Dec. 18, 1997

Six Cardinal Garner Regional Academic All-America Honors

Six Stanford University men's soccer players received NSCAA Far West Region Academic All-America honors, placing four on the first team and two on the second team. The Cardinal honored with first team selections included junior defender Jamie Clark (Hanover, NH/North Carolina), senior defender Dan Wytock (San Jose, CA/Bellarmine Prep), junior midfielder Eric Vandevelde (La Canada, CA/Loyola HS) and sophomore forward Brandon Garinger (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich HS). Selected to the second team, which comprised just three student-athletes, were senior defender Jason Roeder (Aurora, CO/Cherry Creek HS) and sophomore midfielder Andy Hemmerich (Del Mar, CA/Torrey Pines HS). Garinger and Hemmerich were the only sophomores to make the lists.

To be nominated for All-America honors, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.2 grade point average (based on a 4.0 scale for his/her academic career) and must have completed one full year at his/her current institution and be currently enrolled in courses. Athletic accomplishments were also taken into consideration. All-America selections are open to student-athletes from all NCAA divisions.

Men's Far West Region Academic All-Americans

First Team

Pos.  Name              Yr.  GPA  School
GK    Bill May          Sr. 3.26  Washington
DF    Jamie Clark       Jr. 3.20  Stanford
DF    Joe Michelson     Jr. 3.78  Concordia College
DF    Shawn Fitzgerald  Sr. 3.71  Saint Mary's
DF    Brandon Prideaux  Sr. 3.49  Washington
DF    Dan Wytock        Sr. 3.42  Stanford
MF    Michael Moody     Jr. 3.81  George Fox University
MF    Eric Vandevelde   Sr. 3.69  Stanford
MF    Geoff Martin      Sr. 3.51  Seattle Pacific
FW    Travis Johnson    Sr. 3.67  George Fox University
FW    Brandon Garinger  So. 3.33  Stanford

Second Team

Pos.  Name              Yr.  GPA  School
DF    Jason Roeder      Sr. 3.46  Stanford
MF    Andy Hemmerich    So. 3.36  Stanford
MF    Ryan Edwards      Sr. 3.23  Washington

Stanford University Men's Soccer