Arinze Named to Daktronics All-Southeast Region Team

BANNER ELK, N.C. – University of South Carolina Aiken men’s soccer player Chinedu Arinze was chosen to the 2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Men’s Soccer Team on Nov. 15, 2011. 

Arinze was a Second-Team selection.

The Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Teams are voted on by the sports information directors of the Southeast Region. The region is comprised of the Conference Carolinas, the Peach Belt Conference and the South Atlantic Conference.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.

The honor is the second of the postseason for Arinze, who was also selected to the 2011 Peach Belt Conference Men’s Soccer All-Conference First-Team.

Arinze concluded his junior season by starting in 14 of USC Aiken’s matches. He was tied for second among all Pacers in the 2011 season with six points on two goals and two assists.

The junior defender scored his first goal of the year in USC Aiken’s 4-1 win over Pfeiffer on Sept. 2. He also scored in USC Aiken’s 2-2 tie with St. Andrews on Oct. 26.

Arinze (Stone Mountain, Ga./Georgia State) picked up the assists in USC Aiken’s 1-1 ties with Lenoir-Rhyne and UNC Pembroke.

2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II All-Southeast Region Men’s Soccer Team 

First-Team

Pos.     Name                                 Yr.               School

F          Lasse Sohrweide*                Sr.                Anderson (S.C.)

F          Erik Pajunk                         So.                Barton

F          Carlos Recinos                    Jr.                  Coker

F          Tom Winspear*                    Sr.                King

MF       Johan Bergfeld                   Sr.                  Flagler

MF       Joseph Toby                       Jr.                   Flagler

MF       Pol Berenguer                     Sr.                  Flagler

MF       Janny Rivera                       Sr.                  Clayton State

D          Kevin Butler                        Sr.                 Anderson (S.C.)

D          Kevin Keenan                      So.                Flagler

D          Frenando Bedoya                Fr.                 Coker

D          Chris Klute                          So.                Clayton State

GK       James Sweeney                  Jr.                  Coker

Region Player of the Year: Lasse Sohrweide, Anderson University (S.C.)

Second-Team

Pos.     Name                                 Yr.                 School

F          Mario Pinto                         Fr.                  Lincoln Memorial

F          Sam Miles                           Fr.                  UNC Pembroke

F          Mack Hough                       Sr.                  Flagler

F          James Galvani                    So.                 Lees-McRae

MF       Mark Smith                         Sr.                 Anderson (S.C.)

MF       James Smith                       Fr.                 Lees-McRae

MF       Larry Mahon                        So.                Limestone

MF       Shu Ogawa                         Jr.                  Anderson (S.C.)

D          Troy Chavez                        Sr.                Mars Hill

D          Luke Duffy*                        Sr.                Lees-McRae

D          Matias Rubio                       Fr.                 Tusculum

D          Chinedu Arinze                Jr.                 USC Aiken

GK       Zac Scott                            Jr.                   Mars Hill

*-indicates was a member of the 2010 Daktronics All-Southeast Region Team