Texas Lutheran's Luis Green, Mitchell Long named Academic All-Americans®
SEGUIN, Texas -- Texas Lutheran Men's Soccer players Mitchell Long (Round Rock/Round Rock) and Luis Green (Monterrey, Mexico/Smithson Valley (Texas)) are the 46th and 47th Academic All-Americans in school history after being named Wednesday to the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-America® Team for NCAA Division III Men's Soccer.
Long and Green made TLU just one of five colleges or universities in NCAA DIII to have more than one Men's Soccer Academic All-America® selection this year. TLU joined the University of Chicago, Rose-Hulman, Johns Hopkins, and Westminster as schools with more than one student-athlete on the team.
Long, a May 2021 graduate of TLU, finished his undergraduate degree with a 4.0 grade point average in kinesiology (exercise science). He was one of four members of the Academic All-America® Team to have a 4.0 GPA.
A four-year letterman for TLU Men's Soccer as a defender, Long is on the Academic All-America® Team for the second time. He was named a First Team Academic All-American after being named to the Third Team in 2019. He was one of five members of the 2019 team to repeat as a member on this year's team.
The 11-member men’s First Team has a 3.89 average GPA with the total team posting a 3.85.
Long is one of just 13 TLU Bulldogs to achieve a First Team Academic All-America honor, and he is one of just 14 Bulldogs to obtain at least two Academic All-America® honors.
A three-year starter for the Bulldogs, Long played on four Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Championship tournament-qualifying teams and on the 2019 SCAC Championship squad that advanced to the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Championship (first round).
Long was the 2019-20 TLU Junior Year Male Student-Athlete of the Year and the 2020-21 TLU Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year.
Green is an Academic All-American® for the first time. He was named to the Second Team. He is one of just 14 Bulldogs to be named Second Team Academic All-America®.
Green holds a 3.48 GPA as a business finance major.
A junior academically and a forward on the field, Green is the three-time SCAC Offensive Player of the Year and a playing All-American. He was the 2020-21 TLU Male Student-Athlete of the Year.
Playing in just nine matches in 2021 (because of the shortened season due to COVID-19), Green led the SCAC in points (26), goals (11), points-per-game (2.89), goals-per-game (1.22), game-winning goals (3), and shots on goal (21). He finished third in the league in assists, with four.
A two-time SCAC Offensive Player of the Week during the season, Green tied a TLU men's soccer record for goals scored in a match with four in the Bulldogs' 5-1 conference road win over Schreiner on March 27.
Historically, Green's 1.22 goals-per-game is the sixth-best single-season performance in conference history and the highest since 1996. Green's 2.89 points-per-game ranks third-best all-time in SCAC history, trailing only Oglethorpe's Will Lukow's seasons of 3.26 and 3.00 PPG back in 1992 and 1991.
This year, Green became the first player in SCAC history to lead the league three straight seasons in points, points-per-game, and goals-per-game. He is also just the second athlete in SCAC history to lead the league in goals scored for three straight seasons, joining Trinity's Josh Card, who accomplished the feat from 2000-2002.
Through three seasons, Green has 49 goals in 48 games played for an SCAC all-time best 1.02 goals-per-game. His current career 2.23 points-per-game ranks second all-time in league history.
The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2020-21 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.
For more information about CoSIDA's Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com
NCAA DIVISION III
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year:
Eric Kirby, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
FIRST TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
GK Aaron Forman Carleton College Sr. 3.92 History
D Justin Howe (3) Cornell College Jr. 3.98 Engineering
D Scott Lich University of Chicago Sr. 3.73 Economics
D Mitchell Long (3) Texas Lutheran University Sr. 4.00 Kinesiology / Exercise Science
D Ryan Tarr Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sr. 3.94 Mechanical Engineering
M Eric Kirby (1) Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sr. 3.97 Computer Engineering / Computer Science
M Alejandro Maclean Johns Hopkins University Sr. 3.57 Economics / Applied Mathematics & Statistics
M RJ Moore Johns Hopkins University Sr. 3.93 Economics / Applied Mathematics & Statistics
F Trevor Goodling Messiah University Sr. 3.94 Finance
F Cole Schwartz Gustavus Adolphus College Sr. 3.93 Education
F Jasper Yang (3) Grinnell College Sr. 3.95 Biology
SECOND TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
GK Michael Nyc Washington and Lee University Jr. 3.57 Economics / Mathematics
D Sam Accordino Westminster College (PA) Jr. 3.99 Neuroscience
