KANSAS CITY, Mo. - McKendree University men's soccer senior midfielder Philipp Schmidt (Heidelberg, Germany) collected yet another postseason honor this week as he was named a United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American, capturing First Team honors. The Bearcats closed out their season in the national semifinal but continued to garner postseason honors as Schmidt collected All-American honors from United Soccer Coaches earning Third Team honors last week 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 Scholar All-American from any of the championship site programs. 

UNITED SOCCER COACHES Scholar All-American - FIRST TEAM | Philipp Schmidt | Senior - MF | Heidelberg, Germany
Schmidt closes out his time as a Bearcat with another All-American selection, this time as a scholar athlete, as he was named First Team after getting his first All-American nod, 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 other postseason nods include United Soccer Coaches All-Region, D2CCA 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.