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As the college season has come to an end, what better time to look back at the college season and how the New York Red Bulls' academy graduates have fared. This season has seen Adam Najem and Akron made it to the semifinals of the College Cup, only falling in penalties to the eventual champions Stanford, while recent signing Brandon Allen has been named a Hermann Trophy finalist for his outstanding play. It has seen Cameron Harr, Derrick Etienne, and Juan Sebastian Sanchez take the college game by storm, and it has seen at least six former college players turn pro and sign homegrown deals with New York.
Now on to the first annual Once a Metro Baby Bulls in College Awards (I know, the naming still needs some work).
Once a Metro First Team:
GK: Evan Louro (Michigan)
Defenders: Kevin Politz (Wake Forest), Billy Stevens (Michigan), Brandon Tetro (Rutgers), Michael Kapitula (Michigan)
Midfielders: Mael Corboz (Maryland), Adam Najem (Akron), Chris Thorsheim (Bucknell), Sean Sheridan (Villanova)
Forwards: Alex Muyl (Georgetown), Brandon Allen (Georgetown)
Second Team:
GK: Nick Giordano (Loyola),
Defenders: Marcello Borges (Michigan), Diego Ceron (Holy Cross), Nate Odusote (Virginia), Andrew Lombard (Northeastern)
Midfielders: Anthony Viteri (Boston University), Steven Echevarria (Wake Forest), Christopher Lema (Georgetown), Arun Basuljevic (Georgetown),
Forwards: Alex Tejera (Siena), Juan Sebastian Sanchez (Tulsa)
Honorable Mention: Cameron Harr (Marist), Erik Sa (Rutgers), Joseph Swenson (Penn), Derrick Etienne (Virginia)
Best in Class: Senior- Brandon Allen, Forward, Georgetown
Junior- Adam Najem, Midfielder, Akron
Sophomore- Anthony Viteri, Midfielder, Boston University
Freshman- Juan Sebastian Sanchez, Forward, Tulsa
Comeback Player of the Year- Scott Thomsen, Defender, Virginia
Outside Awards:
MAC Hermann Finalist-
Brandon Allen, Senior, Forward, Georgetown
TopDrawerSoccer: First Team- Adam Najem, Junior, Midfielder, Akron
Third Team- Brandon Allen, Senior, Forward, Georgetown
Freshman First Team- Juan Sebastian Sanchez, Freshman, Forward, Tulsa
Freshman Second Team- Derrick Etienne, Freshman, Midfielder, Virginia
NSCAA:
First Team All-American- Brandon Allen, Senior, Forward, Georgetown
Second Team All-American- Adam Najem, Junior, Midfielder, Akron
All East Regional Third-Team- Juan Sebastian Sanchez, Freshman, Forward, Tulsa
Antonio Matarazzo, Senior, Midfielder, Columbia
All Great-Lakes Regional First Team- Adam Najem, Junior, Midfielder, Akron
Brandon Allen, Senior, Forward, Georgetown
Alex Muyl, Junior, Forward, Georgetown
Second Team- Sean Sheridan, Senior, Midfielder, Villanova
All Mid-West Regional Second Team- Mael Corboz, Senior, Midfielder, Maryland
All Northeast Regional First Team- Anthony Viteri, Junior, Midfielder, Boston University
Second Team- Chris Thorsheim, Senior, Midfielder, Bucknell
First Team All Patriot League- Chris Thorsheim, Senior, Midfielder, Bucknell
Anthony Viteri, Junior, Midfielder, Boston University
All Big 10 First Team- Mael Corboz, Senior, Midfielder, Maryland
All Big East First Team- Sean Sheridan, Senior, Midfielder, Villanova
Brandon Allen, Senior, Forward, Georgetown
All Big East Second Team- Alex Muyl, Junior, Forward, Georgetown
ACC All-Freshman Team-
Derrick Etienne, Midfielder, Virginia
MAAC Freshman Of the Year-
Cameron Harr, Forward, Marist