Spartan Men’s Soccer Student-Athlete Named ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America

AURORA, Ill. November 19, 2007 - The Aurora University Spartan men’s soccer senior defender Drew Taylor (DeKalb, IL/DeKalb H.S.) was named to the ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America Second-Team.

Taylor was chosen as an ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America out of a final 96 College Division men’s soccer players across the country eligible for the All-America Teams. He was selected to the ESPN the Magazine District V Academic All-District First-Team.

To be considered for the honor, the nominated student-athletes are required to maintain a minimum 3.20 cumulative grade point average throughout their academic career at AU.

Taylor, a history major at AU, was honored for his academic success as a student-athlete. Taylor is no stranger to post season academic recognition. In 2006 he was named by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America to the NSCAA All-North Central Region scholar athlete honor roll and Northern Athletics Conference Scholar-Athlete.

On the field he was a four-time All-Conference player (senior and junior - Northern Athletics Conference/ sophomore and freshman - Northern Illinois-Iowa Conference) as a defender. As a freshman he was named the NIIC Newcomer of the Year.

Taylor anchored a defense that had 10 shutouts and 0.85 goals against average. He had two goals, three assists with one game-winning goal. The AU men’s soccer program finished the 2007 season with a 12-4-5 record and 8-0-2.

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