KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 7, 2022) – United Soccer Coaches announced the association’s 2022 NAIA Men’s and Women’s All-America Teams on Wednesday. will be recognized for their accomplishments at the All-America Ceremony & Reception on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023, at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention. Among the 44 total players (22 men, 22 women) on the NAIA All-America Teams, two men’s players are earning honors for the second time in their playing careers: William Carey junior midfielder Juan Ruiz Cabello and Keiser senior forward Lucas Jacobs. Out of the 15 women recognized, six are earning All-America honors for the second time in their player careers: Keiser sophomore goalkeeper Grace McClellan; Spring Arbor Senior defender Becca Mindling; William Carey senior defender Camila Pescatora; Marian University (Ind.) senior midfielder Allie Schlom and University of Science and Arts Oklahoma senior forward Emma Rice. Keiser senior midfielder Kyoka Koshijima and University of Tennessee Southern senior midfielder Yuki Watari are earning All-America honors for the third time in their player careers. Keiser senior defender Maja Henriksson and Marian University (Ind.) senior forward Erin Oleksak are earning All-America honors for the fourth time. All players honored as NAIA All-Americans
2022 United Soccer Coaches NAIA Men’s All-Americans
First Team |
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Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
K | Finn Popescu | Sr. | Bethel University (Ind.) | Osnabruck, Germany |
D | Jesse Bank | Sr. | Central Methodist University | Kruiningen, Netherlands |
D | Guilherme Franca | Sr. | Dalton State College | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
D | Mason Gonzalez | Sr. | Mid-America Christian University | Fresno, Calif. |
D | Joao de Oliveira | Sr. | Bethel University (Ind.) | Santa Catarina, Brazil |
M | Sam Green | So. | Missouri Valley College | Bromley, England |
M | Tim Noeding | So. | Bethel University (Ind.) | Bad Hersfeld, Germany |
M | Justin Riescher | Jr. | Dalton State College | Coral Springs, Fla. |
M | Juan Ruiz Cabello* | Jr. | William Carey University | Malaga, Spain |
F | Brandon Bermingham | So. | William Carey University | Drogheda, Ireland |
F | Karim Tmimi | Sr. | Georgia Gwinnett College | Poitiers, France |
Second Team |
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Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
K | Jeremi Abonnel | So. | Mid-America Christian University | Aix-en-Provence, France |
D | Tom Irion | Jr. | Central Methodist University | Stuttgart, Germany |
D | Stevan Milosevc | Sr. | Missouri Valley College | Belgrade, Serbia |
D | Gabriel Pacheco | Fr. | Bethel University (Ind.) | Curitiba, Brazil |
M | Basil Erne | So. | Central Methodist University | Uetikon am See, Switzerland |
M | Lucas Garcia | Sr. | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Barcelona, Spain |
M | Vilius Labutis | Jr. | University of Rio Grande | Dublin, Ireland |
M | Diego Real | Fr. | Mid-America Christian University | Benguasil, Spain |
F | Lucas Jacobs* | Sr. | Keiser University | Breda, Netherlands |
F | Luan Bressy | Jr. | Bethel University (Ind.) | Salvador, Brazil |
F | Jonah Lewis | Fr. | Tennessee Wesleyan University | Bridgend, Wales |
2022 United Soccer Coaches NAIA Women’s All-Americans
First Team | ||||
Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
K | Grace McClellan* | So. | Keiser University | Southside, Ala. |
D | Maja Henriksson*** | Sr. | Keiser University | Gothenburg, Sweden |
D | Becca Mindling* | Sr. | Spring Arbor University | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
D | Camila Pescatora* | Sr. | William Carey University | Valencia, Venezuela |
M | Kyoka Koshijima** | Sr. | Keiser University | Kanazawa City, Japan |
M | MacKenzie Selvius* | Sr. | Spring Arbor University | Grand Rapids, Mich. |
M | Yuki Watari** | Sr. | University of Tennessee Southern | Saitama, Japan |
F | Estelle Ekada | Sr. | University of Tennessee Southern | Ombessa, Cameroon |
F | Laura Maria | Sr. | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Tubarao, Brazil |
F | Erin Oleksak*** | Sr. | Marian University (Ind.) | Palatine, Ill. |
F | Kauany Sousa | Sr. | William Carey University | Rio de Janiero, Brazil |
Second Team | ||||
Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
K | Blair Currie | So. | Spring Arbor University | Christchurch, New Zealand |
D | Camryn Gietl | Jr. | Marian University (Ind.) | Thorntown, Ind. |
D | Sarah Evans | Sr. | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Tulsa, Okla. |
D | Breanna Probst | Sr. | Aquinas College | Ada, Mich. |
M | Berglind Baldursdottir | Jr. | SCAD Savannah | Kopavogur, Iceland |
M | Naroa Domenech | Fr. | Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Eibar, Spain |
M | Aubrie Labno | So. | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University | Anthem, Ariz. |
M | Allie Schlom* | Sr. | Marian University (Ind.) | Missouri City, Texas |
F | Hannah Crum | Sr. | Aquinas College | Waterford, Mich. |
F | Angeline Kieh | Jr. | Campbellsville University | Monrovia, Liberia |
F | Emma Rice* | Sr. |
University of Science and Arts Oklahoma |
Norman, Okla. |
Bolded denotes Player of the Year *Denotes previous selection