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Rangers and Syracuse Orange senior defender Brad Peetoom was selected to
the Lowe’s Senior All-America Second Team on Friday, Dec. 14. Peetoom
was one of 10 finalists for the inaugural Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award for
men’s soccer and the All-America teams were selected based on the voting
results of the finalists.
Peetoom is one of the most accomplished defensive players in Syracuse
history. A three-time team Defensive MVP and two-time captain, Peetoom
contributed to 19 shutouts in his career, including six in 2007 on his
way to being voted to the All-BIG EAST Third Team. He was named to the
Soccer America National Team of the Week after college soccer’s first
weekend for his role in shutouts of Penn State and NCAA College Cup
finalist Ohio State.
Peetoom started all 67 matches of his career at center back and finished
with 12 points. In his rookie season of 2004, Peetoom led the Orange in
scoring with eight points on four goals.
Off the field, Peetoom will earn a degree in sport management. He is a
two-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star and has been named to the SU
Athletic Director’s Honor Roll five times.
CLASS is an acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying
in School and the program was launched during the 2001-02 season in
response to the trend of college basketball players leaving early to
turn professional. The award was conceived by sportscaster Dick Enberg
and was inspired by the story of former Duke star Shane Battier, who
could have been an NBA lottery pick, but elected to return to college
where he led the Blue Devils to the national championship and earned his
degree.
Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award Winner
Evan Barnes, Navy
Lowe’s Senior All-America First Team
Evan Barnes, Navy
Kevin Forrest, Washington
Trini Gomez, Loyola Marymount
Julius James, Connecticut
Tim Jepson, Duke
Lowe’s Senior All-America Second Team
Stephen King, Maryland
Peter Lowry, Santa Clara
Brad Peetoom, Syracuse
Julian Valentin, Wake Forest
Mike Zaher, UCLA
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