1999 NAIA Mens' Soccer All-Americans
Contact: Dawn Harmon, Assistant Director of Sports Information
Date: December 3, 1999
TULSA, Okla.- The National Association of Intercollegiate
Athletics (NAIA) announced today its selections for Men’s
Soccer All-America, as selected by the NAIA Men’s Soccer
All-America Selection Committee.
Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) senior sweeper Thorsten Damm was honored as the 1999 NAIA Men’s Soccer Player of the Year. Listed below are the 1999 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America teams:
FIRST TEAM |
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| Name | School | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Igor Ranitovic** | Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) | GK | Sr. | Novi Sad, Serbia |
| Adam Throop* | Westmont College (Calif.) | GK | Sr. | Arcadia, Calif. |
| Bonaventure Maruti* | University of Mobile (Ala.) | F | Jr. | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Tom Odhiambo* | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | F | So. | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Danny Owens | William Carey College (Miss.) | F | Sr. | Baton Rouge, La. |
| Lars Thorstensen | Lambuth University (Tenn.) | F | So. | Sandefjord, Norway |
| Aduato Neto | University of Mobile (Ala.) | MF | Fr. | Salvador, Brazil |
| Eric Ochieng | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | MF | So. | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Dominic Schell | University of Mobile (Ala.) | MF | Sr. | Dallas, Texas |
| Marcus Trost | Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) | MF | Sr. | Landshut, Germany |
| Gerardo Campos | University of Illinois at Springfield | D | Jr. | Belize |
| Thorsten Damm# | Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) | D | Sr. | Bruhl, Germany |
| Benjamin Djeukeng | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | D | Sr. | Yaounde, Cameroon |
| Pablo Nassar | Life University (Ga.) | D | Jr. | Alajuela, Costa Rica |
| * -- repeat first-team selection from 1998 | ||||
| ** -- repeat first-team selection from 1997 & 1998 | ||||
| # - 1999 NAIA Men’s Soccer Player of the Year | ||||
SECOND TEAM |
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| Name | School | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Richard Goddard | Roberts Wesleyan College (N.Y.) | GK | Jr. | Scarborough, Tobago |
| Steve London | Simon Fraser University (B.C.) | GK | Sr. | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Stuart Connolly | Life University (Ga.) | F | Jr. | Ayr, Scotland |
| Dino Delevski | Oklahoma City University | F | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Connally Edozien | Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) | F | Jr. | Lagos, Nigeria |
| Matt Ogden | University of Rio Grande (Ohio) | F | Sr. | Preston, England |
| Ryan Austin | Life University (Ga.) | MF | Sr. | Benoni, South Africa |
| Matt Evans | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | MF | So. | Pasadena, Calif. |
| Lars Hjortshoj | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | MF | Fr. | Aarhus, Denmark |
| Brad Jenks | Columbia College (Mo.) | MF | Sr. | Columbia, Mo. |
| Ian Belford | William Carey College (Miss.) | D | Jr. | Kingston, Jamaica |
| Scott Hartwig | Harris-Stowe State College (Mo.) | D | Sr. | Leighton Buzzard, England |
| Chris Hook | Westmont College (Calif.) | D | Sr. | Dallas, Texas |
| Javier Lopez | Bethel College (Ind.) | D | Jr. | Puebla, Mexico |
