MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The 2021 Barnes & Noble College Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team and Scholar-Athlete of the Year were released by the Southern States Athletic Conference.
Mobile’s Joshua Bynoe headlines the team as the 2021 Barnes & Noble College Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The senior computer information systems major posted a 3.81 GPA in the classroom and helped lead the Rams to a runner-up finish at the NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship. He earned First-Team All-Conference and Honorable Mention All-America honors after finishing with 14 goals and five assists.
2021 Barnes & Noble College Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete Team
Joshua Bynoe, Mobile (Ala.)*
Samuel Figueiro, Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
Jamair Stewart, Brewton-Parker (Ga.)
Buenyamin Yusufoglu, William Carey (Miss.)
Joao Vitor, William Carey (Miss.)
Thomas Gray, William Carey (Miss.)
Callum Bryan, Middle Georgia
Fredrik Ackander, Dalton State (Ga.)
Justin Riescher, Dalton State (Ga.)
Sam Kelly, Faulkner (Ala.)
Bevan Wortley, Faulkner (Ala.)
*Denotes Scholar-Athlete of the Year
Noteworthy
- To be eligible, student-athletes must be a sophomore or above in both academic and athletic standing, must be starters or important reserves, have at least a 3.3 cumulative GPA and have competed in 50% of competitions
- Graduate students are not eligible, and transfers must have completed one semester at the school
- WCU’s Thomas Gray has the only 4.0, while Ackander (3.88), Figueiro (3.8) and Wortley (3.77) are right behind
- Yusufoglu and Riescher earned First-Team All-Conference honors, while Figueiro, Stewart and Ackander earned Second-Team nods