Delaware senior forward Evans Frimpong was selected as the 2011 Colonial Athletic Association men's soccer Player of the Year, while Blue Hen sophomore forward Roberto Gimenez was named the CAA Rookie of the Year and James Madison's Tom Martin was voted as CAA Coach of the Year. The awards were voted on by the league's head coaches.

Foster is the third player in CAA history to receive Defensive Player of the Year honors two times and just the second to win it in back-to-back years. The sophomore anchored a Hofstra back line that recorded four shutouts this season. Foster also contributed offensively, leading the Pride with five goals and ranking second on the team with 11 points. Foster also was a first team All-CAA selection.

Griebsch, a midfielder, led the Pride in scoring for the second straight season as he posted four goals and 10 assists for 18 points. He is the first Pride player to reach double digit assists in a season since Patrick Geraghty had 12 in 2001. He currently ranks first in the CAA in assists and is 10th in overall points.

Frimpong was tied for second in the CAA with 27 points and 11 goals this season. He also contributed five assists and is the first Delaware player to ever receive CAA Player of the Year honors. Gimenez is also tied for second in the CAA with 27 points. The sophomore forward was fifth in the conference with 10 goals and tied for third in assists with seven.

Martin was honored as the CAA Coach of the Year for the fifth time after guiding James Madison to its first CAA regular-season title since 2000 with an 8-3 league mark. The Dukes won 10 of their 11 matches from Sept. 17 to Oct. 26 and posted shutouts in seven of them. JMU is 12-4-1 overall, matching its most victories since 2005, and the Dukes were a perfect 9-0 at home. The Dukes are ranked among the top 25 in several national polls.

Hofstra finished the 2011 season with a 7-10-1 record and was 4-7 in the CAA.

2011 All-CAA Men's Soccer Team
(Selected by CAA Men's Soccer Coaches)

First Team

Player, School                           Cl.    Pos.   Hometown/Previous School
Evans Frimpong, Delaware#        Sr.    F       Accra, Ghana/Accra
Roberto Gimenez, Delaware        So.   F       Calle Calatrava, Spain
Yannick Smith, Old Dominion      Jr.    F       Hillsborough, N.J./Hillsborough
Nicolas Abrigo, William & Mary    Sr.   MF    South Riding, Va./Flint Hill
Gideon Asante, Old Dominion#    So.   MF    Sunyani Ghana/Shattuck-St. Mary's
Dante Marini, Northeastern          So.   MF    Chadds Ford, Pa./Salesianum School
Paul Wyatt, James Madison#      Jr.     MF    Modbury, England/Ivybridge
Shaun Foster, Hofstra*             So.   D       Southport, England/Stanley
Chris Locandro, Georgia State     So.   D       Kennesaw, Ga./The Walker School
Juan Monge Solano, VCU            Fr.    D       San Jose, Costa Rica
Brandon Miller, UNCW                 Sr.   GK     Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Country Day

Second Team

Player, School                             Cl.   Pos.   Hometown/Previous School
Tim Hopkinson, Old Dominion       So.   F       Nottingham, England/Rushcliffe School
Patrick Innes, James Madison      Sr.    F       Chester, Va./Thomas Dale
Jason Johnson, VCU%                So.    F       Saint Anne, Jamaica/Manchester
Stephen McGill, Georgia State     So.   MF     Atlanta, Ga./St. Pius X
Daniel Roberts, UNCW                Sr.    MF     Sugar Land, Texas/Clements
Leo Stolz, George Mason             Fr.    MF     Munich, Germany/Gymnasiun Pullach
Ken Tribbett, Drexel                     So.   MF     Centennial, Colo./Grandview
Will Smith, William & Mary           So.   D       Avon, Conn./Westminster School
Tommy Webb, Old Dominion         Sr.    D      Auckland, New Zealand/Westlake Boys
Eric Zuehsow, George Mason#      Sr.    D      Ashburn, Va./Broad Run
Victor Francoz, Old Dominion        Jr.    GK    Fleurieu Sur Saone, France

Third Team

Player, School                             Cl.   Pos.   Hometown/Previous School
Olakunle Banjo, Towson#              So.   F       Upper Marlboro, Md./Largo
Mike Kennedy, Northeastern#       Sr.    F       Lynnfield, Mass./Lynnfield
Taylor Morgan, George Mason       Jr.    F        Southampton, England/Tauntons College
Ryan Gracia, George Mason         Sr.   MF     Rockville, Md./Thomas Wootton
Chris Griebsch, Hofstra              So.  MF     Dessau-Rosslau, Germany/Jena
Jamal Keene, Georgia State         So.   MF     Atlanta, Ga./Hiram
Christian McLaughlin, JMU           Jr.     MF     Herndon, Va./Herndon
Ryan Burnham, Northeastern        Sr.    D       North Yarmouth, Maine/Greely
Jason Gannon, James Madison     Sr.    D       Vienna, Va./Flint Hill
Darren O'Connor, Delaware%         Sr.    D       Cork, Ireland/Cholaise Cholim
Pentti Pussinen, Drexel                 So.   GK     Tampere, Finland/Kalvan Lukio

2011 CAA Player of the Year: Evans Frimpong, Delaware
2011 CAA Defensive Player of the Year: Shaun Foster, Hofstra
2011 CAA Rookie of the Year: Roberto Gimenez, Delaware
2011 CAA Coach of the Year: Tom Martin, James Madison

* - All-CAA First Team in 2010 # - All-CAA Second Team in 2010 % - All-CAA Third Team in 2010

2011 CAA Men's Soccer All-Rookie Team

Player, School                                   Cl.    Pos.    Hometown/High School
Jonathan Barden, James Madison   Fr.   MF      Harrow, England/Park
Yoan Fontaine, Delaware                 So.   D        Ruelle Russienne, France/Lycee Arago
Roberto Gimenez, Delaware           So.    F        Calle Calatrava, Spain
Marcus Luster, William & Mary        Fr.   MF/D    Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge
Ambry Moss, Northeastern              Fr.    D         Nassau, Bahamas/The Pendleton School
Prince Nartey, Delaware                  So.   D         Accra, Ghana/Presby Boy's School
Juan Monge Solano, VCU               Fr.    D         San Jose, Costa Rica
Leo Stolz, George Mason                Fr.   MF       Munich, Germany/Gymnasiun Pullach
Michael Teiman, William & Mary      Fr.   D         Liverpool, England/Liverpool College
Verneri Valimaa, George Mason      Fr.  MF       Coral Springs, Fla./American Heritage