THIRD TEAM |
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| Name | School | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Graeme Abel | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | GK | Fr. | Liverpool, England |
| B.J. Latas | Harris-Stowe State College (Mo.) | GK | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Oscar Alvarez | Dominican University (Ill.) | F | Sr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| Peter Andersen | Green Mountain College (Vt.) | F | So. | Nyborg, Denmark |
| Godwill Mangayi | Newman University (Kan.) | F | Jr. | Bulauzyo, Zimbabwe |
| Leo Peirano | John Brown University (Ark.) | F | So. | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Carlos Carillo | Dominican University (Ill.) | MF | So. | Hillside, Ill. |
| Richard Duffy | University of Mary (N.D.) | MF | Sr. | Kirkealdy, Scotland |
| David Gray | Newman University (Kan.) | MF | Jr. | Musselburgh, Scotland |
| Hugo Llamas | Westmont College (Calif.) | MF | Jr. | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| Henry Beetoe | Tiffin University (Ohio) | D | So. | Waterford, Mich. |
| Kevan Cameron | Simon Fraser University (B.C.) | D | Jr. | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Anders Sjogren | Green Mountain College (Vt.) | D | Sr. | Nol, Sweden |
| Jarrod Souza | Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) | D | Sr. | Fresno, Calif. |
HONORABLE MENTION |
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| Name | School | Pos. | Class | Hometown |
| Francisco Alvarez | Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) | GK | So. | Fresno, Calif. |
| David Austin | Belhaven College (Miss.) | GK | Jr. | San Grande, Trinidad |
| Cole Bergman | Oklahoma Christian University | GK | Sr. | Oklahoma City, Okla. |
| Kevin Brocar | National American Univesity (S.D.) | GK | Sr. | Rapid City, S.D. |
| Chris Brown | Newman University (Kan.) | GK | Sr. | Plano, Texas |
| Frank Bustos | Kansas Wesleyan University | GK | Jr. | Pomona, Calif. |
| Nick Dekam | Siena Heights University (Mich.) | GK | Jr. | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| Rob Fox | University of Illinois at Springfield | GK | Sr. | Oak Park, Ill. |
| Dario Gravato | Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) | GK | So. | Dartmouth, Mass. |
| Ola Gunnarsson | Flagler College (Fla.) | GK | Sr. | Gardabaer, Iceland |
| Thomas Habekost | Green Mountain College (Vt.) | GK | Sr. | Silkeborg, Denmark |
| James Hutcheson | Bryan College (Tenn.) | GK | ||
| Lance Kalberer | University of Mary (N.D.) | GK | Sr. | Bismarck, N.D. |
| Ernad Kovacevic | Lindenwood University (Mo.) | GK | Sr. | Banja Luka, Bosnia |
| Derek Orf | Cumberland College (Ky.) | GK | Jr. | Elma, N.Y. |
| Adam Pearce | Concordia University (Ore.) | GK | Sr. | Beaverton, Ore. |
| Rob Piekarczyk | Tiffin University (Ohio) | GK | Jr. | Brunswick, Ohio |
| Brian Rooney | Nyack College (N.Y.) | GK | Sr. | Huntington, Pa. |
| Remi Roy | University of Mobile (Ala.) | GK | Sr. | Petit Rocher, New Brunswick |
| Alex Vizarelis | University of Sciences & Arts (Okla.) | GK | So. | London, England |
| Nick York | Indiana Wesleyan University | GK | Jr. | Gaithersburg, Md. |
| William Alvarez | Oklahoma City University | F | Jr. | Grapevine, Texas |
| Flavius Ardelean | University of Illinois at Springfield | F | Jr. | Lincolnwood, Ill. |
| Rudy Argueta | Union College (Ky.) | F | So. | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Wes Bare | College of Notre Dame (Calif.) | F | Jr. | Santa Cruz, Calif. |
