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Caldeira, Neal, Donovan and Rittersberger highlight 2024 Academic All-America® Men's Soccer teams
Four talented student-athletes lead 2024 Men's Soccer Academic All-America® teams
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AUSTIN, Texas – Four standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2024 Academic All-America® men’s soccer teams as selected by College Sports Communicators.
Marcus Caldeira from West Virginia University,
Preston Neal from Southern New Hampshire University,
Nathan Donovan from University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire, and
Ricardo Rittersberger of Aquinas College lead the Academic All-America® teams by being named as the Academic All-America® Team
Member of the Year for NCAA Divisions I, II, and III as well as the NAIA, respectively.
NCAA Division I
Marcus Caldeira, a junior majoring in finance, owns a cumulative grade-point average of 4.00. The forward from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada led West Virginia to a 13-2-7 record in 2024. He finished as the second-leading scorer with 11 goals and an assist for 23 points with four game-winning goals. He is tied for 22nd in the country in goals. The Mountaineers were the Sun Belt regular season and tournament champions. Ranked 10th in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25, they advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament with a 2-1 victory over North Florida before dropping a 2-1 decision to No. 11 Virginia. Caldeira was a second team All-Sun Belt Conference selection.
Caldeira is one of two repeat performers from the 2023 CSC Academic All-America® Team. He earned first team honors and was also a College Soccer News First-Team All-American, a United Soccer Coaches Second-Team All-American, a United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region First Team selection and was named to the All-Sun Belt First Team. He led the Sun Belt Conference and finished 16th in Division I with 12 goals and 25th in points (27).
In addition to Caldeira
Brendan Herb of UNC Asheville was also a first team honoree on the 2023 Academic All-America® Division I team.
The 11 members of the Division I first team had a 3.91 average GPA. A total of nine members had 4.00 GPAs, with six on the first team.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
JT Harms |
Indiana University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Sport Marketing & Management |
| D |
Max Broughton |
West Virginia University |
Gr. |
3.87/4.00 |
Sport Management |
| D |
Pierce Infuso |
Hofstra University |
Gr. |
3.80 |
Finance |
| D |
Hjalti Sigurdsson |
University of Dayton |
Gr. |
3.86/3.75 |
Engineering Management (G) |
| D |
Henrik Winkelmann |
Siena College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Analytics (G) |
| M |
Ryan Baer |
West Virginia University |
Gr. |
3.74/4.00 |
Sport Management |
| M |
Brendan Herb (1) |
UNC Asheville |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Economics |
| M |
Patrick Short |
Drexel University |
Gr. |
3.98 |
Finance |
| F |
Marcus Caldeira (1) |
West Virginia University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| F |
Matthew Roou |
University of Notre Dame |
Sr. |
3.53 |
Finance |
| F |
Omar Yehya |
Utah Valley University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Marco Brougher |
University of California |
Jr. |
3.60 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| D |
Andre Cutler-DeJesus |
Syracuse University |
Gr. |
3.70 |
Finance |
| D |
Matthew Helfrich |
Georgetown University |
So. |
3.93 |
Business |
| D |
Brock Pickett |
Wright State |
Sr. |
3.96 |
History |
| D |
Christian Shannon |
Western Michigan University |
So. |
4.00 |
Pre-Business Analytics |
| D |
Ronan Wynne |
University of Denver |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Journalist Studies & Psychology |
| M |
Guilherme Feitosa |
University of Pittsburgh |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Drew Kerr |
Duke University |
Jr. |
3.53 |
Sociology |
| M |
Sam Williams |
UNC-Chapel Hill |
Jr. |
3.77 |
Economics |
| F |
Ethan Ballek |
University of South Carolina |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Sport & Entertainment Management |
| F |
Jesus Barea |
Missouri State University |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Exercise & Movement Science |
| F |
Ulfur Bjornsson |
Duke University |
So. |
3.55 |
Undecided |
| F |
Noah Kvifte |
Florida Atlantic University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Business Analytics |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Erik Lauta |
University of New Hampshire |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| D |
Ruben Mesalles |
Duke University |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Political Sciences |
| D |
Enzo Newman |
Oregon State |
So. |
3.86 |
Kinesiology |
| D |
Ian Pilcher |
Charlotte |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Exercise Science |
| M |
Sam Bassett |
University of Denver |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Real Estate & Construction Management |
| M |
Daniel D'Ippolito |
Fordham |
Jr. |
3.73 |
Applied Accounting and Finance |
| M |
Charlie Kriel |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Sr. |
3.55 |
Quantitative Economics |
| F |
Logan Dorsey |
University of Kentucky |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Psychology |
| F |
Cole Werthmuller |
Wright State |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Sports Science |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
NCAA Division II
Preston Neal, a senior goalkeeper from Windham, New Hampshire, has a 3.98 cumulative GPA as a graphic design & media arts major. He becomes a two-time CSC Academic All-American after earning third team honors a year ago and was a three-time All-District honoree. He was previously a United Soccer Coaches East All-Region first team pick, the Northeast 10 Goalkeeper of the Year and NE10 All-Conference First Team selection this season.
