KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Saint Joseph's College senior defender Dalton Gaumer (Corona, Calif.) has been selected, for the second-consecutive season, as a United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American, as announced by the organization on Thursday on the eve of the 2018 NCAA Division III Men's and Women's Soccer Championship semifinals in Greensboro, N.C.
Gaumer is one of just four defenders from around the country to be named as a United Soccer Coaches All-American multiple times and is one of only six New England Region players to be listed on the three teams totaling 49 of the best NCAA DIII Men's Soccer players.
He is the first Saint Joseph's athlete to earn All-America honors in consecutive seasons since the College became a full-time NCAA DIII member in 2002. Only eight other athletes in the 48-year history of SJC Athletics have garnered multiple All-America accolades – the last to do so was former baseball standout Steve Osborne '01, who collected NAIA All-America honors in 1999, 2000, and 2001.
The two-year captain garners national acclaim after scoring a goal with three assists for five total points while leading a defense that allowed only six goals over 22 games this fall. The Monks led the nation in shutout percentage (86.4%) and ranked second in the country with a 0.261 goals-against average.
A two-time GNAC Defensive Player of the Year honoree, Gaumer played in 84 games – including 83 starts – with five goals and six assists for 16 total points during his collegiate career. Over the last three seasons he led an SJC defense that posted a 0.25 goals-against average with 17 tallies allowed in 66 games.
A total of 98 players (49 men, 49 women) in NCAA Division III soccer receive All-America recognition this year, led by six three-time All-Americans: Calvin College defender Trent Vegter, University of Chicago forward Max Lopez, Trinity University (Texas) forward Austin Michaelis, Washington University (Mo.) midfielder Maggie Crist, Swarthmore College forward Marin McCoy and University of Chicago midfielder Jenna McKinney.
This year's NCAA Division III All-Americans will be formally acknowledged for their accomplishments at the United Soccer Coaches All-America Ceremony & Reception on Jan. 12, 2019 at McCormick Place West Building in conjunction with the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Convention in Chicago.
The SJC men's soccer team, led by fifth-year Head Coach Adrian Dubois, registered another historic season this fall setting program records for wins (21), winning streak (21), goals (81), assists (64), points (226), and shots (513) and, with a loss to Amherst College in the second round of the NCAA Tournament, saw a 42-game undefeated streak – the fifth-longest in NCAA DIII Men's Soccer history – come to a close.
Saint Joseph's is the only New England NCAA DIII Men's Soccer program – and one of just seven in the country – to advance to the second round of the national tournament in each of the last three seasons. Since 2016, the Monks rank fifth in NCAA DIII Men's Soccer in total wins (55) and winning percentage (.833).
2018 NCAA Division III Men's All-America Teams
First Team
Pos. | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
K | AJ Marcucci | So. | Connecticut College | West Chester, Pa. |
D | Brady Johnston | Jr. | Trinity University (Texas) | Fulshear, Texas |
D | Sainclair Tueno* | Sr. | Lycoming College | Silver Spring, Md. |
D | Trent Vegter** | Sr. | Calvin College | Hudsonville, Mich. |
M | Justin Carey | Sr. | University of Mary Washington | Leesburg, Va. |
M | Jethro Dede | Sr. | St. Lawrence University | Queens, N.Y. |
M | Bryce Ikeda | Sr. | University of Rochester | Tacoma, Wash. |
F | Joe Braun | Jr. | Tufts University | Yardley, Pa. |
F | Chewy Gordon | Sr. | Capital University | Westerville, Ohio |
F | Matthew Koh | Sr. | University of Chicago | La Canada Flintridge, Calif. |
F | Max Lopez** | Sr. | University of Chicago | Tulsa, Okla. |
F | Migell Ormsby | Sr. | SUNY Cortland | Bronx, N.Y. |
F | Lucas Pereira* | Sr. | University Of Texas-Tyler | Barcelona, Spain |
F | Ben Prange | Jr. | St. Norbert College | Wauwatosa, Wis. |
F | Nick West | Sr. | Messiah College | East Hampton, N.Y. |
Second Team
Pos. | First | Class | School | Hometown |
K | Max Lichtenstein | Jr. | Ithaca College | Boca Raton, Fla. |
D | Jackson Greenspan | Sr. | Babson College | Meriden, N.H. |
D | Luke Groothoff | Fr. | Messiah College | Chebeague Island, Maine |
D | Bret Lowry | Sr. | Kenyon College | Evanston, Ill. |
D | Ricardo Pimentel | Sr. | North Park University | Franklin Park, Ill. |
D | Cole Rosenberger | Sr. | Johns Hopkins University | Indiana, Pa. |
D | Mark Roth | Sr. | Carleton College | Evanston, Ill. |
M | David Anderson | Sr. | Kenyon College | Urbana, Ill. |
M | Topher Marshall* | Sr. | Oglethorpe University | Lawrenceville, Ga. |
M | Peder Olsen | So. | North Park University | Larvik, Norway |
M | Samuel Ruiz Plaza | Sr. | Messiah College | Woodbury, Minn. |
F | Khalid Balogun | Jr. | St. Mary's College of Maryland | Bowie, Md. |
F | Marco da Cunha | Fr. | Carleton College | San Francisco, Calif. |
F | Alexander Garuba | Sr. | Centre College | Peachtree Corners, Ga. |
F | Matthew Gibbons | So. | Gustavus Adolphus College | Minneapolis, Minn. |
F | Austin Michaelis** | Sr. | Trinity University (Texas) | Coppell, Texas |
F | Rade Novakovich | Fr. | Milwaukee School of Engineering | Muskego, Wis. |
Third Team
Pos. | First | Class | School | Hometown |
K | Dylan McLaurin* | Sr. | University of Lynchburg | Stafford, Va. |
D | Mason Anderson | Jr. | University of Texas-Dallas | McKinney, Texas |
D | Dalton Gaumer* | Sr. | Saint Joseph's College of Maine | Corona, Calif. |
D | Daniel Hedstrom | Jr. | Augsburg University | Hermantown, Minn. |
D | James Homan | Sr. | Clarkson University | Clifton Park, N.Y. |
D | Jacob Myers | Sr. | Eastern University | Westminster, Md. |
D | Moctar Niang | Sr. | Bowdoin College | New York, N.Y. |
M | Will Kidd | Sr. | University of St. Thomas (Minn.) | St. Paul, Minn. |
M | Jacob Lyon | Jr. | Calvin College | Holt, Mich. |
M | Aidan O'Driscoll | Sr. | Luther College | Minneapolis, Minn. |
M | Quentin Van Der Lee | So. | Trinity University (Texas) | Tuxedo Park, N.Y. |
F | Joe Fala | Jr. | Ramapo College | Cape May Court House, N.J. |
F | Luis Green | Fr. | Texas Lutheran University | San Antonio, Texas |
F | Donald Igo | Jr. | Salve Regina University | Needham, Mass. |
F | Nicholas Jannelli | Jr. | Haverford College | Springfield, Pa. |
F | Bobby McCaw* | Sr. | Calvin College | Dubuque, Iowa |
F | Kayvon Parsa | Sr. | University of Redlands | West Hills, Calif. |