Junior Neil Bartholomay was named to the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s (NSCAA) Scholar All-America second team, honoring his performance both on the field and in the classroom. He was joined on the NSCAA Scholar All-North/Central Region team by teammate Simon Ginet.

After a superb season on the soccer pitch, junior forward Simon Ginet has now been honored for his strong performance in the classroom. He was named a first-team Academic All-American, as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Carleton student-athletes have now earned Academic All-America distinction 19 times overall, and Ginet is the fifth Knight to be voted to the national first-team.

It seems like everyone and their dog comes out with some sort of year-end list, so Knights Online feels obligated to follow the crowd. This isn’t necessarily a list of the most popular stories on the website because you won’t find a single coaching change on this list…that’s too easy. Instead, just in time to ring in the New Year, here are the top-10 storylines—the things that caught our attention—on Knights Online during the last 12 months.

All season long, soccer fans around the region knew that Carleton first-year forward Branden McGarrity and junior defender Neil Bartholomay were among the top players in the nation. Today, the duo has the hardware to prove it as the two members of the Carleton College men’s soccer squad were tabbed All-Americans by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).

The Carleton College men’s soccer team has once again earned the National Soccer Coaches Association of America’s (NSCAA) Team Academic Award. The Knights have earned this honor every year since 2000, holding the longest streak among all MIAC squads. Carleton was one of 150 schools in the nation to have both its men’s and women’s programs receive this award, making this the 12th consecutive year that the Knights have earned double academic recognition.

On the heels of their fifth conference title in six seasons, four members of the Carleton College men's soccer squad were voted to the All-MIAC First Team: defender Neil Bartholomay, midfielder Will Corcoran (Mahtomedi, Minn.) and forwards Simon Ginet and Branden McGarrity.Additionally, senior midfielder Alex Voorhes earned all-conference honorable mention, and Bob Carlson was selected by his peers as the 2012 MIAC Coach-of-the-Year.