Truett McConnell University sophomore men’s soccer player Joao Costa was named to the 2016 NAIA Men’s Soccer All-America Team as an honorable mention and to the NSCAA All-East Region First Team as announced by the respective national offices Tuesday.
The forward from Porto Alegre, Brazil, scored 23 goals and three assists in his first year in Cleveland. His 23 goals has him finishing tied for fourth statistically in the category. He also finished third in points per game and goals per game, as well as first nationally in shots per game and shots on goal per game.
Costa is the first Truett McConnell player to be named an All American in the NAIA era of Truett McConnell history.
The All-America Teams were voted on by the NAIA All-America committee, which consists of the NAIA-Men’s Soccer Coaches Association Executive Committee, the National Championship Games Committee and four men’s soccer coaches—selected based on geography. Each team—first, second and third—consists of 11 members.
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