St. Paul, Minn. -- Six Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) men's soccer student-athletes have received academic honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA). Two of the student-athletes were named to the Scholar All-America Team and six received Scholar All-Region honors.
Carleton College senior defender Robert Carlton (Madison, Wis., Economics and Math Major, 3.67 GPA) and Augsburg College senior defender Alex Hildebrandt (St. Paul, Minn., Accounting and Finance Major, 3.83 GPA) were both named to the 2009 NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America First Team for the College Division. Hildebrandt was the lone College Division student-athlete to be a repeat Scholar All-American.
Joining Carlton and Hildebrandt on the Scholar All-North/Central Region Team were: Carleton College senior defender Ross Hamilton (Western Springs, Ill., Chemistry major, 3.74 GPA), Carleton College senior defender Lyndon DeSalvo (Boxford, Mass., Latin America major, 3.57 GPA), Augsburg College junior midfielder Van Hong (St. Louis Park, Minn. Biology/Pre-Medicine major, 3.56 GPA), and Carleton College senior forward Brett Adelman (Westminster, Colo., Psychology major, 3.58 GPA). Carlton, Hildebrandt, and Hamilton were First Team All-Region selections, DeSalvo was a Second Team honoree, and Hong and Adelman received Honor Mention recognition.
To be nominated for consideration, student-athletes must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) throughout their career; start more than 50 percent of all games and be a significant contributor to the team; be nominated by an institution that is a current NSCAA College Services member; be a junior or above in academic standing at the current institution and either be in their second year at the current school if a transfer student.
The NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America selections will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in Philadelphia, Pa., on Jan. 16 as part of the 2010 NSCAA Convention.
NSCAA/adidas Scholar All-America Team
NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region Team