| November 29, 2011
Sousa Named Academic
All-American
TOWSON, Md. –
Rogers State men’s soccer player Henrique Sousa received Capital
One Academic All-American second team honors as selected by the College
Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The
senior is only the second Hillcat to receive the honor as RSU baseball
player Tyler Whitaker was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American
first team by CoSIDA in 2008.
Sousa played in
all 20 games for the Hillcats, starting in 19 contests. The Sao Paulo,
Brazil native is a business management major with a 3.50 GPA. The senior
tallied seven goals and registered four assists on the year as he help
guide the Hillcats to their fifth straight postseason. He was named
first team all-conference for his efforts in his final season on the
Hill.
“We are very
proud of Henrique and all of his accomplishments on and off the field,”
said Derek Larkin, RSU head soccer coach. “He has represented our
program and the university well over the last four years. We wish him
nothing but the best and I know his future is bright.”
The College Division
Academic All-America® soccer teams are comprised of student-athletes
from NAIA, Canadian and two-year institutions. Sousa is one of two men’s
soccer players from the Sooner Athletic Conference to be recognized
on the Academic All-American squad.
To be eligible for
Capital One Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete
must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A.
of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic
standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her
sports information director.
Since the program’s
inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on
more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA,
covering all NCAA championship sports.
For more information
about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit http://cosida.com/Awards/allamerica.aspx.
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Sara Williams
Assistant
Athletic Director for Media Relations
Rogers State
University
1701 W. Will
Rogers Blvd.
Claremore,
OK 74017
918-343-7989(ph)
; 918-343-7567 (fax)
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