United Soccer Coaches All-America Team  |  D2 CCA All-America Team

KANSAS CITY, Mo -- Cal Poly Pomona men's soccer senior defender Nadeer Ghantous has been named to the NCAA Division II All-America Third Team for both the United Soccer Coaches organization and the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) awards program, it was announced on Wednesday.

Ghantous, from Hifa, Israel, becomes the first men's soccer student-athlete at Cal Poly Pomona to earn the All-America distinction three times in a career.  He was a Second Team All-American in 2016 by the United Soccer Coaches, then a Third Team All-American in 2017 by the D2 CCA program.  This is the first year he has been honored by both All-America programs.

A four-time All-CCAA honoree, Ghantous has appeared in all 23 games this season for the Broncos, logging the most minutes of any field player for CPP (2,011).  He has scored two goals in 2018 while anchoring a defense that has posted a 1.02 goals against average and 10 shutouts, five of which have come in the last six contests, all playoff matches.

The United Soccer Coaches All-Region and All-America teams are voted on by head coaches in Division II.  Sports Information Directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences sponsoring men's soccer selected the D2 CCA All-America Team. 

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2018 United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Men's All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Vinny Tasca	Sr.	Wilmington University	Audubon, Pa.
D	Willilams N'dah	Jr.	University of Charleston	Rome, Italy
D	Juan Sanchez*	Sr.	Palm Beach Atlantic University	Madrid, Spain
D	Jordan Skelton*	Jr.	Lander University	Newcastle, England
M	Gabriel Costa	Fr.	Azusa Pacific University	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M	Carlos Gomez	Sr.	Young Harris College	Algete, Spain
M	Alex Lipinski	Jr.	Spring Hill College	Krefeld, Germany
M	Matteo Polisi	So.	Simon Fraser University	Coquitlam, B.C.
F	Mamadi Camara	Sr.	Simon Fraser University	Montreal, Que.
F	Mikie Rowe	Sr.	Young Harris College	Wexford, Ireland
F	Marek Weber	Sr.	Le Moyne College	Fulda, Germany
SECOND TEAM
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Elliott Barker	Jr.	Palm Beach Atlantic University	Harrogate, England
D	Isaac Bawa	Fr.	Azusa Pacific University	Legon, Ghana
D	James McGhee	Sr.	Colorado Mesa University	Gilbert, Ariz.
D	Michael North	Sr.	Simon Fraser University	Coquitlam, B.C.
M	Manuel Achondo	Jr.	Mercy College	Santiago, Chile
M	Gabriel Cabral	Jr.	University of Charleston	Petropolis, Brazil
M	Tim Klefisch	Jr.	California State University-Los Angeles	Leverkusen, Germany
F	Santiago Agudelo	Jr.	Fort Hays State University	Frisco, Texas
F	Arturo Astorga	Jr.	Azusa Pacific University	El Paso, Texas
F	Lukas Ostermann	Sr.	LIU Post	Saterland, Germany
F	Anthony Velarde	Sr.	Fresno Pacific University	Reedley, Calif.
THIRD TEAM
Position	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Luciano Trasolini	So.	Simon Fraser University	Burnaby, B.C.
D	Morten Bjoershol	So.	California State University-Los Angeles	Oslo, Norway
D	Nadeer Ghantous	Sr.	Cal Poly Pomona	Hifa, Israel
D	Kyle Hoops	Sr.	West Chester University	Phoenixville, Pa.
D	Omar Sinclair	Sr.	Saginaw Valley State University	Manchester, England
D	Niklas Tasky*	Sr.	Lynn University	Hannover, Germany
M	Kevin Del Mazo	Sr.	Colorado Mesa University	Santiago, Chile
M	Salar Faryar	Jr.	Le Moyne College	Frankfurt, Germany
M	Joe Garcia*	Sr.	Northeastern State University	Grand Prairie, Texas
F	Flavio Colasanti	Sr.	Barry University	Rome, Italy
F	John Haist*	Jr.	Colorado School Of Mines	Wantage, England
F	Seabstian Loibl	So.	Nova Southeastern University	Hutthurm, Germany
F	Claudio Rivadeneira	Jr.	Palm Beach Atlantic University	San Fernando, Chile
F	Alex Satrustegui	Sr.	Southern New Hampshire University	Pamplona, Spain
	* - Denotes repeat selection

