-----NKU’s Tony Capurro

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - Northern Kentucky University's Tony Capurro has been named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America NCAA Division II All-America second team.

Capurro, a junior midfielder from Moeller High School in Cincinnati, scored five goals and added four assists for 14 points this season. He also scored on 23.8 percent of his shots as NKU captured the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Region championship for the first time in history.

Capurro played a key role throughout the season, linking the defense and the offense, and he was a vocal leader on the field. He is the first All-American for the NKU men's soccer program since 1996, when J.T. Roberts also earned the honor from the NSCAA.

NKU finished with a 16-3-3 record this fall. The 16 victories tied the school record, and this marked the first time in history the program earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament.

The honorees will be invited to the NSCAA All-America Luncheon, which will be held Jan. 13 as part of the 2007 NSCAA Convention in Indianapolis, Ind.

2006 NSCAA/adidas NCAA Division II men's All-America team
First Team
Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown
K, Tom Donley, Sr., Fort Lewis, Durango, Colo.
D, Bisharra Etienne, Sr., Franklin Pierce, Rosedale, N.Y.
D, Leon Jackson, Jr., Lynn, Bloxwich, U.K.
D, Daniel Woolard, Sr., Midwestern State, Bedford, Texas
M, Raphael Guimaraes, So., Franklin Pierce, Marlborough, Mass.
M, Thomas Beattie, So., Limestone, Goole, England
M, Keith Savage, Jr., West Florida, Gulf Breeze, Fla.
F, Nick Cooke, Jr., Lander, Chesterfield, England
F, John Cunliffe **, Sr., Fort Lewis, Edgeworth, England
F, Morten Jensen, Sr., Dowling, Tanager, Norway
F, Bojan Jovicic, Jr., Wisconsin-Parkside, Milwaukee, Wis.

Second Team
Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown
K, James Thorpe *, Jr., Franklin Pierce, East Longmeadow, Mass.
D, Brett Cook, Sr., Sonoma State, San Diego, Calif.
D, Andre Elphic, Sr., Franklin Pierce, Springfield Gardens, N.Y.
D, Greg Walasek, Sr., Wisconsin-Parkside, Racine, Wis.
M, Tony Capurro, Jr., Northern Kentucky, Cincinnati, Ohio
M, Jesse Graham, Sr., Cal State Dominguez Hills, San Diego, Calif.
M, Felipe Lawall, Sr., West Florida, Sorocaba, Brazil
F, Chris Cerroni, Sr., Rollins, Bexley Heath, U.K.
F, Guy-Roland Kpene, Sr., Dowling, Abidjan, Ivory Coast
F, Asmir Pervan *, Sr., St. Leo, St. Petersburg, Fla.
F, Brandon Swartzendruber, Sr., Midwestern State, Grand Junction, Colo.

Third Team
Pos., Name, Cl., School, Hometown
K, Ryan Cooper, Sr., USC Upstate, Miami, Fla.
K, Tyler Baldock *, Sr., Carson-Newman, Surrey, B.C.
D, Nick Evans, Jr., Incarnate Word, Aberaeron, Wales
D, Ancel Farrier, Jr., Southern Connecticut State, Los Bajos, Trinidad
D, Ged Quinn, Sr., Lenoir-Rhyne, Jarrow, England
D, Andy Tait, Sr., Mercyhurst, Halifax, England
M, John Mathews, Sr., SIU-Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Ill.
M, David McGuire *, Sr., Southern New Hampshire, Glasgow, Scotland
M, Carl Wallace, Sr., Lynn, Stafford, U.K.
F, Adam Arthur, Fr., Lander, Heslington, England
F, Andrew Bailey, So., Sonoma State, Davis, Calif.
F, Morten Marthinson, Jr., Cal State Los Angeles, Oslo, Norway
F, Liam Slack *, Sr., USC Upstate, Doncaster, England
* indicates repeat selection