Coker's Bedoya Earns NSCAA Men's Soccer All-America Honors

Coker's Bedoya Earns NSCAA Men's Soccer All-America Honors

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Coker's Bedoya Earns NSCAA Men's Soccer All-America Honors

-courtesy of Coker Sports Information

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Coker College freshman Fernando Bedoya received the highest athletic honor given by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on Friday. Bedoya was named to the 2011 Men's Soccer NCAA Division II NSCAA/Continental Tire All-America Third Team.

The defender from Miami, Fla. was one of only two freshmen to receive All-America Honors and he was the only player selected from the southeast region.

Bedoya helped lead the Cobras to their most successful season in school history in 2011. The Coker men finished the season with an 18-3 overall record and a 10-1 conference record. They won the program's first ever Conference Carolinas regular season championship, their second conference tournament championship in three years and made their first ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

Fernando started in all 21 of Coker's matches in 2011, scoring a goal with four assists for six points. His performance throughout the course of the year earned him First Team All-Conference honors, Daktronics First Team All-Southeast Region honors and NSCAA First Team All-Southeast Region honors.

Bedoya, along with the 35 other All-America team members will be recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, to be held in the Kansas City Convention Center's Grand Ballroom on Saturday, Jan. 14, in conjunction with the 2012 NSCAA Convention in Kansas City, Mo.

2011 NSCAA/Continental Tires NCAA Men's Division II All-America Team

First Team          
Pos. Name Class School Hometown
K Ryan Wirth   Sr.   Fort Lewis College Bayfield, Colo.
D Max Baessato   Jr.   Simon Fraser University North Vancouver, B.C.
D Berekk Blackwell   Sr.   Fort Lewis College Scottsdale, Ariz.
D Fabian Kling*   Sr.   Fort Lewis College Augsburg, Germany
D Kyle Miller   Sr.   Rockhurst Univeristy Overland Park, Kan.
M Thomas Hoang   Sr.   Fort Lewis College Colorado Springs, Colo.
M Tyler Schultz   Sr.   Seattle Pacific University Scottsdale, Ariz.
M Diego Tabares*   Sr.   Franklin Pierce Seekonk, Mass.
F Carlo Basso   So.   Simon Fraser University Coquitlam, B.C.
F Chance Bukoski*   Sr.   Hawaii Pacific University Kappa, Hawaii
F Mark Magee   So.   Rockhurst Univeristy Evesham, England
             
Second Team          
K Ryan Bass   So.   Rockhurst Univeristy Jackson, Mo.
D Tommy Barrick   Sr.   Northern Kentucky Gahanna, Ohio
D Jon Pearman   Jr.   Seattle Pacific University Glendale, Ariz.
D Tom Reilly*   Sr.   Franklin Pierce Wallasey, England
D Spence Ryan*   Sr.   Midwestern State University Decatur, Texas
M Joshua Bennett   Sr.   Simon Fraser University Hamilton, Ont.
M Joey Madigan   Sr.   Fort Lewis College Centennial, Colo.
M Paolo Scoppola   So.   Rockhurst Univeristy Rome, Italy
F Tesho Akindele*   So.   Colorado School of Mines Thornton, Colo.
F Mark Anderson   Sr.   Barry University Durham, England
F Scott Grode   Sr.   Metropolitan State Gilbert, Ariz.
F Callum Riley   Sr.   University of the Incarnate Word Leicester, England
             
Third Team          
K Vinny Papageorgiou   Sr.   Franklin Pierce Wilmington, Mass.
D Fernando Bedoya   Fr.   Coker Miami, Fla.
D Matt Besuschko   So.   Simon Fraser University Port Moody, B.C.
D John Claffey   Sr.   Millersville University Glen Mills, Pa.
D Justin Clark   Sr   Rollins College Atlanta, Ga.
M Cory Dean   Sr.   Fort Lewis Albuquerque, N.M.
M Lucas De Rossi   Fr.   Rockhurst Univeristy Trevignano Romano, Italy
M Guilherme Oliveira   Jr.   Barry University Belo Horizonte, Brazil
F Ashton Campbell   Sr.   Tiffin University Luton, England
F Ferid Celosmanovic*   Sr.   California State Chico Brcko, Bosnia
F Grant Ellison   Sr.   Quincy University O'Fallon, Mo.
F Harald Gracholski   Sr.   Lynn University Cologne, Germany
F Cemil Turan   So.   C.W. Post-Long Island Staten Island, N.Y.

* indicates repeat selection