Posted: Dec 06, 2023

Nawa and Tayebi Named to United Soccer Coaches' All-America Teams

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced the association's 2023 NAIA All-America teams on Wednesday.

Among the 44 total players (22 men, 22 women), one man (Dalton State College defender Guilherme Franca) and one woman (SCAD Savannah senior midfielder Berglind Baldursdottir) earn All-America recognition for a second time in their college careers.

Players on this year's United Soccer Coaches NAIA All-America Teams will be recognized for their accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America Ceremony & Reception on Saturday, Jan, 13, 2024 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California, in conjunction with the United Soccer Coaches Convention.

2023 United Soccer Coaches NAIA Men's All-Americans

First Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Vicente Benitez Delgado	So.	Missouri Valley College	Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
D	Guilherme Franca*	GR-5	Dalton State College	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
D	Kazuki Hashimoto	Sr.	Missouri Valley College	Yokohama, Japan
D	Kirill Pakhomov	Fr.	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Moscow, Russia
M	Aldair Chavez	Jr.	Keiser University	Buenaventura, Colombia
M	Lucca Motta	Jr.	Indiana Tech	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
M	Sebastian Tregarthen	Fr.	Lindsey Wilson College	Dolores, Uruguay
F	Stefan Cvetanovic	Sr.	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Belgrade, Serbia
F	Ryan Holmes	Fr.	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	Milton Keynes, England
F	Rick Hovinga	Jr.	MidAmerica Nazarene University	Groningen, Netherlands
F	Sadam Masereka	So.	Lindsey Wilson College	Kampala, Uganda

Second Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Casey Ruvolo	So.	Southern Oregon University	New River, Ariz.
D	Jack Casey	Sr.	Keiser University	Newbridge, Ireland
D	Josh Ramos	So.	Dalton State College	Sebring, Fla.
D	Uris Rosic	Jr.	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Belgrade, Serbia
M	Caoimhin McConnell	Jr.	William Carey University	Antrim, Northern Ireland
M	Pol Mur	Sr.	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Barcelona, Spain
M	Adrian Villegas	Sr.	Southern Oregon University	Hood River, Ore.
F	Sam Green	Jr.	Missouri Valley College	Bromley, England
F	Jony Munoz	Sr.	MidAmerica Nazarene University	Olathe, Kan.
F	Brandon Nyagurungo	So.	Indiana Wesleyan University	Harare, Zimbabwe
F	Ricardo Rittersberger	Jr.	Aquinas College	Weinheim, Germany

2023 United Soccer Coaches NCCAA Women's All-Americans

First Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Hannah McFadden	GR-5	College of Idaho	Meridian, Idaho
D	Ellie Neal	Sr.	Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.)	Gilbert, Ariz.
D	Ariana Stoltzfus	Sr.	Spring Arbor University	Goshen, Ind.
D	Avery Tack	Sr.	Aquinas College	Ada, Mich.
M	Maria Azarias	Sr.	William Carey University	Sao Paulo, Brazil
M	Berglind Baldursdottir*	Sr.	SCAD Savannah	Kopavogur, Iceland
M	Mariangela Jimenez	Jr.	William Carey University	Puerto Cabello, Venezula
F	Julia Herbst	GR-5	William Carey University	Parana, Brazil
F	Tania Mocholi	Sr.	Oklahoma Wesleyan University	Valencia, Spain
F	Marina Nawa	Jr.	University of Tennessee Southern	Shizuoka, Japan
F	Sydney Shank	Sr.	Aquinas College	Seattle, Wash.

Second Team

Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Katelynn Balsiger	Fr.	SCAD Savannah	Medford, Ore.
D	Georgia Little	So.	Keiser University	Newcastle, Australia
D	MacKenzie Stenzel	Sr.	Siena Heights University	Shelby Township, Mich.
D	Kamilia Tayebi	Fr.	University of Tennessee Southern	Casablanca, Morocco
M	Parker Cheney	So.	Siena Heights University	Brownstown, Mich.
M	Aubrey Winter	So.	John Brown University	Wichita, Kan.
M	Raelyn Yoshioka	Jr.	Embry Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.)	Pearl City, Hawaii
F	Ashley Aribas	So.	Missouri Valley College	Lake Forest, Calif.
F	Sydney Chura	Jr.	SCAD Savannah	Milford, Mich.
F	Lauren Marshall	Sr.	Spring Arbor University	Belleville, Mich.
F	Christina Salmon	Jr.	William Carey University	Kingston, Jamaica

*Denotes previous selection

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Nawa and Tayebi Named to United Soccer Coaches' All-America Teams