University of Delaware Athletics
Ben Sampson Named CoSIDA Academic All-American of the Year for Men's Soccer
11/22/2016 12:24:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Matt Haney (2004-06) as the only men's soccer players in UD history to earn Academic All-American honor three times.
Following a medical redshirt, Sampson decided to return to the classroom to utilize his fifth year of eligibility this fall to pursue a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a concentration in signal processing, communications and controls. The 2014 CAA Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year, he graduated summa cum laude and top of his class this past spring with a 3.989 cumulative GPA.
Sampson, a two-time team captain, displays a similar hallmark leadership on the field, in the classroom and in the community. He has remained a mainstay on the pitch for Delaware and this year led the Blue Hens (12-8-1) to the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament while earning first team All-CAA honors. He played and started in all but one game during the 2016 season and ranked third on the team with four goals.
For his career, he played in 84 games with 83 starts and became Delaware's all-time leader in both categories. He garnered 10 goals and four assists for 24 points for his career as well and was part of 24 shutouts.
A five-time CAA Academic Honor Roll recipient, Sampson earned Dean's List honors every semester while at Delaware and is a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society and the Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society. He served as an image processing intern at Phase Sensitive Innovations (PSI), which specializes in the development of millimeter wave imaging solutions, during the 2015-16 academic year.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
Following a medical redshirt, Sampson decided to return to the classroom to utilize his fifth year of eligibility this fall to pursue a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engineering with a concentration in signal processing, communications and controls. The 2014 CAA Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year, he graduated summa cum laude and top of his class this past spring with a 3.989 cumulative GPA.
Sampson, a two-time team captain, displays a similar hallmark leadership on the field, in the classroom and in the community. He has remained a mainstay on the pitch for Delaware and this year led the Blue Hens (12-8-1) to the Colonial Athletic Association Tournament title and a berth in the NCAA Tournament while earning first team All-CAA honors. He played and started in all but one game during the 2016 season and ranked third on the team with four goals.
For his career, he played in 84 games with 83 starts and became Delaware's all-time leader in both categories. He garnered 10 goals and four assists for 24 points for his career as well and was part of 24 shutouts.
A five-time CAA Academic Honor Roll recipient, Sampson earned Dean's List honors every semester while at Delaware and is a member of the Chi Alpha Sigma National College Athlete Honor Society and the Eta Kappa Nu Honor Society. He served as an image processing intern at Phase Sensitive Innovations (PSI), which specializes in the development of millimeter wave imaging solutions, during the 2015-16 academic year.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Scott Selheimer | selheime@udel.edu | Office: 302-831-8007 | Cell: 302-562-5129
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