| Joe Bassett | Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) | F | So. | Birmingham, Ala. |
| Peter Bergford | Northwest College (Wash.) | F | Jr. | Kirkland, Wash. |
| Jeremy Blyenberg | Lindenwood University (Mo.) | F | Jr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| Alex Chirinos | St. Thomas University (Fla.) | F | Sr. | Miami, Fla. |
| Edgardo Contreras | Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) | F | Jr. | Mexicali, Mexico |
| Jason Crevar | Concordia University (Ore.) | F | Sr. | Corvallis, Ore. |
| Chris Davis | Roberts Wesleyan College (N.Y.) | F | Sr. | May Pen, Jamaica |
| Brad Dirkschnieder | Briar Cliff College (Iowa) | F | Fr. | Schuyler, Neb. |
| Guidell Fermine | Tennessee Wesleyan University | F | So. | Haiti |
| Rafael Ferreiro | Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) | F | So. | Fort Lauderdale, Fla. |
| David Gabrielsson | Green Mountain College (Vt.) | F | So. | Goteborg, Sweden |
| Andy Gelven | Columbia College (Mo.) | F | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Dwayne Gilpatrick | Oklahoma Christian University | F | Jr. | Purcell, Okla. |
| Diego Goni Ayerza | Vanguard University (Calif.) | F | Jr. | Montevideo, Uruguay |
| Benito Gonzales | Bethany College (Kan.) | F | Fr. | Houston, Texas |
| Martin Gustausson | Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) | F | So. | Sala, Sweden |
| Andy Gutierrez | Bethel College (Ind.) | F | Fr. | Puebla, Mexico |
| Solo Hammar | Tiffin University (Ohio) | F | Fr. | Hogonas, Sweden |
| Bill Haugen | Huron University (S.D.) | F | Sr. | Coon Rapids, Minn. |
| Merrick Henry | Kansas Wesleyan University | F | Sr. | Palmdale, Calif. |
| Jared Larsen | Albertson College (Idaho) | F | Jr. | Boise, Idaho |
| Manuel Leal | Bethel College (Ind.) | F | Fr. | Puebla, Mexico |
| Todd Marcus | Westmont College (Calif.) | F | Sr. | Huntington Beach, Calif. |
| Steve Okumu | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | F | Fr. | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Donald Onyango | Milligan College (Tenn.) | F | Sr. | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Anthony Ouckama | Northland College (Wis.) | F | Sr. | Ithaca, N.Y. |
| Jose Pallabino | Thomas College (Maine) | F | Fr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Lee Paul | Judson College (Ill.) | F | So. | Portsmouth, England |
| Adrian Perez | Berry College (Ga.) | F | Jr. | Trinidad, West Indies |
| Sam Richardon | Goshen College (Ind.) | F | Sr. | Goshen, Ind. |
| Josh Robson | Mount Vernon Nazarene College (Ohio) | F | Jr. | Mansfield, Ohio |
| Jason Rollins | Nyack College (N.Y.) | F | Jr. | Quito, Ecuador |
| John Ryan | Harris-Stowe State College (Mo.) | F | Sr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Sam Skeels | Siena Heights University (Mich.) | F | So. | Adrian, Mich. |
| Jason Spencer | Columbia College (Mo.) | F | So. | Independence, Kan. |
| Igor Stosic | Mount Senario College (Wis.) | F | So. | |
| Hazim Tica | Grand View College (Iowa) | F | Fr. | Des Moines, Iowa |
| Jow Watson | Seattle University (Wash.) | F | Fr. | Auburn, Wash. |
| Adam Wessley | Newman University (Kan.) | F | Fr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Neal Yeung | Simon Fraser University (B.C.) | F | Sr. | Coquitlam, British Columbia |
| Chris Allen | Husson College (Maine) | MF | So. | Thomaston, Maine |
| Andreas Anderhov | Tiffin University (Ohio) | MF | Sr. | Bara, Sweden |
