PHOENIX - Three WAC men's soccer players were honored for their success in the classroom as well as on the field as UT Rio Grande Valley's Jan Engels, San Jose State's Willy Miranda and Seattle U's James Morris were named Academic All-District by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Engels, a senior defender who boasts a perfect 4.00 GPA as a management major, represented the Vaqueros on the District 7 squad.

Miranda, a graduate midfielder with a 3.84 GPA as a Spanish major, and Morris, a junior forward with a 3.78 GPA as a pre-business major, were named to the District 8 team.

To be nominated, a student-athlete must be a starter or important reserve with at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) at his current institution. In addition, nominated athletes must have participated in at least 50 percent of the team's games at the position listed.

Honorees selected first-team Academic All-District® will advance to the CoSIDA Academic All-America® ballot. Academic All- America® honorees will be announced in early December.

2021 CoSIDA Men's Soccer Academic All-District Teams