University of Evansville soccer player Mike Luttrull (Indianapolis, Ind./Avon) joined one of the most elite groups in collegiate athletics today when he was chosen as an Academic All-American. The junior forward is a second team selection on the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Team. Luttrull is an accounting major with a 3.82 grade point average.

He becomes the 42nd University of Evansville athlete chosen for one of the official Academic All-America teams, dating back to 1972. Team members are selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Luttrull is the fourth men's soccer player at UE to earn the Academic All-America distinction, joining Steve Church in 1991 and 1992, Pedro Delgado in 1998 and 1999, and Jason Pele in 2005 and 2006.

Luttrull helped lead the Purple Aces to their fourth consecutive winning season, and to the championship of the State Farm Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Luttrull scored UE's goal in Sunday's 2-1 tournament championship loss to Drake, and was named UE's Player of the Game by Fox Sports. Luttrull scored six goals and added one assist for 13 points this season, ranking him fourth in the MVC in goals and ninth in total points. He will go into his senior year with 20 career goals, the 18th most in school history. Luttrull was chosen earlier this month as a second team all-MVC forward. He was the Offensive Most Valuable Player at the ProRehab Aces Soccer Classic in September.

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