MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University men’s soccer senior defender Jack Elliott has earned another postseason honor, being named to the Scholar All-America Second Team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA).
The accolade is the latest in a long list of awards for the London, England, native, recognizing his accomplishments both on the pitch and in the classroom. Earlier this month, he was named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region First Team.
Elliott was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America First Team on Nov. 22, becoming WVU’s first ever three-time Academic All-America honoree, and the All-MAC Second Team for the second time in his career on Nov. 10.
Elliott is just the second Mountaineer in program history to be recognized on an NSCAA Scholar All-America team, joining Andy Bevin, who was honored in 2013 and 2014. In conjunction with the Scholar All-America announcement, Elliott was also named to the 2016 NSCAA Scholar All-East Region First Team for the first time in his career.
While starting all 16 matches as a senior and logging a team-high 1,487 minutes, Elliott scored two goals and added an assist while anchoring a back line that recorded record-setting numbers. Elliott and the Mountaineers posted eight shutouts in 2016, including a shut-out streak that lasted a program-record seven consecutive matches and 758 minutes.
Elliott, who earned an invitation to participate in the 2017 MLS Player Combine, is a Management Information Systems major with a 3.96 grade-point average.
Along with the honors and awards he has earned this season, Elliott has been recognized with numerous accolades throughout his career. He was named to the Academic All-America Third Team in 2014 and the Second Team in 2015. He was also named to the All-MAC Second Team in 2014 and has been recognized as a Distinguished Scholar-Athlete by the Mid-American Conference and has earned Academic All-MAC Team accolades and Academic All-Big 12 honors. He has been named to the Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll, the President’s List and the Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll throughout his career.
