Daktronics All-America teams - UC San Diego Athletics

Date: Nov. 29, 2012
Contact: John Dodderidge, National Coordinator
Sports Information Director, Rockhurst University
Phone: (816) 501-4850
E-mail: john.dodderidge@rockhurst.edu
Palm Beach Atlantic’s Kenny Hogg Headlines
Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Team
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Junior forward Kenny Hogg of Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) University headlines the
2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America First Team as the Ron Lenz National Player of
the Year.
Hogg, of Irvine, Scotland, guided Palm Beach Atlantic to a 15-3-1 record. The South Region Player of the Year
leads NCAA Division II players with 28 goals and 59 points. He was also named the Player of the Year in the
Independent Collegiate Athletic Association.
Lynn (Fla.) University placed two players on the first team. Junior goalkeeper Matt DiCerbo and sophomore
defender Jason Sangha carried Lynn to the national semifinals in Evans, Ga. DiCerbo ranks second among
Division II keepers with a 0.41 goals against average. Sangha was a third team All-American selection in 2011.
Junior Tesho Akindele of Colorado School of Mines repeats as a first team forward. Akindele ranks second in
Division II with 22 goals and 50 points. Junior Mario Pinto of Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) University and senior
Saeed Robinson of Grand Canyon (Ariz.) University round out the first team forwards. Pinto posted 21 goals
and 47 points, while Robinson recorded 18 goals and 42 points.
The four first team midfielders combined for 61 goals and 31 assists. Junior Marco Likos of Nyack (N.Y.)
University topped the foursome with 18 goals and 44 points. The rest of the group consists of junior Vincent
Bailey of the University of Incarnate Word (Texas), junior Matthew Brown of West Virginia Wesleyan
University and senior Bo White of Northeastern State (Okla.) University.
Senior Matt Besuschko of national semifinalist Simon Fraser (B.C.) University headlines the first team
defenders. The remaining first team defenders are senior Colin Bjostad of West Texas A&M University and
senior Taylor Diem of Regis (Colo.) University.
Sports information directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences sponsoring men’s soccer selected
the Daktronics All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first team All-Region picks
advancing to the national ballot. This is the seventh year Daktronics has sponsored the NCAA Division II men’s
soccer All-America and All-Region teams. A total of 60 student-athletes representing 38 different institutions
filled out the three teams and honorable mention selections. Tyler Lobe and Brandon Bronzan of the Sonoma
State (Calif.) University Sports Information office assisted in the voting process.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., recognized worldwide in its industry as the leading designer and
manufacturer of electronic scoreboards, programmable display systems, and large screen video displays using
light emitting diode (LED) technology. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information
Directors of America (CoSIDA).
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2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America First Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Matt DiCerbo Lynn (Fla.) Sr. Boca Raton, Fla.
F Tesho Akindele * Colorado School of Mines Jr. Thornton, Colo.
F Kenny Hogg# Palm Beach Atlantic (Fla.) Jr. Irvine, Scotland
F Mario Pinto Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) Jr. Uberlandia, Brazil
F Saeed Robinson^ Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Sr. Portmore, Jamaica
MF Vincent Bailey Incarnate Word (Texas) Jr. Southport, England
MF Matthew Brown West Virginia Wesleyan Jr. Whitby, England
MF Marco Likos Nyack (N.Y.) Jr. Leipzig, Germany
MF Bo White Northeastern State (Okla.) Sr. Durant, Okla.
D Matt Besuschko Simon Fraser (B.C.) Sr. Port Moody, B.C.
D Colin Bjostad West Texas A&M Sr. Keller, Texas
D Taylor Diem Regis (Colo.) Sr. Middleton, Wis.
D Jason Sangha^ Lynn (Fla.) So. Southampton, England
#2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Player of the Year
*2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America First Team
^2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Third Team
2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Second Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Josh Cohen California-San Diego Jr. Sunnyvale, Calif.
