An All-American team is an honorary sports team composed of the best amateur players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply "All-Americans". Although the honorees generally do not compete together as a unit, the term is used in U.S. team sports to refer to players who are selected by members of the national media. Walter Camp selected the first All-America team in the early days of American football in 1889.[1] The 2018 NCAA Men's Soccer All-Americans are honorary lists that include All-American selections from the United Soccer Coaches (USC), Top Drawer Soccer (TDS), Soccer America (TSN), and College Soccer News for the 2018 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. All selectors choose at least a first, second, and third 11-man team.
Although the aforementioned lists are used to determine consensus honors, there are numerous other All-American lists. The three finalists for the Hermann Trophy are described as Hermann All-Americans. The ten finalists for the Senior CLASS Award are described as Senior All-Americans. Other All-American lists include those determined by Hero Sports and many others. The scholar-athletes selected by College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) are termed Academic All-Americans.
Individual All-America teams
editBy player
editThis list is of players who were named first-team All-Americans by each respective publication.
- Key
| CSN | College Soccer News[2] |
|---|---|
| SA | Soccer America |
| TDS | Top Drawer Soccer[3] |
| USC | United Soccer Coaches[4] |
| * | Consensus All-American (selected by all selectors) |
| † | Awarded the Hermann Trophy as national Player of the Year |
- List
By team
editAcademic All-Americans
editCoSIDA names three Academic All-American teams for the 2018 season.[8]
| First team | Second team | Third team | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | School | Player | School | Player | School |
| Hendrik Hilpert | Syracuse | Jake Chasteen | Appalachian State | Michael Creek | Missouri State |
| Gideon Betz | Campbell | Ivan Blaskic | UMass Lowell | Alex Comsia | North Carolina |
| Kyle Hiebert | Missouri State | David Grana | Saint Joseph's | Austin Day | Grand Canyon |
| Callum Montgomery | Charlotte | Simon Waever | Evansville | Marius Kullmann | Loyola Chicago |
| Henrik Mueller | Coastal Carolina | Dylan Waugaman | Valparaiso | Collin Liberty | Stanford |
| Ivo Cerda | Michigan | Jack Casey | Notre Dame | Nils Bruening | North Carolina |
| Christopher Holmes | Central Arkansas | Marcel Fahrenholz | Elon | Niko Klosterhalfen | Old Dominion |
| Simon Spangenberg | New Mexico | Luka Prpa | Marquette | Rikard Lindqvist | Northern Kentucky |
| Anthony Bowie | Western Michigan | Ahu Obhakhan | Fairleigh Dickinson | Ryder Bell | William & Mary |
| Sven Koenig | Creighton | Brian Stepanek | Gardner-Webb | Tyrone Mondi | Coastal Carolina |
| Andre Shinyashiki | Denver | Thomas Ueland | Notre Dame | Daniele Proch | Duke |
Senior All-Americans
editThe 10 finalists for the Senior CLASS Award are considered Senior All-Americans.[9]
| Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|
| Andre Shinyashiki | Forward | Denver |
| Ryder Bell | Forward | William & Mary |
| Alex Comsia | Defender | North Carolina |
| Brad Dunwell | Midfielder | Wake Forest |
| Mark Forrest | Forward | Lehigh |
| DeJuan Jones | Forward | Michigan State |
| Daniel Krutzen | Defender | Albany |
| Robbie Mertz | Midfielder | Michigan |
| Callum Montgomery | Defender | Charlotte |
| Tate Schmitt | Forward | Louisville |
References
edit- ^ The Michigan alumnus. University of Michigan Library. 2010. p. 495. ASIN B0037HO8MY.
- ^ "All-America Teams - CollegeSoccerNews.com". February 12, 2019. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "College Soccer Top 100 Men". Top Drawer Soccer. February 11, 2019. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
- ^ "College Soccer News 2018 All-America Teams". CollegeSoccerNews.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
- ^ "College Soccer Player Rankings - National". TopDrawerSoccer.com. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "NCAA Division I Men's All-America Team Announced". unitedsoccercoaches.org. Archived from the original on December 9, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "2018 Academic All-America ® Men's Soccer Team Division I" (PDF). academicallamerica.com. CoSIDA. December 6, 2018. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ "Men's and Women's Soccer Finalists Announced for the 2018 Senior CLASS Award". October 17, 2018. Retrieved January 7, 2019.