COLCHESTER, Vt. - Three Saint Michael's College men's soccer players qualified for College Sports Communicators (CSC) NCAA Division II Academic All-District honors, it was announced on Tuesday.
 
Senior Xolo Miralles (Vinaròs, Spain/IES Leopoldo Querol/Otero) was recognized for the third straight year, while classmate Garrett Smith (Gorham, Maine/Bridgton Academy/Bryant) and sophomore Rodrigo Salamanca Lopez (Madrid, Spain/Colegio Internacional Aravaca) claimed their initial accolades.
 
Saint Michael's was one of five schools in the Northeast 10 Conference with at least three qualifiers. The three Purple Knights were among 24 total from the NE10.
 
College Sports Communicators, formerly known as College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA), moved to a qualification system for All-District accolades in 2022, with major contributors toting at least a 3.50 cumulative grade-point average by their sophomore seasons eligible. Each school was able to put six student-athletes forward for an award that previously necessitated voting. Instead, All-District honorees can now advance directly to the Academic All-America ballot, which will still incorporate national membership voting.
 
Miralles made all 16 of his appearances as a starter in the midfield, contributing two goals and three assists. The captain finished his three-year Saint Michael's career with 15 points across 46 starts in 47 outings. The business administration major, who has a 3.58 GPA, is a five-time NE10 Academic Honor Roll qualifier and landed a pair of Division 2 Athletics Directors Association (D2 ADA) Academic Achievement Awards.
 
In just two years as a Purple Knight, Smith capped his tenure fifth in program history in career goals-against average (1.17), tied for sixth in shutouts (11), and tied for eighth in wins (15). The captain totes a 3.56 GPA as a business administration major while twice earning NE10 Academic Honor Roll citations and claiming a D2 ADA Academic Achievement Award for the 2024-25 school year.
 
Salamanca Lopez made all 15 of his starts on the defensive side of the ball this fall, sending home three goals, including the game-winner against Saint Anselm College on Oct. 4. He holds a 3.59 GPA as a business administration major and has twice qualified for the NE10 Academic Honor Roll.
 
Through the Academic All-America program, CSC names separate Academic All-District and Academic All-America teams at each the NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III levels, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.