December 11, 2009 ALL AMERICA UCLA’s Nakazawa, Perk honored
CARY, NC---UCLA midfielder Kyle Nakazawa was named to the NSCAA Men’s NCAA Division I All-America First Team, while team mate Brian Perk was selected to the second team.
Andre Akpan (Harvard/Grand Prairie, Texas) earned his third selection to the NSCAA Men’s NCAA Division I All-America Team. He is one of only four among the 36 players to earn repeat honors.
Three of the four teams participating in this weekend’s NCAA College Cup each placed three players on the roster, while the fourth, Virginia, had one player, Tony Tchani (Norfolk, Va.) recognized by the voting NSCAA member coaches. Wake Forest had two players earn the honor for the second time: Corben Bone (Plano, Texas) and Ike Opara (Durham, N.C.), along with first-time selection Zack Schilawski (Cary, N.C.).
Akron’s Anthony Ampaipitakwong (Carrollton, Texas) was a repeat honoree and was joined by teammates Darlington Nagbe (Lakewood, Ohio) and Teal Bunbury (Prior Lake, Minn.). North Carolina’s Michael Farfan (Wildomar, Calif.), Zach Loyd (Verdigris, Okla.) and William Schuler (Allentown, N.J.) also were named to the team.
In addition to the three College Cup teams, three others had two players named to the team: Louisville, Monmouth and UCLA.
The NSCAA All-America selections will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in Philadelphia, Pa., on Jan. 16 as part of the 2010 NSCAA Convention.
2009 NSCAA/Performance Subaru
Men's NCAA Division I All-America Team
First Team
Pos., Player, Year, School, Hometown
K, Jeffrey Attinella, Jr., South Florida, Safety Harbor, Fla.
D, Bobby Warshaw, Jr., Stanford, Mechanicsburg, Pa.
D, Zach Loyd, Sr., North Carolina, Verdigris, Okla.
D, Ike Opara*, Jr., Wake Forest, Durham, N.C.
M, Kyle Nakazawa, Sr., UCLA, Palos Verdes Estates, Calif.
M, Anthony Ampaipitakwong*, Jr., Akron, Carrollton, Texas
M, Corben Bone*, Jr., Wake Forest, Plano, Texas
M, Tony Tchani, So., Virginia, Norfolk, Va.
F, Teal Bunbury, So., Akron, Prior Lake, Minn.
F, Colin Rolfe, So., Louisville, Canton, Mich.
F, Ryan Kinne, Jr., Monmouth, Naugatuck, Conn.
F, Andre Akpan**, Sr., Harvard, Grand Prairie, Texas
Second Team
K, Brian Perk, Sr., UCLA, Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif.
D, Phil Edginton, Sr., Louisville, Auckland, New Zealand
D, Mark Blades*, Sr., Northwestern, Lakewood, Ohio
D, Barry Rice, Sr., Kentucky, Parma, Ohio
M, Dan Bostock, Sr., Monmouth, West Long Branch, N.J.
M, Conor O'Brien, Sr., Bucknell, Mt. Sinai, N.Y.
M, Two-Boys Gumede, Sr., UAB, Durban, South Africa
M, Toni Stahl, Sr., Connecticut, Tuusula, Finland
F, Nane Joseph, Sr., Old Dominion, Yaounde, Cameroon
F, Danny Mwanga, So., Oregon State, Portland, Ore.
F, Darlington Nagbe, So., Akron, Lakewood, Ohio
F, Garrett Webb, Sr., Drake, Prairie Village, Kan.
Third Team
K, Zac MacMath, So., Maryland, St. Petersburg, Fla.
D, Ryan Peterman, Sr., San Diego, Rancho Cucamonga, Calif.
D, Tim Ream, Sr., Saint Louis, St. Louis, Mo.
D, Nick Schuermann, Sr., Wofford, Fort Mill, S.C.
D, Indy Smith, Jr., North Carolina-Wilmington, Black Mountain, N.C.
M, Irving Garcia, Sr., UC Irvine, San Luiz, Ariz.
M, Daniel Keat, Jr., Dartmouth, Hanover, N.H.
M, Michael Farfan, Jr., North Carolina, Wildomar, Calif.
F, Austin Neil, So., Tulsa, Broken Arrow, Okla.
F, Zack Schilawski, Sr., Wake Forest, Cary, N.C.
F, William Schuler, So., North Carolina, Allentown, N.J.
F, Andrew Hoxie, Sr., William and Mary, Newport News, Va.
