KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) announced the 2014 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America teams Monday. The NAIA All-America committee consists of the NAIA-Men’s Soccer Coaches Association Executive Committee, the National Championship Games Committee and four men’s soccer coaches—selected based on geography. Each team—first, second and third—consists of 11 members.
Davenport (Mich.) junior forward Dzenan Catic was honored as the 2014 Select Sport America-NAIA National Player of the Year. Catic becomes the first Panther and the first player from the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) to earn the award since the award’s inception in 1997.
Catic, who becomes the first-ever NAIA All-American in Davenport men’s soccer history, was No. 1 in the country in goals scored (39), total points (89), game-winning goals (8), goals per game (1.6) and points per game (3.6). The goals output was the most by an NAIA player since Hjortur Hjartarson of Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) had 48 in 2005. He was part of Davenport’s first-ever men’s soccer national championship winning-program as the Panthers finished with a school-record 22-3-1 mark. During the championship, Catic had a hat-trick during a semifinal win on Dec. 5 and finished with 10 points (4 goals, 2 assists) in five national championship matches. The WHAC Offensive Player of the Year went for at least one goal in 19 of 25 matches, including a stretch of nine-consecutive contests near the first-half of the season. In his two-year Davenport career, Catic stands with 63 goals, 14 assists and 140 points in 47 matches played.
Ashford (Iowa) was the only institution to place two players on the All-America First Team – midfielder Casey Culver and defender Fernando Machado. The Saints join Mobile (Ala.) with the most combined performers (3) on the First, Second, or Third Teams. Mobile’s Jubril Lawal and Massiah Gaetan were listed on the Second Team and goalkeeper Xavier Audergon earned Third Team accolades.
National runner-up Texas at Brownsville landed First-Teamer Ricardo Diegues, who tied the all-time national championship record with eight goals scored during the championship (in five matches.)
With three selections today, Mobile now jumps to the No. 2 spot for the most all-time All-Americans with 46. Former-member Simon Fraser (B.C.) (44), Auburn Montgomery (41), Rio Grande (Ohio) (41) and Westmont (Calif.) (41) trail Mobile – Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) holds the all-time best with 67 honorees. This year, the Blue Raiders had no members on the First, Second or Third Teams for the first time since 1991.
The 2014 Select Sport America-NAIA National Coach of the Year will be announced at the National Soccer Coaches’ Association of America (NSCAA) National Convention, held in Philadelphia, Pa., from Jan. 14-18, 2015.
2014 Men’s Soccer All-America Teams
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First Team |
Sorted by Position |
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Name |
Institution |
Position |
Year |
Hometown |
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Alex Guyer |
Hastings (Neb.) |
GK |
Jr. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
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Fernando Machado |
Ashford (Iowa) |
D |
So. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Aurelien Norest |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
D |
Sr. |
Pointoise, France |
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Kalokwer Okot |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
D |
Sr. |
London, England |
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Casey Culver |
Ashford (Iowa) |
MF |
Fr. |
Roscoe, Ill. |
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Raul Beneit |
Missouri Valley |
MF |
Jr. |
Cadiz, Spain |
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Pau Rodriguez |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
MF |
So. |
Barcelona, Spain |
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Dzenan Catic |
Davenport (Mich.) |
F |
Jr. |
Jablanica, Bosnia |
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Ricardo Diegues |
Texas at Brownsville |
F |
Sr. |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Tyrone Martin |
Indiana Wesleyan |
F |
Sr. |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
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Lucas Cordeiro |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
F |
Sr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Second Team |
Sorted by Position |
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Name |
Institution |
Position |
Year |
Hometown |
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Jon Dodson |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
GK |
Sr. |
Tiffin, Ohio |
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Jubril Lawal |
Mobile (Ala.) |
D |
Sr. |
Lagos, Nigeria |
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Ross Alexander |
Grand View (Iowa) |
D |
Sr. |
Falkirk, Scotland |
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Ivan Ristic |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
D |
Jr. |
Belgrade, Serbia |
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Gaetan Massiah |
Mobile (Ala.) |
MF |
Sr. |
Bourdeaux, France |
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Carlos Suarez |
Northwestern Ohio |
MF |
So. |
Cali, Columbia |
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Ivan Ninkov |
Missouri Valley |
MF |
Sr. |
Pancevo, Serbia |
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Veit Couturier |
Embry Riddle (Fla.) |
F |
Sr. |
Loerrach, Germany |
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Stephen Owuso |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
F |
Jr. |
Accra, Ghana |
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Yannic Fallack |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
F |
Jr. |
Meerbusch, Germany |
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Adam Wood |
Ashford (Iowa) |
F |
Jr. |
Perth, Australia |
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Third Team |
Sorted by Position |
