AUSTIN, Texas – Quinnipiac men's soccer graduate student Christian Casagranda has been named to the 2019 Academic All-America® Division I men's soccer team, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) and announced Thursday.
Casagranda was selected to the Academic All-America® Second Team. The honor recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom.
The CoSIDA Academic All-America® program separately recognizes soccer honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA. Honorees selected first-team Academic All-District® advanced to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot, and Casagranda was voted All-America from that list.
For more information regarding the Academic All-America® program, visit
https://academicallamerica.com/.
Casagranda played in 16 total games for the Bobcats in 2019, making 12 starts. He logged 1,071 total minutes on the pitch, recording an assist vs. Canisius in MAAC play on Oct. 19 in Hamden. Casagranda is a Public Relations major at Quinnipiac, and played in 51 total games during his career with the Bobcats.
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