CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia senior midfielder Umberto Pelà has been named 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 |
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