Garden City, N.Y. – Daktronics has announced their list of the 60 Division II men's soccer players who were named NCAA All-Americans. Senior midfielder Juan Aguiar was the lone student-athletes from Adelphi to be named to the Honorable Mention team as it was announced today. This is the first such All-American (non-academic) nod for the men's soccer program in 20 years. The last person to receive AA honors was head women's soccer coach Chris Armas when he was an NSCAA Honorable Mention back in 1993.
Being named a Daktronics NCAA All-American Honorable Mention is the latest award for the St. John's transfer. Prior, Aguiar was named a Daktronics First-Team All-Region honoree as well as a First-Team All-Northeast-10 selection. In just his first year donning the Panther uniform, he made an immediate impact and was tied for first on the team with 17 points on six goals and five assists. The midfielder started in 12 games while seeing action in 15 of them and had a breakout game in a 4-1 win over American International on September 18 when he collected five points on two goals and one assist.
Aguiar helped the Panthers to an 11-7 overall record, 9-4 mark in conference play. In the Panther's first year competing at the Division II level, they made the conference tournament and made it to the semifinal round before being ousted by nationally top-ranked Southern New Hampshire University, 1-0.
2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America First Team
Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown GK Dom DiMaggio Southern New Hampshire Sr. Rome, N.Y. F Tesho Akindele*^ Colorado Mines Sr. Thornton, Colo. F Eivind Austboe# Long Island Post (N.Y.) Jr. Stavanger, Norway F Kenny Hogg* Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) Sr. Irvine, Scotland F Pierre Omanga Southern New Hampshire Sr. Paris, France MF Thiago Andrade Queens (N.C.) Sr. Salvador, Brazil MF Chris Bargholz Simon Fraser (B.C.) Jr. Fuessen, Germany MF Danny Deakin Mercyhurst (Pa.) Fr. Sheffield, England MF Fernando Martinez Mercyhurst (Pa.) Jr. Tegucigalpa, Honduras D Eirik Bjoernoe Long Island Post (N.Y.) Sr. Randaberg, Norway D Walker Hume% Rollins (Fla.) So. Austin, Texas D Magnus Kristensen Simon Fraser (B.C.) Fr. Stavenger, Norway D Callum Williams Southern New Hampshire So. Ossett, England #2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Player of the Year
*2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America First Team
%2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Second Team
^2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America First Team
2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Second Team
Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown GK Nick Petolick Midwestern State (Texas) So. Frisco, Texas F Ross Frame Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Jr. Welshpool, Powys, UK F Mark Magee^ Rockhurst (Mo.) Sr. Evesham, England F Martin Maybin& Regis (Colo.) Jr. Belfast, Northern Ireland F James Pucci& Davis & Elkins (W.Va.) Jr. Cararra, Italy MF Andisheh Bagheri California-San Diego Sr. Davis, Calif. MF Per Forgaard Long Island-Post (N.Y.) Sr. Stavenger, Norway MF Mauricio Medina Lindenwood (Mo.) Sr. Montevideo, Uruguay MF Jose Noriega Alderson Broaddus (W.Va.) Sr. Trujillo, Peru D Alec Arsht% California-San Diego Sr. Oak Park, Calif. D Declan Brennan Slippery Rock (Pa.) Jr. Dublin, Ireland D Joshua Gray Slippery Rock (Pa.) Sr. Norwich, England D Rodney Mays Lindenwood (Mo.) Sr. Kansas City, Mo. *2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America First Team
^2011& 2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Second Team
&2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Third Team
2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Third Team
Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown GK Alec Pickett Lewis (Ill.) Sr. Mokena, Ill. F Joe Baccielo% Post (Conn.) So. Stratford, Conn. F Stephen Donnelly Slippery Rock (Pa.) Jr. Dublin, Ireland F Alhagi Toure Clayton State (Ga.) Sr. Decatur, Ga. F Taylor Varnadore Sonoma State (Calif.) Sr. Sebastopol, Calif. MF Vinny Caccavale N.Y. Institute of Technology Sr. West Islip, N.Y. MF Kevin Durand Lander (S.C.) Jr. Rennes, France MF Jeffrey Kyei California (Pa.) Jr. Tübingen, Germany MF Jaime Vazquez Millersville (Pa.) So. Bernville, Pa. D Kevin Ipina Post (Conn.) Sr. Danbury, Conn. D Andrew Mejia Metro State (Colo.) Sr. Littleton, Colo. D Dane Nielsen Cal State Los Angeles Jr. Sandy, Utah D Clayton Ulmer Bridgeport (Conn.) Sr. New Haven, Conn. %2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Second Team
2013 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Honorable Mention
Pos. Name School Cl. Hometown GK Josh Cohen% California-San Diego Sr. Sunnyvale, Calif. GK Fermin Hughes Lindenwood (Mo.) So. Santiago, Chile GK Jan Skorupinski Notre Dame (Ohio) Sr. Vogt, Germany F Robbie Bennett Gannon (Pa.) Jr. Pinetown, South Africa F Tyler Blackwood Tampa (Fla.) Jr. London, England F Elton Joe Wilmington (Del.) Jr. Baltimore, Md. F Conor Malarney West Chester (Pa.) Sr. West Chester, Pa. F Aaron Salazar Cal State Dominguez Hills Sr. West Covina, Calif. F Ricardo Yeverino Fort Hays State (Kan.) Sr. Dodge City, Kan. MF Juan Aguiar Adelphi (N.Y.) So. Caracas, Venezuela MF Alex Bisbee Rollins (Fla.) Sr. Orlando, Fla. MF Diego Cabral Fort Hays State (Kan.) Jr. Asuncion, Paraguay MF Alejandro Covarrubias Cal State Dominguez Hills Jr. Cudahy, Calif. MF Octavio Guzman Chico State (Calif.) Sr. Bay Point, Calif. MF Sam Orritt Limestone (S.C.) Jr. Doncaster, England MF Jordan Schmoker Northeastern State (Okla.) Jr. Catoosa, Okla. D Philip Cutler Notre Dame (Ohio) Sr. Shipley, England D Chase Robertson Midwestern State (Texas) Jr. Midlothian, Texas D Jason Sangha* Lynn (Fla.) Jr. Southampton, England D Dan Venuto West Chester (Pa.) Jr. Bensalem, Pa. D Jake Ward Chico State (Calif.) Sr. Chico, Calif. *2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America First Team
