GREENVILLE, S.C. – Four members of the Mid-America Christian University men's soccer team were named to the National Christian College Athletic Association (NCCAA) Scholar-Athlete list, as announced by the league office on Sunday night.
Senior forwards Dominik Tajak and Allan Sorato along with junior midfielder Tiuri Schieving and junior defender Simon Wieschemann were selected to the NCCAA Scholar-Athlete list.
To be considered, an athlete must be a junior, senior or graduate student, completed at least one semester at the qualifying institution and have maintained a cumulative grade point average of 3.40 or higher.
Competing at MACU during the 2017 season and transferring back to Mid-America Christian for the 2019 campaign, Tajak made the list with a perfect 4.0 GPA with a major in Business Administration. The Erlangen, Germany native has recorded four goals and three assists for the Evangels in 20 matches, including a team-leading three game-winning goals. Tajak is the MACU single season record holder for goals scored (23), points (49), shots taken (119) and shots on-goal (70), all of which were set during the 2017 season.
Wieschemann, an All-Sooner Athletic Conference First Team honoree added one more honor to his docket. The Frankfurt, Germany native is recording a 4.0 cumulative GPA in Business Administration in his third year at Mid-America Christian. Wieschemann leads the team with 1692 minutes in 20 matches and is part of a defensive backline that ranks third in the NCCAA in opponent scoring average (1.0 goals allowed per game) while allowing just 8.7 shots per game and 3.8 shots on-goal per game.
A junior mid who is a graduate student by academic standing, Schieving is earning a perfect 4.0 GPA while pursuing an MBA in Business Administration. Competing in 16 matches and making 12 starts, the Groningen, Netherlands product has scored three goals and notched two assists during the 2019 campaign. Schieving is coming off his best game of the season against Southwestern Christian in the NCCAA Central Region Championship game, recording a goal and an assist for three points in MACU's 6-3 victory.
Rounding out the honorees is Sorato, who has earned a 3.47 GPA while majoring in Business Administration. In his second season at MACU, the Rio de Janiero, Brazil native has been one of the Evangels top goal scorers, tallying the sixth-most goals in a single season with 11 to go along with five assists for 27 points. Sorato set a pair of MACU single match records earlier this season in a 24-0 victory against Bacone College, scoring a program record five goals to go with an assist for a MACU record 11 points.
The Evangels return to the pitch today for the first match of pool play at the NCCAA National Championships in Kissimmee, Fla. Top-seeded Mid-America Christian will be taking on Piedmont International at 1 p.m. (12 p.m. CST) at Austin-Tindall Sports Complex.
