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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