EUNICE, La. – LSU Eunice Men's Soccer has placed two members on the 2021 NJCAA Division I All-American team, it was announced on Tuesday. The duo of
Elie Bokota (Atlanta, GA, Clarkston HS) and
Obeng Tabi (Montreal, Quebec, Canada, Evangeline HS) were named to the prestigious list.
Bokota, a midfielder, is on the first team while Tabi, a defender, is on the third team.
This marks the second straight season LSUE has landed a pair of student-athletes on the NJCAA All-American team. It's also three consecutives years that the Bengals have a first-team All-American, joining Iowa Western and Tyler JC as the only schools in the country to accomplish that feat.
Bokota was a starter in all 16 games for the Bengals this season, tallying five goals and 11 points, both second on the team. The holding midfielder was a dominant box-to-box presence for the Bengals, helping LSUE record six clean sheets during the season.
The Georgia native was also named to the United Soccer Coaches All-American team.
Tabi was LSU Eunice's left back, starting 14 games. The Canadian import assisted on three goals in 2021 while helping the Bengals defense rank 17th nationally in goals against average (1.04).
LSU Eunice just wrapped another National Tournament appearance, finishing the campaign 8-6-2.
2021 NJCAA Division I Men's Soccer All-American Team
First Team
POS. |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
CLASS |
F |
Michele Signorelli |
Arizona Western |
So. |
F |
Roberto Ordonez |
Western Texas |
Fr. |
F |
Yutaro Tsukada |
Daytona State (FL) |
So. |
F |
Luis Flores |
Tyler (TX) |
Fr. |
M |
Omar Gomez |
Salt Lake (UT) |
So. |
M/D |
Luka Nedic |
Iowa Western |
So. |
M |
Elie Bokota |
LSU Eunice |
Fr. |
D |
Cooper Nunn |
Monroe College (NY) |
Fr. |
D |
Ronaldo Banks |
Western Texas |
So. |
D |
Moise Bombito |
Iowa Western |
So. |
GK |
Yuta Ishizuka |
Iowa Western |
So. |
Second Team
POS. |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
CLASS |
F |
Damorney Hutchinson |
NOC-Tonkawa |
So. |
F |
Youkendjy Pacius |
Spartanburg Methodist (SC) |
So. |
F |
Kye Williams |
Harford (MD) |
Fr. |
F |
Erik Weinhauer |
Illinois Central |
Fr. |
M |
Takeru Moriyama |
Cowley (KS) |
So. |
M/D |
Carlos Vargas |
Laramie County (WY) |
So. |
F |
Caique Trivelato |
Cowley (KS) |
Fr. |
D |
Prince Nwabudike |
Daytona State (FL) |
So. |
D |
Logan Roach |
Iowa Lakes |
So. |
D |
Ethan Warne |
Arizona Western |
Fr. |
GK |
Christian Olivares |
Salt Lake (UT) |
Fr. |
Third Team
POS. |
PLAYER |
COLLEGE |
CLASS |
F |
Jesse Maldonado |
Yavapai (AZ) |
Fr. |
F |
Juan Lopez |
Angelina (TX) |
Fr. |
F/M |
Andres Javitt |
Montgomery College (MD) |
Fr. |
F |
Michael Appiah |
Arizona Western |
Fr. |
M |
Taimu Okiyoshi |
Salt Lake (UT) |
Fr. |
F/M |
Sofian Maghouz |
Iowa Lakes |
So. |
M |
Jonathon Martinez |
Tyler (TX) |
So. |
D |
Jacob Goldstein |
Lewis & Clark (IL) |
So. |
D |
Antonio Biggs |
Tyler (TX) |
Fr. |
D |
Obeng Tabi |
LSU Eunice |
Fr. |
GK |
Aidan Leak |
Tyler (TX) |
So. |