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Name |
Institution |
Position |
Year |
Hometown |
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Xavier Audergon |
Mobile (Ala.) |
GK |
Sr. |
Lyon, France |
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Amer Didic |
Baker (Kan.) |
D |
Jr. |
Edmonton, Canada |
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Chase Burgess |
Davenport (Mich.) |
D |
Sr. |
Wayland, Mich. |
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Ryan Holt |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
D |
Sr. |
Chandler, Ariz. |
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Ruud Grol |
Georgia Gwinnett |
D |
So. |
Groningen, Holland |
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David Orr |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
MF |
So. |
Glasgow, Scotland |
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Naim El-Harrati |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
MF |
So. |
Wigsn Billinge |
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Tyler Gill |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
MF |
Sr. |
PLainfield, Ill. |
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Cesar Acosta |
Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) |
F |
Sr. |
Phoenix, Ariz. |
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Lucas Silva |
Point Park (Pa.) |
F |
Sr. |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
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Jake Ramsay |
Hastings (Neb.) |
F |
Sr. |
Lincoln, Neb. |
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Honorable Mention (Listed by School) |
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Name |
Institution |
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Manny, Lira |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
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Angel Mora |
Cal State San Marcos |
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Marcelo Petit |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
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Edgar Orozco |
Concordia (Calif.) |
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Cody Guthrie |
Concordia (Ore.) |
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Tim Kagey |
Corban (Ore.) |
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Tristan Korras |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
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Aaron Scott |
Grand View (Iowa) |
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Eddie Gutierrez |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
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Jade Johnson |
Great Falls (Mont.) |
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Sean Toth |
Hope International (Calif.) |
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Keaton Albert |
Indiana Wesleyan |
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Jack Keeling |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
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Walter Lopez |
Judson (Ill.) |
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Blessing Ngwa |
Kansas Wesleyan |
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Guillermo Chinchilla |
Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) |
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Renan Serafim |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
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Tom Moody |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
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Marcel Schmid |
Madonna (Mich.) |
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Stephen Lunney |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
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Daniel Dunleavy |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
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Sascha Haecker |
Marymount California |
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Oscar Cortez |
McPherson (Kan.) |
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Alex Ronneburg |
McPherson (Kan.) |
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Bernardo Ferriz Diaz |
Missouri Valley |
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Taylor Young |
Northwest (Wash.) |
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Liam Davies |
Northwestern Ohio |
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Michael Gonzalo |
Northwestern Ohio |
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Mark Dawson |
Northwood (Fla.) |
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Danny Frid |
Oklahoma City |
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Jack, McGowan |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
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Lucas Sousa |
Park (Mo.) |
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Luis Filho |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
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Jack Clancy |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
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Fernando Zeledon |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
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Jordan Trinci-Lyne |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
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Shane Jones |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
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Ashley Woods |
St. Catharine (Ky.) |
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Archie Massen |
Texas at Brownsville |
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Humphrey Mahowa |
The Master's (Calif.) |
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Severin Abt |
Thomas (Ga.) |
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Cody Golbad |
UC Merced (Calif.) |
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Alex Smith |
Union (Ky.) |
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Stephen McGinn |
Webber International (Fla.) |
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Andri Jonsson |
William Carey (Miss.) |
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