]

https://unitedsoccercoaches.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-United-Soccer-Coaches-Senior-College-All-America-Voting-Procedures-Coaches-3.pdf

Coaches vote but only for players they played against to then get multiplied by a formula the team's record (caliber) which gets us to the final points count. For All-American selection the players with the highest points get selected, so there is no impact on voting beyond the regional coaches the players have played against.

Selection of All-Region Teams Formula
1. PLAYER'S VOTE INDEX (PVI) = [Opposing coaches vote 1st Team: 10 pts; 2nd Team: 5 pts)] divided by
(# of different opponents, less injury games and opponents not participating, up to 20%) plus own coaches vote (1st=4.0; 2nd=3.0; 3rd=2.5; 4th=2.0, 5th=2.0). Note that a GK does not receive a coach's vote.
Out of Division Opponents will not be counted in the # of different opponents. Example: If NCAA Div. II team plays 18 matches against different opponents and two of their matches are against NAIA teams, the # of different opponents would be 16 less any injury or non-participation teams.
  If the number of regularly scheduled
matches is:
10 to 12 matches
13 to 17 matches 18 to 20 matches
Maximum games that may be deducted for non-participation
and/or injury is: 2 matches
3 matches 4 matches
        2. TEAM CALIBER INDEX (TCI) = Wins (3 pts); Ties (2 pts); Losses (1 pt) divided by number of regular season games played. Conference playoff games and out-of-Division opponents are to be counted.
3. PLAYER'S FINAL INDEX (PFI) = PVI x TCI