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Six All-Americans
In the eight-year history of Columbia International University Athletics, no team has
ever had an All-American. However, this school year four teams had at least one athlete
receive the All-American recognition: Men’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Men’s Cross Country,
and Women’s Soccer. Men’s and Women’s Soccer had two from each of their respective
teams receive the honor.
Jake Montgomery was the first Ram to receive the recognition as he finished in
eighth place at the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Golf
Championships. He also placed in the Top 10 in most of the invitational tournaments.
Blake Guillozet was the next Ram to make history as he finished ninth at the NCCAA
Cross Country Championships. Guillozet was one of the top male cross-country runners
in the country all year and lived up to that at the championships as he finished with a
time of 26:40.
Sotiria Tsilionis and Esther Edwards were third team All-America selections as the Women’s Soccer team had one of their best seasons
in program history. Tsilionis led the Rams in goals and total points, while also scoring two game-winning goals. Edwards brought a
consistency to the Ram’s defense that allowed less than one goal per game.
In Men’s Soccer, Marcos Da Paz and Romulo Barreto were second team All-America selections as the Rams advanced to the NCCAA
National Championships for the first time. Barreto tied for third on the team in goals, game winning goals, and points and was second on
the team in assists. Da Paz led the Rams in goals with 18 on the year and four game-winning goals.
CIU Women Enter Two New Sports
More historic milestones in the history of Columbia International
University athletics. In the fall, the Lady Rams played their first
volleyball matches winning the first home match in convincing
fashion by defeating cross-town rivals Columbia College 3-0.
Meanwhile, in February, the Rams women’s softball team
dropped two games in their first-ever intercollegiate match-up at
College of Coastal Georgia, but came back the next day to take
two games at Trinity Baptist College in Jacksonville, Florida.
ESTHER
edwards
5
SOTIRIA
tsilionis
2
BLAKE
guillozet
JAKE
montgomery
ROMULO
barreto
21
MARCOS
da paz
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All-American Jake Montgomery
with Golf Coach Matt Decker.
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