DALLAS, Texas - College of Idaho forward,
Ben Bechor, was named today to the CoSIDA NAIA Academic All-District® 4 Men's Soccer Team, announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.
Bechor, a recent graduate of the College, was a 4-year member of the men's soccer program, finishing his career with 17 goals - ranking among the Top-20 in program history.
The Health and Human Performance major from Modiin, Israel, was one of 11 student-athletes named to the team - comprising athletes from the Cascade, California Pacific, Golden State Athletic, Frontier and Sooner Athletic Conferences. Athletes had to be a starter or key contributor to their team, be at least a sophomore in academic standing and maintain a minimum 3.30 grade point average to be considered for the team. He was the lone member on the team from the Cascade Conference.
Bechor becomes just the sixth Coyote men's soccer player to earn the award - joining Coe Michaelson (2001, 2002), James Collet (2011), Grant Billings (2015), Brandon Smith (2015) and Ansel Brayton (2018).
The 2020-21 Academic All-District® Men's Soccer Team, selected by CoSIDA, recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA.
First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early July.
The CoSIDA Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada. 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 on CoSIDA.com.
2020-21 NAIA Academic All-District® 4 Men's Soccer Team
Pos. Name School Yr. GPA Major
GK Gonzalo Santa Wayland Baptist University Sr. 3.54 Fitness Management
D Simon Jensen Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) Sr. 3.91 Business Administration
D Aleksa Mitrovic Oklahoma City University Sr. 3.64 Accounting / Finance
D Patrick Pye Our Lady of the Lake University Jr. 4.00 Kinesiology
D Derek Vredenburgh William Jessup University Sr. 3.92 Business
M Marcos Ceballos University of California, Merced Jr. 3.30 Management & Business Economics
M Lucas Garcia Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) So. 4.00 Aerospace Engineering
M Stefano Pesce Wayland Baptist University Sr. 3.87 Business Administration
F Paul Anderson William Jessup University Sr. 3.75 Business
F
Ben Bechor College of Idaho Sr. 3.76 Health & Human Performance
F Riley Martinson Embry-Riddle University (Ariz.) Sr. 3.80 Electrical Engineering
