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Adam Rosen Named to Verizon Academic All-District Team
American University Senior Earns Academic Honors to Close Career

Jan. 18, 2002

Senior Adam Rosen helped lead the men's soccer team to a No. 14 ranking in the country as selected by the NSCAA and adidas.

WASHINGTON — American University senior Adam Rosen (Milburn, N.J. /Milburn) was named to the 2001-02 Verizon Academic All-District Men’s Soccer First Team by the College Sports Information Directors of American (CoSIDA).

Rosen was named the Patriot League Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year in December and also earned first-team All-League honors. Rosen holds a 3.20 cumulative grade point average with a major in justice, law and society. He is the first Eagle male student-athlete to win Scholar-Athlete of the Year recognition.

The Eagles finished the 2001 season with a 13-8-2 record and a national ranking of 14th in the final NSCA/adidas poll. After winning the Patriot League Championship, American defeated Ohio State and Wake Forest on its way to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA College Cup. Rosen scored two goals in the Eagles victory against Wake Forest.

Rosen led the Patriot League in goals (10) and points (25) giving him 30 goals and 72 points for his career. He now stands in a tie for third in career goals scored and fifth in career points. Rosen also scored three game-winning goals during the season.
American University, which is in its inaugural year as a member of the Patriot League, officially joined the conference on July 1. The University, founded in 1893, fields a 19-sport Division I athletics program, featuring 10 women’s sports and nine for men.