Chris Wingert of St. John's University (New York) and Vanessa Pruzinksy of the University of Notre Dame highlight this year's Academic All-America Men's and Women's Soccer Teams as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Wingert and Pruzinksy were named Academic All-Americans of the Year for their respective teams in the university division. Phillip Riley of Lee University, an NAIA institution, was named All-American of the Year in the men's college division, while Jenny Bruce of the University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, was the women's college division honoree.

Wingert is a three-time Academic All-American. He started 14 of 15 games this season, missing one game while he was starting for the United States U-23 National Team in an Olympic qualifying match. His St. John's team was selected to the Men's College Cup field as the No. 6 seed.

Pruzinsky, a graduate student who has a perfect grade-point average as a chemical engineering major, also was named first-team Academic All-American as a defender in 2000 and 2001. However, she missed the 2002 season with an ankle injury that required surgery. After becoming only the third Notre Dame student ever to graduate with a chemical engineering degree and a perfect GPA, she opted to pursue her master's degree in chemical engineering and use up her final season of eligibility.

Bruce is a three-time Academic All-American who holds a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference record with 46 career assists. She is the first WIAC student-athlete to be named Academic All-American of the Year.

"The Academic All-America program provides us with a unique opportunity to recognize and highlight the remarkable academic and athletics excellence of today's students. Our sports information directors are able to pay tribute to the phenomenal individuals at their colleges and universities with this prestigious scholar-athlete award," said Tammy Boclair, president of CoSIDA and assistant media relations director at Vanderbilt University.

The Academic All-America Teams program honors 816 male and female student-athletes annually who have succeeded at the highest level on the playing field and in the classroom. Individuals are selected through voting by the 2,000-member CoSIDA.

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 3.200 (4.000 scale), have reached sophomore athletics and academic standing at his or her current institution and be nominated by his or her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II and III and the NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

Following are the 2003 Academic All-America Men's and Women's Soccer Teams, with position played and field of study.

Men's university division

First team

Goalkeeper -- Dean Arnaoutakis, Columbia, biology/pre-med.

Forwards -- Matt Groenwald, St. John's (New York), biology; Alon Lubezky, Hartford, economics and finance; Joseph Ngwenya, Coastal Carolina, computer science/math.

Midfielders -- Jeremy Cook, Northwestern, chemistry; Jonathan Hammert, Bucknell, political science; Kevin Hudson, Southern Methodist, finance.

Defenders -- Arni Gunnarsson, Hofstra, engineering; Jason Kutney, Duquesne, investment management; Seth Stammler, Maryland, finance; Chris Wingert, St. John's (New York), communications art.

Second team

Goalkeeper -- Zach Wells, UCLA, American literature and culture.

Forwards -- Ben Ashwill, New Mexico, general management; Casey Chronister, Air Force, mechanical engineering; Antou Jallow, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, marketing.

Midfielders -- Bill Arnault, Boston College, philosophy; Tim Brown, Cincinnati, graphic design; Justin Langan, Western Illinois, biology/pre-med.

Defenders -- Anders Cedergren, Cincinnati, health promotions; Brian Malec, UCF, legal studies; Jose Rivas, Fresno State, kinesiology/exercise science; Ryan Rzepka, Oakland, finance.

Third team

Goalkeeper -- William Hesmer, Wake Forest, history.

Forwards -- Adom Crew, Brown, economics; Neil Jones, UC Santa Barbara, geography; Andy Metcalf, Memphis, management.

Midfielders -- Naday Gottesman, Fairleigh Dickinson, management; Eugene Reynolds, Manhattan, communication/English; Kevin Sapanli, San Diego State, business.

Defenders -- Shane Havens, Creighton, environmental science; Lasse Mertins, Virginia Tech, accounting and information systems; Brandon Meyer, Indiana/Purdue-Indianapolis, mechanical engineering; Todd Ulrich, Gardner-Webb, finance.

Men's college division

First team

Goalkeeper -- Joshua Rosenblum, Trinity (Texas), biochemistry.

Forwards -- Dan Meehan, Salisbury, business administration/marketing; Angelo Manzo, Otterbein, business administration.

Midfielders -- Adam Winters, St. Norbert, business and economics; Joel Veldhouse, Calvin, biochemistry; Paul Buckley, Embry-Riddle, aviation business administration; Phillip Riley, Lee (NAIA), telecommunications.

Defenders -- Brian Koontz, Wheaton (Illinois), business and economics; Jeff Krigbaum, Ohio Wesleyan, psychology/physical education; Nick Fox, Buena Vista, computer science/math; Doug Belknap, Presbyterian, physics/math/computer science.

Second team

Goalkeeper -- Ben Doyen-Charon, Brandeis, economics.

Forwards -- Chris Shaw, Missouri-Rolla, biological sciences; Scott Gill, Mount Union, business administration/accounting; Clayton Chesarek, Rollins, biology/organization communication.

Midfielders -- Nick Nestle, MIT, electrical engineering/computer science; John Muto, Salisbury, information systems management; Jeff Brooks, Hardin-Simmons, math/theology.

