ALL-AMERICANS
NEIL RIDGWAY NSCAA All-American 1982-83
JON FELTON NSCAA All-American 1987
KYLE ROYER ISAA Scholar-Athlete All-American 1988-89-90
GREG MURPHY ISAA Scholar-Athlete All-American 1991
ROB MARTELLA NSCAA All-American 1992
JOE BURCH NSCAA ScholarAthlete All-American 1995
The Falcons have been well represented on both All-America teams as well as Academic All-America squads over the years. Kyle Royer was selected to the ISAA adidas Scholar-Athlete All-American squad three straight years (1988-89-90). Goalkeeper Greg Murphy was both an ISAA Adidas Scholar-Athlete All-America selection as well as a GTE/CoSIDA Fall-Winter At-Large Academic All-American for the 1991 season. Joe Burch was named to the GTE/CoSIDA Fall-Winter At-Large Academic All-America squad third team in 1995 and first team in 1996. Burch also earned NSCAA ScholarAthlete All-American Honorable Mention following the 1995 campaign. Back Dave Dyminski was the first BG booter to receive All-America recognition solely for his play on the field. He was named to the NSCAA All-America Honorable Mention squad in 1972 and moved up to the second team in 1973. Midfielder Bud Lewis increased the Falcons’ streak to three consecutive years with his honorable-mention All-America accolades in 1974, and formidable Falcon forward Dennis Mepham received honorable-mention status in 1979. Falcon All-American Scott Vallow visits with Pelé. Vallow was a two-time NSCAA All-American in 1997-98
Midfielder Neil Ridgway was a two-time First-Team All-America selection in 1982 and 1983. Back Jon Felton was named to the third team in 1987, while forward Rob Martella earned first-team recognition following the 1992 campaign. Midfielder Steve Klein became the third Falcon player to receive first-team accolades with his selection in 1996, and goalkeeper Scott Vallow was named to the NSCAA AllAmerica Third Team in both 1997 and 1998. Bowling Green men’s soccer’s first head coach, Mickey Cochrane, was inducted into the NSCAA Hall of Fame in 1995. Both Cochrane (1964) and his protege, Gary Palmisano (1996), received an NSCAA Letter of Commendation, with Cochrane also selected as the winner of the 1978 NSCAA Honor Award. BGSU had a pair of All-Americans in 1998, in Ty Fowler and Chris Doré. Fowler graduated with a 3.93 GPA in psychology and was selected to the 1999 GTE/CoSIDA Fall-Winter At-Large Academic All-America First Team. Doré was named to the NSCAA All-America Third Team.
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