The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), partnering with Adidas, recently named the 2001 NSCAA/Adidas College Scholar all-America teams.

Four men's players earned repeat honors this year: defenders Scott Blount of Furman University and Bryn Ritchie of the University of Washington; Northeastern University midfielder Anders Hoeyem; and goalkeeper Ryan Wittstruck from the University of Puget Sound.

Five women's players also earned repeat recognition: California Polytechnic State University defender Carolyn Schifftner, Furman defender Kaye Brownlee, goalkeeper Andrea Pawliczek from Emory University, goalkeeper Meagan Thunell of Weber State University, Furman forward Melissa Turner and Minnesota-Duluth forward Jen Warrick.

Nominees for the team must be at least a junior, start at least half of their team's games and/or make a significant contribution, and have a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.300 (4.000 scale).

Following are the 2001 NSCAA all-America teams:

Women's first team

Emily Oleksiuk, goalkeeper, Penn State, geography; Leigh Clark, defender, Clemson, language/international studies; Carolyn Schifftner, defender, Cal Poly, biological sciences; Danielle Slaton, defender, Santa Clara, psycho biology; Tracy Stalker, defender, Syracuse, nutrition; Erin Blaedow, midfielder, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, elementary education; Kerry Cathcart, midfielder, Santa Clara, communication; Catherine Poor, midfielder, Amherst, chemistry/biology; Aly Wagner, midfielder, Santa Clara, combined sciences; Mandy Nilsen, forward, Northern Colorado, mathematics; Annie Schnck, forward, Emory, psychology.

Women's second team

Andrea Pawliczek, goalkeeper, Emory, biology/economics; Kaye Brownlee, defender, Furman, health and exercise science; Diana Detrie, defender, Marquette, accounting; Vanessa Pierce, defender, Washington, communication/political science; Meredith Rider, defender, Denison, French/communication; Patty Cronin, midfielder, Merrimack, mathematics; Sarah Higham-Yee, midfielder, Brigham Young, health education; Nicole Luse, midfielder, Cincinnati, nursing; Julie Ruma, midfielder, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, psychology/pre-medicine; Janet Sury, forward, William & Mary, kinesiology; Melissa Turner, forward, Furman, computer science.

Women's third team

Katie Carson, goalkeeper, Clemson, special education; Meagan Thunell, goalkeeper, Weber State, English/Spanish teaching; Lauren Bendahan, defender, North Carolina State, accounting; Elise Berry, defender, Purdue, psychology; Bethany Bogart, defender, UCLA, communication studies; Carolyn Poynor, defender, Hardin-Simmons, biology; Katie Carson, midfielder, Furman, history; Jessica Catekista, midfielder, Regis (Colorado), accounting/business; Erin Maysent, midfielder, Marquette, English/economics; Denise Peters, midfielder, Alabama, psychology; Shaedyn Cousino, forward, Miami (Ohio), marketing; Jen Warrick, forward, Minnesota-Duluth, communication.

Men's first team

Scott Blount, goalkeeper, Furman, business; Illka Janitti, defender, Kentucky, finance and management; Bjorn Lidman, defender, Wilmington (Ohio), business; Bryn Ritchie, defender, Washington, international studies; Pat Barry, midfielder, Chicago, fundamentals; Anders Hoeyem, midfielder, Northeastern, finance and insurance; Paul Jeffries, midfielder, Barry, business; Aaron McHardy, forward, Oregon State, business; Chris Norbert, forward, Davidson, biology; Sean Reti, forward, Marquette, criminology; Todd Rolfing, forward, Radford, business.

Men's second team

Colin Rogers, goalkeeper, Indiana, business and finance; Andreas Forstner, defender, Notre Dame, science; Wolfgang Koschnitzki, defender, Franklin Pierce, sport and leisure management; David Ludwin, defender, Puget Sound, English; Dan Watson, defender, Southwest Missouri State, English; Merrick Brownlee, midfielder, George Fox, engineering/mathematics; Michael Nissim-Sabat, midfielder, Mary Washington, political science; Chris Schwartz, midfielder, Franklin Pierce, management; Matthew Ellis, forward, Ohio Northern, mechanical engineering; Casey Lien, forward, Washington (Missouri), accounting; Jonathan Wieland, forward, Frostburg State, psychology and sociology.

Men's third team

Peter Rosenblad, goalkeeper, Maryville (Tennessee), mechanical engineering; Ryan Wittstruck, goalkeeper, Puget Sound, art; Kevin Kosek, defender, Birmingham-Southern, biology; Mark Lupton, defender, Whitworth, business management/computer science; Tim Sartori, defender, St. Louis, elementary education; Clay Havill, defender, Evansville, accounting; Eric Kunzinger, defender, Scranton, business management; Jonathan Bridges, midfielder, Alfred, art and design; Roman Otten, midfielder, Virginia Commonwealth, sports management; Lane Peercy, midfielder, Creighton, finance; Antti Peltonen, midfielder, Kentucky, journalism.