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Caldeira, Orten, Troiano and Goic highlight 2025 Academic All-America® Men's Soccer teams
Four talented student-athletes lead 2025 Men's Soccer Academic All-America® teams; Caldeira repeats as Team Member of the Year in Division I
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GREENWOOD, Indiana – Four standouts headline a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2025 Academic All-America® men’s soccer teams as selected by the College Sports Communicators.
Marcus Caldeira from West Virginia University,
Sverre Orten from Gannon University,
Johnny Troiano from Rowan University, and
Mario Goic of SCAD Savannah 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 senior majoring in finance, owns a grade-point average of 4.00. The forward from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada is a repeat selection as the Division I Team Member of the Year and is now a three-time first team Academic All-America® selection. He led West Virginia finished the season at 13-5-3, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. He was named the Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year along with earning a spot on the All-Sun Belt First Team.
The fourth Mountaineer to be named Conference Player of the Year, Caldeira is now a three-time All-Sun Belt selection, earning spots on the first team in 2023 and 2025 and second team in 2024.
Caldeira played in all 21 games with 20 starts. He scored a career-high 14 goals, leading the Sun Belt, along with a career-best seven assists for 35 points. He led the Sun Belt with 35 points while ranking fourth in the nation with six game-winning goals.
In addition to Caldeira,
Ulfur Bjornsson of Duke University was a repeat Academic All-America® selection. Bjornsson was named to the third team earning second team accolades in 2024.
The 12 members of the Division I first team had a 3.94 average GPA. A total of 11 members had 4.00 GPAs, with five on the first team.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Andrew Samuels |
Princeton University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Public & International Affairs |
| D |
Will Cleary |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Management Science & Engineering |
| D |
Wyatt Lewis |
University of Notre Dame |
Jr. |
3.99 |
Economics |
| D |
Bjorn Nikolajewski |
St. John's University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Sports Management (G) |
| D |
Kamran Acito |
Duke University |
Gr. |
3.79 |
Political Science |
| M |
Zach Bohane |
Stanford University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Science, Technology & Society |
| M |
Richie Aman |
University of Washington |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Psychology |
| M |
Alessandro Arlotti |
Duke University |
Gr. |
3.82/3.83 |
Management Studies (G) |
| M |
Aidan Semelsberger |
University of Denver |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Accounting |
| F |
Fletcher Bank |
Stanford University |
Gr. |
4.00 |
Science, Technology & Society |
| F |
Marcus Caldeira ($,1,4) |
West Virginia University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| F |
Andrew Schug |
U.S. Naval Academy |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Robotics & Control Engineering |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Josh Caron |
High Point University |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Finance |
| D |
Giuliano Fravolini-Whitchurch |
Princeton University |
Sr. |
3.85 |
Economics |
| D |
Nikola Markovic |
NC State |
So. |
3.72 |
Finance |
| D |
Sam Bjork |
Seton Hall University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Finance (G) |
| D |
Jake Shannon |
UNCW |
Sr. |
3.80 |
Business Administration |
| M |
David Garcia Gallego |
Sacred Heart University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Business Analytics |
| M |
Cam Wilkerson |
University of California |
Sr. |
3.63 |
American Studies |
| M |
Daniel D'Ippolito |
Fordham University |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Applied Accounting & Finance |
| M |
David Krumov |
Bucknell University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Computer Science |
| F |
Stephan Soghomonian |
SMU |
So. |
3.90 |
Finance |
| F |
Sergi Solans Ormo |
UCLA |
So. |
3.85 |
International Development Studies |
| F |
Daniel Burko |
Hofstra University |
Gr. |
3.86/4.00 |
Finance |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Tomas Hut |
Syracuse University |
Gr. |
3.88/3.88 |
Creative Leadership |
| D |
Noah De Blasis |
University of Louisville |
So. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Tim Brdaric |
Syracuse University |
Gr. |
3.80/3.80 |
Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises |
| D |
Ricky Schissler |
University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Media & Communication Studies |
| D |
Agustin Resch |
Seton Hall University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Finance |
| M |
Umberto Pelà |
University of Virginia |
Sr. |
3.70 |
Commerce |
| F |
Aidan Payne |
NC State |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Accounting |
| F |
Joschi Schelb |
Rutgers University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Economics |
| F |
Ulfur Bjornsson (2) |
Duke University |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Sociology |
($) – Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year in 2024
(1) – Academic All-America® first team in 2024
(2) – Academic All-America® second team in 2024
(4) – Academic All-America® first team in 2023
NCAA Division II
Sverre Orten, a senior midfielder from Orsta, Norway, has a 3.82 cumulative GPA as a finance major. He becomes a two-time CSC Academic All-American® after earning second team honors a year ago.
