Trinity University’s Tyrone Petrakis (Albuquerque, N.M.) and York’s Jon Ports (Baltimore, Md.) each earned their third selection as an NSCAA/adidas Division III Men’s All-America with the announcement of the 2008 squad. Neither was not lacking for company from his teammates, as three other members of the Trinity side and two other York players were chosen for recognition.

Petrakis was joined by teammates Noe Casanova (Kingwood, Texas), Patrick Floeck (Dallas, Texas) and Michael Robertson (San Antonio, Texas). York had Chris Ports (Baltimore, Md.) and Evan Scheffey (Lititz, Pa.) selected to the list in addition to Ports.

Four other schools placed multiple representatives on the team: Montclair State had three, while Carnegie Mellon, Emory and Redlands each had two. Messiah College, which claimed its sixth national championship, was represented by senior defender J.D. Binger (Belvidere, Ill.).

2008 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III Men's All-America Team: Front Row (L-R): J.D. Binger, Tyler Wall, Jon Ports, Yuta Kizaki, Ricky Griffin, Patrick Floeck, Noe Casanova, Kyle Bedini, Brian Bush, Matt Borland, Owen Amster, Tyler Masterson, Joel Delass.

Back Row (L-R): Michael Robertson, Tyrone Petrakis, Chris Ports, Michael Stark, James Maples, Jeff Kushner, Marc Del Marmol, Patrick Carver, Matt Carlson, Trent Michael, Nick Mele, Kyle Sterling, Tim Winn.

The All-America selections were recognized at the annual All-America Luncheon, held in St. Louis, Mo., on Jan. 17, as part of the 2009 NSCAA Convention.

2008 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division III Men’s All-America Team
First Team
Pos., Name, Class, School, Hometown
K, Brian Bush  *, Sr., Middlebury College, Madison, Wis.
D, Owen Amster, Sr., Montclair State University, Bridgewater, N.J.
D, J.D. Binger  *, Sr., Messiah College, Belvidere, Ill.
D, Jeffrey Kushner, Sr., Swarthmore College, Norristown, Pa.
D, Michael Robertson, Sr., Trinity University (Texas), San Antonio, Texas
M, Noe Casanova, Sr., Trinity University (Texas), Kingwood, Texas
M, Joel Delass, Sr., Wheaton (Ill.) College, Spring Lake, Mich.
M, Yuta Kizaki  *, Sr., Salem State College, Salem, Va.
F, Patrick Carver  *, Sr., Emory University, Springfield, Mo.
F, Dan Persson, Jr., North Carolina Wesleyan, Umea, Sweden
F, Jon Ports  **, Jr., York College, Baltimore, Md.
F, Tim Winn *, Sr., Babson College, Sutton, Mass.

Second Team
K, Nick Mele  *, Sr., Montclair State University, Delran, N.J.
D, Kyle Bedini, Sr., Eastern Connecticut State University, Manchester, Conn.
D, Adam Boyer, Sr., Centre College, Louisville, Ky.
D, Robert Carlton, Jr., Carleton College, Madison, Wis.
D, Alex Hildebrandt, Jr., Augsburg College, St. Paul, Minn.
D, James Maples, Sr., Western New England College, Pleasant Valley, N.Y.
M, Matt Carlson  *, Sr., Johns Hopkins University, Westerly, R.I.
M, Marc Del Marmol, Sr., Emory University, Longwood, Fla.
M, Tyrone Petrakis  **, Sr., Trinity University (Texas), Albuquerque, NM
M, Chris Ports *, Sr., York College, Baltimore, Md.
F, Matt Borland  *, Sr., Wittenberg University, Kettering, Ohio
F, Patrick Floeck, Sr., Trinity University (Texas), Dallas, Texas
F, Ricky Griffin, Jr., Carnegie Mellon University, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.
F, Ross Schunk, Sr., University of Redlands, Portland, Ore.

Third Team
K, Trent Michael, Jr., Wartburg College, Urbandale, Iowa
D, Dan Bonder, Sr., Drew University, Whippany, N.J.
D, Grayson Holland  *, Sr., Amherst College, Amherst, Mass.
D, Bart Misiak, So., Plattsburgh State University, Mississauga, Ontario
D, Evan Scheffey, Sr., York College, Lititz, Pa.
D, Michael Stark, So., Roanoke College, Newport News, Va.
M, Ryan Browne, Jr., Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
M, Bryan Fakkema, Sr., University of Redlands, Oak Harbor, Wash.
M, Santiago Mejia  *, Jr., Loras College, Cali, Colombia
M, Kyle Sterling, Jr., Salisbury University, Salisbury, Md.
F, Joshua Dennstedt, Jr., University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y.
F, Terrence Johnson  *, Jr., Stevens Institute of Technology, New Orleans, La.
F, Tyler Masterson, Jr., Montclair State University, Long Valley, N.J.
F, Tyler Wall, So., Ohio Wesleyan University, Columbus, Ohio
* indicates prior selection