Carson-Newman's Welo Garners First Team NSCAA Scholar All-American Honor

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Carson-Newman senior defender Sindre Welo (Trondheim, Norway) was named a first team National Soccer Coaches Association of America Scholar All-American on Thursday to become the first Eagle in program history to garner the accolade from the NSCAA.

Welo graduated last Friday with his Masters of Business Administration, which was his second degree from Carson-Newman with a 3.80 cumulative GPA; the Norwegian also earned his Bachelor's in Business from C-N.

To be named to a Scholar All-America team, a student-athlete must have at least a 3.30 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) throughout his or her career; start more than 50 percent of all games and be a significant contributor to the team. Division I and II student-athletes are combined to fill the NSCAA Scholar All-America teams.

The NSCAA Scholar All-American award is Welo's seventh plaudit of the postseason. He named first team All-South Atlantic Conference, first team College Sports Information of America (CoSIDA) Academic All-District, first team All-Southeast Region by the NSCAA and Division II Conference Commissioners Association, second team NSCAA All-American and third team D2CCA All-American.

The Norwegian ended his career as the most-capped player in Carson-Newman history by appearing 77 games during his four years at Mossy Creek. During his senior campaign, the Norwegian tallied nine goals, which led the team and ranked second in the SAC, and an assist. As a defender, he ranked third on the team with 27 shots. Welo tallied his fourth multi-goal game of his career against Catawba on Oct. 10th and his penalty kick against Coker on Oct. 31stclinched Carson-Newman a share of the SAC regular season title. On Nov. 4th, he was awarded the Tennessee Sportswriter Association Player of the Week honor. He ranked fourth in the conference with 19 points.

He finished his career with 28 career goals, which was sixth-most in program history, and seven game-winning goals. Welo placed seventh in school history with his 71 career points and is tied with four other Eagles, including senior Lucas Siqueira (Sao Paulo, Brazil), for the school record with three made penalty kicks. The senior was also a member of the 2013 team that made a run to the program's first-ever NCAA Championship game. He is a three-time member of All-SAC teams and been bestowed All-Region honors four times.

Welo is the lone SAC representative to be named to the NSCAA Scholar All-American teams and one of only nine Division II representatives.