He was recently named the D2CCA Men’s Soccer Ron Lenz Player of the Year, becoming a two-time D2CCA first team All-American. In addition he was the D2CCA Atlantic Region Player of the Year. Late last week he earned United Soccer Coaches All-American honors for the second time, earning first team honors in 2024 and third team this year. Orten was voted the PSAC West Athlete of the Year and was a four-time All-PSAC West first team selection. A year ago he was selected the United Soccer Coaches National Scholar Player of the Year.
With Orten leading the way Gannon finished the season with a 15-3-4 record, winning a first-ever PSAC Championship and upsetting two higher-seeded teams to reach the Elite Eight. Orten led Division II in goals with 17 and added 12 assists, which is seventh nationally, for a total of 46 points. That figure led Division II as well. He departs ranking second in career assists (46) and seventh in career points (116).
Orten is one of three Division II repeat selections on the Academic All-America® team.
Tadhg Walsh of Fort Hays State University moved up from the third team to the first team while
Miles Seminario of University of Colorado Colorado Springs is a third team selection after earning second team honors in 2024.
The Division II first team had a 3.95 average GPA. Eleven total members have 4.00 GPAs, with eight 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 2025-26 Division II Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Connor Pettigrew |
Lubbock Christian University |
Gr. |
3.90/4.00 |
Accounting |
| D |
Bruno Cakurs |
University of Bridgeport |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Finance |
| D |
Noah Brende |
Rockhurst University |
Gr. |
3.91/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| D |
Erik Lotysz |
Concord University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Computer Science |
| D |
Jesper Schierholz |
Converse University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Juan Hermoso |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
Gr. |
3.77 |
Business |
| M |
Robin Muenst |
Lynn University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Joao Vieira |
Missouri S&T |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Economics |
| M |
Tadhg Walsh (3) |
Fort Hays State University |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Health & Human Performance |
| F |
Sverre Orten (2) |
Gannon University |
Sr. |
3.82 |
Finance |
| F |
Tin Vastic |
Palm Beach Atlantic University |
Jr. |
3.98 |
Finance |
| F |
Sebastian Weitlaner |
Maryville University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Management & Leadership |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Eben Dewhurst |
Cedarville University |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Sport Business Management |
| D |
Anton Mand |
Lynn University |
Gr. |
3.97/3.97 |
Business Administration |
| D |
Kolja Thomas |
Saginaw Valley State University |
Sr. |
3.68 |
Management |
| D |
Sebastiano Silvetti |
Western Washington University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Theatre & International Business |
| M |
Yahir Ocampo Navarro |
Western Oregon University |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Business |
| M |
Shota Toyama |
Gannon University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Accounting |
| M |
Joey Longo |
University of Indianapolis |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Physics |
| F |
Elias Ovelar Semeniuk |
Fort Hays State University |
Jr. |
3.65 |
Agriculture |
| F |
Brandon O'Rourke |
Rogers State University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Iago Perez Ferreiro |
University of Hawaii at Hilo |
Sr. |
3.90/3.83 |
Statistics |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Jaxon Kendall |
Rogers State University |
Jr. |
3.78 |
Nursing |
| D |
Sjur Drechsler |
Florida Tech |
Gr. |
3.69/4.00 |
Business Administration (G) |
| D |
Koki Hamada |
University of Hawaii at Hilo |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Business Administration Management |
| D |
Samuel Villanueva |
Stanislaus State |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Psychology |
| D |
Guillermo Garcia |
Lenoir-Rhyne University |
Gr. |
3.95/3.90 |
Business Administration (G) |
| M |
Michael Haikal |
Bentley University |
Sr. |
3.58 |
Finance |
| M |
Adan Alvarado |
Vanguard University |
So. |
3.80 |
Undeclared |
| M |
Keiji Sugiura |
Felician University |
Jr. |
3.86 |
Business |
| F |
Rafa Hyde |
Gannon University |
Jr. |
3.61 |
Entrepreneurship & Finance |
| F |
Miles Seminario (2) |
University of Colorado Colorado Springs |
Sr. |
3.75 |
Electrical Engineering |
| F |
Mike Banasik |
Missouri S&T |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Business & Management Systems |
(2) – Academic All-America® second team in 2024
(3) – Academic All-America® third team in 2024
NCAA Division III
Johnny Troiano, a senior forward from Hazlet, New Jersey, is law & justice studies major with a 3.76 GPA. He was also a first team Division III Academic All-American® in 2024. He also recently was named a United Soccer Coaches third team All-American for the second straight year. Troiano was named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Year for the second straight year, the first player in program history to win the award twice. He is a three-time first team All-NJAC honoree.