Neal started 17 of the 18 matches he played in, finishing 13-1-3 with eight shutouts. He had a 0.75 goals-against average and .819 save percentage, ranking second in the NE10 in GAA, save percentage and shutouts. He is 10th, 11th and 13th, nationally, in those respective categories.
The Penmen finished with a 14-2-3 record, capturing their eighth NE10 title. Southern New Hampshire received its 24th NCAA Championship berth and the No. 2 seed in Super Region I. They tied Post 1-1 in the second round, but were eliminated 7-6 on penalty kicks.
Including Neal, Division II had six repeat selections on the Academic All-America® team:
Johannes Hanken Tjostheim (Mercy University), also a first team selection a year ago, and
Arturo Gorodnickis (Lewis University), who moves up from the third team. In addition,
Sebastian Doppelhofer (Lewis University) and
Trindon Turner (Rogers State University) are third team members after earning a spot on the second team a year ago, and Gannon University’s
James Pool repeats as a third team selection.
The Division II first team had a 3.92 average GPA. Eleven total members have 4.00 GPAs, with five of those on the first team.
The Division II Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Preston Neal (1) |
Southern New Hampshire University |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Graphic Design & Media Arts |
| D |
Shjon Andrews (1) |
Colorado State University - Pueblo |
Gr. |
3.68/3.96 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Arturs Gorodnickis (3) |
Lewis University |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Finance |
| D |
Keegan Lynch |
University of West Florida |
Gr. |
3.80 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Nolan McMillen |
Mars Hill University |
Gr. |
3.98/4.00 |
Management (G) |
| D |
Patrick Walsh |
Bloomsburg |
Sr. |
3.70 |
Business |
| M |
Jacopo Belardo |
Rockhurst University |
Sr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Data Analytics (G) |
| M |
David Citron |
Fort Lewis College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Quin Collins |
Colorado School of Mines |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Quantitative Biosciences & Engineering |
| M |
Oliver Whaley |
Ashland University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| F |
Frederic Benedix |
Coker University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Psychology |
| F |
Johannes Hanken Tjostheim (1) |
Mercy University |
Jr. |
3.93 |
Psychology |
| F |
Peter Plougmand |
Mars Hill University |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Business Administration |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Brady Rimple |
Bloomsburg |
Gr. |
3.93 |
Business Administration (G) |
| D |
Gabriel Koenig |
Roosevelt University |
Sr. |
3.94 |
Marketing |
| D |
Matty Tricker |
Coker University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Physical Education |
| D |
Jorgen Krohn-Pettersen |
Mercy University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration / Finance |
| M |
Philip Caputo |
St. Cloud State University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Business Management |
| M |
Sverre Orten |
Gannon University |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Finance |
| F |
Keegan Ancelin |
University of West Florida |
Sr. |
3.69 |
Exercise Science |
| F |
Alberto Romano |
Newman University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Business Marketing |
| F |
Miles Seminario |
University of Colorado-Colorado Springs |
Jr. |
3.77 |
Electrical Engineering |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Sebastian Doppelhofer(2) |
Lewis University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Sports Management |
| D |
Mathias Schilbred-Eriksen |
Mercy University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Finance & Data Analytics |
| D |
Imran Sekagya |
Jefferson |
Sr. |
3.98 |
Management |
| D |
Trindon Turner (2) |
Rogers State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Benjamin Van Buren |
Mercy University |
Gr. |
3.89 |
Business Administration (G) |
| M |
August Abrahamsen |
University of Indianapolis |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| M |
James Pool (3) |
Gannon University |
Gr. |
3.74/4.00 |
Business Analytics |
| M |
Simon Sagal |
Point Loma Nazarene University |
So. |
3.89 |
Undeclared |
| M |
Nikola Sotra |
Coker University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Tadhg Walsh |
Fort Hays State University |
Jr. |
3.80 |
Health & Human Performance |
| F |
Pablo Herrera |
Adelphi University |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Finance |
| F |
Oli Orzechowski |
University of Alabama-Huntsville |
So. |
4.00 |
Aerospace Engineering |
| F |
Kevin Rubaszewski |
Nova Southeastern University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Finance |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
NCAA Division III
Nathan Donovan, a senior forward from Hazel Green, Wisconsin, is now an All-American on the pitch and in the classroom. He was recently named an United Soccer Coaches first team All-American and is now a first team Academic All-American. He is a biology major with a 3.88 GPA.
