Nov. 21, 2003

Duquesne University men's soccer senior Jason Kutney (Freehold, NJ/Freehold Borough) was named to the CoSIDA Academic National First Team. It is the second year in a row he has been selected.

Kutney, who was a Second Team National Academic All-American last year, boasts a 3.95 grade point average as an investment management major. A team captain, he had a career-best six points this season on a goal and four assists, leading Duquesne to its first ever Atlantic 10 regular season championship.

To be eligible, an athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve and maintain a cumulative GPA of at least 3.20 on a scale of 4.00. He must have reached sophomore athletic and academic standing at the institution and must have completed at least one full academic year at the institution. Sports information directors nominate eligible athletes from their schools who are named to district teams prior to being voted upon on the national level. CoSIDA has been selecting Academic All-America teams since 1952.

2003 Academic All-America Men's Soccer First Team

Pos. Name            School      Yr. GPA Major
GK  Dean Arnaoutakis             Columbia            Jr.    3.93    Biology/Pre-Med.
D   Arni Gunnarsson          Hofstra        Sr. 3.86    Engineering
D    Jason Kutney     Duquesne    Sr. 3.95    Investment Management
D   Seth Stammler       Maryland             Sr.      3.89  Finance
D   Chris Wingert       St. John's  Sr. 3.79    Communication Arts
M   Jeremy Cook     Nortwestern Sr. 3.96    Chemistry
M   Jonathan Hemmert             Bucknell            Jr.    3.89    Political Science
M   Kevin Hudson        SMU     Sr. 3.83    Finance
F   Matt Groenwald      St. John's  Jr. 3.76    Biology
F   Alon Lubezky        Hartford              Jr.      3.59 Economics & Finance
F   Joseph Ngwenya           C. Carolina    Sr. 3.49    Computer Science/Math