CCC Soccer Players Earn Capital One Academic All-District
LA GRANDE, Ore. – After a fun season on the pitch, a number of Cascade Conference soccer players were named Capital One Academic All-District, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). The teams were announced earlier this month.
Concordia led the way for the CCC women with three players named to the Academic All-District team. Seniors Lauryn Helmers and Indigo Recker earned honors for the Cavs, as did sophomore Ashley Ames. Corban had two players honored as senior Allison Knotts and Emily Tsugawa used strong athletic and academic portfolios to earn the award. Southern Oregon pair Stacy Hamer and Sydney Paulsen represented the Raiders while Linsey Johnson of Northwest Christian earned the award for the Beacons.
Three men’s soccer players were honored from the Cascade Confrence. Northwest senior James Kerr, Concordia junior Patrick Allred and Northwest Christian sophomore Josh Bramlett all earned honors and advanced to the ballot to be named Capital One Academic All-America.
The Academic All-District ® teams are divided into eight geographic districts across the United States and Canada. This is the second year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.
District 8 includes student-athletes from schools in Alaska, California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, and Canada, while District 7 includes student-athletes from schools in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, and Wyoming.
To be nominated for the Academic All-America program, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average at his or her current institution.
Capital One Academic All-District Soccer Teams: Men/Women