EAST STROUDSBURG – On Tuesday afternoon, College Sports Communications announced that six East Stroudsburg University men's soccer student-athletes were selected to the Academic All-District Team for excellence on the field and in the classroom. ESU honorees include:
Nathan Bradway,
Ignasi Cucurella Tuset,
Cayetano Diaz,
Pieter Neerhof,
Colby Raymond and
Bradley Turocy.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-District, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically, maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.50 and compete in 90 percent of the institution's games or must start in at least 66 percent of contests.
Bradway earns his first Academic All-District honor after his second consecutive All-PSAC East Second Team campaign in 2023. He started in every match, with an exception for Senior Night, recording three goals and tallying four assists for 10 points. He holds a 3.93 GPA as a nursing major for the Warriors.
Cucurella Tuset earned All-PSAC East First Team honors after leading ESU with six assists and ranked second on the squad with seven goals and 20 points. He made starts in 16 of 17 games on the season, recording at least one point in seven contests with multiple points in six games. The native of Barcelona currently holds a 3.79 GPA as a physical education major.
Diaz also earned All-PSAC East honors, landing on the All-PSAC East Second Team. As a defender, he provided two goals and five points. He helped limit the opposing offense to one or zero goals in 12 contests this season. A computer science major, Diaz holds a 3.68 grade-point average.
Gallery: (11-21-2023) ESU MSOC CSC Academic All-District
Neerhof, an All-PSAC East First Team selection for the second consecutive season, The native of The Netherlands started in all 15 games he appeared in, scoring a goal as a defender against Shippensburg. Neerhof, who was named the All-PSAC East Freshman of the Year a season ago, helped limit opposing squads to a 1.12 goals-against average. Neerhof helped limit opposing offenses to one or zero goals in 10 of the 15 games he played in. A sports management major, Neerhof has registered a 3.60 GPA to date.
Raymond is named to the Academic All-District Team for the third consecutive season. A three-time All-PSAC East selection, the Kingwood, N.J. native led the Warriors in goals (9) and points, as a first-team all-conference selection. He ranked sixth in the conference in points per game and fifth in goals per game. Raymond majors in exercise science and holds a 3.69 grade-point average.
Turocy, a fellow three-time All-PSAC East selection, was named to the all-conference first team for the first time in 2023. The Christmas City native totaled five goals and three assists for 13 points this season. He earns Academic All-District honors for the first time in his career. He's currently pursuing a master's degree in Management and Leadership in Sport Management, holding a 3.67 grade point average.
Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early December.
The Division II and III CSC Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CSC with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs.
For more information about CSC Academic All-District® and Academic All-America® Teams program, visit AcademicAllAmerica.com.