Five Schools Each Place Three on Division II Men’s All-America Team

Courtesy NSCAA website

Five teams each had three players honored with the announcement of the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Division II Men’s All-America Team. Another four, including national champion Cal State Dominguez Hills, had two players each named to the squad.

Lewis University, Metro State of Denver, Rockhurst University, Sonoma State and Tusculum each had a trio of players chosen, while CSDH, Dowling, Lynn and Northern Kentucky each had two players recognized.

Eight players earned All-America honors for the second time: Kevin Gallaugher (Cal State Dominguez Hills/Walnut, Calif.), Tom Heinemann (Rockhurst/St. Louis, Mo.), Nestor Hernandez (Lewis/Chicago, Ill.), Ahmad Ihmedian (Midwestern State/Fort Smith, Ark.), Jonathan Maloney (Montevallo/Montevallo, Ala.), Thomas Ostvald (Carson Newman/Stavanger, Norway), Lee Porter (Lynn/Repton, England) and Lee Squires (Lees-McRae College/Sheffield, England).

The All-America selections are invited to be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, to be held in St. Louis, Mo., on Saturday, Jan. 17, as part of the 2009 NSCAA Convention. For more information, please visit NSCAA.com.

2008 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II Men’s All-America Team
First Team
Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown
K, Chad Becker, Sr., Rockhurst University, St. Charles, Mo.
D, Doug Carr, Sr., Sonoma State University, Fremont, Calif.
D, Kevin Gallaugher *, Jr., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Walnut, Calif.
D, Tony Ray, Sr., Northern Kentucky University, Louisville, Ky.
M, Steven Beattie, So., Northern Kentucky University, Skerries, Ireland
M, Eric Lafon, Sr., Sonoma State University, San Diego, Calif.
M, Cory Mastey, Sr., Lewis University, Tinley Park, Ill.
F, Bruno Conceicao, Sr., Tusculum College, Valencia, Bahia
F, Tom Heinemann *, Jr., Rockhurst University, St. Louis, Mo.
F, Jonathan Maloney *, Sr., University of Montevallo, West Yorkshire, England
F, Ross Middlemiss, Sr., Sonoma State University, Arcata, Calif.

Second Team
K, Lance Moore, Jr., Tusculum College, Morristown, Tenn.
D, Dominic Casciato, Jr., Limestone College, Kent, England
D, Thomas Ostvald *, Jr., Carson-Newman College, Stavanger, Norway
D, Lee Porter *, Sr., Lynn University, Repton, England
M, Adam Arthur, Jr., Lander University, York, England
M, Anteneh Lemma, So., Tusculum College, Stockholm, Sweden
M, Matt Pele, Sr., Western Washington University, Kennewick, Wash.
F, Nestor Hernandez *, Jr., Lewis University, Chicago, Ill.
F, Kyle Holland, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills, Anchorage, Alaska
F, Kellen Johnson, Sr., Metropolitan State College of Denver, Littleton, Colo.
F, Lee Squires *, So., Lees-McRae College, Sheffield, England

Third Team
K, Ryan Vickery, Sr., Metropolitan State College of Denver, Mesa, Ariz.
D, Jason Decker, Sr., Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colo.
D, Joey De Francesco, Jr., Lewis University, Bloomingdale, Ill.
D, Nolan Intermoia, Sr., University of West Florida, Pensacola, Fla.
M, Ahmad Ihmedian *, Sr., Midwestern State University, Fort Smith, Ark.
M, Moussa Keita, Jr., Dowling College, Guinea, West Africa
M, Eusebio Montoya, Sr., Saint Leo University, Four Oaks, NC
M, Luke Mulholland, So., Wingate University, Preston, England
M, Anthony Peters, Sr., West Virginia Wesleyan, Baton Rouge, La.
M, Kyle Samuelson, Jr., Rockhurst University, Omaha, Neb.
F, Jean Alexandre, Sr., Lynn University, Delray Beach, Fla.
F, Pascal Milien, Jr., University of Tampa, Auburndale, Fla.
F, Lamine Traore, Jr., Dowling College, Mali, West Africa
F, Ola Sandquist, Sr., Metropolitan State College of Denver, Smalandsstenar, Sweden
* indicates prior selection