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2017-18 Academic All-America® Teams and Honorees
Garrett Pochop of Simpson headlines CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Team
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Garrett Pochop
AUSTIN, Texas — Senior forward
Garrett Pochop of Simpson (Iowa) College headlines the 2017 CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America® Men’s soccer teams selected by the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) and announced Tuesday.
Pochop, who has a 3.92 GPA in economics (finance) and management, is also one of 17 repeat selections to the CoSIDA Division III Academic All-America® soccer teams. The men had 10 repeat honorees, while the women team had seven.
A Pierre, South Dakota native, Pochop is just the second player in Iowa Conference history to be a repeat Most Valuable Player selection. He had 17 goals and seven assists for 41 points this fall as Simpson finished 15-3-2 and advanced to the IIAC Tournament semi-finals.
Along with Pochop,
Mike Swiercz (Johns Hopkins University),
Austin Read (U.S. Coast Guard Academy),
Jason McCartney (Emory University),
Nate Gibbons (Lebanon Valley College),
Ryan Stuntz (MIT),
Nick Kapetanos (Benedictine University),
Nick Rutherford (Plymouth State University),
Braden Andryk (MSOE) and
Steven Collins (Rensselaer Polytechnic) are the men’s repeat selections. Stuntz is a three-time pick, earning second team honors for the second straight year and was third team in 2015. Pochop, Kapetanos, Rutherford, Andryk and Collins were first team honorees in 2016-17, Swiercz was a second team selection, and Read, McCartney and Gibbons were all third team.
The 33 men have a 3.91 GPA with eight of the Division III Academic All-America® team members at 4.0. The first team GPA is 3.94.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2017-18 Division II Academic All-America® teams program.
2017 Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Team – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Andres Medina |
Rutgers-Newark |
So. |
4 |
Finance / Accounting |
| D |
Brent Mandelkorn |
Trinity (Texas) |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Engineering |
| D |
Jack McCambridge |
Carnegie Mellon |
Jr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| D |
Mike Swiercz (2) |
Johns Hopkins |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| D |
Austin Read (3) |
U.S. Coast Guard Academy |
Sr. |
3.9 |
Electrical Engineering |
| M |
Nick Joslyn |
Simpson (Iowa) |
Sr. |
4 |
Physics / Mathematics |
| M |
Jason McCartney (3) |
Emory |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Biology |
| M |
Jacob Witte |
Calvin |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Speech Pathology |
| F |
Garrett Lee |
Edgewood |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Business Management |
| F |
Garrett Pochop (1) |
Simpson (Iowa) |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Economics (Finance) / Management |
| F |
Danny Ruple |
Baldwin Wallace |
So. |
3.88 |
Accounting / Finance |
SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Gillen Beck |
Washington & Lee |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Mathematics / Physics |
| D |
Nikolas Angyal |
Rochester |
Jr. |
4 |
Chemical Engineering |
| D |
Brad Deckel |
Springfield (Mass.) |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Criminala Justice |
| D |
Nate Gibbons (3) |
Lebanon Valley |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Physics / Mathematics |
| D |
Cole Rosenberger |
Johns Hopkins |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Environmental Engineering |
| D |
Ryan Stuntz (2) (*) |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Computer Science |
| M |
Chris Garbig |
Ohio Northern |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| M |
Henry Myers |
Kenyon |
Sr. |
3.72 |
Mathematics & Economics |
| M |
Jon Stopple |
Wisconsin-Platteville |
Sr. |
4 |
Electrical Engineering / Industrial Control Systems |
| F |
Nick Kapetanos (1) |
Benedictine (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Finance |
| F |
Kirby Robbins |
Messiah |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Biology |
| F |
Nick Rutherford (1) |
Plymouth State |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Finance |
THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Ben Woodhouse |
Brandeis University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Economics & Business |
| D |
Daniel Ioos |
SUNY Oneonta |
So. |
4 |
Business Economics |
| D |
Tobias Muellers |
Williams College |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Chemistry |
| D |
Christoffer Staahl |
Manhattanville |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Finance |
| M |
Braden Andryk (1) |
MSOE |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Architectural Engineering |
| M |
Steven Collins (1) |
Rensselaer Polytechnic |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Chemical Engineering / Quantitative Finance (G) |
| M |
Ian Schomer |
Maryville (Tenn.) |
Jr. |
4 |
Mathematics |
| F |
Brian Galfond |
Catholic University |
Jr. |
3.9 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| F |
Mark Robinson |
Rhodes |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Business |
| F |
Adam Yaghmour |
Dominican (Ill.) |
Sr. |
3.84 |
International Business / Business Administration |
CoSIDA Academic All-America® of the Year: Garrett Pochop, Simpson
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2016
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2016
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2016
(*) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2015
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Aaron Sagraves, Cornerstone University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
aaron.sagraves@cornerstone.edu | (616) 977-5415