BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Illinois Wesleyan senior defender Danny Kenny has been elected to the first team of the Capital One Academic All-America® Men's Soccer squads, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Kenny is the 114th Illinois Wesleyan Academic All-American® since the program began in 1970, a total that is tied for 12th among all participating colleges and universities. He is the first IWU men's soccer player to earn first team Academic All-American® honors. Ikenna Odinaka was a second team selection in 2007. The complete list of IWU Academic All-Americans® is available here.

To be eligible for Academic All-America® consideration, a student-athlete must be a varsity starter or key reserve, maintain a cumulative G.P.A. of 3.30 on a scale of 4.00, have reached sophomore athletic and academic standings at his/her current institution and be nominated by his/her sports information director.

Kenny (Wildwood, Mo., Lafayette HS), set a school record with eight assists this season and is second most in an IWU career with 14 assists. He had one goal with the eight assists this year for 10 points.

Kenny has a 4.00 grade-point average as an environmental studies and Hispanic studies major. He is a member of Phi Beta Kappa honor society, Phi Beta Delta international scholar honorary and Sigma Delta Pi Hispanic scholar honorary.

Kenny is also active with the establishment of the Illinois Wesleyan Peace Garden, dedicated to providing education and fresh produce for the IWU and Bloomington-Normal communities.

The 2012 Capital One Academic All-American ® Men's Soccer Teams, selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America, recognize the nation's top student-athletes for their combined performances athletically and in the classroom. Capital One has been the entitlement rights holder to CoSIDA's Academic All-America teams programs since 2011.

This is the second year of the expanded Academic All-America® program as CoSIDA moved from recognizing a University Division (Division I) and a College Division (all non Division I) and has doubled the number of scholar-athletes honored. The expanded teams include NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II and NCAA Division III participants, while the College Division team combines NAIA, Canadian and two-year schools.

The Capital One Division II and III Academic All-America® program is being financially supported by the NCAA Division II and III national governance structures, to assist CoSIDA with handling the awards fulfillment aspects for the 2012-13 DII and DIII Academic All-America® teams program.