Dec. 15, 2007
Greenville, S.C. --
Furman defender Jon Leathers was named to the NSCAA/adidas Division I All-America second team and fellow Paladin senior Shea Salinas was tabbed third team NSCAA/adidas All-America, it was announced this weekend.
Leathers, who earned NSCAA All-South Region honors earlier this week, garnered Southern Conference Player-of-the-Year honors for the second straight year and was named to the All-SoCon first team for the third straight season.. The Athens, Ga., native also earned College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer All-America honors this month.
The 2006-07 Furman Male Athlete-of-the-Year and member of the U.S. Under-23 Men's National Team, helped Furman to a 19-4-0 record this season. The Paladins captured both the SoCon regular season and tournament titles while also advancing to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
Salinas, a two-time first team All-SoCon pick, garnered NSCAA All-South Region honors in each of the last two seasons. The midfielder from Grapevine, Texas, tallied five goals and added nine assists as a senior and joined Leathers among the 54 players invited to attend the 2008 adidas MLS Player Combine next month.
2007 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Men's Division I All-America Team
First Team
Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown
K, Stefan Frei, So., California, Alamo, Calif.
D, Eric Brunner, Sr., Ohio State, Dublin, Ohio
D, Julius James **, Sr., Connecticut, Maloney Gardens, Trinidad
D, Pat Phelan, Sr., Wake Forest, Enfield, Conn.
M, Reuben Ayarna, Jr., Boston College, Accra, Ghana
M, Alejandro Bedoya, Jr., Boston College, Weston, Fla.
M, Andrew Jacobson, Sr., California, Palo Alto, Calif.
M, Peter Lowry, Sr., Santa Clara, Fair Oaks, Calif.
F, Xavier Balc, Sr., Ohio State, Hudson, Ohio
F, Joseph Lapira *, Sr., Notre Dame, Lake Charles, La.
F, Patrick Nyarko, Jr., Virginia Tech, Kumasi, Ghana
F, O'Brian White, Jr., Connecticut, Scarborough, Ont.
Second Team
K, Billy Chiles, Sr., Towson, Silver Spring, Md.
D, Calum Angus, Jr., Saint Louis, Portsmouth, England
D, Andy Iro **, Sr., UC Santa Barbara, Liverpool, England
D, Jon Leathers, Sr., Furman, Athens, Ga.
D, Ryan Miller, Sr., Notre Dame, Barrington, Ill.
M, Sam Cronin, Jr., Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, N.C.
M, Bruno Guarda *, Jr., SMU, Piracicaba, Brazil
M, Brad Ring, Jr., Indiana, Rockford, Ill.
M, David Roth, Sr., Northwestern, St. Louis, Mo.
F, Andre Akpan, So., Harvard, Grand Prairie, Texas
F, Graciano Brito, Jr., Quinnipiac, Sao Nicolau, Cape Verde
F, Michael Fucito, Jr., Harvard, Westford, Mass.
F, Mike Grella, Jr., Duke, Glen Cove, N.Y.
Third Team
K, Zack Simmons, Sr., Massachusetts, Durham, N.H.
D, Chris Clements, Jr., Tulsa, Allen, Texas
D, Joe Donoho, Sr., Bradley, Tampa, Fla.
D, Omar Gonzalez, So., Maryland, Dallas, Texas
M, Pavle Dundjer, Sr., Illinois-Chicago, Belgrade, Serbia
M, Stephen King, Sr., Maryland, Medford, N.J.
M, Shea Salinas, Sr., Furman, Grapevine, Texas
M, Michael Videira, Sr., Duke, Milford, Mass.
M, Andy Wright, Sr., West Virginia, Liverpool, England
F, Cody Arnoux, So., Wake Forest, Wilmington, N.C.
F, Michael Ferguson, So., Loyola (Ill.), Overland Park, Kan.
F, George Josten, Sr., Gonzaga, Idaho Falls, Idaho
F, Sherron Manswell, Sr., Boston College, Maracas, Trinidad
