Dec. 30, 2008

River Forest, IL - The college men's soccer coaches of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) has named Dominican University's Matt Kochanowski (Arlington Heights, IL) to the 2008 NSCAA/adidas Men's College Scholar All-America College Division First Team. The honor caps a decorated career for the Stars' 5'10" senior forward.

Kochanowski, majoring in Business Administration at Dominican University, maintained a minimum 3.30 cumulative grade point average throughout his collegiate academic career while leading Dominican to four conference championships and four appearances in the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer National Tournament including a run to the Elite Eight in 2006.

In November, following a season in which the Arlington Heights native tallied a team-high 17 goals, Kochanowski was named the Northern Athletics Conference (NAC) Offensive Player of the Year. The Stars' captain was then named to the NSCAA North Central All-Region First Team in December.

For his career, Kochanowski totaled 191 points on 72 goals and 47 assists. He was named the conference Player of the Year or Offensive Player of the Year in 2006, 2007 and 2008 and was the Lake Michigan Conference's (LMC) Rookie of the Year in 2005. He has been named to the NSCAA All-Region Team four times, including three appearances on the First Team, and was named to the NSCAA All-America Third Team in 2007.