KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Five Coker College men’s soccer players were named to the 2011 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II All-Southeast Region First Team released on Tuesday. The quintet Cobra players made up the largest group of players from a single team to be named to the first team.
Representing Coker are juniors James Sweeney (Huntingtown, Md.) at goalkeeper, Rommel Fondin (Palm Bay, Fla.) at midfield and Carlos Recinos (Houston, Texas) at forward, along with sophomore defender Atticus Lum (Advance, N.C.) and freshman defender Fernando Bedoya (Miami, Fla.).
All five were also First Team All-Conference selections, including Recinos earning Conference Carolinas Player of the Year honors. They led the Cobras to an 18-3 overall record and a 10-1 conference record. Additionally, they led Coker to their first ever Conference Carolinas regular season championship, their second conference tournament championship in three years and their first ever NCAA Tournament appearance.
Coaches from the region voted on members of the NSCAA All-Southeast Region Team. The region is comprised of schools from Conference Carolinas, the Peach Belt Conference and the South Atlantic Conference.
For Sweeney, Bedoya and Recinos this is their second First Team All-Region selection of the season. They were named to the Daktronics All-Southeast Region First Team earlier this season.
These players are now eligible for the NSCAA /Continental Tire NCAA Division II All-America Team.
NSCAA NCAA Division II Men’s All-Southeast Region
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All-First Team |
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Pos. |
Player |
Class |
School |
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Hometown |
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K |
Jr. |
Coker |
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Huntingtown, Md. |
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D |
Fr. |
Coker |
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Miami, Fla. |
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D |
Luke Duffy |
Sr. |
Lees-McRae |
Wakefield, England |
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D |
Chris Klute |
So. |
Clayton State |
Grand Prairie, Texas |
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D |
So. |
Coker |
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Advance, N.C. |
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M |
Johan Bergfeld |
Sr. |
Flagler |
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Akers Styckebruk, Sweden |
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M |
Jr. |
Coker |
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Palm Bay, Fla. |
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M |
Joseph Toby |
Jr. |
Flagler |
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Jacksonville, Fla. |
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F |
Jr. |
Coker |
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Houston, Texas |
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F |
Erik Pajunk |
So. |
Barton |
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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F |
Mario Pinto |
Fr. |
Lincoln Memorial |
Uberlandia, Brazil |
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Second Team |
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Pos. |
Player |
Class |
School |
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Hometown |
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K |
Brendan Ledgeway |
So. |
University of Montevallo |
York, England |
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D |
Matthew Duffy |
Jr. |
Eckerd |
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Knaresborough, England |
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D |
Troy Chavez |
Sr. |
Mars Hill |
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La Mirada, Calif. |
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D |
Luke Staats |
Sr. |
Lees-McRae |
Almere, Holland |
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M |
Jack Kimber |
Jr. |
Erskine |
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Manchester, England |
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M |
Donte De Luca |
Fr. |
Barton |
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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M |
James Smith |
Fr. |
Lees-McRae |
Eastbourne, England |
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M |
Tyson Eyo |
Sr. |
Universtiy of Montevallo |
Liverpool, England |
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F |
Lasse Sohrweide |
Sr. |
Anderson |
Flensburg, Germany |
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F |
Robbie Hill |
Sr. |
Carson-Newman |
Middlesbrough, England |
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F |
Sam Miles |
Fr. |
University of North Carolina - Pembroke |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
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Third Team |
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Pos. |
Player |
Class |
School |
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Hometown |
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K |
Thomas Rusling |
So. |
Lees-McRae |
Sheffield, England |
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D |
Clement Simonin |
So. |
Lander |
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Lorient, France |
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D |
Ian Murray |
So. |
North Greenville |
Lexington, S.C. |
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D |
Matias Rubio |
Fr. |
Tusculum |
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Bradenton, Fla. |
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M |
Leonardo Germiniani |
Jr. |
Lincoln Memorial |
Itajuba, Brazil |
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M |
Larry Mahon |
So. |
Limestone |
Kildare, Ireland |
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M |
Rury Caulfield |
Sr. |
Mars Hill |
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Glasgow, Scotland |
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F |
Matthew Phillips |
Sr. |
Clayton State |
Swindon, England |
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F |
Stephen Bivens |
Jr. |
Mars Hill |
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Douglasville, Ga. |
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F |
James Galvani |
So. |
Lees-McRae |
High Wycombe, England |
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F |
Jorge Mackenna |
Fr. |
Limestone |
Santiago, Chile |
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