Caldeira, Hernando Named Scholar All-Americans
December 18, 2025 01:18 PM | Men's Soccer
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Senior forward Marcus Caldeira and graduate defender Carlos Hernando were each named Scholar All-Americans, as announced by United Soccer Coaches. Caldeira earns a spot on the first team while Hernando landed on the second team.
For Caldeira, he earns the honor for the second year in a row, the only player in the nation to repeat as a Scholar All-American. A finance major with a 4.0 GPA, it adds to his list of accolades this season which include CSC Academic All-American of the Year, First Team All-America, and Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year.
On the field, he scored 14 goals and had seven assists to give him 35 points, the most by a Mountaineer since Jack Cardosa's 59 in 1973. His 42 career goals and 99 career points both rank third in Mountaineer history while his 17 game-winning goals set a new program record.
Hernando is a Scholar All-American for the first time after scoring three goals this season while anchoring a defense that produced eight shutouts. He was also named All-Southeast Region and All-Sun Belt second team. Off the field, he had a 3.80 GPA while studying Sport Management and served as team captain this year.
With the two selections this year, West Virginia now has nine players all-time with a total of 11 occurrences. The others were Andy Bevin (2013, 2014), Jack Elliot (2016), Yutaro Tsukada (2023), Jackson Lee (2023), Sergio Ors Navarro (2024), Max Broughton (2024), and Ryan Baer (2024).
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
For Caldeira, he earns the honor for the second year in a row, the only player in the nation to repeat as a Scholar All-American. A finance major with a 4.0 GPA, it adds to his list of accolades this season which include CSC Academic All-American of the Year, First Team All-America, and Sun Belt Player and Offensive Player of the Year.
On the field, he scored 14 goals and had seven assists to give him 35 points, the most by a Mountaineer since Jack Cardosa's 59 in 1973. His 42 career goals and 99 career points both rank third in Mountaineer history while his 17 game-winning goals set a new program record.
Hernando is a Scholar All-American for the first time after scoring three goals this season while anchoring a defense that produced eight shutouts. He was also named All-Southeast Region and All-Sun Belt second team. Off the field, he had a 3.80 GPA while studying Sport Management and served as team captain this year.
With the two selections this year, West Virginia now has nine players all-time with a total of 11 occurrences. The others were Andy Bevin (2013, 2014), Jack Elliot (2016), Yutaro Tsukada (2023), Jackson Lee (2023), Sergio Ors Navarro (2024), Max Broughton (2024), and Ryan Baer (2024).
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUMensSoccer on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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