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TOWSON, Md. – Senior Joe Baccielo (Stratford, Conn.) of the Post University men's soccer team was named to the Capitol One Academic All-America Second Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) for the second-consecutive season on Monday. He was one of just seven East Region players to be honored and the only one from the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC).
 
To be eligible for Academic All-America consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings and be nominated by the school's sports information director. The student-athlete must also have been named First Team Academic All-District.
 
Baccielo was named CACC Player of the Year as he finished near the top of the conference in goals (11) and points (27). He led Post with six game-winning scores, most notably a goal in the 87^th minute to defeat then No. 1 LIU-Post on Oct. 23. The senior was named CACC and Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week this season.
 
On the pitch this season, the Eagles had one of its best seasons in program history, finishing with a 15-3-2 record and earning a trip to the NCAA Tournament for the second-consecutive season. Post reached as high as No. 5 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Poll and won the CACC Regular Season Title for the third straight year.

2013 Capital One Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Team Division II 
FIRST TEAM
Pos.    Name                                 School                         Yr.      Hometown                           GPA            Major
GK       Marco Jorgensen (1)       LIU Post                      Sr.     Copenhagen, Denmark     3.96            Political Science/Economics
D         Eirik Bjoernoe                    LIU Post                      Sr.     Randaberg, Norway           3.78            Journalism
D         Philip Cutler                       Notre Dame (Ohio)   Sr.     Shipley, England                 3.90            Management /MIS
D         Mark Mitchell                      Limestone                  Sr.     Glasgow, Scotland             3.94             Business Admin./Economics
D         Garrett Seitz (3)                  Regis                          Sr.     Broomfield, Colo.                3.93             Biological & Biomedical Sci.
M         Andisheh Bagheri             Calif., San Diego       Gr.     Davis, Calif.                         3.57             Biology
M         Jacob Stevens                   Harding                       Sr.     Arlington, Texas                  4.00             Mechanical Engineering
M         Ethan Venvertloh               Quincy                         Jr.      Quincy, Ill.                             3.98             Finance
F          Eivind Austboe                  LIU Post                      Jr.      Stavanger, Norway             3.94             Business Management
F          Robbie Bennett (3)           Gannon                       Jr.      Pinetown, South Africa      3.94             Sport Psychology
F          Ilija Ilic                                 Young Harris              Jr.      Belgrade, Serbia                3.81             Business & Public Policy
 
SECOND TEAM
Pos.     Name                                   School                           Yr.     Hometown                      GPA            Major
GK       Alec Pickett                          Lewis                             Sr.      Mokena, IL                      3.97             Physics
D         Alec Arsht                             Calif., San Diego          Sr.     Oak Park, Calif.              3.45             Political Science
D         Gehrig Haberstock             Harding                          Jr.      Waynesville, Mo.            3.96            Social Work
D         Eric Hoober                         Cedarville                       Sr.      Elkton, Md.                      3.84             Accounting
D         Khriswayne Wallace (2)    East Stroudsburg        Gr.      Westmoreland, Jamaica     3.90             Management & Leadership
M         Vinny Caccavale                  NYIT                               Sr.      West Islip, N.Y.                3.45             Communication Arts
M         Connor Inman                     Trevecca Nazarene     Jr.       Franklin, Tenn.                3.95             Business Administration
M         Alex Perri (3)                        Gannon                          Jr.       Valencia, Pa.                   3.82             Biology
F          Joe Baccielo (2)                 Post                               Sr.      Stratford, Conn.              3.46             Marketing
F          Mark Kelly                             Regis                             Sr.      Antrim, Northern Ireland 3.83            Business
F          Timmy Waller (3)                Cedarville                      Sr.      Meknes, North Africa       3.95            Athletic Training
 
THIRD TEAM
Pos.     Name                                   School                             Yr.     Hometown                      GPA            Major
GK       Jan Skorupinski                   Notre Dame (Ohio)      Sr.      Vogt, Germany                3.71             International Business
D         Cameron Burrows               Wingate                          So.     Cary, N.C.                         4.00             Marketing
D         Christopher Garavaglia      Quincy                              Sr.      St. Louis, Mo.                  3.67             Management
D         Timmy Kenny                        Mo. Science & Tech      Sr.      Wildwood, Mo.                3.86             Biological Sciences
D         Matt McLain                           Oklahoma Christian      Jr.      Yukon, Okla.                    4.00             Preaching
M         Evan Beutler                         West Alabama                Jr.       Enterprise, Ala.              4.00             Psychology
M         Andy Wilkinson                     Eastern N.M.                   Sr.      Brighton, England         3.60             Sport & Recreation Mgmt.
M         Jonathon Watkin                  LIU Post                           Sr.      Doncaster, England      3.79             Physical Education
F          Matthew DiDonna                NYIT                                  Sr.      West Islip, N.Y.               3.86             Accounting
F          Sam Miles                             UNC Pembroke              Jr.      Christchurch, N.Z..         3.89             Business
F          Nemanja Nikolic                  East Stroudsburg           Gr.      Kragujevac, Serbia        3.94            Management & Leadership
 
Academic All-American of the Year:  Elvind Austboe, LIU Post 

(1)     Capital One Academic All-America® Division II first team in 2012
(2)     Capital One Academic All-America® Division II second team in 2012
(3)     Capital One Academic All-America® Division II third team in 2012