The University of Akron Athletics
Men's Soccer Trio Earns Academic All-American Status
December 01 | Men's Soccer
AKRON, Ohio – University of Akron juniors Chad Barson, Scott Caldwell and David Meves were named to the 2011 Capital One Academic All-America team Thursday, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Barson, a defender from Lewis Center, Ohio, was named to the first team, while Caldwell, a midfielder from Braintree, Mass., was named to the second team. Meves, a goalkeeper from Arlington Heights, Ill., earned third-team honors.
All three student-athletes helped lead the Zips to back-to-back national championship games in 2009 and 2010, and a trip to the NCAA's Round of 16 in 2011. Akron won its first team national championship in any sport in 2010.
It is the second consecutive season Barson (3.99 GPA, Biology) and Meves (3.78 GPA, Corporate Financial Management) have earned Academic All-American status after each receiving second-team accolades in 2010. Caldwell (3.95, Accounting) is a first-time honoree.
The UA men's soccer program has now garnered 15 Academic All-America honors in its history, dating back to the 1998 season. Of that number, 10 have come in the last five seasons under sixth-year head coach Caleb Porter, including seven in the past two seasons alone.
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.
UA All-Time Men's Soccer Academic All-Americans
1998 Justin Millard, Men's At-Large (Soccer), Second Team
1999 Justin Millard, Men's At-Large (Soccer), First Team
2000 Orjan Baneso, Men's Soccer, First Team
2001 Orjan Bjaneso, Men's Soccer, Second Team
2001 Kyle Milligan, Men's Soccer, Third Team
2007 Elliot Bradbrook, Men's Soccer, Second Team
2009 Kofi Sarkodie, Men's Soccer, First Team
2009 Ben Zemanski, Men's Soccer, Third Team
2010 Anthony Ampaipitakwong, Men's Soccer, Third Team
2010 Chad Barson, Men's Soccer, Second Team
2010 David Meves, Men's Soccer, Second Team
2010 Kofi Sarkodie*, Men's Soccer, First Team
2011 Chad Barson, Men's Soccer, First Team
2011 Scott Caldwell, Men's Soccer, Second Team
2011 David Meves, Men's Soccer, Third Team
* Academic All-America of the Year