| Casey Barton | Tabor College (Kan.) | MF | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Charlie Bell | Madonna University (Mich.) | MF | Sr. | Derry, Ireland |
| Nico Bernhardt | Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) | MF | Jr. | Dresden, Germany |
| Bektas Biligisov | University of Illinois at Springfield | MF | Jr. | Plettenberg, Germany |
| John Carney | Oklahoma City University | MF | So. | Whitehouse, Texas |
| Luke Carpenter | Indiana Wesleyan University | MF | So. | Fort Wayne, Ind. |
| Mark Chadwick | Cardinal Stritch College (Wis.) | MF | So. | Clitheroe, England |
| Teofilo Cubillas | Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) | MF | Jr. | Coral Springs, Fla. |
| Craig Davis | Viterbo College (Wis.) | MF | Sr. | Anoka, Minn. |
| Luis Del Monte | Harris-Stowe State College (Mo.) | MF | Fr. | Sao Jose, Brazil |
| Murrad Dibbini | Kansas Wesleyan University | MF | Sr. | Palmdale, Calif. |
| Armando Duranted | Bryan College (Tenn.) | MF | Jr. | Brazil |
| Tafaria Fray | St. Gregory’s University (Texas) | MF | Jr. | Dallas, Texas |
| Mike Garcia | St. Gregory’s University (Okla.) | MF | So. | Houston, Texas |
| Corey Grage | Northland College (Wis.) | MF | Sr. | Sherwood, Ore. |
| Gary Hanley | Felician College (N.J.) | MF | Fr. | Roscommon, Ireland |
| Anders Hentila | Green Mountain College (Vt.) | MF | Sr. | Nol, Sweden |
| Allan Hernandez | St. Thomas University (Fla.) | MF | Jr. | Miami, Fla. |
| Paul Jeffries | Berry College (Ga.) | MF | So. | Bury, England |
| Declan Jogi | King College (Tenn.) | MF | Fr. | Harara, Zimbabwe |
| Jasmin Kadric | Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) | MF | Fr. | Dortmund, Germany |
| Craig Kench | Walsh University (Ohio) | MF | Jr. | Leighton Buzzard, England |
| Kyle Kester | University of Sciences & Arts (Okla.) | MF | Jr. | Chicasha, Okla. |
| Tiarnon King | Simon Fraser University (B.C.) | MF | Sr. | New Westminster, British Columbia |
| Rick Latham | Albertson College (Idaho) | MF | Jr. | Idaho Falls, Idaho |
| Nicolas Lorentziadis | Northwood University (Fla.) | MF | Jr. | Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| Ali Lukungu | Tiffin University (Ohio) | MF | Fr. | Kampala, Uganda |
| Kern Matthews | Cornertone College (Mich.) | MF | Sr. | Trinidad, West Indies |
| Josh McLeish | Vanguard University (Calif.) | MF | So. | San Clemente, Calif. |
| Daniel McNally | Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) | MF | Sr. | Darwen, England |
| Ronnie Nilsson | Green Mountain College (Vt.) | MF | Fr. | Tyninge, Sweden |
| David Obua | Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) | MF | Fr. | Uganda |
| Jamin Olmstead | Seattle University (Wash.) | MF | Sr. | Seattle, Wash. |
| Ben Orr | Biola University (Calif.) | MF | Sr. | La Mirada, Calif. |
| Salvatore Piraine | Madonna University (Mich.) | MF | So. | Dearborn Heights, Mich. |
| Nermin Ramic | National American University (S.D.) | MF | Sr. | Haugen, Germany |
| Marty Rodgers | University of Rio Grande (Ohio) | MF | So. | Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland |
| Mike Scaglione | Lindenwood Univeristy (Mo.) | MF | Jr. | St. Louis, Mo. |
| Marcelo Soria | Mount Senario College (Wis.) | MF | Fr. | |
| Rodrigo Souza | Harris-Stowe State College (Mo.) | MF | Fr. | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| Hogni Thordarson | Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) | MF | Jr. | Njardvik, Iceland |
| Chad Trevithick | Newman University (Kan.) | MF | Sr. | Kansas City, Mo. |
| B.J. Blackwell | Baker University (Kan.) | D | Sr. | Wichita, Kan. |
