KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Dec. 11, 2024) – United Soccer Coaches announced the association’s 2024 NAIA All-America teams on Wednesday.
 

Among the 44 total players (22 men, 22 women), eight men (Missouri Valley senior defender Kazuki Hashimoto; Oklahoma Wesleyan sophomore defender Kirill Pakhomov; Lindsey Wilson sophomore midfielder Sebastian Tregarthen; Oklahoma Wesleyan senior midfielder Pol Mur; Missouri Valley senior forward Sam Green; Indiana Wesleyan junior forward Brandon Nyagurungo; Missouri Valley junior goalkeeper Vicente Benitez Delgado and MidAmerica Nazarene senior forward Rick Hovinga) and four women (SCAD Savannah senior forward Sydney Chura, Tennessee-Southern sophomore defender Kamilia Tayebi, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) senior midfielder Raelyn Yokiosha and Aquinas senior forward Sydney Shenk) earn All-America recognition for a second time in their college careers.
 

Players on this year’s United Soccer Coaches NAIA All-America Teams will be recognized for their accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America Ceremony & Reception on Saturday, Jan, 11, 2025 in Chicago, Ill., in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention.

 

2024 United Soccer Coaches NAIA Men’s All-Americans
 

First Team

 

Pos

Name

Class

School

Hometown

K

Nicolas Leite

Sr.

Dalton State College (Ga.)

Santo Andre, Brazil

D

Antonio Bittencourt

Sr.

Dalton State College (Ga.)

Sao Paulo, Brazil

D

Kazuki Hashimoto*

Sr.

Missouri Valley College (Mo.)

Yokohama, Japan

D

Luis Vergara

Jr.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Santiago, Chile

M

Yoshiki Igarashi

Sr.

Missouri Valley College (Mo.)

Tokyo, Japan

M

Kiril Pakhomov*

So.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Moscow, Russia

M

Pol Mur*

Sr.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Barcelona, Spain

M

Sebastian Tregarthen*

So.

Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)

Dolores, Uruguay

F

Sam Green*

Sr.

Missouri Valley College (Mo.)

Bromley, England

F

Mario Goic

Gr.

SCAD Savannah (Ga.)

Zadar, Croatia

F

Brandon Nyagurungo*

Jr.

Indiana Wesleyan University

Harare, Zimbabwe

 

Second Team

 

Pos

Name

Class

School

Hometown

K

Vicente Benitez Delgado*

Jr.

Missouri Valley College (Mo.)

Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain

D

Timo Boomkens

So.

Keiser University (Fla.)

Valkenswaard, Netherlands

D

Kazuma Ishizuka

Sr.

Dalton State College (Ga.)

Yokohama, Japan

D

Michael Rempel

So.

Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)

Asuncion, Paraguay

M

Jose Garcia

Jr.

Indiana Wesleyan University

Puerto Montt, Chile

M

Tate Richards

Sr.

Missouri Valley College (Mo.)

London, England

F

Dominic Ayella

Fr.

Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)

Gulu, Uganda

F

Daniel Borges

Sr.

University of California, Merced

Turlock, Calif.

F

Rick Hovinga*

Sr.

MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.)

Groningen, Netherlands

F

Jack Stainrod

Jr.

Dalton State College (Ga.)

Barnsley, England

F

Matheus Ulrich

Jr.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Balneario Camboriu, Santa Catarina

2024 United Soccer Coaches NAIA Women’s All-Americans
 

First Team

 

Pos

Name

Class

School

Hometown

K

Saga Bryntesson

Fr.

SCAD Savannah

Arvika, Sweden

D

Georgia Little

Jr.

Keiser University

Newcastle, Australia

D

Marta Carrasco Mesa

Jr.

Missouri Valley College

Sevilla, Spain

D

Ola Orelesi

Sr.

Georgia Gwinnett College

Grayson, Ga.

M

Esalenna Galekhutle

Sr.

William Carey University

Gaborone, Botswana

M

Maeva Lichtensteiger

Sr.

Aquinas College

Monkton, Ont.

M

Thayline Teixeira

Jr.

MidAmerica Nazarene University

Porto Alegre, Brazil

F

Sydney Chura*

Sr.

SCAD Savannah

Milford, Mich.

F

Keito Ido

Jr.

University of Tennessee-Southern

Tokyo, Japan

F

Lauren Riley

Jr.

Keiser University

Staffordshire, England

F

Christina Salmon

Sr.

William Carey University

Kingston, Jamaica

 

Second Team

 

Pos

Name

Class

School

Hometown

K

Annabelle Ruckle

Sr.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.)

Phoenix, Ariz.

D

Ingrid Hentemann

Sr.

Aquinas College

Grand Haven, Mich.

D

Elise Lofnertz

So.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Landvetter, Sweden

D

Kamilia Tayebi*

So.

University of Tennessee-Southern

Casablanca, Morocco

M

Momo Chgyoji

Fr.

Campbellsville University

Kanagawa, Japan

M

Judit Ferre

Jr.

Missouri Valley College

Barcelona, Spain

M

Katie Koger

Jr.

Marian University

Zionsville, Ind.

M

Raelyn Yoshioka*

Sr.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.)

Pearl City, Hawai’i

F

Layla Brown

Sr.

Marian University

Fishers, Ind.

F

Tania Mocholi

Sr.

Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Vancouver, Wash.

F

Sydney Shenk*

Sr.

Aquinas College

Covington, Wash.

*Denotes previous selection