AUSTIN, Texas - CoSIDA named Fort Hays State Men's Soccer junior Moritz Walther to its Academic All-America Team on Wednesday (Dec. 4) as a third-team selection. Walther is one of 12 defenders nationally in NCAA Division II to receive the honor. Sports Information and Athletic Communication professionals nationwide vote on the Academic All-America Team, which reflects both academic and athletic accomplishments of the individuals selected.
 
Walther owns a 3.88 grade point average as a Health and Human Performance major at FHSU. He was a recipient of the MIAA Scholar-Athlete Award last year, which goes to individuals that receive all-conference accolades and have at least a 3.5 GPA. This year, he received the GAC Distinguished Scholar-Athlete Award for competing in the conference championship and having a 3.7 or higher GPA.
 
On the field, Walther is a two-time all-conference and all-region selection. He has 26 points in his career so far with 8 goals and 10 assists, while providing three game-winning goals.
 
Below is the 2019 CoSIDA Men's Soccer Academic All-America Team in NCAA Division II.
 
FIRST TEAM
 

Pos.	Name	School	GPA	Yr.	Major
GK	Brendan Brown	Colorado Mesa University	3.71	Sr.	Kinesiology Fitness & Health Promotion
GK	Sebastian Kalk	Queens University of Charlotte	4.00	So.	International Studies
D	Jamos Hauk	Lake Erie College	4.00	So.	Psychology
D	Preston McIllece	Westminster College	4.00	Sr.	Computer Science
D	Tim Neusesser	Clayton State University	4.00/4.00	Gr.	MBA
D	Jason Zobott (2)	Colorado School of Mines	3.92	Sr.	Petroleum Engineering
M	Leki Prpa (1)	University of Wisconsin-Parkside	3.97	Gr.	Sport Management
M	James Randall	Gannon University	4.00	Sr.	Finance
M	Alex VonHolle (2)	University of Colorado Colorado Springs	3.80	Sr.	Business Administration
F	Magnus Andersen	University of Missouri-St. Louis	3.97	Sr.	International Business
F	Yannik Felber (2)	Franklin Pierce University	3.98	Jr.	Management

 
SECOND TEAM
 

Pos.	Name	School	GPA	Yr.	Major
D	Andres Da Silva	Wheeling University	3.96	Sr.	Athletic Training
D	Omar Oliveros-Alvarez	Lake Erie College	3.79	Sr.	Business Administration
D	Noah Rosenberg	Colorado Mesa University	3.93	Jr.	Political Science
D	Travis Swallow	Seattle Pacific University	3.98	Jr.	Business Administration
M	Jonathon Carr	Lake Erie College	3.68	Sr.	Sport Management
M	Eneko Lasheras	Florida Southern College	4.00	Sr.	Business
M	Dimitrios Topouzlis (3)	Wilmington University	3.99	Sr.	Finance
F	Lorne Bickley	Wilmington University	3.50	Sr.	Sports Management
F	Riccardo Ricci	Coker University	4.00	Sr.	Computer Science
F	Jake Simpson	Rogers State University	3.72	Sr.	Sport Management
D	Andres Da Silva	Wheeling University	3.96	Sr.	Athletic Training
D	Omar Oliveros-Alvarez	Lake Erie College	3.79	Sr.	Business Administration

 
THIRD TEAM
 

Pos.	Name	School	GPA	Yr.	Major
GK	Daniele De Angelis (2)	Notre Dame College	3.82	Sr.	Accounting / Finance
D	Joe Bell	Wilmington University	3.51	Sr.	Sports Management
D	Paris Bruhn	Chestnut Hill College	3.85	Sr.	Business Administration & Management / Marketing
D	Pau Peiro	Tusculum University	3.90	Sr.	Chemistry
D	Moritz Walther	Fort Hays State University	3.88	Jr.	Health & Human Performance
M	Jasminko Dizdarevic	Urbana University	3.78	Sr.	Business
M	Niklas Laudahn	Franklin Pierce University	3.97	Sr.	Business Management
M	Dan Mahony	University of Illinois Springfield	4.00	Jr.	Exercise Science
F	Cole Asfour	Union University	3.97	Sr.	Sports Management
F	Walmer Martinez	Cal State Monterey Bay	3.55	Sr.	Social & Behavioral Sciences

 
CoSIDA Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year:  Jason Zobott, Colorado School of Mines
 
(1) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® first team selection in 2018
(2) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® second team selection in 2018
(3) – CoSIDA Academic All-America® third team selection in 2018