Union's Bailey-Edwards Collects NAIA All-American Honors
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced the 2025 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America teams on Monday, after the completion of the National Championship in Orange Beach, Ala.
The NAIA All-America committee consists of the NAIA-Men's Soccer Coaches Association Executive Committee and four men's soccer coaches representing different regions of the association.
Only one player from the Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) made the squad. Tyrique Bailey-Edwards of Union Commonwealth landed on the third team. He helped the Bulldogs to a 14-3-4 overall record, the AAC regular-season and tournament championships, and the second round of the NAIA National Championship Tournament.
2025 NAIA Men's Soccer All-America Teams
FIRST TEAM
| PLAYER | INSTITUTION | POSITION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maarten Schouten | Bethel (Ind.) | GK | Fr. |
| Antonio Mugica | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | M | Sr. |
| Kevin Ventura | Grand View (Iowa) | D | Gr. |
| Luis Vergara | Oklahoma Wesleyan | D | Sr. |
| Biel Campo | Oklahoma Wesleyan | M | Fr. |
| Alonso Basauri | Ottawa (Kan.) | M | Sr. |
| Philipp Schmidtke | Cumberland (Tenn.) | F | Jr. |
| Souleymane Balde | Bethel (Tenn.) | M | So. |
| Miquel Gelabert | Cumberland (Tenn.) | F | Fr. |
| Jack Thomas | LSU Shreveport (La.) | M | Sr. |
| Caleb Marchany | LSU Shreveport (La.) | D | Sr. |
| Julen Recalde | WVU Tech (W.Va.) | F | Fr. |
| Andrei Apostu | Life (Ga.) | F | Fr. |
| Devin Koorn | Life (Ga.) | D | So. |
| Jamie Barry | William Carey (Miss.) | GK | Sr. |
SECOND TEAM
| PLAYER | INSTITUTION | POSITION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luis Munoz | Grace (Ind.) | M | Jr. |
| Julian Vargas Talamantes | Bethel (Ind.) | F | Gr. |
| Fernando Laserna | Bethel (Ind.) | M | Jr. |
| Eduardo Pedroza | Bethel (Ind.) | D | Gr. |
| Jeremie Pelade | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | F | Fr. |
| Luis Helm | Grand View (Iowa) | GK | Gr. |
| Tylor Guerrero | Oklahoma Wesleyan | D | Fr. |
| Antonio Natalucci | Ottawa (Kan.) | F | Fr. |
| Michael Rempel | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | D | Sr. |
| Bruno Garcia | Cumberlands (Ky.) | D | Gr. |
| Julian Diaz | WVU Tech (W.Va.) | D | Sr. |
| Daniel Mulero | William Carey (Miss.) | M | Jr. |
| Jordy Lopez | Madonna (Mich.) | F | R-Sr. |
| Emerson Nieto | Indiana Tech | M | Gr. |
| Cuba Grant | Indiana Tech | GK | Gr. |
THIRD TEAM
| PLAYER | INSTITUTION | POSITION | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Watts | Columbia (Mo.) | M | Sr |
| Tyrique Bailey-Edwards | Union Commonwealth (Ky.) | D | Jr. |
| Lorenzo Jacon | Stanton (Ca.) | F | Fr. |
| David Russell | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | F | Fr. |
| Bodo Calderon | Warner Pacific (Ore.) | M | Sr. |
| Atjon Thaqi | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | M | Fr. |
| Ousmane Fall | Georgia Gwinnett | F | Fr. |
| Vasco Tavares | Grace (Ind.) | D | So. |
| Hugo Garcia-Rosado Duran | Midland (Neb.) | M | Sr. |
| Sean Palena | La Sierra (Calif.) | M | Gr. |
| Anthony Ulloa | Wiley (Texas) | M | So. |
| Chafik El Idrissi | Baker (Kan.) | M | So. |
| Justin Figaroa | Grand View (Iowa) | F | So. |
| Felipe Padierna | Ottawa (Kan.) | D | Sr. |
| Horace Avila Jr. | Bethel (Tenn.) | F | Sr. |
| Mario Fernandez | Cumberlands (Ky.) | M | Sr. |
| Javiero Izquierdo | Cumberlands (Ky.) | GK | Sr. |
| Ronald Aguilar | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | F | Sr. |
| Marcos Miranda | John Brown (Ark.) | M | So. |
| Santiago Molina | William Carey (Miss.) | F | So. |
| Alvaro Hidalgo | Life (Ga.) | M | Fr. |
| Pawel Wolny | Life (Ga.) | GK | Jr. |
| Timo Boomkens | Keiser (Fla.) | D | So. |
| Thomas Cole | Indiana Tech | D | Jr. |