Austin, Texas - Senior forward Eivind Austboe
of LIU Post headlines the 2014 Capital One Academic
All-America® Division II Men's soccer team, as selected by the
College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Austboe has been selected as the recipient of the Academic
All-America® of the Year award for Division II men's soccer for
the second straight year.
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 2014-15 Division II Academic
All-America® teams program.
A business administration major with a 3.92 G.P.A., Austboe is now
a two-time first team Capital One Academic All-America®
selection and a three-time Capital One Academic All-America®
All-District choice. A native of Stavanger, Norway, he has
led LIU Post to a 15-4-2 record and to the East Region final in the
NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.
Austboe was named the East Coast Conference Offensive Player of the
Year for the second consecutive season. He leads the league with 16
goals and five game-winners. He has added three assists for a total
of 35 points. Austboe is tied for ninth in goals scored and tied
for 15th in points.
The LIU Post standout has enjoyed a storied career. A year ago he
was named a first team NSCAA All-American, the ECAC Offensive
Player of the Year, and was the Daktronics Ron Lenz National Player
of the Year. He ranked third in the nation in goals, goals
per game and points per game, and was fourth in total points while
finishing with 24 goals and 10 assists for 58 points. The Pioneers
finished with an 18-2-2 record, losing in the third round of the
NCAA Division II playoffs.
In 2012, Austboe played in just seven contests before suffering a
season-ending injury. He was named the ECAC Rookie of the Year in
2011 after leading the East Coast Conference in goals (16) and
points (34).
In addition, Javier Gallardo of NYIT and Tabea Rauschenberger of
Bridgeport were named to Capital One Academic All-America®
second team for their respective genders.
To view the full Capital One Academic All-America® teams, click
here.
Contributions to the release made by Michael MacEachern, Academic All-America Co-Chair for Publicity/Comunications, Young Harris College and Bob Shreve, Academic All-America Coordinator for Publicity, Edinboro University.
