SOCCER ACADEMIC SUCCESS
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he Hofstra Soccer program places a great deal of emphasis on the academic development of its players in addition to their on-field performance. In recent years many players have personified the meaning of student-athlete. Arni Gunnarsson, a 2004 graduate with a degree in engineering science, was a twotime CoSIDA Division I Academic AllAmerican, and a three-time Academic AllDistrict selection. He also earned Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year accolades as a senior. On the field Gunnarsson was a twotime first team All-CAA selection. Michael Todd, a 2007 graduate who majored in exercise science, was a CoSIDA Academic All-American in 2005 and 2006, and was also selected to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Scholar All-America steam. In 2004 he was the CAA Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year and a second team CoSIDA
Academic All-District selection. A fourtime All-CAA selection, Todd led the Pride in scoring in each of his seasons at Hofstra.
ARI GUNNARSSON
Matthias Gumbrecht, who graduated in May 2006 with a degree in international business, was a CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict selection and holds Hofstra career records for games played as a keeper (69) and career shutouts (23). 2014 graduate Chris Griebsch, who majored in international business, earned NSCAA Scholar All-America accolades as a senior and was also named the CAA Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Griebsch was a three-time All-CAA selection, leading the league in assists in each of his final two seasons. In addition to those accolades, 13 studentathletes were recipients of the CAA Commissioner’s Academic Award in 201314 and Rory Murphy was named to the CAA Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team.
MATTHIAS GUMBRECHT
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