Donovan is Wisconsin-Eau Claire's first two-time All-American in men's soccer after he earnedfirst team All-America® accolades as a sophomore in 2022 and repeating this year. He leads all of NCAA men's college soccer — regardless of Division — in scoring with 26 goals this fall. He also had a team-high 15 assists for a total of 67 points. His goal and points totals both set new UW-Eau Claire single-season records. He was the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) Kwik Trip Offensive Player of the Year this season and earned all-region honors all four years of his career.
The Blugolds enjoyed the best men's soccer season in program history, reaching the Division III elite eight before suffering a 2-1 defeat to Amherst College to finish at 17-2-5. Donovan finished his career as UW-Eau Claire's all-time leader in nearly every statistical category. He ranks third in the history of Division III with 229 career points and ranks fourth in DIII history with 94 goals.
Nine members of the Division III team were repeat Academic All-America® selections, including
Logan Falzarano of Johns Hopkins University, last year’s CSC Division III Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year and now a two-time first team selection along with earning third team honors in 2021. In addition,
Will Shaffer of Ohio Northern University,
Tiago Frazao of Endicott College,
Shea Bechtel of St. Olaf College,
Adam Carter of Messiah University,
Curtis Hale of Colorado College,
Koa Kaliebe of Franklin & Marshall University,
Cole Dobson of Pacific Lutheran University, and
Hans Haenicke of Macalester College were repeat honorees.
The Division III first team had an average 3.92 GPA, with three members having 4.00 GPAs. A total of six student-athletes on the three teams had 4.00 GPAs.
The Division III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division III national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Zachary Weis |
Nebraska Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Political Science, Philosophy & Religion |
| D |
Steven Arthur |
MSOE |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Electrical Engineering |
| D |
Logan Falzarano(1,@,7) |
Johns Hopkins University |
Gr. |
3.99 |
Applied Mathematics&Statistics(U)/Data Science & Machine Learning (G) |
| D |
Aidan Hallinan |
MIT |
Gr. |
3.92 |
Nuclear Science and Engineering |
| D |
Ronnie Morgan |
Maine Maritime Academy |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Power Engineering Technology |
| M |
Etienne Casanova |
Caltech |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Computer Science |
| M |
Tiago Frazao (3) |
Endicott College |
Gr. |
3.93 |
International Business |
| M |
Will Shaffer (1) |
Ohio Northern University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| F |
Shea Bechtel (2) |
St. Olaf College |
Sr. |
3.79 |
Quantitative Economics |
| F |
Nathan Donovan |
UW-Eau Claire |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Biology |
| F |
Kade Theunissen |
Covenant College |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Economics |
| F |
Johnny Troiano |
Rowan University |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Law & Justice |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Adam Carter (3) |
Messiah University |
Sr. |
3.84 |
English |
| D |
Curtis Hale (3) |
Colorado College |
Sr. |
3.80 |
Mathematical Economics |
| D |
Luke Madden |
Middlebury College |
Sr. |
3.78 |
Spanish |
| D |
Jarec Morlote |
Messiah University |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Economics |
| D |
Brady West |
Ohio Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Finance |
| M |
Koa Kaliebe (2) |
Franklin & Marshall |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Joint Studies |
| M |
Rafael Otero |
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps |
Sr. |
3.88 |
Philosophy & Public Affairs |
| M |
Gavin Randolph |
Middlebury College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Computer Science & Economics |
| F |
Miguel Konde Gwo |
Edgewood College |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Criminal Justice & Pre-Law |
| F |
Will Sangpachatanaruk |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Freddy Rogers |
University of Mary Washington |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Marketing |
| GK |
Will Joseph |
Washington & Lee University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Accounting |
| D |
Jake Atallah |
Emory University |
Gr. |
3.63 |
Neuroscience & Behavioral Biology (U) / Finance (G) |
| D |
Cole Dobson (3) |
Pacific Lutheran University |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Business |
| D |
Hugo Neborg |
North Park University |
Jr. |
3.92 |
Finance |
| D |
Alec McCarty |
DePauw University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Biochemistry |
| M |
Aidan Dunphy |
Johns Hopkins University |
Gr. |
3.92/4.00 |
Molecular & Cellular Biology (U) / Stem Cells & Regenerative Tech. (G) |
| M |
Phillip Kostenko |
University of Redlands |
Sr. |
3.52 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Tracy Moon |
Berry College |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| F |
Branden Dolezal |
Aurora University |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Sport Management & Exercise Science |
| F |
Hans Haenicke (3) |
Macalester College |
Sr. |
3.97 |
German Studies & Media & Cultural Studies |
| F |
Victor Naci |
St. Joseph’s University, NY-Brooklyn |
Sr. |
3.81 |
Business Administration |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(2) – 2nd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(3) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2023
(@) – CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of Year in 2023
(7) – 3rd team Academic All-America® in 2021
NAIA
Ricardo Rittersberger, a senior forward from Weinheim, Germany, has a 3.76 GPA as a business & sports management major. He is now a two-time first team selection to the Academic All-America® team. He led Aquinas to a 14-5-1 record, reaching the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference Championship before suffering a 2-1 loss in overtime to Indiana Tech.
