Freshmen played an important role in the success of their teams from coast to coast in 2016. College Soccer News annually seeks to recognize some of them in our All-Freshman Team selections.
College Soccer News All-Freshman First Team
| Name | Position | Hometown | School | |
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Benji Michel | Forward | Orlando, Florida | Portland |
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Siggi Benonysson | Forward | Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland | High Point University |
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Ivan Abramovic | Forward | Zagreb, Croatia | UMass Lowell |
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Mo Adams | Midfielder | Nottingham, England | Syracuse |
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Handwalla Bwana | Midfielder | Seattle, Washington | Washington |
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Cam Lindley | Midfielder | Carmel, Indiana | North Carolina |
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Ema Twumasi | Midfielder | Accra, Ghana | Wake Forest |
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Luka Prpa | Midfielder | Wind Lake, Wisconsin | Marquette |
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Shane Bradley | Defender | Havertown, Pennsylvania | Villanova |
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Tommy McCabe | Defender | South Orange, New Jersey | Notre Dame |
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Malick Mbaye | Defender | Dakar, Senegal | Clemson |
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Elliot Panicco | Goalkeeper | Huntersville, North Carolina | Charlotte |
College Soccer News All-Freshman Second Team
| Name | Position | Hometown | School | |
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Brian Saramago | Forward | New Hyde Park, New York | Loyola University Maryland |
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Jonathan Lewis | Forward | Plantation, Florida | Akron |
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Adrian Nunez | Forward | San Joes, Costa Rica | North Florida |
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Pablo Pelaez | Midfielder | San Diego, California | San Diego State |
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Mauricio Pineda | Midfielder | Bolingbrook, Illinois | North Carolina |
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Lewis Suddick | Midfielder | Newcastle upon Tyne, England | Butler |
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Giuseppe Barone | Midfielder | Grandville, Michigan | Michigan State |
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Marius Kullmann | Defender | Fulda, Germany | Loyola Chicago |
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Elan Koenig | Defender | Los Angeles, California | Wisconsin |
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Hector Montalvo | Defender | El Paso, Texas | Grand Canyon |
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Anthony Mwembia | Goalkeeper | Toulouse, France | Bowling Green |
College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team
| Name | Position | Hometown | School | |
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Rex Epps | Forward | Irmo, South Carolina | Army |
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Luke Brown | Forward | Cambridgeshire, England | Hofstra |
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Matthew Puig | Forward | Edmond, Oklahoma | Tulsa |
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Jared Gilbey | Midfielder | New York, New York | Stanford |
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Danny Griffin | Midfielder | Wethersfield, Connecticut | Providence |
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Vana Markarian | Midfielder | Ottawa, Ontario | Columbia |
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Christian Enriquez | Midfielder | Spring Valley, California | Cal Poly |
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Reggie Cannon | Defender | Grapevine, Texas | UCLA |
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Seth Rinderknecht | Defender | Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Omaha |
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Mark Lindstrom | Defender | Gavle, Gastrikland, Sweden | UNCW |
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Tanner Dieterich | Defender | Nashville, Tennessee | Clemson |
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Parker Siegfried | Goalkeeper | Granville, Ohio | Ohio State |
