Towson, Md. – Junior forward Eivind
Austboe of LIU Post leads the 2013 Capital One Academic
All-America® NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer Teams, as
selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America
(CoSIDA).
Austboe has been chosen as the recipient of the Academic
All-America® of the Year award for Division II men’s
soccer.
The Capital One Division II Academic All-America® program is
being financially supported by the NCAA Division II national
governance structure to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards
fulfillment aspects for the 2013-14 D-II Academic All-America®
teams program.
A business management major with a 3.94 G.P.A., Austboe is making
his first appearance on the Capital One Academic All-America®
NCAA Division II first team. He has led LIU Post to an 18-1-2
record and to the East Region final in the NCAA Tournament against
Southern New Hampshire University. The No. 8 Pioneers won the
East Coast Conference championship and defeated Dowling College 6-1
to advance to tournament’s third round.
A native of Stavanger, Norway, Austboe was named the ECC Offensive
Player of the Year after ranking among the Division II leaders in
scoring. He has started all 21 matches at forward, leading a
Pioneer offense that ranks fourth in Division II in scoring. He has
a team-high 24 goals along with 10 assists for 58 points. He
ranks third in Division II in goals, goals per game, points, and
points per game.
Austboe had a huge comeback season after missing the second half
of the 2012 campaign with an injury. After earning ECC Rookie
of the Year and All-ECC second-team honors in 2011, Austboe was
named an Honorary All-Conference member in 2012.
Austboe is one of three LIU Post players named to the Capital One
Academic All-America® men’s soccer team, joined by
goalkeeper Marco Jorgensen and defender Eirik Bjoernoe.
Jorgensen was also a first team performer in 2012. The
Copenhagen, Denmark, native is a political science and economics
major with a 3.96 G.P.A. He owns an 18-1-2 record with a 0.90
goals-against average and five shutouts. He was recently
named to the All-ECC second team after being named the Goalkeeper
of the Year in 2011 and 2012. He has allowed just 18 goals
and has a .824 save percentage.
Bjoernoe has played a major role in Jorgensen’s and LIU
Post’s success. The senior from Randalberg, Norway, was
named the ECC Defensive Player of the Year while leading the
Pioneer back line. He has also contributed on the offensive
end while starting all 21 matches. He ranks third on the team
in scoring with five goals and nine assists for 19 points. He
was named to the All-ECC first team for the third straight
year. Bjoernoe is a journalism major with a 3.78 G.P.A.
Two members of the NYIT men’s soccer team and another member
of the LIU Post squad were also selected as Second or Third Team
Academic All-Americans. Vinny Caccavale, a communications arts
major from NYIT with a 3.45 G.P.A, was the lone Second Team
honoree. Matthew DiDonna (accounting, 3.86 G.P.A.) of NYIT and
Jonathan Watkin (physical education, 3.79 G.P.A.) of LIU Post were
also Third Team selections.
To view the full teams, click here.
Portions of the release provided by Michael MacEachern, Young Harris College, Academic All-America® Vice Co-Chair for Publicity/Communications.
