Umberto Pelà Earns CSC All-America Honors
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia senior midfielder Umberto Pelà has been named a to the 2025 Academic All-America Men’s Soccer Third Team, as selected by the College Sports Communicators (CSC), the organization announced Tuesday (Dec. 16).
Pelà becomes the third Cavalier to be named to a CSC Academic All-America team, and the first since men’s soccer was added as its own category in 2001-02. He joins Mike Fisher (1996, 1997) and Andrly Shapowal (1997) as the only Virginia players to receive the honor. Fisher was twice named Academic All-American of the Year.
A second-team All-America and second team All-ACC selection, Pelà made 17 starts in as many appearances while recording single-season career high totals with four goals and five assists for a total of 18 points. A two-year captain at central midfield, Pelà helped lead the Cavaliers to an ACC championship game and the second top-four NCAA seed in the last four seasons.
To be eligible for CSC Academic All-America, student athletes must be at least a sophomore, have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average and compete in 90 percent of the institution’s matches.
2025 College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Teams
First Team
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| GK | Andrew Samuels | Princeton University | Jr. | 3.88 | Public & International Affairs |
| D | Will Cleary | Stanford University | Sr. | 4.00 | Management Science & Engineering |
| D | Wyatt Lewis | University of Notre Dame | Jr. | 3.99 | Economics |
| D | Bjorn Nikolajewski | St. John’s University | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Sports Management (G) |
| D | Kamran Acito | Duke University | Gr. | 3.79 | Political Science |
| M | Zach Bohane | Stanford University | Sr. | 4.00 | Science, Technology & Society |
| M | Richie Aman | University of Washington | Sr. | 3.91 | Psychology |
| M | Alessandro Arlotti | Duke University | Gr. | 3.82/3.83 | Management Studies (G) |
| M | Aidan Semelsberger | University of Denver | Sr. | 3.92 | Accounting |
| F | Fletcher Bank | Stanford University | Gr. | 4.00 | Science, Technology & Society |
| F | Marcus Caldeira | West Virginia University | Sr. | 4.00 | Finance |
| F | Andrew Schug | U.S. Naval Academy | Sr. | 3.97 | Robotics & Control Engineering |
Second Team
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| GK | Josh Caron | High Point University | Jr. | 3.94 | Finance |
| D | Giuliano Fravolini-Whitchurch | Princeton University | Sr. | 3.85 | Economics |
| D | Nikola Markovic | NC State | So. | 3.72 | Finance |
| D | Sam Bjork | Seton Hall University | Gr. | 4.00/4.00 | Finance (G) |
| D | Jake Shannon | UNCW | Sr. | 3.80 | Business Administration |
| M | David Garcia Gallego | Sacred Heart University | Sr. | 3.89 | Business Analytics |
| M | Cam Wilkerson | University of California | Sr. | 3.63 | American Studies |
| M | Daniel D’Ippolito | Fordham University | Sr. | 3.68 | Applied Accounting & Finance |
| M | David Krumov | Bucknell University | Jr. | 4.00 | Computer Science |
| F | Stephan Soghomonian | SMU | So. | 3.90 | Finance |
| F | Sergi Solans Ormo | UCLA | So. | 3.85 | International Development Studies |
| F | Daniel Burko | Hofstra University | Gr. | 3.86/4.00 | Finance |
Third Team
| Pos. | Name | School | Yr. | GPA | Major |
| GK | Tomas Hut | Syracuse University | Gr. | 3.88/3.88 | Creative Leadership |
| D | Noah De Blasis | University of Louisville | So. | 4.00 | Business Administration |
| D | Tim Brdaric | Syracuse University | Gr. | 3.80/3.80 | Entrepreneurship & Emerging Enterprises |
| D | Ricky Schissler | UMBC | Sr. | 4.00 | Media & Communication Studies |
| D | Agustin Resch | Seton Hall University | Sr. | 3.87 | Finance |
| M | Umberto Pelà | University of Virginia | Sr. | 3.70 | Commerce |
| F | Aidan Payne | NC State | Sr. | 4.00 | Accounting |
| F | Joschi Schelb | Rutgers University | Jr. | 4.00 | Economics |
| F | Ulfur Bjornsson | Duke University | Jr. | 3.68 | Sociology |
CSC Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year: Marcus Caldeira, West Virginia University