KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- Tusculum College senior midfielder Anteneh Lemma was named to the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America Team for the second year in a row Tuesday, garnering Honorable Mention recognition after leading the Pioneers to their second consecutive Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament title this fall.
Lemma led the Pioneers in nearly every statistical category this season, recording team-highs in goals (11), points (30), and match-winners (4), while finishing the campaign second on the team with eight assists. The 2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Second Team All-American scored four goals, including a pair of match-winners, in the SAC Tournament to propel the Pioneers to the program's fourth conference tournament crown.
A native of Stockholm, Sweden, Lemma concludes his career with 26 goals, 26 assists, and 78 points. The three-time All-SAC selection ranks fifth in program history with four match-winning goals, while ranking among the school's top all-time assists leaders.
Lemma also holds the distinguished honor of being the first player to garner Daktronics All-American recognition twice in his career, accomplishing the feat in back-to-back seasons. During his three seasons with the Pioneers, Lemma was named to the All-SAC Team three times, including a pair of first team selections, while garnering All-American honors three times (two Daktronics and one NSCAA). Lemma has also been named to the Daktronics and NSCAA All-Region teams a total of four times, as the Pioneers posted a combined 41-18-5 record during his tenure.
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2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Teams
First Team
Pos. | Name | School |
GK | Raul Herrera | Midwestern State |
F | Steven Beattie* | Northern Kentucky |
F | Sam Charles# | Montana State-Billings |
F | Kyle Ciliento | Grand Canyon |
F | Sargbah Tarpeh | Wilmington |
MF | Rhys Cannalla | Tiffin |
MF | Jon Gruenewald | Rollins |
MF | Luke Mulholland | Wingate |
MF | Tom Settle | Fort Lewis |
D | Kevin Gallaugher* | Cal State Dominguez Hills |
D | Dan Ingvarsson | Tampa |
D | Richard Kentish | Southern New Hampshire |
D | Nikki Nielsen | West Texas A&M |
#2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Player of the
Year
*repeat first team selections from 2008
Second Team
Pos. | Name | School |
GK | Stephen Connor | Drury |
F | Mark Anderson | Barry |
F | Jeremy Deighton | Slippery Rock |
F | Pascal Milien | Tampa |
F | Paulo Vaz | Lynn |
MF | Jose Batista | Molloy |
MF | Kyle Conrad | Lynn |
MF | Steven Emory | Metropolitan State |
MF | Frantz Francois | Franklin Pierce |
D | Jamie Cunningham | Fort Lewis |
D | Kevin Neumen | Franklin Pierce |
D | Ryan Spence | Midwestern State |
D | Ben Taylor | Drury |
Third Team
Pos. | Name | School |
GK | Zane Wells | Fort Lewis |
F | Berin Boracic | Lees-McRae |
F | Euan Purcell | Fort Lewis |
F | Angelo Reina | Le Moyne |
F | Micah Whorton | Drury |
MF | Ross Hopkins | Bellarmine |
MF | Andrew Marinez | Cal State |
MF | Nickalus McDonald | Wilmington |
MF | Lister Warren | Tampa |
D | Luke Duffy | Lees-McRae |
D | Nick Helbig | California (Pa.) |
D | Dale Parker | Lees-McRae |
D | Jamal Wiggins | Wilmington |
Honorable Mention
Pos. | Name | School |
GK | Sean Paradise | Lees-McRae |
GK | Ryan Thompson | Tampa |
F | David Barden | Fort Lewis |
F | Ben Everson | West Texas |
F | Robbie Sabadoz | Merrimack |
F | Adrian Schippers | Southern New Hampshire |
MF | Andrew Bordelon | Drury |
MF | Jacob Jensen | West Texas |
MF | Kash Knight | Pfeiffer |
MF | Sascha Koettig | Barry |
MF | Antenah Lemma | Tusculum |
MF | Toric Robinson | East Stroudsburg |
MF | Fatoma Turay | Wilmington |
D | Thomas Bargmann | Millersville |
D | Thomas Biddinger | Rollins |
D | Zac Bond | Lewis |
D | Jack Clifford | Rollins |
D | Dave Dease | Wilmington |
D | Jacob DeLoach | Rollins |
D | Peter Higgins | Drury |
D | Thomas Pool | Slippery Rock |
D | Jamie Ramm | Lander |