GREENSBORO, N.C. – UNC Greensboro (UNCG) men's soccer team had three Spartans named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC), formerly CoSIDA, Academic All-District® team for men's soccer, announced by the organization.

To be eligible, nominated student-athletes must be at least a sophomore and either a starter or important reserve with a minimum 3.50 cumulative grade-point average at their current institution and must have played in 90 percent of the institution's games or must start in at least 66 percent of the school's matches.

Senior Yoshiya Okawa earned his second recognition from the association, while redshirt sophomores Steven Hernandez and Seth Wilson received their first accolades from the CSC.

UNCG's three honorees brought The Southern Conference (SoCon) total to 13 awardees. Five were from Furman, three were from Wofford and two were from Mercer.

Steven Hernandez
Kinesiology
Redshirt Sophomore | FWD | Winston-Salem, N.C.

• CSC Academic All-District® team
• Studying Kinesiology and has a 3.62 GPA
• SoCon Regular Season Co-Champions
• Played in all 17 matches and made 13 starts
• Tied for third on the team with three assists
• Totaled 972 minutes played
• Fired seven shots and landed one on goal

Yoshiya Okawa
Kinesiology
Senior | MID | Tokyo, Japan

• CSC Academic All-District® team (2023 & 2024)
• Owns a 3.73 GPA in Kinesiology
• SoCon Player of the Year
• All-SoCon First Team
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Oct. 15)
• SoCon Regular Season Co-Champion
• Led the SoCon in goals (8) and points (20)
• Played in 16 games and started in 13 contests
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Oct. 15)
• Leads the team with a .364 shot percentage

Seth Wilson
Economics
Redshirt Sophomore | GK | Frisco, Texas

• CSC Academic All-District® team
• Has a 3.93 GPA in Economics
• SoCon Regular Season Co-Champions
• Played and started in 12 of the 16 matches
• Recorded five shutouts
• First in the SoCon with 0.82 goals against average
• Paced the SoCon with a .796 save percentage
• Third in the conference averaging 3.25 saves per game

The CSC recognizes the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Academic All-District® honorees advance to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced Dec. 10, 2024.