AUSTIN, Tex. -- North Park Men's Soccer junior defender Hugo Neborg added another accolade to a decorated third season with the Vikings, earning College Sports Communicators (CSC) Third Team Academic All-American honors on Tuesday morning. He was the only College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) player represented on the prestigious list.

Neborg, a United Soccer Coaches Third Team All-American for his outstanding junior season, carried a 3.92 grade-point average through his studies in Finance, while starting in 20 matches for the Vikings. He played a role in 10 Viking shutouts this season, captaining a Viking defense that proved to be one of the best in Division III soccer. He led the team with nine assists, including setting up scores in four of the last five games of the season. Neborg scored twice and put eight shots on target.

Neborg is the first Viking to earn CSC Academic All-American status since Isak Flo was named a first teamer in 2022.

About CSC and Selection Criteria:

The College Sports Communicators Academic All-America® Program, formerly named CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America), has honored more than 40,000 student-athletes since 1952 with the prestigious title of Academic All-American for their outstanding academic and athletic achievements.

To be eligible for the award, student-athletes must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) and compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests/sets played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets.