Juett and Strand also earn NSCAA All-Central Region honors

GOLDEN, Colo. – Colorado School of Mines’ Jacob Juett and Manville Strand earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Second Team All-Central Region honors, as announced today by the NSCAA

Strand, a freshman goalkeeper from Las Vegas, N.V. (Spring Valley H.S.), was named the RMAC Freshman of the Year for the 2009 season. A Second Team All-RMAC selection, Strand led RMAC in save percentage (.808), was ranked second in goals against average (0.87) and shutouts (8) and fifth in saves (80) for the 2009 season. Strand was a Daktronics Second Team All-Central Region pick and was named RMAC Defensive Player of the Week three times during the 2009 season.

Juett, a junior defender from Flower Mound, Texas (St. Edward’s Univ.), helped anchor a CSM defense that ranked second in the RMAC in goals allowed (22), goals against average (0.96) and shutouts (10). A Third Team All-RMAC selection and RMAC Defensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4th) pick, Juett appeared in 21 matches (19 starts) and scored one goal.

The Orediggers finished the 2009 season ranked 18th in the final Division II National Poll. CSM earned a bid to the 2009 NCAA Division II Soccer Championships for the second time in program history. Mines finished the 2009 season with a record of 15-3-4 overall and 11-2-1 in RMAC play.

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