Twellman, Downing Hit College Soccer Online's Preseason All-American Team
8/19/1999 8:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 19, 1999
COLLEGE PARK, Md.-- - 1998 National Freshman of the Year Taylor Twellman (St Louis, Mo.) was Maryland's lone pick on College Soccer Online's Preseason All-American First-Team. Fellow sophomore Nick Downing (Redmond, Wash.) was the only other Terrapin to make the list, getting a second-team nod.
Four UCLA Bruins were named to the College Soccer Online 1999 NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Preseason All-America teams. Three Bruins -- defender Carlos Bocanegra and midfielders Pete Vagenas and Sasha Victorine -- were named to the first team, while goalkeeper Nick Rimando received second team honors. Defending national champion Indiana had the second-highest number of players on the CSO All-America teams, with two players earning first team accolades, and a third player named to the second team.
1999 College Soccer Online Division I Men's All-Americas
First TeamG -- Adin Brown, Sr., William & Mary D -- Carlos Bocanegra, Jr., UCLA D -- Nick Garcia, Jr., Indiana D -- Lee Morrison, So., Stanford D -- Cory Gibbs, So., Brown M -- Sasha Victorine, Sr., UCLA M -- Mark Lisi, Sr., Clemson M -- Peter Vagenas, Sr., UCLA F -- Taylor Twellman, So., Maryland F -- Stephen Armstrong, Sr., Butler F -- Aleksey Korol, Sr., Indiana
Second Team
G -- Nick Rimando, Jr., UCLA D -- Matt Goldsmith, So., Furman D -- Chad Evans, Sr., Wake Forest D -- Chris Gbandi, So., UConn D -- Nick Downing, So., Maryland M -- Jeff DiMaria, Sr., Saint Louis M -- Yuri Lavrienko, Sr., Indiana M -- Dan Parkin, Sr., St. John's F -- Colby Jackson, Jr., Cal-State Fullerton F -- Gavin Glinton, So., Bradley F -- Heikki Ritvanen, Jr., Central Florida
