AUSTIN, Texas — Bence Molnar of Ottawa University was named to the College Sports Communicators 2022 NAIA Men’s Soccer Academic All-America second team, as the organization announced its Academic All-America teams at the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, and NAIA levels on Wednesday. The sophomore holds a 3.68 grade-point average, majoring in sports studies. He was the only men’s soccer athlete from the KCAC to be recognized for one of the most prestigous academic awards an individual can receive.
Molnar has earned honors this season for his on-field performance, as well. He was named to the KCAC Men’s Soccer All-Conference first team, as well as the NAIA Men’s Soccer Honorable Mention squad.
Kevin de Lange of Shawnee State University was named the NAIA Academic All-America Team Member of the Year.
The NAIA All-America team led all of the four Academic All-America® teams with a 3.90 average GPA and the NAIA first team tied with Division III for the top spot at 3.93.
The NAIA Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NAIA national governance structure to assist College Sports Communicators with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2022-23 NAIA Academic All-America® program.
For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit https://academicallamerica.com/.
