CAMBRIDGE, MASS.- Senior Kyle Urso (Lombard, Ill.) has been selected to the America East 2008 Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team, as announced by the conference Thursday afternoon.
    This season, Urso started in all 18 games and leads the squad in assists with five. Additionally, he has tallied four goals, two of which were game-winners, for 13 total points.
    Urso, who was been selected as the America East “Man of the Match” in five of eight conference games, notched a goal in the Wildcats’ 1-1 tie against Stony Brook (Oct. 22) and earned an assist in the game against the America East regular-season champions, Boston University (Oct. 18).
     The midfielder, who was selected as the MVP at the Nike Fall Classic, received America East Player of the Week honors for his efforts against Adelphi (Aug. 29) and Rhode Island (Aug. 31), tallying two goals and an assist.
    Urso’s achievements have been just as spectacular in the classroom, as the civil engineering major, who has a GPA of 3.41, has been named the America East Honor Roll each of his four seasons as a Wildcat.
    All-Academic squads for team sports are based on the number of athletes that participate in a contest at one time (e.g., 11 on the field for soccer). To be nominated for the distinction, student-athletes must be a starter or important reserve for their team and participate in at least 50 percent of their team’s games or competitions. In the classroom, student-athletes must have a 3.30 GPA and have completed at least one calendar year at their institution. Freshmen are not eligible for consideration. Below is a list of the 2008 Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team


Men’s Soccer All-Academic     Team   
Name                                           Cl.     School                  Hometown/High School                                   GPA             Major           
Steward Ceus                             Sr.     Albany                   West Haverstraw, N.Y./North Rockland         3.64             Biology
Taylor Mikael McNamara         Sr.     Albany                   Mississauga, Ontario/Iona C.S.S.                    3.51            Chemistry
Kyle Manscuk                             So.    Binghamton          Rochester, N.Y./Aquinas Institute                   3.57            Undeclared
Dan Schultz                                Sr.     Boston U.              Cincinatti, Ohio/Seven Hills School                3.77            Business
Kyle LeDuc                                 Sr.     Maine                     Topsham, Maine/Mt.                                          3.33            Financial Economincs
Alex Rickett                                 So.   Maine                      Northville, Mich./Northville                               3.79            Economics
Kyle Urso                                    Sr.     New Hampshire   Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East                             3.41            Civil Engineering
Jordan Crasilneck                     Sr.     Vermont                Eugene, Ore./Shelburne                                   3.51            Community Entrepreneurship
Will Haywood                             Sr.     Vermont                Newton, Mass./Newton North                          3.34            Human Dev./Family Studies
Jake McFadden                         Sr.     Vermont                Colchester, Vt./Colchester                                3.71            Molecular Genetics
Connor Tobin                             Sr.     Vermont                Fort Collins, Colo./Fort Collins                         3.74            Mechanical Engineering