Men's Soccer | December 09, 2021

List of all the winners

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Oregon Tech men's soccer athletes have been recognized as NAIA All-Americans as junior Joel Witts and senior Jake Mitchell earned NAIA All-American honorable mention honors.
 
Goalkeeper Joel Witts (Bend, Ore.) earned his first All-American honors for the Owls. Head coach Casey Tate commented, "Joel had an amazing season, which was a credit to all the great work from him and our very good defense. Joel is an unbelievable athlete and a keeper with a tremendous work rate. He made some huge saves to help us achieve this record-breaking season. A big thanks to our Nursing program and to Joel for all their hard work off the field to enable this historic season and honor of being an all-American.  I am so happy for Joel and our team for gaining this recognition as a program."
 
Midfielder Jake Mitchell (Temecula, Calif.) earned honorable mention by the All-American Committee. Tate had this to say, "Jake was the heart and soul of our team this season. We had a fantastic team culture that was led by Jake. The team's success we had on and off the field was 100% from Jake and our Captains. Jake led our team in goals (10) and covered the most distance of anyone on our team. He gave everything he had in each game this season and to our team. I am so happy that he received this honor, and it was well deserved. Jake will leave a legacy with our program."
 
Mitchell is also a CoSIDA 1^st Team selection, the mechanical engineering major has a GPA of 3.81.
 
The NAIA All-America committee consists of the NAIA-Men's Soccer Coaches Association Executive Committee, the National Championship Games Committee, and four men's soccer coaches. Each team – first, second and third – consists of 11 members and the honorable mention teams.
 
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