Troiano helped the Profs finish with a 17-4-4 record, advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament after winning the NJAC Championship. He led the NJAC with a career-high 19 goals, adding five assists for 43 points. He had six game-winning goals. He ranks fourth on the Profs' all-time scoring list with 131 career points (55 goals, 21 assists) and is third all-time with 55 career goals.
Troiano was the only repeat performer on the Division III Academic All-America® Team. The Division III first team had an average GPA of 3.92, with three members having 4.00 GPAs. A total of five 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 2025-26 Division III Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Jack Krahel |
Wheaton College (IL) |
Gr. |
3.94 |
Sports Leadership (G) |
| D |
Alex Michael |
Pfeiffer University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Nursing |
| D |
Logan Campbell |
University of Scranton |
Sr. |
3.99/3.99 |
Business Analytics |
| D |
Adrian Manchado |
Milwaukee School of Engineering |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Computer Science |
| D |
Dominic Petruzzelli |
Neumann University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Secondary Education - Mathematics |
| M |
Tyler Huck |
Bowdoin College |
Sr. |
3.87 |
Computer Science |
| M |
Matt Torrell |
Calvin University |
Jr. |
3.88 |
Sports Management |
| M |
Peter Cirbo |
Lake Forest College |
Jr. |
3.91 |
Physics |
| F |
Johnny Troiano (1) |
Rowan University |
Sr. |
3.76 |
Law & Justice Studies |
| F |
Carver Tierney |
Augsburg University |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Marketing |
| F |
Aaron Mackall |
University of Minnesota Morris |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Psychology |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Jordan Ott |
Cortland |
Sr. |
3.63 |
Sport Management |
| D |
Raghav Sharma |
Southwestern University |
Sr. |
3.89 |
Kinesiology |
| D |
Sam Roberts |
Muhlenberg College |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Finance & Accounting |
| D |
Ethan Hagen |
Stevens Institute of Technology |
Sr. |
3.91 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| D |
Quentin Gomez |
Washington University in St. Louis |
Jr. |
3.80 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| M |
Ryan Bechtel |
St. Olaf College |
Jr. |
3.83 |
Quantitative Economics |
| M |
Samuel Theiss |
Trinity University |
Jr. |
3.96 |
Business Analytics |
| M |
Daniel Yanez |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Economics |
| F |
Henry Perkins |
Tufts University |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Biopsychology |
| F |
Ben Pennell |
Carleton College |
Sr. |
3.99 |
Chemistry |
| F |
Elliot Miller |
The College of Wooster |
Sr. |
3.61 |
Environmental Geoscience |
| THIRD TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Charlie Smith |
University of Scranton |
Sr. |
3.65 |
Economics |
| D |
Matthew Belluardo |
Suffolk University |
Sr. |
3.97 |
Law |
| D |
Peyton Hoyt |
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Pre-Dental |
| D |
Rex Karjian |
Colorado College |
Sr. |
3.86 |
Psychology |
| D |
Scotty Coleman |
Johns Hopkins University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Neuroscience |
| M |
Aiden Londergan |
Wesleyan University |
Jr. |
4.00 |
Chemistry, Molecular Biology & Biochemistry |
| M |
Mitchel Munzing |
Augsburg University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Biochemistry |
| M |
Gage Foster |
Ohio Northern University |
Sr. |
3.92 |
Mechanical Engineering |
| F |
Joe Flory |
Gustavus Adolphus College |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Financial Economics |
| F |
Branden Dolezal |
Aurora University |
Sr. |
3.54 |
Exercise Science |
| F |
Brady Hammer |
Maryville College |
So. |
3.68 |
Biology |
(1) – Academic All-America® first team in 2024
NAIA
Mario Goic, a graduate student forward, has a 3.77 GPA as a Luxury & Brand Management major after posting a 3.76 GPA as an undergrad. A former transfer from Queens (N.C.), he was recently named the Sun Conference Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
The native of Zadar, Croatia led SCAD Savannah with 13 goals, adding four assists, for 30 points while playing in 16 matches. He helped the Bees to a 7-7-4 record. As a senior in 2024 he contributed 17 goals and two assists for 36 points.