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2018 Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2 CCA) Men's Soccer All-America Team
FIRST TEAM
Pos	Name	School	Yr	Hometown
GK	Alexander Brems	Cal State L.A.	Jr.	Odense, Denmark
F	John Haist	Colorado School of Mines	Sr.	Wantage, England
F	Lukas Ostermann	LIU Post	Sr.	Saterland, Germany
F	Matteo Polisi	Simon Fraser	So.	Coquitlam, British Columbia
F	Santiago Agudelo	Fort Hays State	Jr.	Frisco, Texas
MF	Anthony Velarde	Fresno Pacific	Sr.	Reedley, Calif.
MF	Connor Glennon	Simon Fraser	Fr.	Vernon, British Columbia
MF	Gabriel Costa	Azusa Pacific	Fr.	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
MF	Sergio Diaz	Post	So.	Madrid, Spain
D	Juan Sanchez	Palm Beach Atlantic	Sr.	Madrid, Spain
D	Michael North	Simon Fraser	Sr.	Coquitlam, British Columbia
D	Rory O'Keeffe	Midwestern State	Jr.	Glanmire, Ireland
D	Williams N'Dah	Charleston	Sr.	Rome, Italy
SECOND TEAM
Pos	Name	School	Yr	Hometown
GK	Taylor Lampe	Midwestern State	So.	Mansfield, Texas
F	Alex Satrustegui	Southern New Hampshire	Sr.	Pamplona, Spain
F	Flavio Colasanti	Barry	So.	Rome, Italy
F	Mikie Rowe	Young Harris	Sr.	Wexford, Ireland
F	Pato Botello Faz	St. Mary's (Texas)	Sr.	Monterrey, Mexico
MF	Alex VonHolle	Colorado-Colorado Springs	Jr.	Midland, Texas
MF	Danny Ortiz	Cal State San Bernardino	Sr.	El Paso, Texas
MF	Sean Rickey	Southern Indiana	Jr.	Columbia, Ill.
MF	Will Stone	Wilmington	Sr.	Littlehampton, England
D	Jason Zobott	Colorado School of Mines	Jr.	Lanke in the Hills, Ill.
D	Jordan Skelton	Lander	Sr.	Newcastle, England
D	Kyle Hoops	West Chester	Sr.	Phoenixville, Pa.
D	Luis Torres	Fort Hays State	Sr.	Asuncion, Paraguay
THIRD TEAM
Pos	Name	School	Yr	Hometown
GK	Fernando Pina	Fort Hays State	Sr.	Houston, Texas
F	Connor Gordon	Concordia (Calif.)	Sr.	Huntington Beach, Calif.
F	Mamadi Camara	Simon Fraser	Sr.	Montreal, Quebec
F	Marek Weber	Le Moyne	Sr.	Fulda, Germany
F	Sean Hoffstatter	West Florida	Jr.	Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
MF	Francisco Greco	Barry	Fr.	Buenos Aires, Argentina
MF	Joe Garcia	Northeastern State	Sr.	Grand Prairie, Texas
MF	Lucca Lima	West Texas A&M	Jr.	Caxaambu, Brazil
MF	Matthew Bentley	West Virginia Wesleyan	Jr.	London, England
D	Armando Tikvic	Charleston	So.	Hamburg, Germany
D	Aydan Bowers	San Francisco State	Sr.	Murrieta, Calif.
D	Isaac Bawa	Azusa Pacific	Fr.	Accra, Ghana
D	Nadeer Ghantous	Cal Poly Pomona	Sr.	Hifa, Israel
Ron Lenz National Player of the Year:  Santiago Agudelo (Jr., F, Fort Hays State)