Nov. 18, 2009

WASHINGTON - Georgetown University men's soccer goalkeeper Mark Wilber (Tijeras, N.M./Albuquerque Academy) has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American Second Team. The junior is a two-time BIG EAST Academic All-Star and appeared in 11 games this season for the Hoyas. This marks the first Georgetown player to be named Academic All-American by the College Sports Information Directors of America in program history.

Wilber started in 11 games this season for the Hoyas. He posted five shutouts and had a 5-4-1 record in the net. He posted 36 saves to his credit and notched a goals against average of 1.02. Wilber posted a pair of BIG EAST shutouts earlier in the season and was named the BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Week marking his first career weekly honor. His back-to-back shutouts also propelled the Hoyas into the national rankings. The junior has seven career shutouts tying him for eighth on the all-time listing.

The biology major has a 3.86 GPA and became eligible for the all-American honor after earning a spot on the District II First Team. Classmate Alex Verdi (Ivyland, Pa./Germantown Academy) was also honored on the District II Second Team.

The Hoyas finished the season with a record of 9-8-2 overall and a mark of 6-5 in BIG EAST play. Georgetown was the fourth seed in the Blue Division in the BIG EAST Tournament before falling to DePaul in penalty kicks. The Blue & Gray will lose just three seniors to graduation and will return a majority of the starting lineup in 2010.