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Fort Hays State’s Mauricio Castorino earned a second All-America honor for the 2015 season on Wednesday (Dec. 9). He was named an All-America Honorable Mention selection by D2CCA. Castorino had already been named a Third Team All-America selection by the NSCAA in 2015.<\/p>\n
Castorino is the first player in Fort Hays State soccer history to earn All-America honors from both the coaches’ association and sports information directors nationwide in the same season. Sports information directors from NCAA Division II schools and conferences sponsoring men’s soccer selected the D2CCA All-America teams. The process begins at the regional level with all first team all-region picks advancing to the national ballot. This is the 10th year of the Men’s Soccer All-America and All-Region teams. A total of 52 student-athletes filled out the three teams and honorable mention selections.<\/p>\n
Castorino was the D2CCA Central Region Player of the Year and the MIAA Player of the Year, helping the Tigers to a record of 13-5-2 on the season. His 10 goals and eight assists produced an MIAA high 28 points.<\/p>\n
The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key
\ncommunications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.<\/p>\n