Dimitrov Voted Daktronics All-American
12/03/2008
Dimitrov Voted Daktronics All-American
Kansas City, MO - Senior forward Stefan Dimitrov (Bulgaria) was voted to the 2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Second Team.
Dimitrov finished a brilliant 2008 season for the Clippers as the top regular season goal scorer in NCAA Division II men's soccer. Dimitrov scored 23 goals in just 17 games this season and averaged 2.76 points per game and 1.35 goals per game. The senior scored 4 goals in a 6-1 Clipper win on September 7th against Columbia Union College. The 4 goals ties for 3rd most goals scored in a single game this season in Division II men's soccer. Dimitrov has scored multiple goals in 7 games this season and has scored at least one goal in 13 of 17 games for Concordia this year.
Dimitrov is one of 18 players to be selected to the 2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Teams, which include first team, second team, third team and honorable mention and is the only student-athlete selected from the East Coast Conference.
Dimitrov was also named the 2008 East Coast Conference Offensive Player of the Year for his outstanding play and was a 2008 Daktronics All-East Region First Team Selection.
The senior forward participated in the 1st Annual Newark Ironbound Express College Soccer Showcase at the New York Institute of Technology in Newark, NJ back on Saturday, November 29th. Dimitrov scored 2 goals and added 2 assists in picking up MVP honors for the game.
Dimitrov scored the first goal in the opening half. He followed up that by setting up a score for Albright College forward Sean Genter late in the first half. Dimitrov found a hole in the Express defense on that second goal and dished a nice ball to Genter, who then hammered it into the back of the net. The Ironbound took that 2-0 lead into intermission.
Dimitrov hit his second goal of the game in the second half when he
bent a free kick from just outside the penalty area into the upper
90, giving the Ironbound a 3-0 advantage. One minute later, Saint
Peter's College midfielder Gamal Breedy raced through the Express
defense and one-timed a ball to a wide-open Chad Bennett and the
Caldwell College forward buried the ball off his left foot. The gap
stretched to 5-0 late in the second half when Genter made good on a
penalty kick. A Dimitrov to Breedy score in the final seconds of
the closed out the scoring.
Sharing the shutout for the Ironbound were goalkeepers John Ciano
(Manhattan College), Julian Gavira (Bloomfield College) and Matt
Jones (Sacred Heart University).
The Newark Ironbound Express is a professional development
team in the USL Premier Development League. The Express reached the
PDL post-season in its inaugural season this past summer and will
kick off their sophomore campaign this May.
2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America First Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Chad Becker Rockhurst (Mo.) Sr. St. Charles, Mo.
F Jean Alexandre Lynn (Fla.) Sr. Delray Beach, Fla.
F Bruno Conceicao Tusculum (Tenn.) Sr. Valenca, Bahia
F Pascal Milien Tampa (Fla.) Jr. Auburndale, Fla.
MF Steven Beattie# Northern Kentucky So. Skerries, Ireland
MF Tyrell Burgess Lynn (Fla.) Sr. Smiths, Burmuda
MF Kyle Holland Cal State Dominguez Hills Sr. Anchorage, Alaska
D Matt Delaney Southern New Hampshire Sr. Wallasey, England
D Bisharra Ettienne Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Sr. Point Michel, Dominica
D Kevin Gallaugher Cal State Dominguez Hills Jr. Walnut, Calif.
D Lee Porter Lynn (Fla.) Sr. Repton, England
# - 2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Player of the Year
2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Second Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Sean Lambert Southern New Hampshire Sr. Rehoboth, Mass.
F Stefan Dimitrov Concordia (N.Y.) Sr. Bulgaria
F Jonathan Maloney* Montevallo (Ala.) Sr. West Yorkshire, England
F Lee Squires* Lees-McRae (N.C.) So. Sheffield, England
MF Matt Kocher Holy Family (Pa.) Sr. Philadelphia, Pa.
MF Anteneh Lemma Tusculum (Tenn.) So. Stockholm, Sweden
MF Ryan Maxwell Tampa (Fla.) Sr. Clarendon, Jamaica
D Doug Carr Sonoma State (Calif.) Sr. Fremont, Calif.
D Danny Drago* East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Jr. Stroudsburg, Pa.
D Ancil Farrier Southern Connecticut State Sr. Los Bajos, Trinidad
D Dan Ingvarsson Tampa (Fla.) So. Malmo, Sweden
*repeat second team selection from 2007
2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Third Team
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Ryan Thompson Tampa (Fla.) Jr. Kingston, Jamaica
F Roshane Ellison East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Sr. St. Elizabeth, Jamaica
F Ross Middlemiss Sonoma State (Calif.) Sr. Arcata, Calif.
F Adrian Schippers Southern New Hampshire Jr. Ashby, Mass.
MF Frantz Francois Franklin Pierce (N.H.) Sr. Saint-Marc, Haiti
MF Jason Shegda East Stroudsburg (Pa.) Sr. Langhorne, Pa.
MF Nano Short Lynn (Fla.) Sr. London, England
D Eric Ashworth Northern Kentucky Sr. Centerville, Ohio
D James Hayers Lynn (Fla.) Sr. Cardiff, Wales
D Nolan Intermoia West Florida Sr. Pensacola, Fla.
D Brian Martinez Midwestern State (Texas) Jr. Flower Mound, Texas
2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Honorable Mention
Pos. Name School Class Hometown
GK Brook Johnson Sonoma State (Calif.) Jr. Davis, Calif.
GK Lance Moore Tusculum (Tenn.) Jr. Morristown, Tenn.
GK Zane Wells Fort Lewis (Colo.) Jr. Durango, Colo.
F Sam Charles Montana State-Billings Jr. Weymouth, England
F Kellen Johnson Metro State (Colo.) Sr. Littleton, Colo.
F Mike Luecke California (Pa.) Jr. Harleysville, Pa.
F Sean McLaughlin Millersville (Pa.) Sr. Holland, Pa.
F Adam Spannbauer Ashland (Ohio) Jr. Akron, Ohio
MF Toby Bowser Slippery Rock (Pa.) So. Beaver, Pa.
MF Zac Crim Cal State Chico Sr. Boise, Idaho
MF Scott Lucky Tusculum (Tenn.) Jr. Orangevale, Calif.
MF Cory Mastey Lewis (Ill.) Sr. Tinley Park, Ill.
MF Tom Settle Fort Lewis (Colo.) Jr. Portsmouth, England
MF Craig Signorin Upper Iowa Sr. Franksville, Wis.
MF Jaime Wangia UMass-Lowell Sr. Thika, Kenya
D Dustin Cherry St. Edward's (Texas) Sr. Grapevine, Texas
D Ruben Hansen Cal State Los Angeles Jr. Bergen, Norway
D Nick Helbig California (Pa.) Jr. Carnegie, Pa.
D Richard Kentish Southern New Hampshire Jr. Kingston, Jamaica
D Spencer Martens Rockhurst (Mo.) Sr. Lee's Summit, Mo.
D Sven Meyer Tusculum (Tenn.) So. Buenos Aires, Argentina
D Felipe Nogueira Lincoln Memorial (Tenn.) Jr. Uberaba, Brazil
D Thomas Ostvold Carson-Newman (Tenn.) Jr. Stavanger, Norway
D Scott Preckwinkle Sonoma State (Calif.) Sr. Sonoma, Calif
D Matt Procopio Millersville (Pa.) Sr. West Lawn, Pa.
D Jamie Scope Incarnate Word (Texas) Jr. Newcastle, England
