Coaches association honors two Cincinnati State soccer players
December 20, 2010
Ashton Bennett and Cody Clark, who were recently named national All-Americans by the National Junior College Athletic Association, have received First Team All-American designations from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Bennett, a second-year forward, is from Clarendon, Jamaica.
Bennett ranked second in the nation this year in NJCAA Div. I in total offensive points with 26 goals and 20 assists. The top goal scorer in NJCAA Region 12 and the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference, Bennett this year has been named MVP of the OCCAC, the top player in NJCAA Region 12 and Offensive Player of the Year in the OCCAC. In his first year at Cincinnati State, Bennett was named to the OCCAC All-Academic Team for his combined athletic and academic performance. Earlier this month he was named to the NJCAA Div. I All-American First Team. He has verbally committed to continue his academic and athletic career at Division I Coastal Carolina University.
Clark, a second-year midfielder, is from Bright, Indiana (East Central High School).
A captain on the 2010 Cincinnati State team, Clark was voted the No. 3 player in NJCAA Region 12 and a member of the 1st Team NJCAA Region 12 and All-OCCAC. Last year Clark was one of five players from Cincinnati State to be named to the OCCAC All Conference First Team. He was a NSCAA 1st Team All-American last year as well. This year he was named to the NJCAA Div. I All-American Second Team. He has not yet made a commitment about his future academic or athletic plans.
Cincinnati State’s men’s team compiled a 22-3-0 record this year and won the OCCAC crown and the NJCAA regional and district championships en route to the finals of the national tournament this year. After winning its first two games in the national tournament, the Surge lost in the championship match Nov. 21 to Tyler (Texas) Junior College, which also won the title in 2009.
For details about the NSCAA All-American awards, click here.
For additional biographical information about Bennett and Clark, click here.