F Joe Baccielo Post (Conn.) Jr. Stratford, Conn.
F Dominic Furness West Texas A&M Sr. Middlesbrough, England
F Mark Magee% Rockhurst (Mo.) Jr. Evesham, England
F Chris Tsonis Southern New Hampshire Sr. Dartmouth, Mass.
MF Tom Owens Notre Dame (Ohio) Jr. Liverpool, England
MF Daniel Smee West Virginia Wesleyan Sr. New Castle, England
MF Jack Winter Lynn (Fla.) So. Gloucester, England
MF Michael Winter Simon Fraser (B.C.) Sr. Vancouver, B.C.
D Alec Arsht California-San Diego Jr. Oak Park, Calif.
D Walker Hume Rollins (Fla.) Fr. Austin, Texas
D Jonathan Lupinelli Southern New Hampshire Fr. Mont de Marsan, France
D Jon Pearman* Seattle Pacific (Wash.) Sr. Glendale, Ariz.
*2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America First Team
%2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Second Team

2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Third Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Ryan Bass* Rockhurst (Mo.) Jr. Jackson, Mo.
F Martin Maybin Regis (Colo.) So. Belfast, Northern Ireland
F Zach Myers Saginaw Valley State (Mich.) Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich.
F James Pucci Davis & Elkins (W.Va.) So. Carrara, Italy
F Cemil Turan Long Island-Post (N.Y.) Jr. Staten Island, N.Y.
MF Bruno Bonicontro UMass-Lowell Sr. Marlboro, Mass.
MF Ryan Dhillon Simon Fraser (B.C.) Fr. North Delta, B.C.
MF Pedro Guevara Dominican (Calif.) Sr. Santa Rosa, Calif.
MF Rob Vincent* Charleston (W.Va.) Sr. Liverpool, England
D Bastien Catrin Davis & Elkins (W.Va.) Jr. Laon, France
D Matt Duffy Eckerd (Fla.) Sr. Knaresborough, England
D Chris Garavaglia Quincy (Ill.) So. St. Louis, Mo.
D Casey Weddle Ohio Dominican Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio
*2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America First Team
2012 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Honorable Mention
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Marco Jorgensen Long Island-Post (N.Y.) Jr. Copenhagen, Denmark
GK Brendan Ledgeway Montevallo (Ala.) Jr. Ellesmere Port, England
F Antti Arvola Cal State Los Angeles Sr. Espoo, Finland
F Carlo Basso Simon Fraser (B.C.) Jr. Coquitlam, B.C.
F Tyler Blackwood Tampa (Fla.) So. London, England
F Rosario Bras Cal State Los Angeles Sr. Guadalupe, Calif.
F Cauê Da Silva Delta State (Miss.) Fr. São Sebastião do Caí, Brazil
F Alex Manea Mercyhurst (Pa.) Gr. Vaslui, Romania
F Juan Peralta Northeastern State (Okla.) So. Tulsa, Okla.
MF Erik Beattie Notre Dame (Ohio) Sr. Madison, Ohio
MF Chris Hobbs Lander (S.C.) Jr. Cleveland, England
MF Alex Mullen Mars Hill (N.C.) So. Adelaide, Australia
MF Alex Nass% Colorado School of Mines Sr. Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
MF Sean Pike Gannon (Pa.) Jr. Liverpool, England
MF Ruben Resendes Southern New Hampshire Sr. Fall River, Mass.
D Eirik Bjoernoe Long Island-Post (N.Y.) Jr. Randaberg, Norway
D Gavin Bruce St. Edward’s (Texas) Sr. Sugar Land, Texas
D Dan Frohock Rockhurst (Mo.) Sr. O’Fallon, Mo.
D Joshua Gray Slippery Rock (Pa.) Jr. Norwich, England
D Kevin Ipina Post (Conn.) Jr. Danbury, Conn.
D James Nero Incarnate Word (Texas) Jr. Charlotte, N.C.
%2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Second Team