Two players are repeat selections to the Academic All-America® team from the NAIA. Goic was joined by
Lucas Catosso of Mid-America Christian University, who was also a first-team choice a year ago.
The NAIA first team had a 3.85 average GPA, with three members of the first team and four 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 2025-26 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
| FIRST TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Luka Felix |
WVU Tech |
Sr. |
3.83 |
Sport Management |
| D |
Bruno Garcia |
University of the Cumberlands |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Information Technology Sciences |
| D |
Timo Boomkens |
Keiser University |
Jr. |
3.79 |
Integrated Marketing Communications |
| D |
Michael Rempel |
Lindsey Wilson University |
Sr. |
3.56 |
Interdisciplinary Studies |
| D |
Lucas Catosso (1) |
Mid-America Christian University |
Sr. |
4.00 |
Business Administration and Ethics |
| M |
Francis Motsi |
Wayland Baptist University |
Sr. |
3.80 |
Accounting |
| M |
Santiago Duque |
Keiser University |
Jr. |
3.85 |
Business Administration |
| M |
Joshua Peterson |
Columbia College |
Jr. |
3.94 |
Philosophy & Business |
| M |
Djordje Djurasinovic |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
So. |
3.76 |
Business Finance |
| F |
Miguel Bello |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University |
Gr. |
4.00/4.00 |
Masters of Business Administration |
| F |
Mario Goic (1) |
SCAD Savannah |
Gr. |
3.76/3.77 |
Luxury & Brand Management |
| F |
Jordan Bickel |
Morningside University |
Sr. |
3.95 |
Business Administration |
| SECOND TEAM |
| Pos. |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
GPA |
Major |
| GK |
Alexis Bertrand |
Oklahoma City University |
Sr. |
3.64 |
Marketing |
| D |
Lucas Foreman |
Midland University |
Jr. |
3.89 |
Exercise Science |
| D |
Francis Bolland |
Keiser University |
So. |
4.00 |
International Relations |
| D |
Jacob Russell |
Eastern Oregon University |
So. |
3.93 |
Multidisciplinary Studies |
| D |
Josefa Simao |
Georgia Gwinnett College |
So. |
3.80 |
Information Technology |
| M |
Mario Fernandez Garcia |
University of the Cumberlands |
Sr. |
3.74 |
Business Administration & Accounting |
| M |
Asaph Silveira |
Faulkner University |
Jr. |
3.68 |
Exercise Science |
| F |
Drew Darnold |
Northwestern College |
So. |
3.64 |
Accounting |
| F |
Eric Hornung |
The College of Idaho |
Sr. |
3.93 |
Business Administration |
| F |
Omar Barajas |
Bushnell University |
Jr. |
3.59 |
Accounting |
(1) – Academic All-America® first team in 2024
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Michael MacEachern, Georgia College & State University | Academic All-America ® Co-Director for Publicity
michael.maceachern@gcsu.edu | (478) 445-1779
Bob Shreve, Gannon University | Academic All-America® Coordinator of Publicity
Shreve001@gannon.edu | (814) 871-7008