| Chris Blaine | Lindenwood University (Mo.) | D | Jr. | Kansas City, Kan. |
| Colin Bowles | Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) | D | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| Jared Broze | Oklahoma City University | D | Jr. | Grapevine, Texas |
| Mark Bryan | Green Mountain College (Vt.) | D | Fr. | Clarendon, Jamaica |
| Sion Chamberlain | University of Rio Grande (Ohio) | D | Jr. | Llangefni, Wales |
| Ryan Cummings | Newman University (Kan.) | D | Sr. | Goddard, Kan. |
| Henrik Dahlberg | St. Thomas University (Fla.) | D | Sr. | Angelholm, Sweden |
| Tom Elliot | Northland College (Wis.) | D | Jr. | Norwich, England |
| Jared Embick | Indiana Wesleyan University | D | Sr. | Granite City, Ill. |
| Graham Fletcher | Brewton-Parker College (Ga.) | D | Sr. | Burlington, Ontario |
| Tory Gibson | St. Gregory’s University (Okla.) | D | Sr. | Lewisville, Texas |
| Eric Guiliano | Bethany College (Kan.) | D | Sr. | San Diego, Calif. |
| Sighvatur Gunnersson | Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) | D | Jr. | Njardvik, Iceland |
| Paul Harvey | Newman University (Kan.) | D | Fr. | Troon, Scotland |
| Oscar Hernandez | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | D | Jr. | Glendale, Calif. |
| Jeremy Honors | Lambuth University (Tenn.) | D | Jr. | Syracuse, N.Y. |
| Ryan Householder | Geneva College (Pa.) | D | Sr. | Beaver Falls, Pa. |
| Jason Huber | University of Mary (N.D.) | D | Sr. | Bismarck, N.D. |
| Zach Hyatt | University of St. Francis (Ind.) | D | So. | Cuyaboga Falls, Ohio |
| Philip Jones | Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) | D | Fr. | St. Helens, England |
| Ben Kearton | Embry-Riddle University (Fla.) | D | Fr. | Blackburn, England |
| Charles Ketts | Northwood University (Texas) | D | So. | Cedar Hill, Texas |
| Alen Kudumovic | Mount Mercy College (Iowa) | D | Fr. | Sarajevo, Bosnia |
| Vincent Kwarula | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | D | So. | Nairobi, Kenya |
| Nick Lyons | University of Maine at Presque Isle | D | So. | Eat Millinocket, Maine |
| Roar Martiniussen | Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) | D | So. | Ytre Ennenbak, Norway |
| Tim Mescher | Huron University (S.D.) | D | Sr. | Council Bluffs, Iowa |
| Jason Oliver | Seattle University (Wash.) | D | Sr. | Chicago, Ill. |
| David Palmer | Mount Senario College (Wis.) | D | Fr. | |
| Krzystof Pytel | Dominican University (Ill.) | D | Jr. | Niles, Ill. |
| Pawel Pytel | Dominican University (Ill.) | D | Jr. | Niles, Ill. |
| Matt Salisbury | Mount Vernon Nazarene College (Ohio) | D | Sr. | Pompano Beach, Fla. |
| Ryan Scott | Concordia University (Ore.) | D | Sr. | Beaverton, Ore. |
| Derek Sharpe | Milligan College (Tenn.) | D | Jr. | Johnson City, Tenn. |
| Kjell-Einer Teien | Columbia College (Mo.) | D | Fr. | Asker, Norway |
| Bryan Tharp | Birmingham-Southern College (Ala.) | D | Sr. | Birmingham, Ala. |
| Jason Todd | Kansas Wesleyan University | D | Jr. | Tempe, Ariz. |
| Kimihiro Tsuchiya | Nyack College (N.Y.) | D | Jr. | Quito, Ecuador |
| Michael Umelo | John Brown University (Ark.) | D | Fr. | Tulsa, Okla. |
| Gerben van der Ent | Berry College (Ga.) | D | Sr. | Heersjansdam, Netherlands |
| Chad Vandermark | Concordia University (Ore.) | D | Jr. | Portland, Ore. |
| Andy Williams | Aquinas College (Mich.) | D | Sr. | Kalamazoo, Mich. |
| Richard Williams | Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) | D | Jr. | Lauderhill, Fla. |