ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Team
Selected by CoSIDA
SMU's Wideman and Ohio Wesleyan's Warren Head
2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Mens Soccer Team
Senior goalkeeper Matt Wideman of Southern Methodist University and senior defender Josh Warren of Ohio Wesleyan University, each of whom led their teams into the NCAA tournament, head the 2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men's Soccer Teams, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
A Fairview, Texas native, Wideman helped SMU to the number three seed in the NCAA Division I tournament. A first-team Conference USA selection with a 3.83 GPA in finance, Wideman ranks seventh nationally with a 0.51 goals against average and is 11th with an .859 save percentage.
Warren has Ohio Wesleyan alive in the NCAA Division III tournament. The Fort Wayne, Ind. native is a two-time Academic All-America first team selection with a 4.0 GPA in zoology. The unbeaten Battling Bishops are 15-0-6 with 15 shutouts and will face Wheaton (Ill.) in an NCAA semifinal game on Nov. 24.
The University Division first team features three players with perfect 4.0 grade point averages or higher, including Dartmouth's Nick Chistman, UAB's Lukasz Kwapisz, and Columbia's Gregg Cass. Repeating on the first team are Albany's Stephan Hall and Delaware's Matt Haney.
In addition to Warren, the College Division first team features three other athletes at 4.0 or higher. Warren's teammate Jamison Dague, MIT senior Ryan Scheffler, and University of Rochester senior Brian Tuohy. Scheffler and Andrew Winters of St. Norbert College are repeat first-team selections.
The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by CoSIDA, the College Sports Information Directors of America; a 2,000-member organization consisted of sports public relations professionals for colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.
To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.20 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the programs inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA covering all NCAA championship sports.
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2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Mens Soccer Team (University Division)
as selected by CoSIDA
First Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major(s)
GK Matt Wideman Southern Methodist University VI Sr. Fairview, Texas
3.83, Finance
MF Jeff Stepan St. Johns University (NY) I Jr. Fremont, Calif.
3.99, Chemistry
MF Nick Christman Dartmouth College I Jr. Falmouth, Mass. 4.00, Computer Science & Mathematics
MF Tyler Hemming Hartwick College I Sr. London, Ontario, Canada 3.73, Sports Management
D Stephan Hall University at Albany I Gr. Denver, Colo.
3.98, Urban Planning
D Matt Haney University of Delaware II Sr. Newark, Del.
3.96, Biological Sciences
D Greg Cass Columbia University I Sr. Lansdale, Pa.
4.09, Chemical Engineering
D Devin Sheppard Campbell University III Sr. Roxborough, Tobago 3.95, Pharmacy
F George Josten Gonzaga University VIII Jr. Idaho Falls, Idaho
3.85, Civil Engineering
F Lukasz Kwapisz University of Alabama-Birmingham IV Sr. Oshawa, Ontario 4.0, Chemistry
F Eugene Brooks California State University, Fullerton VIII Sr. El Paso, Texas
3.84, Bio-chemistry
Second Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major(s)
GK Chay Cain Indiana University V So. Aurora, Ill.
3.90, Accounting and Computer Information Systems
MF Eric Burkholder University of Tulsa VI Jr. Broken Arrow, Okla.
3.94, Finance
MF Mac Wilkie Davidson College III Sr. Jamesville, N.Y.
3.93, Economics
MF Ryan Overdevest College of William & Mary III Jr. Bridgeton, N.J.
4.0, Business
D Jason Pele University of Evansville V Sr. Kennewick, Wash.
3.89, Electrical Engineering
D Jared Helfrich Duquesne University II Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa.
3.95, Finance
D Todd Reedy Bradley University V Jr. Springdale, Ark.
4.00, Mechanical Engineering
D Paul Mongillo Butler University V Sr. Arlington Heights, Ill.
3.94, Finance
D Billy Meier University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee V Gr. Racine, Wis. 3.80, Business
F Michael Todd Hofstra University I Sr. Cleveland, England 3.40, Exercise Science
F John DiRaimondo Saint Louis University VII Sr. St. Louis, Mo.
3.62, Accounting
F Chris Wright University of New Mexico VI So. Fair Oaks, Calif.
4.10, Pre Med
F Chris Archer High Point University III Gr. Hilton, England
3.46, Sports Management (Undergraduate); Sports Management (Graduate)
Third Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major(s)
GK Conrad Taylor Penn State University II Jr. Colorado Springs, Colo. 3.85, Kinesiology
MF Stephen King University of Maryland II Jr. Medford, N.J.
3.47, Finance
MF Michael Videira Duke University III Jr. Milford, Mass.
3.28, Sociology
MF Matt Thomas University of Tulsa VI Sr. Oklahoma City, Okla.
