Adedapo named All-Region by National Soccer Coaches Association of America
Second men’s soccer play in school history to earn All-Region twice in career

Dec. 12, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) announced its 2008 All-Region Men’s Soccer Teams this week and Marietta College junior defender Delé Adedapo (Gahanna/Bexley) received NCAA Division III All-Great Lakes Region first team honors.

Adedapo earned All-Region recognition for the second straight year; D3kicks.com named him All-Region third team in 2007. He is just the second person in school history to garner the honor twice, joining Ken Rickvalsky ‘84 who was named All-Region in both 1981 and 1982.

Adedapo, a captain, anchored the Pioneers’ defense, which allowed just 1.59 goals per game in 2008. He became the first Marietta player since Roy Munk ’96 in 1992 and 1993 to earn All-OAC first team honors in two straight years. Offensively, Adedapo added eight goals, which tied for second on the team.

Marietta, the fourth seed, made its third OAC Tournament appearance in school history in 2008. The Pioneers also qualified in 1997 and 2007. The program, which had not previously won an OAC Tournament game, defeated fifth-seeded Heidelberg 4-1 in the OAC Quarterfinals and upset top-seeded Capital 2-1 in overtime in the OAC Semifinals to advance to the OAC Championship, where it fell 3-0 to third-seeded Ohio Northern. Marietta has one OAC Soccer Championship; the Pioneers tied for the OAC regular season title in 1984.