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Carlos Ferrando Felis of Franklin Pierce Headlines 2021 Academic All-America® NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Team
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Carlos Ferrando Felis
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior defender
Carlos Ferrando Felis of Franklin Pierce University headlines the 2021 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men's Soccer teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 Division II Academic All-America® program.
Felis has been selected as the recipient of the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for Division II men's soccer. Felis is a repeat performer from the 2021-22 Division II Academic All-America® teams having earned first team honors a year ago.
Felis is a graduate student who finished with a 3.67 grade-point average as an undergraduate student, and now has a 3.98 GPA as a graduate student. He led fourth-ranked Franklin Pierce to a berth in the sweet 16 for the second straight time and an overall record of 20-1-1 while spearheading a near impenetrable defense. The Ravens were eliminated in the third round of the NCAA Tournament in a shootout after battling Millersville University to a 1-1 tie in two overtimes. They beat American International College 2-1 to win their fourth Northeast-10 championship and first since 2011. Franklin Pierce eliminated Post University 4-0, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
The native of Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain played in 16 matches, with 15 starts. He contributed three goals and an assist for seven points, but his true value came on the defensive end of the field. Franklin Pierce allowed just nine goals all season while recording 13 shutouts. Incredibly, opponents had just 36 shots on goal all year.
Felis was previously name the Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Year while earning first team All-NE-10 accolades for the second straight season. In 2019, he was first team pick and was named the NE-10 Defensive Player of the Year. He was also named to the D2CCA All-East Region first team after earning the same honor in 2019. He was a first team United Soccer Coaches All-American in 2019.
Twenty of the 35 members of the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Soccer teams have at least a 3.90 GPA, with eight student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The 12 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.90.
The Academic All-America® Division II Men’s Soccer teams have 10 other previous members, including Felis –
Travis Swallow (Seattle Pacific University), a second team choice in 2019 and 2020 and a third team pick in 2018,
Patrick Allan (Colorado School of Mines),
Kristian Hooker (Regis University),
Dimitrios Karousos (Indianapolis),
Ryan McCully (Northeastern State University,
Johannes Oeksnevad (Lees-McRae College),
Thaylan Silva (Carson-Newman University),
Jonny Stephens (Cedarville University), and
Lorenzo Valentini (Northwest Nazarene University).
2021 Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Teams – NCAA Division II
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Garret Wild |
Colorado State University Pueblo |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business Management |
| D |
Patrick Allan |
Colorado School of Mines |
Gr. |
3.98/3.75 |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| D |
Alec Bevis |
Fort Hays State University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Chemistry |
| D |
Andrew Elkins |
Auburn University at Montgomery |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Carlos Ferrando Felis (1) |
Franklin Pierce University |
Gr. |
3.98/3.67 |
Health Science |
| M |
Harri Lovett |
Chowan University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business |
| M |
Tom Marriott |
Lander University |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Business |
| M |
Travis Swallow (2,#, !) |
Seattle Pacific University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Jacques Fokam-Sandeu |
Coker University |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Shawn Genus |
Wilmington University |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Sports Management |
| F |
Johannes Oeksnevad |
Lees-McRae College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
English / Sports Management |
| F |
Thaylan Silva |
Carson-Newman University |
Gr. |
3.73/3.80 |
Communications (UG) / Business (G) |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Dimitrios Karousos (3) |
University of Indianapolis |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Physics |
| D |
Bryce Goodwyn |
Anderson University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Political Science |
| D |
Matthias Kuhn |
Mercy College |
Jr. |
3.90 |
International Business |
| D |
Ryan McCully (2) |
Northeastern State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| D |
Jonny Stephens |
Cedarville University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Civil Engineering |
| M |
Sergio Del Castillo |
Gannon University |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Edin Hernandez |
University of Montevallo |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Exercise & Nutrition Science |
| M |
Beckham Sibiski |
Lock Haven University |
Gr. |
3.90 |
Secondary Education/Math (UG) / Teaching & Learning (G) |
| F |
Rodrigo Descalzo Rocca |
Adelphi University |
Gr. |
3.82 |
Management |
| F |
Kristian Hooker |
Regis University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biochemistry |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Kosta Maniatis |
Franklin Pierce University |
Jr. |
3.75 |
Accounting |
| D |
Ethan Anderson |
Colorado Mesa University |
Sr. |
3.32 |
Business Administration/Marketing |
| D |
Jeppe Christensen |
Mars Hill University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Mo Kanani |
Slippery Rock University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Psychology |
| D |
Adam Kirkwood |
Young Harris College |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Management - Marketing |
| D |
Carson Talboys |
Wilmington University |
Gr. |
3.52/3.84 |
MS Accounting |
| D |
Lorenzo Valentini (3) |
Northwest Nazarene University |
Gr. |
3.96 |
Recreation & Sport Management (UG) / MBA (G) |
| M |
Hannes Nilsson |
University of Bridgeport |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Mathematics |
| M |
Michael Sprauer |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Electrical Engineering |
| M |
Yesin van der Pluijm |
Young Harris College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Management - Finance |
| F |
Paolo Marciano |
Adelphi University |
Gr. |
3.83 |
Sport Management |
| F |
Max McNulty |
Lander University |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Business |
| F |
Sidney Warden |
Mercyhurst University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Marketing |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Carlos Ferraro Felis, Franklin Pierce University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection in 2020-21
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2020-21
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2020-21
(#) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second-team selection in 2019-20
(!) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third-team selection in 2018-19
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Bob Shreve, Gannon University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
shreve001@gannon.edu | (814) 871-7008