By FHSU SPORTS INFORMATION
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Fort Hays State forward Taisei Arima was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-America Team on Wednesday (Dec. 8). He is a third-team selection at forward, following a season that saw him earn GAC/MIAA Offensive Player of the Year honors.
Arima was the GAC/MIAA Offensive Player of the Year in 2021, finishing the season with eight goals and eight assists. He produced 21 points in the regular season and finished with 24 after producing three assists in the NCAA Tournament, including helpers on both of Fort Hays State game-winning goals in the tournament. He helped the Tigers make their fifth appearance in the national quarterfinals of the NCAA Tournament, all part of run of nine-consecutive appearances in the NCAA Tournament.
With Arima earning this honor, Fort Hays State Men’s Soccer has two All-America selections this year after Alec Bevis collected D2CCA All-America Third Team honors earlier on Wednesday. Fort Hays State has now had multiple All-America selections in men’s soccer for the last three full-length seasons (2018, 2019, and 2021). Arima joins Santiago Agudelo (twice) and Mauricio Castorino as the only NSCAA/United Soccer Coaches All-America selections in program history.
| 2021 UNITED SOCCER COACHES | ||||
| NCAA DIVISION II MEN’S SOCCER ALL-AMERICA TEAM | ||||
| First Team | ||||
| Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Jeremy Coste | Sr. | Davis & Elkins College | Genilac, France |
| D | Morten Bjoershol** | Sr. | California State University-Los Angeles | Oslo, Norway |
| D | Alex Estrada-Avila | Sr. | Davis & Elkins College | Ellicott City, Md. |
| D | Gianluca Fiorini | So. | Davis & Elkins College | Scandanio, Italy |
| M | Gregoire Diep | Jr. | Azusa Pacific University | Munich, Germany |
| M | Juancho Fernandez | Jr. | University of Tampa | Oviedo, Spain |
| M | Alexis Ledoux | Fr. | University of Charleston | La Talaudiere, France |
| M | Beckham Sibiski | Sr. | Lock Haven University | Kutztown, Pa. |
| F | Kainan Dos Santos | So. | University of West Florida | Sao Paulo, Brazil |
| F | Alex Mejia | Sr. | Seattle Pacific University | Seattle, Wash. |
| F | Gabriel Rodriguez | Sr. | University of Charleston | Cali, Colombia |
| Second Team | ||||
| Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Alvaro Unanua | Jr. | California State University-Los Angeles | Pamplona, Spain |
| D | Lucas Christensen | Fr. | University of Charleston | Gentofte, Denmark |
| D | Carlos Ferrando Felis* | Sr. | Franklin Pierce University | Tavernes de la Valldigna, Spain |
| D | Michael Pahr | Jr. | Palm Beach Atlantic University | Oberschuetzen, Austria |
| D | Yesin Van der Pluijm | Sr. | Young Harris College | Rotterdam, The Netherlands |
| M | Ploutarchos Alonefti | So. | University of Charleston | Nicosia, Cyprus |
| M | Quenzi Huerman | So. | Palm Beach Atlantic University | Vannes, France |
| M | Lucas King | Sr. | Colorado School of Mines | Seattle, Wash. |
| F | Trevor Amann | Sr. | Midwestern State University | Westminster, Colo. |
| F | Shawn Genus | Sr. | Wilmington University | St. Elizabeth, Jamaica |
| F | Rade Novakovich | Jr. | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | Muskego, Wis. |
| F | Omar Thali | Jr. | University of Tampa | Zug, Switzerland |
| Third Team | ||||
| Pos | Name | Class | School | Hometown |
| K | Kosta Maniatis | Jr. | Franklin Pierce University | Montreal, Que. |
| D | Ethan Anderson | Jr. | Colorado Mesa University | Highlands Ranch, Colo. |
| D | Aurele Chemin | Sr. | Mississippi College | Paris, France |
| D | Aaron Maynard | Fr. | Millersville University | Chambersburg, Pa. |
| M | Sergio DelCastillo | Jr. | Gannon University | Madrid, Spain |
| M | Eduardo Faria | Sr. | Cal Poly Pomona | Porto Alegre, Brazil |
| M | Max Ludwig | Sr. | University of Wisconsin-Parkside | Stuttgart, Germany |
| F | Taisei Arima | So. | Fort Hays State University | Machida, Japan |
| F | Matty Cornish | Sr. | Nova Southeastern University | Newcastle, England |
| F | Paul Henschke | So. | Cal Poly Pomona | Berlin, Germany |
| F | Doug Goitia | Sr. | West Chester University | Mount Pocono, Pa. |
| F | Alejandro Steinwascher | Jr. | University of Indianapolis | Sterling Heights, Mich. |