(KANSAS CITY, KS)---A trio of University of Charleston men's soccer players have earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America national honors. Midfielders Predrag Ivanovic and Rob Vincent are second team All-Americans, while forward Dion Peters is a third team selection.
Ivanovic netted seven goals for the Golden Eagles, including four game-winners. The Smederevska Palanka, Serbia sophomore also added eight assists to end the season with 22 points.
Vincent tallied nine goals to rank third on the squad. The WVIAC Freshman of the Year also made contributions defensively as the Golden Eagles only allowed 16 scores in 23 matches.
Peters paced the WVIAC in scoring with 18 goals and 41 points. The WVIAC Player of the Year also fired in five game-winning goals, including a performance that accounted for all of the scoring in a 2-0 NCAA Tournament victory over then-No. 4 Millersville.
The 19-4-0 Golden Eagles captured the WVIAC regular season and tournament titles before taking the NCAA Division II Atlantic Region championship on their way to a spot in the national quarterfinals. UC finished ranked No. 7 nationally in the final NSCAA Division II Top 25 of the season.
The complete 2009 NSCAA Division II All-America squad follows:
First Team
Pos, First, Year, College, Hometown
K, Ryan Thompson, Sr., Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
D, Mickey Daly, Sr., Cal State Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
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, Durango, Colo.
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, Calif.
Second Team
K, Sean Paradise, Sr., Lees-McRae, North Port, Fla.
D, Dan Ingvarsson, Jr., Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
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, Phoenix, Ariz.
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, Texas
D, Jeremy Yoder, Jr., Millersville, Leola, Pa.
M, Miguel Cucue, Sr., Cal State Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
M, Frantz Francois, Sr., Franklin Pierce, West Palm Beach, Fla.
M, Azael Gomez, Sr., Cal State Los Angeles, Los Angeles, Calif.
F, Nestor Hernandez, Sr., Lewis, Berwyn, Ill.
F, Pascal Millien, Sr., Tampa, Tampa, Fla.
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.