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Champions first, now All-Americans: Settle, Purcell honored by NSCAA
Euan Purcell, left, a senior forward for Fort Lewis College, chases down a ball against Regis.
(photo by George Tanner/ColoradoSoccerNow.com)
Tom Settle and Euan Purcell of the Fort Lewis College men’s soccer team have been recognized by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Settle, a senior midfielder from Portsmouth, England, was named to the NSCAA All-America first team. He scored nine goals and added 19 assists in 24 games, 23 of them starts.
Purcell, a senior from Bolton, England, led Fort Lewis with 21 goals and 45 points in 20 games. Four of his goals were game winners.
The national champion Skyhawks had two players honored. Cal State-Los Angeles claimed the lion’s share of berths on the team, with four players earning recognition. Four other schools each had three players named.
Early this month, top-ranked Fort Lewis claimed its second national championship with a 1-0 victory over Lees-McCrae at Pepin Stadium in Tampa, Fla.
2009 NSCAA Men’s Division II All-America Team
First Team
Position, First, Year, College, Hometown
K, Ryan Thompson, Sr., Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
D, Mickey Daly, Sr., Cal State-Los Angeles, Los Angeles
D, Kevin Gallaugher **, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Walnut, Calif.
D, Richard Kentish, Sr., Southern New Hampshire, Kingston , Jamaica
M, Jon David Gruenewald, Sr., Rollins, Manlius, N.Y.
M, Andrew Marinez, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Carson, Calif.
M, Tom Settle, Sr., Fort Lewis College, Durango
F, Victor Regalado, Jr., Cal State Stanislaus, College Place, Wash.
F, Jeremy Deighton, Sr., Slippery Rock, Broadview Hts, Ohio
F, Angelo Reina, Jr., Le Moyne, Frankfort, N.Y.
F, Federico Cino, Sr., Cal State-Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Second Team
K, Sean Paradise, Sr., Lees-McRae, North Port, Fla.
D, Dan Ingvarsson, Jr., Tampa, Tampa
D, Sean Lawlor, Jr., Le Moyne, Blackpool, N.Y.
D, Allen Thomson, Jr., Midwestern State, Pretoria, South Africa
M, Marc Goulet, Sr., Southern New Hampshire, Plainville, Conn.
M, Predrag Ivanovic, So., Charleston (W.Va.), Smederevska Palanka, Serbia
M, Rob Vincent, Fr., Charleston (W.Va.), Liverpool, England
F, Mark Anderson, So., Barry, Miami Shores, Fla.
F, Berin Boracic, Sr., Lees-McRae, Banner Elk, N.C.
F, Kyle Ciliento, Fr., Grand Canyon College, Phoenix
F, Paulo Vaz, So., Lynn, Santa Catarina, Brazil
Third Team
K, Greg Blum, Jr., Slippery Rock, Baden, Pa.
D, Tom Pool, Jr., Slippery Rock, Clophill, Pa.
D, Jamie Scope, Sr., Incarnate Word, San Antonio
D, Jeremy Yoder, Jr., Millersville, Leola, Pa.
M, Miguel Cucue, Sr., Cal State-Los Angeles, Los Angeles
M, Frantz Francois, Sr., Franklin Pierce, West Palm Beach, Fla.
M, Azael Gomez, Sr., Cal State-Los Angeles, Los Angeles
F, Nestor Hernandez**, Sr., Lewis, Berwyn, Ill.
F, Pascal Millien *, Sr., Tampa, Tampa
F, Dion Peters, So., Charleston (W.Va.), Trin City, Trinidad and Tobago
F, Euan Purcell, Sr., Fort Lewis, Bolton, England
F, Adrian Schippers, Sr., Southern New Hampshire, Ashby, Mass.
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