3.92, Biochemistry
D Ryan Badaracco Penn State University II Jr. Wexford, Pa.
3.93, Finance
D Noah Salsi Duquesne University II Gr. North Huntingdon, Pa. 3.85, Physician Assistant
D Corey Bronner University of Vermont I Sr. Morrisville, Vt.
3.76, Business Administration
F Kevin Van Den Berg Coastal Carolina University III Jr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 3.86, Business Management and Finance
F Alex Harrison Central Connecticut State Univ. I Sr. Eastbourne, England 3.73, Physical Education
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR: Matt Wideman, Southern Methodist University
2006 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Mens Soccer Team (College Division)
as selected by CoSIDA
First Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major(s)
GK Jamison Dague Ohio Wesleyan University IV Jr. Bexley, Ohio
4.00, Politics & Government
MF Ryan Sheffler MIT I Sr. Beaumont, Texas
4.0, Physics
MF Andrew Winters St. Norbert College V Sr. Green Bay, Wis.
3.98, Mathematics and Economics
MF Patrick Huffer Williams College I Sr. Boulder, Colo.
3.93, Biology
D Josh Warren Ohio Wesleyan University IV Sr. Fort Wayne, Ind.
4.0, Zoology
D Peter Petropanagos Franklin Pierce College I Sr. Mississauga, Ontario 3.83, Pre-Med
D Tim Presto The College of Wooster IV Sr. Wadsworth, Ohio
3.84, Mathematics
D Brandon Beaudoin Saint Michael's College I Jr. Newburyport, Mass.
3.86, Biology
F Morten Jensen Dowling College I Gr. Tananger, Norway
3.76, MBA in General Management
F Brian Tuohy University of Rochester I Sr. Sayreville, NJ
4.00, Clinical & Social Psychology and Religion
F Nick Noel DePauw University V Sr. Zionsville, Ind.
3.59, Education
Second Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major(s)
GK Danny Coble Johns Hopkins University II Sr. Fremont, Calif.
3.5, Economics and Applied Math & Statistics
MF Tony Breitbach Clarke College VII Sr. Dubuque, Iowa
4.00, Chemistry
MF Stephen Rigby Wheaton College (Ill.) V Sr. Winnetka, Ill.
3.67, Business and Economics
MF Adam Jensen Seattle University VIII Sr. Missoula, Mont.
3.94, Biochemistry
D Adam Barnes Oklahoma Christian Univeristy VI Jr. Yukon, OK
3.95, Mathematics
D Kerrin Sheldon Wingate University III Jr. Moatsville, W.Va.
3.87, Communication Studies
D Maurice Aboud University of New Haven I Sr. Westmoorings, Trinidad 3.91, Forensic Science
D Tommy Ehrenfelt Baldwin-Wallace College IV Sr. Strongsville, Ohio
3.75, Finance
F Randy Sturm De Sales University II Sr. North Cape May, N.J.
3.43, Elementary Education
F Ryan Potter Letourneau University VI Sr. San Antonio, Tex.
3.73, Biomedical Engineering
F Matt Pietro Baldwin-Wallace College IV Jr. Canfield, Ohio
3.86, Business Administration
Third Team
Pos. Name School Dist. Yr. Hometown GPA/Major(s)
GK Tim Williamson Saint Michaels College I Jr. Wakefield, R.I.
3.80, Business administration
MF Diogo Silvy Lincoln Memorial University IV Sr. Santa Catarina, Brazil
3.70, Business
MF Benjamin Gilde Worcester Polytechnic Institute I So. Manchester, N.H.
4.00, Actuarial Mathematics
MF Blaine Phillips Johns Hopkins University II Sr. Mechanicsburg, Pa.
3.87, Behavioral Biology
D John Keese University of Texas-Dallas VI Sr. Albuquerque, NM
3.90, Arts & Technology
D Travis Cober Virginia Wesleyan College III Jr. Morgantown, W.Va.
3.94, Liberal Arts Management
D Brett Cook Sonoma State University VIII Sr. San Diego, Calif.
3.52, Criminal Justice
D Hans Esterhuizen Seattle University VIII Gr. Pasco, Wash.
3.84, Finance/Business Administration
D Ben Passe Saint Johns University (Minn.) V Jr. Oronoco, Minn.
3.87, Computer Science
F Jacob Helling Hamline University V Sr. Brookings, S.D. 3.45, Art
F Dan Gravlin University of Missouri-Rolla VII Jr. St. Louis, Mo.
3.94, Civil Engineering
F Matt Trowbridge Rose-Hulman Inst. of Technology V Jr. Fort Collins, Colo. 3.57, Civil Engineering
ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICA OF THE YEAR: Josh Warren, Ohio Wesleyan University