RBNY in College: End of Year Awards Roundup

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

Congratulations to all New York Red Bulls Academy Graduates on a fantastic college season and best of luck next year!