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11 players with ties to the region named DIII All-Americans

AJ Marcucci, Joe Braun and Brooke Firestone were repeat first-team selections and eight others with ties to the region were named to the United Soccer Coaches Division III NCAA All-American teams.

Messiah forward Brooke Firestone was named an All-American for the third straight year, making the first team after being named to the second team in 2018 and the third team in 2017. Joe Fala was on the first team after making the second team in 2018.

Connor Whitacre was named All-American for the first time, joining Marcucci, Braun and Fala on the first team.

Messiah had three players selected with Firestone and Sunny Gelnovatch, daughter of Virginia men’s soccer head coach George Gelnovatch, both making the first team for the women and Cooper Robbins making the men’s first team.