KANSAS CITY, Mo. | United Soccer Coaches - McKendree University men's soccer closed out its season this past week in the national semifinal but continued to garner postseason honors as senior midfielder Philipp Schmidt (Heidelberg, Germany) collected All-American honors from United Soccer Coaches as he earned Third Team honors while also being named NCAA Division II All-Tournament team. The senior finished off his time in a McKendree kit leading the Bearcats to a multitude of program feats, including the team's first trip to the Round of 16, Round of Eight, and National Semifinals while collecting three All-GLVC selections along with multiple All-Region nods as well as All-American laurels this fall. Schmidt was the lone All-American selection from the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

UNITED SOCCER COACHES - THIRD TEAM ALL-AMERICAN | Philipp Schmidt | Senior - MF | Heidelberg, Germany
Schmidt closes out his time as a Bearcat with his first All-American selection, garnering a Third Team selection. The senior midfielder earned First Team All-Midwest following another impressive season leading the Bearcats, which was proceeded by other postseason laurels via D2CCA and the GLVC. On the year, the midfielder leads the squad in goals (7), assists (6), and points (20) while firing three game-winning scores while logging just under 1900 minutes going into the semifinal round. His previous postseason nods include D2CCA Second Team All-Region and First Team All-GLVC. He has put up single-season highs for his career in all major categories while starting all 23 games for McKendree, including 12 games playing full-time. Schmidt, for his performance in the national postseason tournament, collected another award as he was named All-Tournament Team. 


United Soccer Coaches All-Americans - Third Team

Third Team
Pos	Name	Class	School	Hometown
K	Preston Neal	Sr.	Southern New Hampshire University	Windham, N.H.
D	Othmane Chagour	Jr.	Clayton State University	Marrakech, Morocco
D	Pau Ferrer	Jr.	Gannon University	Valencia, Spain
D	Max Gottwald	Sr.	Flagler College	Harsewinkle, Germany
D	Finley Jackson	Sr.	Cal Poly Pomona	Scholar Green, England
M	Tiago Barriguinha	So.	Franklin Pierce University	Alverca, Portugal
M	Caio Oliviera	Sr.	Colorado State University-Pueblo	Espigao d'Oeste, Brazil
M	Phillip Schimdt	Sr.	McKendree University	Heidelberg, Germany
M	Hugo Vein	GR-5	Limestone University	Marseille, France
F	Johannes Hanken Tjostheim	Jr.	Mercy University	Aalesund, Norway
F	Owen Hollobaugh	So.	Bloomsburg University	State College, Pa.
F	Luis Kiefer	Sr.	Lynn University	Homburg, Germany

NCAA DII Men's All-Tournament Team
#8 Luke Smith, CSU Pueblo
#21 Philipp Schmidt, McKendree
#10 Joao Belmudes, Charleston
#19 Paul Hoste, Charleston
#27 Joao Silva, Charleston
#31 Tristen Rose, Charleston
#1 Luca Clavero, Lynn
#5 Henry Haferkorn, Lynn
#9 Anton Mand, Lynn
#16 Marco Costa, Lynn
#10 Luis Keefer, Lynn (MVP)


The historic season concluded for the Bearcats in the semifinal round, which marked McKendree's first national semifinal appearance of the DII era. The Bearcats' campaign was highlighted by both team and individual successes, including the first unbeaten regular season slate (11-0-6) while adding a multitude of postseason award nods along with major award selections for sophomore goalkeeper Christian Herluf and graduate defender Matteo Schubert. McKendree also continued its reception of awards with four earning D2CCA All-Region honors, two adding D2CCA All-American selections, plus five collecting United Soccer Coaches All-Midwest laurels. 

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