SANCHEZ NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT® MEN'S SOCCER TEAM

November 12, 2021

SANCHEZ NAMED TO ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT® MEN'S SOCCER TEAM

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/12/21) Dominican College men's soccer player, Antonio Zhu Sanchez (Alfafar Valencia, Spain) has been named to the 2021 Academic All-District® Men's Soccer Team as was announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

Orangeburg, N.Y. (11/12/21) Dominican College men's soccer player, Antonio Zhu Sanchez (Alfafar Valencia, Spain) has been named to the 2021 Academic All-District® Men's Soccer Team as was announced by the College Sports Information Directors of America.

The 2021 Academic All-District® Men's and Women's Soccers Teams, selected by CoSIDA, 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 the NAIA.

Sanchez, a midfielder/defender earns his first All-District® First Team honors in 2021. The three-year team captain previously was named to the All-CACC First team. Sanchez also earned two CACC Defensive Player of the Week accolades and was named to the CACC Weekly Honor Roll once this season.

First-team Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early December.

The CoSIDA Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the links above, and are divided into geographic districts across the United States and Canada.

The Division II and III CoSIDA Academic All-America® programs are partially financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2021-22 Divisions II and III Academic All-America® programs. The NAIA CoSIDA Academic All-America® program is partially financially supported through the NAIA national office.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.