KANSAS CITY, Kan. -- The honors keep coming for Seattle Pacific men's soccer players
Tyler Schultz and
Jon Pearman, who on Friday were named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-America team for NCAA Division II competitors.
Schultz was named to the first team and Pearman was a second-team selection.
Both Falcons were recognized earlier this month as first-team members of the Daktronics All-America squad compiled by sports information directors.
A senior from Scottsdale, Ariz., Schultz scored 16 goals and assisted on three others to lead the Great Northwest Athletic Conference with 35 points. He was honored as the 2011 GNAC and West Region Player of the Year.
Schultz' 16 goals equal the highest single-season output by an SPU player since 1993. Eight of his scoring strikes were game-winning goals for the Falcons, who finished the season with a 14-4-2 record.
The SPU men made their first playoff appearance since 2006 and notched a 2-1 overtime win over Cal State Dominguez Hills in the opening round. The Falcons lost 3-2 to Cal State L.A. in the West Region championship game.
Schultz completed his career with 38 goals, the ninth-highest figure among all-time SPU scorers.
Pearman, a junior from Glendale, Ariz., anchored a Falcons defense that allowed just 18 goals in 20 games and produced a mid-season streak of six straight shutouts. He was named the 2011 GNAC Defensive Player of the Year.
The SPU duo will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, to be held in the Kansas City Convention Center's Grand Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 14, in conjunction with the 2012 NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Mo.
The NSCAA is the largest soccer coaches' organization in the world. Since its founding in 1941, the organization has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport.
The NSCAA fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 6,000 soccer coaches each year.
2011 NSCAA MEN'S SOCCER ALL-AMERICA TEAM -- NCAA DIVISION II
(sponsored by Continental Tires)
First Team
GK, Ryan Wirth, Sr., Fort Lewis
D, Max Baessato, Jr., Simon Fraser
D, Berekk Blackwell, Sr., Fort Lewis
D, Fabian Kling*, Sr., Fort Lewis
D, Kyle Miller, Sr., Rockhurst
MF, Thomas Hoang, Sr., Fort Lewis
MF, Tyler Schultz, Sr., Seattle Pacific
MF, Diego Tabares*, Sr., Franklin Pierce
F, Carlo Basso, So., Simon Fraser
F, Chance Bukoski*, Sr., Hawaii Pacific
F, Mark Magee, So., Rockhurst
Second Team
GK, Ryan Bass, So., Rockhurst
D, Tommy Barrick, Sr., Northern Kentucky
D, Jon Pearman, Jr., Seattle Pacific
D, Tom Reilly*, Sr., Franklin Pierce
D, Spence Ryan*, Sr., Midwestern State
MF, Joshua Bennett, Sr., Simon Fraser
MF, Joey Madigan, Sr., Fort Lewis
MF, Paolo Scoppola, So., Rockhurst
F, Tesho Akindele*, So., Colorado School of Mines
F, Mark Anderson, Sr., Barry
F, Scott Grode, Sr., Metropolitan State
F, Callum Riley, Sr., Incarnate Word
Third Team
GK, Vinny Papageorgiou, Sr., Franklin Pierce
D, Fernando Bedoya, Fr., Coker
D, Matt Besuschko, So., Simon Fraser
D, John Claffey, Sr., Millersville
D, Justin Clark, Sr, Rollins
MF, Cory Dean, Sr., Fort Lewis
MF, Lucas De Rossi, Fr., Rockhurst
MF, Guilherme Oliveira, Jr., Barry
F, Ashton Campbell, Sr., Tiffin
F, Ferid Celosmanovic*, Sr., Chico State
F, Grant Ellison, Sr., Quincy
F, Harald Gracholski, Sr., Lynn
F, Cemil Turan, So., C.W. Post
* indicates repeat selection
