University of Evansville senior Dustin Awe earned first team honors today and teammates Sam Bornstein and Erik Johnson were honorable mention selections on the 2007 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team.
Awe, a marketing major, was chosen earlier this month as a first team all-MVC midfielder. Awe and MVC Freshman of the Year Robby Lynch tied for second on the squad in scoring, each with five goals and five assists for 15 points. Bornstein is a sophomore mechanical engineering major, and Johnson is a senior majoring in finance.
The criteria for the all-MVC honor parallels the CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) standards for Academic All-America voting. Nominees must be starters or important reserves with at least a 3.00 cumulative grade-point average (on a 4.00 scale). Also, students must have participated in at least 75 percent of the regular-season matches or played in the league tournament. Student-athletes must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at their institution (true freshmen and redshirt freshmen are not eligible) and must have completed at least one full academic year at their institution.
FIRST TEAM
Dustin Awe, Evansville, Sr., 3.31, Marketing, Wichita (Kan.) Goddard High
Phillip Breuer, Drake, Sr., 3.43, English, Port Washington (Wis.) High
^Chris Davies, Western Kentucky, Sr., 3.86, Chemistry (Math minor), Frankfort (Ky.) Lexington Catholic High
^Luke Frieberg, Drake, Sr., 3.71, Management/Finance, Cumming (Iowa) Norwalk High
^Adam Gartner, Eastern Illinois, Jr., 3.76, Finance, Iowa City (Iowa) Regina High
Luke Gorczyca, Drake, So., 3.48, General Business/Marketing, Overland Park (Kan.) St. Thomas Aquinas
Mark Hansen, Eastern Illinois, Jr., 3.39, Kinesiology/Sports Studies, Flower Mound (Texas) High
Mike Lewis, Eastern Illinois, Jr., 4.00, Accounting, St. Charles (Mo.) CBC High
^Lance Parker, Missouri State, Sr., 3.67, General Business, Oklahoma City (Okla.) Putnam City High
^Todd Reedy, Bradley, Sr., 3.97, Mechanical Engineering, Springdale (Ark.) High
Seth Sinovic, Creighton, Jr., 3.08, Economics, Leawood (Kan.) Rockhurst High
^ first-team selection in 2006
HONORABLE MENTION
Justin Bigelow, Bradley, So., 3.22, Academic Exploration, Auburn (Ind.) DeKalb High
Sam Bornstein, Evansville, So., 3.84, Mechanical Engineering, Cape Girardeau (Mo.) Cape Central
Grant Campbell, Bradley, So., 3.20, Academic Exploration, Littleton (Colo.) Chatfield High
Chris Cutshaw, Bradley, So., 3.00, International Business, Carmel (Ind.) High
Johannes Demarzi, Missouri State, So., 3.43, Political Science, Carmichael (Calif.) Sacramento Waldorf
Erik Johnson, Evansville, Sr., 3.29, Finance, Libertyville (Ill.) High
Paul Kopec, Western Kentucky, So., 3.89, Undecided, Orland Park (Ill.) Carl Sandburg High
Kurt Larson, Drake, Jr., 3.43, Broadcasting, Olathe (Kan.) South High
Brad Peters, Eastern Illinois, Jr., 3.00, Kinesiology/Sports Studies, St. Peters (Mo.) St. Dominic
Evan Philpott, Eastern Illinois, So., 3.34, Kinesiology/Sports Studies, Jacksonville (Ill.) High
Kyle Schroeder, Western Kentucky, Sr., 3.31, Physical Education/Exercise Science, Coppell (Texas) High
