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Eric Kirby of Rose-Hulman Leads the Academic All-America® NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Team
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Eric Kirby
AUSTIN, Texas – Senior
Eric Kirby of Rose-Hulman headlines the 2020-21 CoSIDA Academic All-America® men’s soccer team selected by the College Sports Information Directors Association (CoSIDA) and announced Wednesday.
Kirby, a computer engineering and computer science major from LaGrange, Kentucky, is one of five repeat Academic All-America ® selections on the 33-member men’s team. A now two-time first team Academic All-America ® honoree, Kirby was named as the HCAC Defensive Player of the Year this season and his 23 career assists is good for No. 3 all-time at Rose-Hulman.
Kirby has a 3.97 GPA.
Justin Howe (Cornell College),
Mitchell Long (Texas Lutheran),
Jasper Yang (Grinnell), and
Charlie Widing (Hobart) join Kirby as repeat honorees for the men. All four men were third team selections in 2019 with Howe, Long, and Yang earning first team honors in 2020-21 and Widing second team accolades.
Long and Widing are also two four men to post perfect 4.0 GPAs.
Nelson Zimmerman (Catholic) and
Gerardo Medina from Concordia University Chicago complete that group.
The 11-member men’s first team has a 3.89 average GPA with the total team posting a 3.85.
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 2020-21 Division III Academic All-America® teams program.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Teams – NCAA Division III
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Aaron Forman |
Carleton College |
Sr. |
3.92 |
History |
| D |
Justin Howe (3) |
Cornell College |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Engineering |
| D |
Scott Lich |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.73 |
Economics |
| D |
Mitchell Long (3) |
Texas Lutheran University |
Sr. |
4 |
Kinesiology / Exercise Science |
| D |
Ryan Tarr |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| M |
Eric Kirby (1) |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Computer Engineering / Computer Science |
| M |
Alejandro Maclean |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Economics / Applied Mathematics & Statistics |
| M |
RJ Moore |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Economics / Applied Mathematics & Statistics |
| F |
Trevor Goodling |
Messiah University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Finance |
| F |
Cole Schwartz |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Education |
| F |
Jasper Yang (3) |
Grinnell College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Biology |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Michael Nyc |
Washington and Lee University |
Jr. |
3.57 |
Economics / Mathematics |
| D |
Sam Accordino |
Westminster College (PA) |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Neuroscience |
| D |
Sam Hosmer-Quint |
Kenyon College |
Sr. |
3.88 |
History / Spanish |
| D |
Tom Hultsch |
University of St. Thomas |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Economics / Finance |
| D |
Charlie Widing (3) |
Hobart College |
Jr. |
4 |
Biochemistry / Education |
| M |
Sam Alvares |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| M |
Travis Van Brewer |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.8 |
Civil Engineering |
| M |
Nelson Zimmerman |
Catholic University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| F |
Max Busch |
Bethany Lutheran |
So. |
3.81 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Luis Green |
Texas Lutheran University |
Jr. |
3.48 |
Business Finance |
| F |
Nick Iregui |
Westminster College (PA) |
Sr. |
3.57 |
Business Administration |
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| THIRD TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Alex Singh |
Carnegie Mellon University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Computer Science |
| D |
Isaiah Holquist |
University of Chicago |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Statistics |
| D |
Aaron Makikalli |
MIT |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering / Music |
| D |
Eric Smith |
LeTourneau University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Civil Engineering |
| D |
Jack Spiridellis |
Middlebury College |
Sr. |
3.95 |
International Politics / Economics |
| M |
Ian Dean |
Simpson College |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Mathematics / Physics |
| M |
Joao Godoy |
Lake Forest College |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Finance / Mathematics |
| M |
Will Newton |
Centre College |
Sr. |
3.44 |
Chemistry |
| F |
Cameron Earls |
Piedmont College |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Business Administration / Marketing |
| F |
Tariq Lee |
Stevenson University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics |
| F |
Gerardo Medina |
Concordia University Chicago |
Sr. |
4 |
Criminal Justice / Political Science |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Eric Kirby, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Jeff Schwartz, Retired, North Dakota State University | CoSIDA Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
Schwartzy2@yahoo.com | (701) 793-0538
Scott Musa, Shenandoah University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
smusa@su.edu | (540) 665-5417