College soccer: UCI soccer players honored

Senior UC Irvine men’s soccer player Saul Wolf and senior women’s

soccer player Natalie Franklin were named second-team Verizon Academic

All-Americans.

Wolf, an international studies major, was the 2001 Big West Conference

Co-Defensive Player of the Year. He had 11 points on three goals and five

assists in his final collegiate season.

Franklin, who started 16 of 17 games last season, had two goals and

four assists for eight points. She was also a second-team All-Big West

Conference selection in 2000 and 2001. Majoring in social science,

Franklin has been on the UCI Dean’s list every quarter in her two years

at UCI.

To be eligible for academic All-American honors, a competitor must

have at least a 3.20 cumulative grade-point average and be

a starter or important reserve. Athletes also must be in their second

season at their current school. Thirty-four male student-athletes and 33

female student-athletes were honored as first-, second- or third-team

Academic All-Americans.