ELON, N.C. - Senior midfielder James Carroll has been named to the Capital One Academic All-All America third team. Carroll owns a 3.98 GPA as a double major in computer science and physics. Carroll is just the second Elon men's soccer player to receive the prestigious recognition, joining Steven Kinney who was a third team pick in 2009.

Carroll was on the ballot for Academic All-America honors after collecting first-team Academic All-District III accolades earlier this season. The Phoenix has had a player named to the academic all-district team in each of the last three seasons with Carroll earning second-team recognition a year ago.

A two-year captain, Carroll has been a staple in the Elon midfield since his rookie season. He scored two goals and tallied three assists this year, including an assist in Elon's 2-2 draw at Duke last week. He scored the final goal of his career in Elon's first-even NCAA Tournament appearance at 11th-ranked Coastal Carolina.

The Charlotte, N.C. native earned SoCon All-Freshman accolades in 2008 and has been a member of the Southern Conference Honor Roll, Academic All-SoCon, Dean's List, AD's Honor Roll and President's List selection in his career. Carroll was chosen as one of 25 Southern Conference student-athletes to receive the Coleman Lew Leadership Award and was named to the NSCAA Men's Scholar All-South Region first team as a junior. Carroll has also earned the SoCon Commissioner's Medal for academics.

Davidson's Greg Macnamara Named to Men's Soccer Capital One Academic All-America Team

DAVIDSON, N.C. - Davidson senior tri-captain Greg Macnamara was recognized as one of the top student-athletes in the nation Friday as the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America announced his selection to the Capital One Academic All-America third team for men's soccer.

"Academic All-American is an absolutely massive honor, and it fits Greg perfectly," said Davidson head coach Matt Spear, who has now coached five Academic All-Americans. "He is a class act, on and off the field and is as respected a player by his coaches and teammates as I have been fortunate to work with in my 11 seasons."

Macnamara, a mathematics and economics double major carrying a 3.75 grade point average, has previously drawn Southern Conference Academic All-Conference, Academic Honor Roll and Commissioner's Medal honors. He was named to the Academic All-District second team as a junior and to the firstteam as a senior ilast month. Macnamara was also one of 30 finalists for the 2011 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer. He will graduate a semester early this month.

The Arlington, Va. native has been one of the top defenders in the Southern Conference and the backbone of a Davidson defense that posted nine shutouts this past season, one shy of the team record of 10 set in 2003. He scored two goals, including the game-winner vs. Campbell, and assisted on the game-tying goal against College of Charleston that allowed Davidson to earnhome field advantage for the first round of the SoCon Championship.

As a junior, he was named to the 2010 All-SoCon second team and the SoCon All-Tournament team.

Macnamara is the first member of Davidson's men's soccer team to receive Academic All-America recognition since Charlie Reiter was named to the first team in 2009. Tracy Hankins (1989), Chris Norbet (2001), Soren Johnson (2002) and Mac Wilkie (2006) were Davidson's first four honorees.

"This honor is most important to Greg and to his family, but it is also a treasure celebrated by the program and the Davidson College community," added Spear.

Senior goalkeeper Brian Holt of Creighton University was chosen as the Capital One Academic All-America® of the Year. A finance major with a 3.73 G.P.A., Holt is leading second-seeded and second-ranked Creighton (20-2) into the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Cup quarterfinals against South Florida Saturday and currently leads the NCAA with a 0.23 goals against average and .915 save percentage.

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director. Since the program's inception in 1952, CoSIDA has bestowed Academic All-America honors on more than 14,000 student-athletes in Divisions I, II, III and NAIA, covering all NCAA championship sports.

For more information about the Academic All-America® Teams program, please visit www.cosida.com.