National Academy Championships Recap

National Academy Championships Recap
by Travis Clark
February 27, 2024
Players featured in this article:
Shalom Adja |  2025
F | Baltimore Armour
MF | NYSC
D | RFA
F | Tampa Bay
Zain Elder |  2025
F | Mich. Wolves
Ian Hecker |  2025
F | Boston Bolts
F | Real Colorado
Lucas Laird |  2025
D | FC United (IL)
Lars Larsen |  2025
F | Minnesota United FC
D | RFA
Tyson McCoy |  2025
MF | Mich. Wolves
D | Real Colorado
MF | NEFC
MF | Sockers FC
D | Intercontinental Football Academy (IFA)
Rio Pehar |  2026
MF | FC United (IL)
D | Jacksonville FC
GK | Clearwater Chargers

This year's National Academy Championships wrapped up on Monday with the U17 and U19 teams crowning champions.

Over the past two weekends, some of the best teams in MLS NEXT outside of pro academies competed across the U13 through U19 age groups.

Below is a rundown of the champions of each age group, plus the U17 and U19 All Star teams.

Champions

U13

Bronze: FC Westchester

Silver: South Florida FA

Gold: Cedar Stars Bergen

U14

Bronze: Baltimore Armour

Silver: TSF Academy

Gold: Orlando City South

U15

Bronze: Cedar Stars Academy Monmouth

Silver: West Florida Flames

Gold: Tampa Bay United

U16

Bronze: SC Wave

Silver: Cedar Stars Monmouth

Gold: BW Gottschee

U17

MLS NEXT: Boston Bolts

U19

MLS NEXT: Sockers FC

All Star Teams

U17

Maroon

Logan Lilla, CM Vardar Soccer Club
Yacouba Bamba, CB Met Oval Academy
Advait Bhogte, CB/CB FC Westchester
Mattias Goncalves, CM Blau Weiss Gottschee
Eli Grande, CM Seacoast United
Ian Hecker, CM Boston Bolts
Zapp Hotz, OB Blau Weiss Gottschee
Adam Kowalski, CB St. Louis Scott Gallagher
Lucas Laird, OB Chicago FC United
Lars Larsen, F Michigan Jaguars
Gabriel Leslie, W Florida Rush
Tyson McCoy, W Michigan Wolves
Kenji McCracken, CB Real Colorado
Drew Mullins, OB Chargers Soccer Club
Liam Newton-Smith, F AFC Lightning
Rio Pehar, CM Chicago FC United
Ethan Otterberg, CM Sockers FC
David Restrepo, CM Orlando City Seminole
Rafael Vinals, W South Florida Football Academy
Erick Wayner, CB Miami Rush Kendall SC
Wesley May, GK Real Colorado
Aaron Choi, GK Boston Bolts

White

Shalom Adja, W/F Baltimore Armour
Spengler Aran, CM West Florida Flames
Adam Berent, CB Midwest United FC
Johan Bermudez, CB NYSC
Kenyon Carter, CB/OB Real Jersey FC
Ethan Blanco, CB/CM Tampa Bay United
Matthew Frady, CM IMG
Evan Gustafson, CM NEFC
Joel Suarez, W/F Tampa Bay United
Jagar Love, CM Jacksonville FC
Jack Marcantonio, CB Bethesda SC
Alexander Mauricio, CM TSf Academy
Pavie Ivkovic, CB Sockers FC Chicago
Cam Ramos, F NEFC
Alex Rapp, CB South Florida Football Academy
Jackson Schroeder, OB Jacksonville FC
Jameson Smith, OB Vardar Soccer Club
Matthew Will, CM/W Real Jersey FC
Luke Zogaib, OB Michigan Jaguars
Henry Moreno, CM Capital City SC
Duran Van Woerkom, GK Chargers Soccer Club
Hughston Taggart, GK Capital City SC

U19

Maroon

Adrian Bravo, OB Tampa Bay United
Octavian Bumbanac, CB Orlando City Seminole
Evan Campbell, CB Baltimore Armour
Kayman Dansey, CM West Florida Flames
Matheus Pelissari, W IFA New England MLS Next
Adan Dollens, CM AFC Lightning
Robert Georgescu, W Jacksonville FC
Daniel Hickwiciz, OB Sockers FC Chicago
Cooper Hineline, W Real Colorado
Gino Lavista, CM Met Oval Academy
Thomas Klein, CB Southern soccer academy
Oscar Martinez, CM Seacoast United
Adrian Monter, CM Vardar Soccer Club
Patrick O'Donohue, CM FC Westchester
Alex Posada, OB Met Oval Academy
Druv Pareek, W Sockers FC Chicago
Hudson Scheiber, CM SC Wave
Donovan Smiech, CB AFC Lightning
Amir Yahalom, CM Boston Bolts
Mirza Zecic, GK Southern soccer academy
Andy Dunn, GK Jacksonville FC

White

Zain Elder, W Michigan Wolves
Sunheon Hwang, W Strikers FC
Matthew Klann, CM Chicago FC United
Ty Kuiper, OB Southern Soccer Academy
Tristan Manderson, OB Baltimore Armour
Jordan Mangatal, CM South Florida Football Academy
Chase Massaux, CB Real Jersey FC
Kainoa Mauch, CM Chargers Soccer Club
Lachlan Mcvie, CB Bethesda SC
Casey Milliken, CM NEFC
Alex Moeller, F Midwest United FC
Quinn Muderlak, OB Bavarian United
Gabriel Ocaris Salcedo, CM Florida Rush
Alejandro Palacio, OB IFA New England MLS Next
Taylor Diminick, OB IMG
Carson Shamoo, CM Bethesda SC
Aryan Sunder, OB Capital City SC
Erick Vallecidos, CB Miami Rush Kendall SC
Michael Zill, CM Strikers FC
Gerardo Mendez, GK TSF Academy
Max Ionita, GK Sockers

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