KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Coker College freshman Fernando Bedoya received the highest athletic honor given by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Friday. Bedoya was named to the 2011 Men's Soccer NCAA Division II NSCAA/Continental Tire All-America Third Team.
The defender from Miami, Fla. was one of only two freshmen to receive All-America Honors and he was the only player selected from the southeast region.
Bedoya helped lead the Cobras to their most successful season in school history in 2011. The Coker men finished the season with an 18-3 overall record and a 10-1 conference record. They won the program's first ever Conference Carolinas regular season championship, their second conference tournament championship in three years and made their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Fernando started in all 21 of Coker's matches in 2011, scoring a goal with four assists for six points. His performance throughout the course of the year earned him First Team All-Conference honors, Daktronics First Team All-Southeast Region honors and NSCAA First Team All-Southeast Region honors.
Bedoya, along with the 35 other All-America team members 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.
2011 NSCAA/Continental Tires NCAA Men's Division II All-America Team
| First Team | ||||||
| Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown | ||
| K | Ryan Wirth | Sr. | Fort Lewis College | Bayfield, Colo. | ||
| D | Max Baessato | Jr. | Simon Fraser University | North Vancouver, B.C. | ||
| D | Berekk Blackwell | Sr. | Fort Lewis College | Scottsdale, Ariz. | ||
| D | Fabian Kling* | Sr. | Fort Lewis College | Augsburg, Germany | ||
| D | Kyle Miller | Sr. | Rockhurst Univeristy | Overland Park, Kan. | ||
| M | Thomas Hoang | Sr. | Fort Lewis College | Colorado Springs, Colo. | ||
| M | Tyler Schultz | Sr. | Seattle Pacific University | Scottsdale, Ariz. | ||
| M | Diego Tabares* | Sr. | Franklin Pierce | Seekonk, Mass. | ||
| F | Carlo Basso | So. | Simon Fraser University | Coquitlam, B.C. | ||
| F | Chance Bukoski* | Sr. | Hawaii Pacific University | Kappa, Hawaii | ||
| F | Mark Magee | So. | Rockhurst Univeristy | Evesham, England | ||
| Second Team | ||||||
| K | Ryan Bass | So. | Rockhurst Univeristy | Jackson, Mo. | ||
| D | Tommy Barrick | Sr. | Northern Kentucky | Gahanna, Ohio | ||
| D | Jon Pearman | Jr. | Seattle Pacific University | Glendale, Ariz. | ||
| D | Tom Reilly* | Sr. | Franklin Pierce | Wallasey, England | ||
| D | Spence Ryan* | Sr. | Midwestern State University | Decatur, Texas | ||
| M | Joshua Bennett | Sr. | Simon Fraser University | Hamilton, Ont. | ||
| M | Joey Madigan | Sr. | Fort Lewis College | Centennial, Colo. | ||
| M | Paolo Scoppola | So. | Rockhurst Univeristy | Rome, Italy | ||
| F | Tesho Akindele* | So. | Colorado School of Mines | Thornton, Colo. | ||
| F | Mark Anderson | Sr. | Barry University | Durham, England | ||
| F | Scott Grode | Sr. | Metropolitan State | Gilbert, Ariz. | ||
| F | Callum Riley | Sr. | University of the Incarnate Word | Leicester, England | ||
| Third Team | ||||||
| K | Vinny Papageorgiou | Sr. | Franklin Pierce | Wilmington, Mass. | ||
| D | Fernando Bedoya | Fr. | Coker | Miami, Fla. | ||
| D | Matt Besuschko | So. | Simon Fraser University | Port Moody, B.C. | ||
| D | John Claffey | Sr. | Millersville University | Glen Mills, Pa. | ||
| D | Justin Clark | Sr | Rollins College | Atlanta, Ga. | ||
| M | Cory Dean | Sr. | Fort Lewis | Albuquerque, N.M. | ||
| M | Lucas De Rossi | Fr. | Rockhurst Univeristy | Trevignano Romano, Italy | ||
| M | Guilherme Oliveira | Jr. | Barry University | Belo Horizonte, Brazil | ||
| F | Ashton Campbell | Sr. | Tiffin University | Luton, England | ||
| F | Ferid Celosmanovic* | Sr. | California State Chico | Brcko, Bosnia | ||
| F | Grant Ellison | Sr. | Quincy University | O'Fallon, Mo. | ||
| F | Harald Gracholski | Sr. | Lynn University | Cologne, Germany | ||
| F | Cemil Turan | So. | C.W. Post-Long Island | Staten Island, N.Y. | ||
* indicates repeat selection