Dec. 11, 2008

2008 NSCAA/adidas Div. I All-Mid-Atlantic Team

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - The Atlantic 10 Conference represented nine of the eleven first-team selections in the recently released 2008 NSCAA/adidas Div. I All-Mid-Atlantic team. Each are now eligible for NSCAA All-America honors.

Earning first-team selections were Charlotte senior forward Chris Salvaggione; senior forward Florian Decamps of Dayton; Fordham senior defender John Pardini; junior midfielder Andy Stadler of George Washington; Massachusetts sophomore midfielder Ben Arikian and senior goalkeeper Zack Simmons; senior defender Calum Angus and senior midfielder Kyle Patterson of Saint Louis; and Temple junior midfielder J.T. Noone. Angus, Pardini, Patterson, Salvaggione and Simmons are all repeat selections.

Dayton junior forward Alex Torda; senior defender Chris Brown of Massachusetts; Saint Louis senior midfielder Brandon Barklage and junior defender Time Ream; and freshman forward Tyler Witmer of Temple were named to the second-team. Witmer is the only freshman in 2008 named to either the first or second team.

Rounding out the third-team were Charlotte sophomore forward Andres Cuero; junior defender Ryan Handbury of Dayton; Duquesne sophomore midfielder Stefan Lundberg; Fordham freshman goalkeeper Ryan Meara; Massachusetts senior midfielder Mike DeSantis; freshman forward Erkko Puranen of Rhode Island; Saint Luis junior defender Rob Viviano; and junior defender James Suevo of Temple.