NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Six members of the Albertus Magnus College men's soccer team were named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District Team.
The 2024-25 Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender. Selection to the team was contingent on student-athletes appearing in at least 50 percent of their teams' games and hosting a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50-or-higher.
EJ Gonzalez (Cheshire, Conn.), Roger Baldwin (New Haven, Conn.), Elijah French (Tallahassee, Fla.), Colby Nardelli (Berlin, Conn.), Joao Oliveira (Middletown, Conn.) and Morgan Stone (Wallingford, Conn.) were all named to the team.
The 2024 Academic All-District teams recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender. Selection to the team was contingent on student-athletes appearing in at least 90 percent of their teams' games and hosting a cumulative grade-point average of 3.50-or-higher.
Gonzalez was named to the team for the third time in his career. A psychology major, Gonzalez scored two goals for the Falcons this season while playing as a defender. Earlier this year, he was named to the All-Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Second Team.
Baldwin, a political science major, makes his second appearance on the CSC All-District team. Earlier this year he was named to the All-GNAC Third Team, registering nine points, including three goals and three assists on the season. He also had two game-winning goals.
French, a business major, was named to the team for the first time. In 19 games this season, he scored two goals and dished out two assists. His two assists came on senior day in a 3-1 win over Lasell.
Nardelli, an accounting major also makes his first appearance on the team. Nardelli started in 18 games this season for the Falcons as a midfielder/defender and registered two shots.
In 18 games, Oliveira, a defender scored one goal during the season on seven shots. A criminal justice major, Oliveira makes his first appearance on the CSC All-District team.
Stone - a business management major - appeared in all 20 games for the Falcons this season and makes his first appearance on the CSC All-District team. He scored three goals on the season, including two game-winners. Stone scored the game-winning goal on a header in the 100th minute in the team's GNAC quarterfinals win over Rivier.
Both Gonzalez and Baldwin were both advanced to the CSC Academic All-America ballot. Those teams will be announced on December 11.
