KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Barry University standout Mark Anderson headlines the 2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America First Team as the Ron Lenz National Player of the Year.
The senior forward from Durham, England, leads Division II with 21 goals and ranks second with 46 points.
Anderson continues to compile the accolades after having already been named SSC Player of the Year, and South Region Player of the year. Anderson is the first Buccaneer in the men’s soccer program to earn the honor of National Player of the Year. Anderson’s the first statistical national champion in program history with multiple awards. He was the national leader in assists as a freshman and the national leader in goals as a senior.
Fellow Teammates Johnny Rodrigues and Guilherme Oliveira also earned Honorable mention All-American honors. Rodrgiues finished with a 12-3-6 record which included six shutouts and a 0.90 goals against average.
Oliveira was named 1st Team All-SSC, as well as Sunshine State Conference All-Tournament Team and Academic All-Region. He was an essential key to the Bucs success and post-season run this year.
2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America First Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Ryan Bass Rockhurst (Mo.) So. Jackson, Mo.
F Tesho Akindele* Colorado School of Mines So. Thornton, Colo.
F Mark Anderson#^ Barry (Fla.) Sr. Durham, England
F Chance Bukoski Hawaii Pacific Sr. Kapaa, Hawaii
F Lasse Sohrweide* Anderson (S.C.) Sr. Flensberg, Germany
MF Tyler Schultz Seattle Pacific (Wash.) Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz.
MF Diego Tabares^ Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Sr. Seekonk, Mass.
MF Joseph Toby Flagler (Fla.) Jr. Freetown, Sierra Leone
MF Rob Vincent% Charleston (W.Va.) Jr. Liverpool, England
D Fabian Kling^ Fort Lewis (Colo.) Sr. Augsburg, Germany
D Jon Pearman Seattle Pacific (Wash.) Jr. Glendale, Ariz.
D Tom Reilly* Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Sr. Wallasey, England
D Taylor Rivas Cal State Los Angeles Sr. Lancaster, Calif.
#2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Player of the Year
*Repeat first team selections from 2010
%Second team selection in 2010
^Third team selections in 2010
2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Second Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Ryan Wirth Fort Lewis (Colo.) Sr. Bayfield, Colo.
F Terry Gibbs Bloomfield (N.J.) Sr. London, England
F Scott Grode Metro State (Colo.) Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.
F Mark Magee Rockhurst (Mo.) So. Evesham, England
F Erik Pajunk Barton (N.C.) So. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MF Nathan Fitzgerald* Midwestern State (Texas) Sr. Wichita Falls, Texas
MF Felix Horn Nyack (N.Y.) So. Haille, Germany
MF Alex Nass Colorado School of Mines Jr. Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil
MF Greg Shertzer Lock Haven (Pa.) Sr. Lebanon, Pa.
D Berekk Blackwell Fort Lewis (Colo.) Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz.
D Kyle Miller Rockhurst (Mo.) Sr. Overland Park, Kan.
D Ryan Spence* Midwestern State (Texas) Sr. Decatur, Texas
D Clayton Ulmer Bridgeport (Conn.) So. Hamden, Conn.
*First team selections in 2010
2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Third Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Vinny Papageorgiou^ Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Sr. Wilmington, Mass.
F Luis Gonzalez Cal State Tech, Pomona Sr. Long Beach, Calif.
F Thomas Hoang Fort Lewis (Colo.) Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo.
F Cristobal Montes Notre Dame de Namur (Calif.) Sr. Fremont, Calif.
F Saeed Robinson Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Jr. Portmore, Jamaica
MF Johan Bergfeld Flagler (Fla.) Sr. Akers Styckebruk, Sweden
MF Diego Cabral Fort Hays State (Kan.) Fr. Asuncion, Paraguay
MF Heiko Eberhardt Lynn (Fla.) Jr. Reichenbach, Germany
MF Oscar Yniguez Notre Dame de Namur (Calif.) Sr. Redwood City, Calif.
D John Claffey Millersville (Pa.) Sr. Glen Mills, Pa.
D Justin Clark Rollins (Fla.) Sr. Atlanta, Ga.
D Andrew Mejia Metro State (Colo.) So. Littleton, Colo.
D Jason Sangha Lynn (Fla.) Fr. Southampton, England
^Third team selection in 2010
2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Honorable Mention
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Chris Fidler Incarnate Word (Texas) Gr. Bramhall, Cheshire, England
GK Zach Johnson Seattle Pacific (Wash.) Jr. Snohomish, Wash.
GK Johnny Rodrigues Barry (Fla.) Jr. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
F Jose Ferraz Christian Brothers (Tenn.) Fr. Belo Horizonte, Brazil
F Harald Gracholski Lynn (Fla.) Gr. Cologne, Germany
F Dion Peters Charleston (W.Va.) Jr. Trincity, Trinidad
F Chris Tsonis Southern New Hampshire Jr. Dartmouth, Mass.
MF Robert Kinsey Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. Denver, Colo.
MF Keith Lough Northwood (Mich.) Sr. Edinburgh, Scotland
MF Guilherme Oliveira Barry (Fla.) Jr. Belo Horizonte, Brazil
MF Andreas Olson C.W. Post (N.Y.) Jr. Oppeid, Norway
MF Eric Pepper Millersville (Pa.) Sr. Reading, Pa.
MF Philip Wilson Colorado School of Mines Sr. Mansfield, Texas
MF Chris Yoder Metro State (Colo.) Sr. Gilbert, Ariz.
D Eirik Bjoernoe C.W. Post (N.Y.) So. Randaberg, Norway
D Kyle Cadigan Cal State Stanislaus So. Clovis, Calif.
D Brian Fekete Tampa (Fla.) Jr. Plant City, Fla.
D Mike Kalas California (Pa.) Sr. Irwin, Pa.
D Danny Stoker Queens (N.Y.) Jr. London, England
D Nick Sykes Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Sr. Boise, Idaho
