Triva named NAIA all-American

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Mount Mercy senior midfielder Petar Triva has been named an honorable mention all-American by the NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Selection Committee, the NAIA announced today.

Triva is the third all-American in school history, joining Alen Kudumovic (1999) and Dan Warne (2001) on Mount Mercy's list of NAIA award winners. The first-team all-Midwest Collegiate Conference standout shared the team lead with 10 goals this season, and led the MCC with 11 assists.

Led by MCC Coach of the Year Amir Hadzic, Mount Mercy was runner-up in the league during one of the best seasons in school history. The Mustangs, who reached the championship game of the MCC Tournament for the second time, set a school record for wins with a 15-6-0 mark.

2010 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams

First Team:

Aaron Fenlason, Biola (Calif.); Joseph Omondi, Bethel (Tenn.), Chris Dillon, Mobile (Ala.); Derek Prinz, Hastings (Neb.); Tom Mellor, Notre Dame (Ohio); Stephen Okai, Mobile (Ala.); Yannic Thiel, Hastings (Neb.); Felix Obilo, Bethel (Tenn.); *Luke Holmes, Notre Dame (Ohio); DeShorn Brown, Mobile (Ala.); Kevin Cornwall, Vanguard (Calif.).

*NAIA National Player of the Year

Second Team:

Eric Ati, Southern Poly (Ga.); Kemar Jackson, Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio); Alex Rodriguez, Belhaven (Miss.); Carlos Figueroa, California Baptist; Justin Beck, William Jewell (Mo.); Luis Heitor-Piffer, Grand View; Pedro Pereira, Oklahoma Baptist; Vinicius Dantas, Azusa Pacific (Calif.); Carnell Learmond, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Mario Perez, Texas-Brownsville; Mario Vila Boa, Bethel (Tenn.).

Third Team:

Victor Francoz, Lindenwood (Mo.); Jack Schindler, Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.); Sebastian Stihler, Shorter (Ga.); Nikola Velickovic, Columbia (Mo.); Niall Crick, Science & Arts (Okla.); Kyle O'Brien, Vanguard (Calif.); Remone Palmer, Park (Mo.); Victor Costa, Oklahoma Baptist; Liam Barrett, Illinois Tech; Juan Nava, Texas-Brownsville; Ellert Hreinsson, SCAD-Savannah (Ga.).

Honorable Mention:

Harry Sherwood, Bryan (Tenn.); Daniel O'Kane, Bryan (Tenn.); Max Baessato, Simon Fraser (B.C.); Shaunovan Wilson, Concordia (Ore.); Edgar Espinoza, Kansas Wesleyan; Pedro Franco, Missouri Valley; Matt Griffin, Baker (Kan.); Neil Harries, Rio Grande (Ohio); Chris Williams, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.); Steven O'Hara, Rio Grande (Ohio); Chris Spendlove, Oklahoma City; Alexis Pradie, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Dylan Barduzzi, Columbia (Mo.); Michael Winter, Simon Fraser (B.C.); Roman Doutkevitch, Simon Fraser (B.C.); Facundo Dipascuale, Concordia (Ore.); David Hernandez, Kansas Wesleyan; Zach Ganzberg, Bethel (Ind.); Joel Theissen, Rio Grande (Ohio); Lebogang Moloto, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.);

Petar Triva, Mount Mercy; Keith Williams, Maine at Fort Kent; Edgar Reyna, Columbia (Mo.); Matthew Ashman, Park (Mo.); Sandre Wilson, Milligan (Tenn.); Joel Pelton, Bethany (Calif.); Rasmus Larsson, Holy Names (Calif.); Alija Sacirovic, Warner Pacific (Ore.); Matt Klancic, St. Xavier (Ill.); Diego Dias, Illinois Tech; Kennedy Chongo, Biola (Calif.); Paul Islas, Fresno Pacific (Calif.); Jordan Green, Hastings (Neb.); Nate Polak, Hastings (Neb.); Alex Chavez, Kansas Wesleyan; Troy Green, William Jewell (Mo.); Romulo Nobrega, Bethel (Ind.); Ederson Lopes, Rio Grande (Ohio); Jonny Macadam, Grand View (Iowa); Nikola Cakarevic, Science & Arts (Okla.); Andre Anderson, Maine at Fort Kent; Ryan Maloney, Embry-Riddle (Fla.); Dawyne Smith, Bethel (Tenn.); Jeovani Pantoja, Ryan O'Neil, Great Falls (Mont.); Lukas Simon, St. Thomas (Texas); Alex Tyton, Judson (Ill.); Aaron Jones, St. Thomas (Fla.); Kevin O'Brien, Davenport (Mich.); Sebastian Narvaez, Bellevue (Neb.).