Defenders -- Kamar Samuels, East Stroudsburg, business management; Matt Loptien, Cornell College, biochemistry; Rory Foster, MIT, mechanical engineering; Ian Davis, Sewanee (University of the South), political science; John Brose, Lee (NAIA), history.

Third team

Goalkeeper -- Jason Delozier, Widener, accounting.

Forwards -- Justin Risma, Wheaton (Illinois), kinesiology; Josh Ottinger, Stevens Institute of Technology, mechanical engineering; Kyle Fargen, Coe, biology/psychology/general sciences.

Midfielders -- Richard Lara, Incarnate Word, mathematics; Andrew Hirst, Lynn, graphic design; David Hewitt, Centre, biology/pre-med.

Defenders -- Jonathan Puvak, Bridgewater, business administration/economics; Andrew Kemple, Kalamazoo, mathematics and physics; Justin Henning, Muhlenberg, biology.

First team

Goalkeeper -- Sarah Lombardo, UCLA, molecular and cellular development biology.

Forwards -- Katy Cross, Pennsylvania, psychology; Kim Harvey, Southern Methodist, management information science; Shannon Kuhl, Dayton, education; Joanna Lohman, Penn State, management.

Midfielders -- Lindley Beckman, Mississippi, political science; Inge Heiremans, Jacksonville, international business/marketing; Leah Robinson, Virginia Commonwealth, biology.

Defenders -- Prue Cormie, Virginia Commonwealth, interdisciplinary studies; Jocelyn Dumaresq, Seton Hall, secondary education/English; Amy LePeilbet, Arizona State, education; Vanessa Pruzinksy, Notre Dame, chemical engineering.

Second team

Goalkeeper -- Erika Bohn, Notre Dame, business.

Forwards -- Mary Boland, Notre Dame, psychology; Ashley Swinehart, Miami (Ohio), mass communication.

Midfielders -- Tara Flint, William and Mary, mathematics/computer science; Meghan Ramsey, Lafayette, neuroscience; Amy Sample, Mississippi, communicative disorders.

Defenders -- Karen Bauer, Missouri, biological sciences; Tiffany DeClark, Illinois State, public relations; Imani Dorsey, Portland, interdisciplinary studies; Erin Hinson, Auburn, exercise science.

Third team

Goalkeeper -- Sabrina Mariani, Central Connecticut, business.

Forwards -- Krystle Campa, Creighton, marketing and Spanish; Lindsay Duncan, Charlotte, communications; Mary Litvan, Southwest Missouri State, biology.

Midfielders -- Caitlin Gamble, Oregon, biology; Jen Wilkinson, Kentucky, communications; Julie Williford, Arkansas, elementary education.

Defenders -- Chelsea Agar, LSU, biochemistry; Jennifer Buckley, Maine, zoology; Nina DiGuardi, Dayton, political science; Briana McCarty, Alabama-Birmingham, psychology.

Women's college division

First team

Goalkeeper -- Jane Hoops, Nebraska Wesleyan, history/social science education.

Forwards -- Sarah Bearse, Wentworth Institute, electromechanical engineering; Jenny Bruce, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, sociology; Meg Tilley, Grove City, English/history.

Midfielders -- Cheryl Davies, Muskingum, business/public administration; Julie Golomb, Brandeis, neuroscience; Stephanie Kirby, Nebraska-Omaha, biology.

Defenders -- Julia Bachman, Notre Dame (Maryland), biology/pre-med; Erika Erb, Ohio Northern, criminal justice; Sarah O'Connell, Lebanon Valley, psychology/sociology; Becky Richards, Ashland, biology.

Second team

Goalkeeper -- Joan Anderson, Allegheny, biology and psychology.

Forwards -- Jessica Farmer, Rose-Hulman, chemical engineering; Erin Goettl, Simpson, computer science; Sara Murray, Truman, health science/pre-med.

Midfielders -- Ann Bernard, Illinois Wesleyan, accounting; Allison Harris, North Alabama, public communications; Tafara Pulse, Seattle, international business.

Defenders -- Cheryl Balogh, Mt. Vernon Nazarene (NAIA), exercise studies/sports management; Molly Bauer, Gettysburg, political science/international affairs; Megan Halladay, Elizabethtown, business marketing; Brooke Hartman, North Dakota State, pharmacy.

Third team

Goalkeeper -- Jennifer Kett, Christian Brothers, business administration.

Forwards -- Laura Feeney, Rensselaer, industrial and management civil engineering; Kelly Fink, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, elementary education; Sarah St. Clair, West Virginia Wesleyan, nursing/pre-med.

Midfielders -- Heather Coleman, Washington and Lee, economics and politics; Holly Nichols, Maryville (Missouri), actuarial science; Carrie Schrank, Wisconsin-Stout, graphic design.

Defenders -- Brenda Harpole, Washington (Missouri), marketing; Amy Huss, Wilmington (Ohio), liberal studies; Jenni Knautz, Elmhurst, biology; Christine Vavra, Washington (Missouri), visual communications and marketing.