The National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and adidas honored the 2002 NSCAA/adidas College Scholar all-America teams at a special luncheon January 18 in conjunction with the 2003 NSCAA convention in Kansas City, Missouri.

Stanford University, a finalist in the Men's College Cup, placed three student-athletes on the team, including senior first-team defender Todd Dunivant and junior first-team midfielder Johanes Maliza and senior second-team defender Taylor Graham.

Three players made repeat appearances on the team: Mary Washington College senior midfielder Michael Nissim-Sabat, Southwest Missouri State University senior defender Daniel Watson and Todd Rolfing, a senior forward from Radford University.

Women's College Cup semifinalist Pennsylvania State University placed three team members, including 2001 Hermann Trophy winner and senior forward Christie Welsh, junior midfielder Joanna Lohman and junior forward Heidi Drummond.

The University of Utah's Maren Harper, a senior defender, earned a perfect grade-point average, the highest on the team.

Four women's players earned repeat recognition: Elise Berry, senior defender from Purdue University; Katie Carson, senior midfielder from Furman University; Patty Cronin, a senior midfielder from Merrimack College; and Annie Schenck, senior forward from Emory University.

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 2002 NSCAA all-scholar teams:

Women's first team

Melissa Haire, goalkeeper, West Virginia, mechanical engineering; Breanna Boyd, defender, Nebraska, biological sciences; Caroline Cayard, defender, Georgia, finance; Katheryn Foley, defender, Connecticut, pharmacy; Susan Palmer, defender, Pepperdine, liberal arts; Ashley Dryer, midfielder, Notre Dame, psychology/sociology; Tara Flint, midfielder, William & Mary, math/computer sciences; Joanna Lohman, midfielder, Penn State, business management; Callie Withers, midfielder, Stanford, human biology; Stephanie Kruse, forward, Nebraska-Omaha, marketing; Christie Welsh, forward, Penn State, human development.

Women's second team

Meghann Burke, goalkeeper, Saint Louis, psychology/political science; Elise Berry, defender, Purdue, psychology; Diana Detrie, defender, Marquette, accounting; Maren Harper, defender, Utah, political science; Jennifer Miller, defender, Ohio State, engineering; Erica Adelstein, midfielder, Trinity (Texas), finance; Katie Carson, midfielder, Furman, history/Spanish; Patty Cronin, midfielder, Merrimack, math/computer science; Jennifer Kehl, midfielder, Saint Louis, communications/Spanish; Heidi Drummond, forward, Penn State, psychology; Annie Schenck, forward, Emory, psychology.

Women's third team

Nicole Barnhart, goalkeeper, Stanford, studio art; Prue Cormie, defender, Virginia Commonwealth, interdisciplinary studies; Noelle Takamoto, defender, Hawaii, history; Jackie Van Looven, defender, Central Florida, advertising/public relations; Kristina Wilson, defender, Cincinnati, psychology/law; Mary McVeigh, midfielder, Dartmouth, philosophy; Allison Mitchell, midfielder, Clemson, aquaculture fisheries/wildlife biology; Tari St. John, midfielder, Purdue, management/accounting; Franny Swajkoski, midfielder, William & Mary, physics/math; Kelly Fink, forward, Wisconsin-Stevens Point, elementary education; Katie Roberts, forward, Francis Marion, elementary education.

Men's first team

Matt Pickens, goalkeeper, Southwest Missouri State, communications; Milorad Djordjevic, defender, Virginia Commonwealth, business management; Todd Dunivant, defender, Stanford, economics; Adam Hack, defender, Johns Hopkins, economics; William Bray, midfielder, Southern Indiana, exercise science; Leon Brown, midfielder, Wheeling Jesuit, business management; Ricardo Lara, midfielder, Incarnate Word, education; Johanes Maliza, midfielder, Stanford, history; Jack Jewsbury, forward, Saint Louis, marketing; Joseph Ngwenya, forward, Coastal Carolina, computer science; Chad Tarabolous, forward, Johns Hopkins, neuroscience.

Men's second team

Terrence McNelis, goalkeeper, Duquesne, physical therapy; Peter Agrimson, defender, Northern Illinois, finance; Taylor Graham, defender, Stanford, international relations; Brandon Laws, defender, Rochester, economics; Justin Smith, defender, Francis Marion, marketing; Carlos Garay, midfielder, Virginia Commonwealth, business management; Michael Nissim-Sabat, midfielder, Mary Washington, political science; Thomas Rutter, midfielder, Coastal Carolina, physical education; Trevor Eby, forward, Houghton, business; Schuyler Gellatly, forward, Hamilton, English literature; Matthew Osborne, forward, George Washington, exercise science.

Men's third team

Soren Johnson, goalkeeper, Davidson, neuroscience; David Peoples, defender, Davidson, economics; Matthew Sahag, defender, Drake, business-finance; Chris Schmidt, defender, Memphis, biology; Dylan Smith, defender, Williams, political science; Daniel Watson, defender, Southwest Missouri State, professional writing; Jordan Beebe, midfielder, Linfield, accounting; Tim Bezbatchenko, midfielder, Richmond, economics and leadership; Scott Bowman, midfielder, UC Irvine, international studies and design; Matthew MacGregor, midfielder, Tufts, international relations/history; Asaf Lubezky, midfielder, Hartford, economics and finance; Todd Rolfing, forward, Radford, marketing.