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Kevin de Lange of Shawnee State Spotlights CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Men's Soccer Team
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Kevin de Lange
AUSTIN, Texas – Shawnee State University junior forward
Kevin de Lange headlines the Academic All-America® NAIA Men’s Soccer teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 NAIA Academic All-America® teams program.
de Lange was tabbed the recipient of the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NAIA Men’s Soccer.
The career record holder for goals at Shawnee State University,
de Lange caps off an incredible campaign as a repeat CoSIDA Academic All-America® first-team selection. The forward holds the SSU record with 43 career goals and is second all-time in points, just six behind the school leader with one season still to play.
de Lange led the Bears in goals, assists and points and also posted a team-best game-winning goals (five), shots on goal (23) and tied for the team lead in games started (14). He earned second team All-Mid-South Conference honors while maintaining a GPA of 3.99. He graduated from SSU this past spring with a degree in business administration.
In addition to de Lange, Georgia Gwinnett College’s
Alfredo Rivera was a repeat CoSIDA Academic All-America® selection. Rivera was named to the second team last year.
Eight of 11 members of the 2020 CoSIDA Academic All-America® NAIA Men’s Soccer team have at least a 3.80 G.P.A., with two student-athletes maintaining a perfect 4.00 GPA. The eleven members on the first team posted an average GPA of 3.87.
2020-21 Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Teams – NAIA
| FIRST TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Christopher Banfi |
Spring Arbor University |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Philosophy / Pre-Law |
| D |
Francisco Arevalo |
Hastings College |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Navid Istanbullu |
McPherson College |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Business |
| D |
Simon Jensen |
Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Richie Taylor |
Missouri Baptist University |
Jr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Sergio Infantes Castell |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Exercise & Sport Science |
| M |
Alfredo Rivera (2) |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
Sr. |
4 |
International Business |
| M |
Ruben Zepeda |
University of Jamestown |
Sr. |
4 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| F |
Maxwell Amoako |
Indiana Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Kevin de Lange (1) |
Shawnee State University |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Ulisses Miranda |
Grace College |
Sr. |
3.7 |
International Business / Management |
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| SECOND TEAM |
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| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Wessel Berenschot |
Missouri Baptist University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Gian Marco Bevitori |
Madonna University |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Psychology / Business Administration |
| D |
Patrick Pye |
Our Lady of the Lake University |
Jr. |
4 |
Kinesiology |
| D |
Jonathan Roos |
Point Park University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Accounting |
| D |
Derek Vredenburgh |
William Jessup University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Business |
| M |
Marcos Ceballos |
University of California, Merced |
Jr. |
3.3 |
Management / Business Economics |
| M |
Mario Lopez |
Martin Methodist College |
Sr. |
3.43 |
Biology |
| M |
Ramon Lopez |
Sterling College |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Accounting |
| F |
Paul Anderson |
William Jessup University |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Business |
| F |
David Negrin Ruiz |
Webber International University |
Sr. |
3.9 |
General Business Studies |
| F |
Mitchell Roell |
Point Park University |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Electrical Engineering |
Academic All-America® of the Year: Kevin de Lange, Shawnee State University
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2019-20
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2019-20
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College | Academic All-America® Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications
mfmaceachern@yhc.edu | (706) 379-5106
Aaron Sagraves, Cornerstone University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
aaron.sagraves@cornerstone.edu | (616) 977-5415