Division III Men's All-Americans

Middlebury Boasts Three First-Teamers

December 19, 2007

Middlebury College (Vermont) placed three players on the Division III All-American First Team, released last week by the NSCAA and adidas. Goalkeeper Brian Bush, defender Alex Elias (Manchester Center, Vt.) and forward Casey Ftorek (Wolfeboro, N.H.) all earned first squad recognition.

The trio was joined on the First Team by Bowdoin senior striker Nick Figueiredo (Wilmington, Mass.).

Another Middlebury defender, Andrew Germansky, made the Second Team along with Amherst forward Taylor Downs.

The Third Team featured Downs' teammate, Grayson Holland, Salem State midfielder Yuta Kizaki and Roger Williams forward, Antoine Bell.

The complete 2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men’s Division III All-America Team:

First Team
K, Brian Bush, Jr., Middlebury College (Vt.), Madison, Wis.
D, J.D. Binger, Jr., Messiah College (Pa.), Belvidere, Ill.
D, Matty Carlson, Fr., Johns Hopkins University (Md.), Bristol, Conn.
D, Alex Elias, Sr., Middlebury College (Vt.), Manchester Center, Vt.
M, Kyle Altman *, Sr., Trinity University (Texas), Albuquerque, N.M.
M, Kai Kasiguran ***, Sr., Messiah College (Pa.), Oakwood Village, Ohio
M, Jon Ports *, So., York College (Pa.), Perry Hall, Md.
F, Patrick Carver, Jr., Emory University (Ga.), Springfield, Mo.
F, Brandon Corday *, Sr., Franklin & Marshall College (Pa.), Morton Grove, Ill.
F, Nick Figueiredo, Sr., Bowdoin College (Maine), Wilmington, Mass.
F, Casey Ftorek, Sr., Middlebury College (Vt.), Wolfeboro, N.H.

Second Team
K, Nick Mele, Jr., Montclair State University (N.J.), Delran, N.J.
D, Matt Brumfield, Sr., Loras College (Iowa), Davenport, Iowa
D, Andrew Germansky, Sr., Middlebury College (Vt.), New York, N.Y.
D, Nick Mikolenko, Sr., Rochester (N.Y.), University of, Fairport, N.Y.
D, Thomas Owens, Sr., Trinity University (Texas), San Antonio, Texas
M, Edison Bilbao, Jr., New Jersey City University, Carteret, N.J.
M, Ben McAbee, Fr., Johns Hopkins University (Md.), Hagerstown, Md.
M, Santiago Mejia, So., Loras College (Iowa), Cali, Colombia
M, Tyrone Petrakis *, Jr., Trinity University (Texas), Albuquerque, N.M.
F, Taylor Downs, Sr., Amherst College (Mass.), Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
F, Terrance Johnson, So., Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.), Slidell, La.
F, Patrick Lenehan, Sr., Messiah College (Pa.), Highland, Ind.
F, Steven McCarthy, So., Capital University (Ohio), Centerville, Ohio

Third Team
K, Peter Bennett, Sr., Muhlenberg College (Pa.), Leola, Pa.
D, Grayson Holland, Jr., Amherst College (Mass.), Sudbury, Mass.
D, Onyi Okoroafor, Sr., Washington University (Mo.), Roswell, Ga.
D, Matt Vogel, Sr., Transylvania University (Ky.), Lexington, Ky.
M, Matt Borland, Jr., Wittenberg University (Ohio), Kettering, Ohio
M, Josh Dodds, Sr., Washington and Lee University (Va.), Marion, Iowa
M, Marco Kirsch, Fr., North Carolina Wesleyan College, Celle, Germany
M, Yuta Kizaki, Jr., Salem State College (Mass.), Karatsu-shi, Japan
M, Jeremy Lippel, Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.), West Orange, N.J.
F, Cristhian Acuna, Jr., New Jersey City University, East Newark, N.J.
F, Antoine Bell, Sr., Roger Williams University (R.I.), Bordeux, France
F, Mike Butterworth, Sr., Gustavus Adolphus University (Minn.), Katy, Texas
F, Matt Kochanowski, Jr., Dominican University (Ill.), Arlington Heights, Ill.
F, Matt Paglia, Jr., Case Western Reserve University (Ohio), Pittsburgh, Pa.

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