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Kyle Hiebert of Missouri State Leads 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Team
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Kyle Hiebert
AUSTIN, Texas – Defender
Kyle Hiebert, a graduate student at Missouri State University, headlines the 2020-21 Academic All-America® Division I men’s soccer team selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Monday.
Hiebert has been named the 2020-21 Academic All-America® of the Year for Division I men’s soccer.
A native of La Salle, Manitoba, Hiebert is pursuing a graduate degree in accounting. He owns a 4.0 GPA in his graduate course work after also earning a 4.0 as an undergrad. Hiebert earns his fourth Academic All-America® honor after being named to the first team in 2018 and 2019, and to the third team in 2017. During the spring 2021 season, Hiebert led the Bears to a Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) tournament title and a bid to the NCAA Tournament. He started all 14 games on the backline for Missouri State, en route to being named the MVC Defensive Player of the Year and the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Hiebert is a two-time United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-American, earning first team honors this past season. He was a MAC Hermann Trophy semifinalist along with being named the USC Scholar Player of the Year. Hiebert concluded his career by starting 68 consecutive games for the Bears.
Eight of the 33 members of the Academic All-America® Division I men’s soccer teams boast a perfect 4.0 GPA in their undergraduate work or graduate school. The 11 members of the first team have an average GPA of 3.85, with the entire men’s team holding a collective average GPA of 3.78.
Joining Hiebert as a repeat selection on the Academic All-America® Division I men’s soccer team is fellow teammate
Michael Creek. It is Creek’s third Academic All-America® honor after being named to the first team in 2019 and the third team in 2018.
David Grana (Saint Joseph's University) also earns his third Academic All-America® award following selections to the second team in 2018 and third team in 2019. Other repeat selections from 2019 include -
Andrew Thomas (Stanford University),
Joel Harrison (University of Michigan), and
Zach Maas (Utah Valley University).
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Teams – NCAA Division I
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Andrew Thomas (2) |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Engineering Physics |
| D |
David Grana (3) (#) |
Saint Joseph's University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Biology |
| D |
Joel Harrison (2) |
University of Michigan |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Computer Science Engineering Masters |
| D |
Kyle Hiebert (1) ($) (&) |
Missouri State University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Accounting |
| D |
Kevin Morris |
West Virginia University |
Gr. |
3.9 |
Mathematics (UG) / Business Data Analytics (G) |
| M |
Zach Maas (3) |
Utah Valley University |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Exercise Science, Pre-Med |
| M |
Pierre Reedy |
Pennsylvania State University |
Gr. |
3.64/3.66 |
Security & Risk Analysis (UG) Corporate Finance (G) |
| M |
Lucas Rosa |
Saint Francis University |
Sr. |
4 |
Accounting |
| F |
Zach Ryan |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
3.51 |
Management Science & Engineering |
| F |
Lukas Sunesson |
Marquette University |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Operations & Supply Chain MGM / Intern. Business |
| F |
Rene White |
New Jersey Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Business Concentration in Financial Technology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Michael Creek (1) (%) |
Missouri State University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Spencer Glass |
Indiana University |
Sr. |
3.39 |
Marketing, Management & Sales |
| D |
Jacob Graiber |
University of Illinois at Chicago |
Gr. |
3.41/3.57 |
Finance (UG) / Finance (G) |
| D |
Patrick Hogan |
Charlotte |
Gr. |
3.43/4.00 |
Business Analytics |
| D |
Matt Nocita |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Jr. |
3.58 |
History |
| M |
Billy Hency |
Loyola University Chicago |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Supply Chain Management |
| M |
Alan Kahlenbeck |
Saint Joseph's University |
Gr. |
4 |
Finance |
| M |
Storm Strongin |
Hofstra University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Economics |
| M |
Marc Ybarra |
University of Michigan |
Sr. |
3.45 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Victor Bezerra |
Indiana University |
So. |
3.6 |
Sport Marketing & Management |
| F |
Mike Melaragni |
Western Michigan University |
Jr. |
4 |
Biomedical Sciences |
| F |
CJ Tibbling |
Seton Hall University |
Jr. |
3.71 |
IT Management |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Will Palmquist |
University of Denver |
Gr. |
3.95/4.00 |
Finance & Data Analytics |
| D |
Jordan Broadwater |
East Tennessee State University |
Sr. |
4 |
Chemistry |
| D |
Mark Brown |
Utah Valley University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Finance |
| D |
Nick Dauchot |
Loyola Marymount University |
Gr. |
3.52/3.89 |
Finance (UG) / MBA (G) |
| D |
Daniel Strachan |
University of Akron |
Gr. |
3.65 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Matthew Fearnley |
Georgia State University |
Jr. |
3.84 |
Health & Physical Education |
| M |
Matt Thorsheim |
Bucknell University |
Sr. |
3.7 |
Accounting & Financial Management |
| F |
Taylor Durall |
UNC Asheville |
Jr. |
3.97 |
Biology |
| F |
Jack Lynn |
University of Notre Dame |
Jr. |
3.41 |
Finance |
| F |
Matthew Vowinkel |
Hofstra University |
Sr. |
3.45 |
Finance |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Kyle Hiebert, Missouri State University
(1) – 2019 1st team Academic All-America®
(2) – 2019 2nd team Academic All-America®
(3) – 2019 3rd team Academic All-America®
($) – 2018 1st team Academic All-America®
(#) – 2018 2nd team Academic All-America®
(%) – 2018 3rdteam Academic All-America®
(&) – 2017 3rd team Academic All-America®
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
jeff.schwartz@ndsu.edu | (701) 231-8332
Brian Alden | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
BrianAlden@hotmail.com