The All-State soccer teams include one goalkeeper, three defenders, four midfielders and three forwards.  Teams are selected for men and women in both the college and university (NCAA Division I) divisions.

Among the 11 honored, nine were also named to the NSCAA all-region teams, while Indy Smith of UNC Wilmington also added third-team NSCAA All-America honors.  Charlie Reiter (pictured) of Davidson was the lone unanimous choice.  Adam Gross of Charlotte and Elon teammates Steven Kinney and Justin Wyatt earned all-state honors for the third time in their careers.

Southern Conference runner-up Elon had three players named to the All-State squad.  Colonial Athletic Association champion UNC Wilmington, NCAA tournament participant Charlotte and Davidson placed two players each on the team.

Founded in 2002, The North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association (NCCSIA) is composed of sports information professionals from NCAA Division I, II, III, NAIA and independent institutions from the state of North Carolina.  The purpose of the organization is to promote collegiate athletics at all schools.  Membership is open to anyone affiliated with a college, university or conference located in North Carolina, and whose area of responsibility lies within sports information. 

NCSSIA selects all-state teams in the University (Division I) and College (Division II, III, NAIA) divisions for men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s soccer, volleyball, softball and baseball.

North Carolina Collegiate Sports Information Association
2009 University Division All-State Men’s Soccer Team
Nominated by North Carolina Sports Information professionals / Selected by NCCSIA members
Pos. / Name / Class / School / Hometown
GK / Brock Duckworth * / Jr. / UNC Wilmington / Parker, Texas
D / J.J. Elder * / Fr. / Appalachian State / Austin, Texas
D / Steven Kinney *** / Sr. / Elon / Norcross, Ga.
D / Indy Smith ** / Jr. / UNC Wilmington / Black Mountain, N.C.
MF / Alex Caskey * / Jr. / Davidson / Dunwoody, Ga.
MF / Luke Exley * / Sr. / Charlotte / Barnsley, England
MF / Adam Gross *** / Sr. / Charlotte / Austin, Texas
MF / Justin Wyatt *** / Sr. / Elon / Raleigh, N.C.
F / Vince Petrasso * / Sr. / Campbell / Woodbridge, Ontario
F / Charlie Reiter * # / Sr. / Davidson / Westport, Conn.
F / Chris Thomas * / Fr. / Elon / Snellville, Ga.
* indicates number of career all-state selections           
# unanimous selection

GOALKEEPER
Brock Duckworth… Junior… UNC Wilmington
 
Team Record: 14-3-5… Games Played/Started: 18/18… Minutes: 1693:42… Goals Allowed: 12… GAA: 0.64… Saves: 93… Shutouts: 8
 
NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region 2nd team… Helped Seahawks to program’s first NCAA tournament appearance … Ranked second in save percentage nationally (.886) and 10th in goals against average (0.64) … Earned second-team All-CAA honors … Ranks second on UNCW’s single season goals against average (0.64), save percentage (.886) and shutouts (8) … Fashioned 10-2-5 record as UNCW tied school-mark with 14 wins … UNCW also finished conference play with 8-0-3 record … Made career-high 10 saves in double overtime loss at nationally-ranked Duke… Parker, Texas

DEFENDERS
J.J. Elder… Freshman… Appalachian State
Team Record: 8-8-1… Games Played/Games Started: 16/10… Goals: 5… Assists: 2… Points: 12
 
Earned Southern Conference all-freshman team honors… Tied for third in the conference with three game-winning goals… Austin, Texas

Steven Kinney… Senior… Elon
Team Record: 10-8-2… Games Played/Games Started: 19/19… Goals: 3… Assists: 2… Points 8
NSCAA All-South Region 2nd team… Four-year starter helped Elon to 28 shutout performances over those seasons…2009 squad tied school record with 10 clean slate performances…three-time first-team all-conference selection…named ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team after being an all-district first team selection…named NSCAA All-South region as a sophomore and junior…one of 30 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS award…led team to a 2008 regular-season Southern Conference title…finished career with eight goals and six assists from his defender position…NCCSIA All-State honors as a sophomore and junior… Norcross, Ga.

Indy Smith… Junior… UNC Wilmington
Team Record: 14-3-5… Games Played/Started: 22/22… Goals: 2… Assists: 0… Points: 4
NSCAA All-America 3rd team… All-South Atlantic Region 1st team… Helped Seahawks to first-ever NCAA tournament appearance… Anchored UNCW defense for third straight season … Earned First-team All-CAA honor for second consecutive season … Notched two goals from his center back position … UNCW allowed just 15 goals on season and just six in conference play … The Seahawks ranked 10th nationally with 0.64 goals against average … Scored game-winner against Towson … UNCW tied school mark with 14 wins and 14-3-5 season record … Set school-record with 14-game unbeaten streak… Asheville, N.C.