D Sam Hosmer-Quint Kenyon College Sr. 3.88 History / Spanish
D Tom Hultsch University of St. Thomas Sr. 3.98 Economics / Finance
D Charlie Widing (3) Hobart College Jr. 4.00 Biochemistry / Education
M Sam Alvares Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Sr. 3.98 Mechanical Engineering
M Travis Van Brewer Tufts University Sr. 3.80 Civil Engineering
M Nelson Zimmerman Catholic University Gr. 4.00/4.00 Mechanical Engineering
F Max Busch Bethany Lutheran So. 3.81 Business Administration
F Luis Green Texas Lutheran University Jr. 3.48 Business Finance
F Nick Iregui Westminster College (PA) Sr. 3.57 Business Administration
THIRD TEAM
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
GK Alex Singh Carnegie Mellon University Sr. 3.85 Computer Science
D Isaiah Holquist University of Chicago Sr. 3.66 Statistics
D Aaron Makikalli MIT Sr. 3.84 Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering / Music
D Eric Smith LeTourneau University Sr. 3.99 Civil Engineering
D Jack Spiridellis Middlebury College Sr. 3.95 International Politics / Economics
M Ian Dean Simpson College Sr. 3.98 Mathematics / Physics
M Joao Godoy Lake Forest College Sr. 3.93 Finance / Mathematics
M Will Newton Centre College Sr. 3.44 Chemistry
F Cameron Earls Piedmont College Sr. 3.69 Business Administration / Marketing
F Tariq Lee Stevenson University Sr. 3.91 Cybersecurity & Digital Forensics
F Gerardo Medina Concordia University Chicago Sr. 4.00 Criminal Justice / Political Science
1 = 2019 1st team Academic All-America®
2 = 2019 2nd team Academic All-America®
3 = 2019 3rd team Academic All-America®
| Texas Lutheran University | ||||||||||||
| Academic All-America® Selections | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | Women's Basketball | Chantel Mize | 1 | Guard | ||||||||
| 2001 | Men's Soccer | David Stahl | 2 | Defender | ||||||||
| 2002 | Men's Soccer | David Stahl | 3 | Defender | ||||||||
| 2003 | Softball | Amy Behlen | 3 | Designated Player | ||||||||
| Women's Volleyball | Tracy Heathcock | 3 | Middle Blocker | |||||||||
| 2004 | Men's Basketball | Tommy Stolhandske | 2 | Forward | ||||||||
| Women's Volleyball | Angela Bagwell | 3 | Outside Hitter | |||||||||
| 2005 | Men's Basketball | Tommy Stolhandske | 1 | Forward | ||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Natalie Wood | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Football | Matt Alves | 2 | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Women's At-Large | Abby Cochran | 2 | Golf | |||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Natalie Wood | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Football | Matt Alves | 1 | Linebacker | ||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Natalie Wood | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Women's Track/Cross Country | Amber Lowe | 3 | |||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Dana Robbins | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Women's Track/Cross Country | Amber Lowe | 2 | |||||||||
| 2010 | Baseball | Ryan Nokelby | 3 | Outfield | ||||||||
| 2011 | Football | Allen Cain | 1 | Kicker | ||||||||
| 2012 | Football | Allen Cain | 1 | Kicker | ||||||||
| 2013 | Women's Track/Cross Country | Ashley Meadows | 3 | |||||||||
| 2014 | Baseball | Derek Kanas | 1 | Designated Hitter | ||||||||
| Softball | Ashley Jacobsen | 3 | Infielder | |||||||||
| Women's Track/Cross Country | Ashley Meadows | 1 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | Softball | Jacquelyn Brown | 3 | Outfielder | ||||||||
| Softball | Taylor Grissom | 3 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| Women's At-Large | Sofia Vega | 3 | Tennis | |||||||||
| 2016 | Football | Tyler Howlett | 2 | Offensive Lineman | ||||||||
| Softball | Taylor Grissom | 1 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| Softball | Amanda Lochte | 2 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| Softball | Nicole Snow | 1 | Designated Player | |||||||||
| Women's At-Large | Sofia Vega | 2 | Tennis | |||||||||
| 2017 | Baseball | Riley Schaefer | 3 | Outfielder | ||||||||
| Softball | Amanda Lochte | 1 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| Women's Basketball | Kristen Lye | 2 | Forward | |||||||||
| 2018 | Baseball | Dylan Drgac | 3 | Pitcher | ||||||||
| Baseball | Riley Schaefer | 1 | Outfielder | |||||||||
| Football | Manny Longoria | 2 | Defensive Lineman | |||||||||
| Men's Track/Cross Country | Marquis Brown | 3 | ||||||||||
| 2019 | Football | Manny Longoria | 2 | Defensive Lineman | ||||||||
| Men's Soccer | Mitchell Long | 3 | Defender | |||||||||
| Softball | Kelly Jurden | 2 | Outfielder | |||||||||
| 2020 | Baseball | Tyler Cauley | 2 | Outfielder | ||||||||
| Softball | Kelly Jurden | 1 | Outfielder | |||||||||
| Softball | Chassety Raines | 3 | Pitcher | |||||||||
| 2021 | Men's Soccer | Mitchell Long | 1 | Defender | ||||||||
| Men's Soccer | Luis Green | 2 | Forward | |||||||||
| 13 Total First Team All-Americans | ||||||||||||
| 14 Total Second Team All-Americans | ||||||||||||
| 20 Total Third Team All-Americans | ||||||||||||