Sabadoz Earns Daktronics NCAA Division II All-American Accolades

NORTH ANDOVER, MA – On the heels of his Daktronics First Team All-Region recognition, sophomore Robbie Sabadoz (Ottawa, ON) was selected to the Daktronics Division II All-American Honorable Mention.

Sabadoz is the only sophomore named an honorable mention and one of six among the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America teams.

With a program record-tying 19 goals this fall, Sabadoz led the Northeast-10 in points per game (2.35) and goals per game (1.12). As of November 29, Sabadoz was fifth in the nation in goals per game.

Scoring 62 career points thus far in North Andover, the sophomore ranks 13th all-time at Merrimack, while he is eighth all-time in terms of career goals (28), 30 goals shy of Fleming’s program mark. Sabadoz is equally talented in the classroom with a 3.85 GPA as a business major at Merrimack that landed him on the CoSIDA All-Academic Second Team.

Headlining the 2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America First Team is the Ron Lenz National Player of the Year, senior forward Sam Charles of Montana State University-Billings. Charles, of Chiswell, England, broke the school and conference record with 24 goals in 2009. The Daktronics West Region Player of the Year finished his career with 69 goals and 156 points.

Sports information directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences sponsoring men’s soccer selected the Daktronics All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first team All-Region picks advancing to the national ballot. This is the fourth year Daktronics has sponsored the NCAA Division II men’s soccer All-America and All-Region teams.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-Americans
First Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Raul Herrera Midwestern State (Texas) Jr. Dallas, Texas
F Steven Beattie* Northern Kentucky Jr. Skerries, Ireland
F Sam Charles# Montana State-Billings Sr. Chiswell, England
F Kyle Ciliento Grand Canyon (Ariz.) Fr. Phoenix, Ariz.
F Sargbah Tarpeh Wilmington (Del.) Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
MF Rhys Cannalla Tiffin (Ohio) Jr. Luton, England
MF Jon Gruenewald Rollins (Fla.) Sr. Manlius, N.Y.
MF Luke Mulholland Wingate (N.C.) Jr. Preston, England
MF Tom Settle Fort Lewis (Colo.) Jr. Cams Hill, England
D Kevin Gallaugher* Cal State Dominguez Hills Sr. Walnut, Calif.
D Dan Ingvarsson Tampa (Fla.) Sr. Malmo, Sweden
D Richard Kentish Southern New Hampshire Sr. Kingston, Jamaica
D Nikki Nielsen West Texas A&M So. Oelholm, Denmark

#2009 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Player of the Year
*repeat first team selections from 2008

Second Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Stephen Connor Drury (Mo.) Jr. Springfield, Mo.
F Mark Anderson Barry (Fla.) Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
F Jeremy Deighton Slippery Rock (Pa.) Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
F Pascal Milien Tampa (Fla.) So. Stockholm, Sweden
F Paulo Vaz Lynn (Fla.) Sr. Clarendon, Jamaica
MF Jose Batista Molloy (N.Y.) Sr. Rego Park, N.Y .
MF Kyle Conrad Lynn (Fla.) Jr. Jensen Beach, Fla.
MF Steven Emory Metropolitan State (Colo.) Jr. Fort Collins, Colo.
MF Frantz Francois Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Gr. West Palm Beach, Fla.
D Jamie Cunningham Fort Lewis (Colo.) Sr. Fremont, Calif.
D Kevin Neumen Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Jr. Stroudsburg, Pa.
D Ryan Spence Midwestern State (Texas) Sr. Los Bajos, Trinidad
D Ben Taylor Drury (Mo.) So. Malmo, Sweden

Third Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Zane Wells Fort Lewis (Colo.) Sr. Durango, Colo.
F Berin Boracic Lees-McRae (N.C.) Sr. Orlando, Fla.
F Euan Purcell Fort Lewis (Colo.) Sr. Bolton, England
F Angelo Reina Le Moyne (N.Y.) Jr. Frankfort, N.Y.
F Micah Whorton Drury (Mo.) Jr. Belton, Mo.
MF Ross Hopkins Bellarmine (Ky.) Jr. Skerries, England
MF Andrew Marinez Cal State Dominguez Hills Sr. Santa Monica, Calif.
MF Nickalus McDonald Wilmington (Del.) So. Philadelphia, Pa.
MF Lister Warren Tampa (Fla.) Jr. Spanish Town, Jamaica
D Luke Duffy Lees-McRae (N.C.) So. Wakefiled, England
D Nick Helbig California (Pa.) Sr. Carnegie, Pa.
D Dale Parker Lees-McRae (N.C.) Sr. Worksop, England
D Jamal Wiggins Wilmington (Del.) Jr. St. Thomas Central, Trinidad

Honorable Mention
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Sean Paradise Lees-McRae (N.C.) Sr. North Points, Fla.
GK Ryan Thompson Tampa (Fla.) Sr. Kingston, Jamaica
F David Barden Fort Lewis (Colo.) Sr. South Haven, Mich.
F Ben Everson West Texas A&M Jr. Middlesbrough, England
F Robbie Sabadoz Merrimack (Mass.) So. Ottawa, Ontario
F Adrian Schippers Southern New Hampshire Sr. Ashby, Mass.
MF Andrew Bordelon Drury (Mo.) Sr. Bedford, Texas
MF Jacob Jensen West Texas A&M Sr. Horsens, Denmark
MF Kash Knight Pfeiffer (N.C.) Sr. Gibsonville, N.C.
MF Sascha Koettig Barry (Fla.) Jr. Berlin, Germany
MF Antenah Lemma Tusculum (Tenn.) Sr. Stockholm, Sweden
MF Toric Robinson East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Sr. Westmoreland, Jamaica
MF Fatoma Turay Wilmington (Del.) Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
D Thomas Bargmann Millersville (Pa.) Sr. Harrisburg, Pa.
D Thomas Biddinger Rollins (Fla.) Jr. Palm Harbor, Fla.
D Zac Bond Lewis (Ill.) Jr. Decatur, Ill.
D Jack Clifford Rollins (Fla.) Jr. London, England
D Dave Dease Wilmington (Del.) Sr. Newfield, N.J.
D Jacob DeLoach Rollins (Fla.) Sr. Sarasota, Fla.
D Peter Higgins Drury (Mo.) Jr. Kilkenny, Ireland
D Thomas Pool Slippery Rock (Pa.) Jr. Bedfordshire, England
D Jamie Ramm Lander (S.C.) Sr. Scarborough, England