MIDFIELDERS
Alex Caskey… Junior… Davidson
Team Record: 11-7-0… Games Played/Games Started… 18/18… Goals: 7… Assists: 2… Points: 16
NSCAA All-South Region 2nd team… All-Southern Conference First Team for second consecutive season … SoCon Player of the Month (Sept.) … elected a team tri-captain… among the national leaders in scoring in Sept., drawing both national and conference honors … led the Wildcats with six goals in eight contests during the month … had a career night in 4-1 win over then-No. 25 South Carolina, scoring two goals (including game-winner) and an assist … performance earned him place on the Soccer America Men’s Team of the Week and was also named SoCon Player of the Week ... capped the month by scoring on an OT penalty kick against College of Charleston … anchored midfield … played all but 20 minutes of season … scored against then-No. 2 Wake Forest… Dunwoody, Ga.

Luke Exley… Senior… Charlotte
Team Record: 11-3-6… Games Played/Games Started: 20/20… Goals: 5… Assists: 6… Points: 16
 
NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region 2nd team… Named second-team All-Atlantic 10…Vice-captain for a 49ers team that were nationally-ranked for a majority of the season and earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament…Scored a career-high five goals with a career-high tying six assists…Scored the game’s only goal in the 49ers 1-0 win at Furman…Scored a goal and added an assist in the 49ers victory over George Washington… Barnsley, England.

Adam Gross… Senior… Charlotte
Team Record: 11-3-6… Games Played/Games Started: 20/20… Goals: 9… Assists: 6… Points: 24
NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region 1st team… Captain of a 49ers team that reached that earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament…The 49ers were nationally-ranked the majority of the season…Scored a goal in the NCAA Tournament…Ranked among the A-10 leaders with a team-leading nine goals…He was a first-team All-Atlantic 10 selection…He scored two goals with two assists against George Washington…Named A-10 Player of the Week twice and to TopDrawerSoccer.com’s National Team of the Week…Also was named first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American and A-10 Men’s Soccer Student-Athlete of the Year… Austin, Texas.

Justin Wyatt… Senior… Elon
Team Record: 10-8-2… Games Played/Games Started: 20/20… Goals: 5… Assists: 5… Points 15
NSCAA All-South Region 2nd team… Etched his name in the Elon career record books finishing second all-time at Elon with 31goals and 79 points and tied for fourth with 17 assists…knocked in a team-best four game winning goals in 2009 to help Elon to its first-ever appearance in the SoCon Tournament title game... tied the single-season school record in 2008 with 13 goals and 33 points…named the 2008 Southern Conference Player of the Year…first-team all-conference selection in 2007, 2008 and 2009…NCCSIA All-State honors as a sophomore and junior… Raleigh, N.C.

FORWARDS
Vince Petrasso… Senior… Campbell
 
Team Record:  8-10-1… Games Played/Started: 18/16…  Goals: 4… Assists: 11… Points: 19
NSCAA All-South Region 2nd team… Named Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year, 1st-team all-conference and pre-season all-conference... Led A-Sun and ranked 5th nationally in assists per game (0.61) with 11 in 18 outings… Helped lead CU to its 3rd A-Sun regular season title in the last 5 years and a 16-1-1 A-Sun record over past two years… Named A-Sun player of the week (Nov. 2) after scoring once and producing a pair of assists in wins over UNF and Jacksonville… Four of his assists set up game-winning goals in ’09… Had 22 points (7 goals, 8 assists) in his last 16 A-Sun regular season games dating to 2008… 12 of his 18 points in ‘09 came during eight conference games, when he scored three times and set up six other goals…1st-team all-conference in ’08, 2007 A-Sun Tournament MVP… ranks 23rd on CU’s career scoring list with 54 points (17 goals, 20 assists) in 67 matches… Woodbridge, Ontario

Charlie Reiter… Senior… Davidson
Team Record: 11-7-0… Games Played/Games Started: 18/18… Goals: 12… Assists: 8… Points: 32
NSCAA All-South Region 1st team… Southern Conference Player of the Year… All-SoCon First Team… CoSIDA/ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America First Team… ranks 6th nationally with 1.78 points/game, 8th with 0.67 goals/game and 28th with 0.44 assists/game… led team to No. 21 ranking (Soccer America)… SoCon Men’s Soccer Player of the Week (Oct. 5) after tallying five points (2g, 1a) in 2 conference wins… scored in 4-1 win over then-No. 6 Duke (Oct. 6)… amassed 9-game scoring streak from Sept. 13-Oct. 10 in which he scored 21 points (7g, 7a)… scored a career-best 3 goals and 1 assist in final match, a 5-2 win at Campbell … 4 game-winning goals ... Team MVP … played in all 77 matches during his career, starting 48… member of Team USA at the 2009 Maccabiah Games in Israel… Westport, Conn.

Chris Thomas… Freshman… Elon
Team Record: 10-8-2… Games Played/Games Started: 19/18… Goals: 10… Assists: 3… Points 23
 
Named the 2009 Southern Conference freshman of the year after finishing his inaugural season ranked second in the league in goals (10) and points (23)…His ten goals were the fourth-most single-season total in Elon history…named second-team all-conference and selected to the SoCon all-rookie and all-tournament teams…recognized on the TopDrawerSoccer.com All-Rookie Team…netted both Elon goals in a 2-0 win over Coll. of Charleston in the conference tournament semifinals to send Elon to its first-ever SoCon title game… Snellville, Ga.