Men's Soccer | 11/4/2011 1:42:00 PM
McPherson, Kan. – McPherson College men’s soccer teammates
Tyler Tank (Austin, Texas) and
Andrew Suits (Henderson, Nev.) have been named to the Capital One Academic All-District 6 team, announced Friday afternoon by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
The teams are voted upon by members of CoSIDA in each of the eight districts. Student-athletes must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.2 and are selected based on both their academic and athletic service to their teams. By virtue of their selection to the District 6 team, Tank and Suits will both be on the ballot for the national Academic All-American award.
Tank, a senior defender, also earned a spot on the Academic All-District team as a junior. A double major in accounting and finance, Tank has excelled both on and off the pitch. As a defender, Tank has earned four consecutive All-KCAC awards and in 2009 was named to the NAIA honorable mention All-American team. He owns six career goals and two assists, including one goal this season, which came against Manhattan Christian on Sept. 14. Academically, Tank was named a 2010 Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and maintains the credentials to make a second appearance on that list.
Suits, a junior defender, makes his first appearance on the Academic All-District team. A business major, Suits has played in 48 matches since joining the Bulldogs in 2009 as a freshman. He owns four career goals and four assists, including two assist this season. Similarly to Tank, Suits maintains the proper credentials to make his first appearance on the Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete list this fall.
McPherson College competes in College Division of District 6, which consists of NAIA and junior college student-athletes that attend school in the states of Kansas, Montana, Nebraska and South Dakota. Other Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference award winners were sophomore midfielder Daniel Chance and junior midfielder Jorge Oseguera from Kansas Wesleyan University.
