MARQUETTE, Mich. - NMU women's soccer student-athletes Brooke Pietila and Hannah Kastamo have been announced as D2CCA First Team All-Americans, the Division Two Conference Commissioner's Association (D2CCA) announced today.

Pietila and Kastamo became the first two D2CCA All-Americans and the sixth and seventh All-Americans across all distinctions in NMU soccer history.

Pietila earned her accolade as a midfielder, and Kastamo earned her spot as a defender. They are the only two student-athletes from the GLIAC to land on any team.

Pietila continues to etch her name into the NMU women's soccer record book after her historic final season, adding a First-Team All-America honor to go along with her plethora of achievements from the season: including GLIAC Offensive Player of the Year, All-GLIAC First Team, GLIAC All-Tournament Team, D2CCA First-Team All-Region, CSC Academic All-District, and becoming the program leader in All-time career assists (30), multi-assist games (5), and career games played (97) and started (95).

It was a truly special year for Kastamo, as the defender went from an All-GLIAC Honorable Mention as a sophomore to becoming a D2CCA First Team All-American as a junior. Kastamo set career highs in almost every statistical category, and now adds an All-America honor to go with her GLIAC Defender of the Year, All-GLIAC First Team, GLIAC All-Tournament Team, D2CCA First-Team All-Region, and CSC Academic All-District honors.

Both players became eligible for All-America status thanks to receiving All-Region first-team selections from the D2CCA.

The full release can be found here

The Division II Conference Commissioners Association encourages and promotes Division II athletics and high standards of sportsmanship as important elements of higher education. The CCA is a key communications link among the conferences as they discuss views, policies and regulations that impact Division II intercollegiate athletics and works closely with the NCAA as a communications channel to NCAA Division II member colleges and universities.
 

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