Elkins Honored By NSCAA
Swarthmore, PA-Swarthmore College men's soccer defender Alex Elkins (Berkeley Heights, NJ - The Pingry School) has been named to the 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Mid-Atlantic All-Region team. Elkins is a third-team selection, becoming the first Garnet men's soccer player to make All-Region in 14 years.
Elkins, a senior captain, recently became the first Garnet men's soccer player ever named to the All-Centennial Conference first team. He has played a vital part in Swarthmore's success in 2005, starting all 20 games as the Garnet became one of the top defensive teams in Division III. Swarthmore shut out nine opponents in the regular season, tying a school record, while establishing a goals-against average of 0.76, second in the conference.
Elkins, a double-major in history and philosophy, was a second-team All-Conference selection in 2004.
The last men's Garnet soccer player to make Mid-Atlantic All-Region was defender Brent Becker, an honorable mention selection in 1991.