Men's Soccer | December 7, 2023
MORROW, Ga. – The Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA) and the United Soccer Coaches (USC) announced its selections for the Men's Soccer All-America. The selections were spread across three teams.
For the second straight season, Clayton State University midfielder
Geo Rios earned All-America honors. He earned second-team All-America last season while he earned first-team honors this season. Rios is only the second Laker in program history to earn back-to-back All-America awards joining Alex Dowling. Rios is one of four repeat selections on the list. The Lakers also saw
Alexis Iturria earn his first All-America team as he was selected to the third team. The only other Peach Belt Conference (PBC) selection was Lander's Christian Hatley who also garnered third team honors. In addition to their D2CCA success, both Rios and Iturria earned first-team All-America honors for the USC. Rios and Iturria are the only PBC selections. This is the first such selection for Rios and Iturria in their careers.
A native of Lawrenceville, Ga., Rios has had himself a phenomenal season. This season was one for the record books for Rios as he broke the school record for the most career points, most career matches played, and most career matches started. This season also saw Rios earned his fourth-straight PBC First-Team All-Conference accolade and his third straight PBC Offensive Player of the Year honor. Rios scored a team-second best 10 goals and added 12 assists. The Laker midfielder and three-year captain has notched double-digit assist numbers for the third straight season. In addition to these accomplishments, Rios was also one of five Lakers to earn College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District and D2CCA All-Southeast Region honors. He was also one of four Lakers to earn United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region honors.
A native of Hampton, Ga., Iturria also had a great season. The Laker forward led the team with 13 goals and is tied with Rios for the team lead in assists with 12. Iturria also led the team, the conference, and the nation with 103 shots. His 103 shots are 24 more than anyone in Division II and he broke the single-season Laker school record that was set in 1995 by Hall of Famer Jason Nidiffer. In addition, he also led the team and the conference with 38 points. Iturria, thus far this season, was a first-team All-Conference selection for the second time in his career and was one of four Lakers to be a D2CCA and United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-Southeast Region.
Below are the All-America teams for D2CCA:
First Team:
| Name |
School |
| Younes Addar Khanoissi |
Franklin Pierce |
| Daniel Burko |
Lincoln Memorial |
| Mere Escobar |
Midwestern State |
| Maximilian Kissel |
Bridgeport |
| James Pool |
Gannon |
| Maycol Reyes |
Midwestern State |
| Geo Rios |
Clayton State |
| Dylan Summer |
Coker |
| Iker Berruezo |
Barry |
| Pau Ferrer |
Gannon |
| Juan Galindo |
Midwestern State |
| Rodrigo Parafita Bestilliero |
Franklin Pierce |
| Andrea Scapolo |
IU-Springfield |
Second Team:
| Name |
School |
| Gabriel Campora |
CSU Pueblo |
| Anton Hjalmarsson |
Fort Lewis |
| Tinashe Katsande |
Gannon |
| Hugo Lorenzo |
Purdue Northwest |
| Oliver Diaz |
CSU Los Angeles |
| Adolfo Martinez Paquet |
Queens (N.Y.) |
| Lukas Rietzler |
Lynn |
| Vander Rocha |
Ashland |
| Shjon Andrews |
CSU Pueblo |
| Niko Papakyriakpoulous |
Simon Fraser |
| Cesar Ruvalcaba |
Cal Poly Pomona |
| Marc Torrado |
Charleston |
Third Team:
| Name |
School |
| Christian Hatley |
Lander |
| Alexis Iturria |
Clayton State |
| David Polanco |
Barry |
| Unaiz Shaljani |
Southern Nazarene |
| Jeronimo Ferrando Ferri |
Franklin Pierce |
| Davis McBee |
Belmont Abbey |
| Tim Smith |
Maryville |
| Nazar Tsaruk |
Rollins |
| Amara Kamara |
Tiffin |
| Felix Nassen |
Post |
| Andrew Portis |
CSU Los Angeles |
| Pedro Santos |
Wingate |
| Henrik Dahl |
Limestone |
Below are the USC All-America Selections:
First Team:
| Name |
School |
| Marc Torrado Arranda |
Charleston |
| Sjur Drechsler |
Florida Tech |
| Aaron Maynard |
Millersville |
| Cesar Ruvalcaba |
Cal Poly Pomona |
| Franco Tradatti |
Charleston |
| Oliver Diaz |
Cal State LA |
| Geo Rios |
Clayton State |
| Bob Hennessey |
Millersville |
| Joao Belmudes |
Charleston |
| Alexis Iturria |
Clayton State |
| Bryan Ortega |
Cal State LA |
Second Team:
| Name |
School |
| Iker Bastida |
Florida Tech |
| Joshua Davies |
Mississippi Coll. |
| Fynn Geigle |
West Florida |
| Preston Moll |
Cal State Chico |
| Giorgos Diakos |
Charleston |
| Melvyn Perez Cortez |
Cal Poly Pomona |
| Max Tweddle |
IU-Springfield |
| Stafford Dowling |
Charleston |
| Ettore Casadei |
Florida Tech |
| Paul Henschke |
Cal Poly Pomona |
| Hugo Lorenzo |
Purdue Northwest |
Third Team:
| Name |
School |
| Emmanuel Padilla |
Cal State Chico |
| Andrew Markopoulos |
West Chester |
| Andrew Portis |
Cal State LA |
| Pedro Santos |
Wingate |
| Mere Escobar |
Midwestern State |
| Claudel N'goubou |
Limestone |
| Lukas Rietzler |
Lynn |
| Tim Smith |
Maryville |
| Younes Addar Kahnoussi |
Franklin Pierce |
| Joram Bogers |
Lewis |
| Gabriel Campora |
CSU-Pueblo |
| Baronyi Kengeye |
West Alabama |
| Alejandro Martinez |
UW-Parkside |
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