Fuelberth honored as First Team Academic All-American by CSC

By Jacob Knabel on Dec. 10, 2024 in Men's Soccer

2024 CSC Academic All-America Men’s Soccer Teams

SEWARD, Neb. – A major factor in the Concordia University, Nebraska Men’s Soccer run to the GPAC tournament final, Nolan Fuelberth has been named to the 2024 Academic All-America® NAIA Men’s Soccer Team, as announced by College Sports Communicators (CSC) on Tuesday (Dec. 10). Fuelberth was tabbed an Academic All-District selection on Nov. 19 along with teammates Ferdi Hagen, Youssef Heggy and Michael Wyvill. A junior from Lincoln, Neb., Fuelberth was chosen as the First Team Academic All-American goalkeeper by CSC.

The 2024 Academic All-America® Men’s Soccer Teams, selected by College Sports Communicators, recognize the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Student-athletes must achieve a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher in order to be nominated for this award. Nominees also had to meet specific requirements in terms of games played and games started during the 2024 season. The CSC Academic All-America® program separately recognizes honorees in four divisions — NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III and NAIA — for each gender.

A two-time NAIA Scholar-Athlete, Fuelberth is an academic senior majoring in Accounting and Business Administration. The Lincoln Southwest High School alum has been named a Second Team All-GPAC keeper in back-to-back seasons. This past 2024 campaign, Fuelberth started 17 games (1,550 minutes) and posted a goals against average of 0.87 and save percentage of .783 while making 54 saves and collecting five shutouts. Head Coach Jason Weides’ ’24 squad ranked in the top 15 nationally for lowest goals against average. Fuelberth was the first student-athlete from the men’s soccer program to be named an Academic All-American by CSC (formerly CoSIDA) since Nathan Douglas in 2013.