Welo garnered NSCAA second team All-American honors
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Carson-Newman senior defender Sindre Welo (Trondheim, Norway) became the Eagles’ fifth All-American in program history after being named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s second team All-American squad Thursday evening.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Carson-Newman senior defender Sindre Welo (Trondheim, Norway) became the Eagles' fifth All-American in program history after being named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America's second team All-American squad Thursday evening.
Welo joins former teammate Ross Frame, Thomas Ostvald, Tyler Baldock and Patrick Olalere as the five All-Americans that donned the Orange and Blue. Earlier this week, the senior was named to two different All-Region teams by the NSCAA and Division II Conference Commissioners Association.
The Norwegian ended his career as the most-capped player in Carson-Newman history by appearing 77 games during his four years at Mossy Creek. During his senior campaign, the Norwegian tallied nine goals, which led the team, and an assist and was named a first team All-South Atlantic Conference center back. As a defender, he ranked third on the team with 27 shots. Welo tallied his fourth multi-goal game of his career against Catawba on Oct. 10th and his penalty kick against Coker on Oct. 31stclinched Carson-Newman a share of the SAC regular season title.
He finished his career with 28 career goals, which was sixth-most in program history, and seven game-winning goals. Welo placed seventh in school history with his 71 career points and is tied with four other Eagles, including senior Lucas Siqueira (Sao Paulo, Brazil), for the school record with three made penalty kicks. The senior was also a member of the 2013 team that made a run to the program's first-ever NCAA Championship game. He is a three-time member of All-SAC teams and been bestowed All-Region honors four times.
Wingate's Jon Ander, Pablo Jara and Shaun Gadsby joined Welo on the various All-American teams.
First Team
|
Pos |
Name |
Class |
School |
Hometown |
|
K |
Nick Zucco |
Jr. |
Southern New Hampshire |
Ludlow, Mass. |
|
D |
Tony Alfaro |
Sr. |
California State Dominguez Hills |
Santa Barbara, Calif. |
|
D |
Paul Dean |
Jr. |
Rockhurst |
Overland Park, Kan. |
|
D |
Dominic Samuel |
Sr. |
Southern New Hampshire |
Toronto, Ontario |
|
M |
Renato Bustamante |
Sr. |
Fresno Pacific |
Lima, Peru |
|
M |
Lucas Coutinho |
Jr. |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
Recife, Brazil |
|
M |
Per Forgaard* |
Sr. |
LIU Post |
Stavanger, Norway |
|
M |
Martim Galvao |
Jr. |
Pfeiffer |
Lisbon, Portugal |
|
M |
Sofiane Tergou |
Sr. |
Southern New Hampshire |
Bitche, France |
|
F |
Christian Gonzalez Diaz |
Sr. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Mission Viejo, Calif. |
|
F |
Nathan Regis |
Jr. |
Pfeiffer |
Arima, Trinidad & Tobago |
|
F |
Alberto Rodriguez |
Sr. |
Midwestern State |
Oak Cliff, Texas |
Second Team
|
K |
Steeven Raymont |
Sr. |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
Bazicourt, France |
|
D |
Paco Craig** |
Jr. |
Young Harris |
London, England |
|
D |
Justyn Peeples |
Sr. |
Cal Poly Pomona |
Riverside, Calif. |
|
D |
Sindre Welo |
Sr. |
Carson-Newman |
Trondheim, Norway |
|
M |
Tom Gavin |
Sr. |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
Hartlepool, England |
|
M |
Flavio Guzman |
Jr. |
Midwestern State |
Oak Cliff, Texas |
|
M |
Lewis Hilton* |
Sr. |
Young Harris |
Newquay, England |
|
M |
Clifford Nwechefom |
Jr. |
Wilmington (Del.) |
Port Harcourt, Nigeria |
|
M |
William Roberts* |
So. |
University of Charleston |
Denbigh, Wales |
|
F |
Jon Ander |
So. |
Wingate |
Bilbao, Spain |
|
F |
Jorge Chedraui* |
Jr. |
Fresno Pacific |
Guayaquil, Ecuador |
|
F |
Chris Hellmann* |
Jr. |
Lynn |
Cologne, Germany |
|
F |
Jaime Vazquez |
Sr. |
Millersville |
Bernville, Pa. |
Third Team
|
K |
Pablo Jara |
Fr. |
Wingate |
Santiago, Chile |
|
D |
Cristobal Allendes |
Jr. |
Pfeiffer |
Santiago, Chile |
|
D |
David Arviddsson |
So. |
LIU Post |
Gothenburg, Sweden |
|
D |
Joseph Briars |
Jr. |
Merrimack |
Nottingham, England |
|
D |
Eric Crawford* |
Sr. |
Northeastern State (Okla.) |
Ontario, Canada |
|
D |
Tyler Matas |
Sr. |
Notre Dame De Namur |
Honolulu, Hawaii |
|
M |
Shaun Gadsby |
Sr. |
Wingate |
Newcastle, England |
|
M |
Nicolaus Grotz |
So. |
Colorado Mines |
Grafrath, Germany |
|
M |
Josh Taylor |
Jr. |
St. Edward's |
London, England |
|
F |
Mauricio Castorino |
Sr. |
Fort Hays State |
Asuncion, Paraguay |
|
F |
Harry Cooksley |
So. |
Limestone |
Hartley Wintney, England |
|
F |
Connor Gilmour** |
Sr. |
Cedarville |
Warren, Ohio |
|
F |
David Perez |
Jr. |
Lee |
Miami Shores, Fla. |
|
F |
Augusto Silva |
Sr. |
Merrimack |
Hudson, Mass. |
|
F |
Sebastien Stewzewski |
Sr. |
Southern New Hampshire |
New Britain, Conn. |
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