Rittersberger led the Saints with 18 goals and four assists for 40 points. He had nine game-winning goals. He ranks among the NAIA leaders in both goals and points. He finishes his career with 48 goals and 18 assists for 118 career points. He finishes second in career goals and third in career points at Aquinas.
Four players are repeat selections to the Academic All-America® team from the NAIA: Rittersberger,
Simen Haraldstad (Milligan University),
Andrew Pasang (Oregon Tech), and
Guido Cacciabue (St. Thomas (Fla.) University). Cacciabue was the 2023 CSC NAIA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year
The NAIA first team had a 3.90 average GPA, with three members of the first team and six total showing 4.00 GPAs.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2024-25 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Nolan Fuelberth |
Concordia University, Nebraska |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Accounting & Business Administration |
| D |
Lucas Catosso |
Mid-America Christian University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business & Ethics |
| D |
Oscar Gallardo |
Mid-America Christian University |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Business & Ethics |
| D |
Max Sickenberger |
Morningside University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Tim Slusarczyk |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Chemistry |
| M |
Manuel Flores |
University of Tennessee Southern |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Human Performance & Physical Education |
| M |
Enzo Nogue |
Mid-America Christian University |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Accounting & Ethics |
| M |
Michal Mojzis |
Carroll College |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| F |
Zack Bowser |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Pre-Med |
| F |
Mario Goic |
SCAD Savannah |
Gr. |
3.76 |
Luxury & Brand Management |
| F |
Ricardo Rittersberger(1) |
Aquinas College |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Business & Sports Management |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Casey Ruvolo |
Southern Oregon University |
Jr. |
3.64 |
Economics |
| D |
Kyle Alb |
Marian University |
Jr. |
3.82 |
Biology |
| D |
Gerard Liao |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.96 |
Business Administration & Info. Tech. Services |
| D |
Owen Lewis |
Union Commonwealth University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Exercise Science |
| D |
Pedro Salmon |
William Woods University |
So. |
3.97 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Louis Dolcini |
University of Mobile |
So. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Francois Geris-Rey |
Mid-America Christian University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Biology |
| M |
Simen Haraldstad(1) |
Milligan University |
Gr. |
3.90/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| M |
Andrew Pasang(1) |
Oregon Tech |
Sr. |
3.84 |
Medical Imaging Technology |
| F |
Guido Cacciabue (1,@,4) |
St. Thomas University (Fla.) |
Sr. |
3.60 |
Business Management |
| F |
David Hernandez |
Trinity Christian College |
So. |
3.71 |
Business |
| F |
Paul Einero |
Multnomah Campus of Jessup University |
Sr. |
3.67 |
Business |
| F |
Shuma Sasaki |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.66 |
Business Administration & Marketing |
(1) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2023
(@) – CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of Year in 2023
(4) – 1st team Academic All-America® in 2022
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Bob Shreve, Gannon University | Academic All-America® Coordinator, Publicity
Rshreve001@gannon.edu | (478) 455-1779
Michael MacEachern, Georgia College & State University | Academic All-America® Co-Director for Publicity
michael.maceachern@gcsu.edu | (478) 455-1779