Student-athletes who used Propella's services stand out in the national soccer championship
The U.S. college soccer format is divided into three phases during the year. The regular season and championship of each conference, the national championship and the national championship finals. Each regular season begins in August and the conferences organize a game format to define the champion; however, it is important to note that during this period, each program plays both conference and non-conference games.
Once the conference champions are defined, the national championship begins, which starts approximately in November. The qualifiers for this tournament, the most competitive in U.S. college soccer, are defined as follows.
Generally, the universities that obtained the first place in their respective conferences qualify directly, while the remaining slots are assigned by a regulatory committee, made up of representatives from the 8 NCAA regions, which analyzes the performance of each university during the season and determines the qualifiers.
During the first phase of the tournament, each program faces direct elimination matches played on university campuses. Once the top four universities are determined, the semifinals and the national final are played in the same venue to define the champion of the division. This year, 8 student athletes who have received Propella's services, qualified with their teams to the national tournament of their respective division, 4 of them ended their participation in the first round, while 4 remain in contention.
Embry Riddle, the program where Bryan Castellanos competes, qualified to the NAIA National Tournament after winning the California Pacific Conference championship; however, they ended their season in the first round match of the national championship which ended in a 4-0 loss to St Thomas.
Jose Daniel Alcala, Grace College student athlete, qualified for the NAIA National Tournament for the fourth time in program history. In the first round, he lost 3-1 to Lindsey Wilson; however, the team finished its season with a record of 11 wins, 3 losses and 6 ties.
Eastern Florida State, the university where Samira Roper competes, was also present within the list of qualifiers to the NJCAA Division 1 National Tournament. The team won the first match of the tournament 4-0 against Laramie County with Samira's goal sealing the score. The second game also ended with a 4-0 win, this time, against Hill College. In the semifinals, they faced Iowa Western, lost the match 4-2 and were out of the competition. Currently, Eastern Florida is ranked #5 in NJCAA.
Montserrat DÍaz, Fort Hays student athlete, qualified with her team to the NCAA Division II National Championship. In the first round, they played against Emporia State and with a 5-1 loss ended their participation this season.
Syracuse's captain, Amferny Arias, continues in contention for the NCAA Division I title. The team qualified directly to the National Tournament, as it was crowned champion of its conference, Atlantic Coast (ACC), the most competitive in U.S. college soccer.
Alejandro Lopez, Lipscomb student athlete, also qualified directly to the NCAA Division I National Tournament after winning the ASUN conference title in a match against Central Arkansas that ended with a score of 6-2 and a touchdown by Lopez that sealed the victory.
The University of Chicago NCAA Division III program where Maina Ngobia competes advanced to the quarterfinals of the national tournament after four consecutive victories.
Finally, Creighton defender Fabián Álvarez won the Big East conference championship and is in the second round of NCAA Division 1 after eliminating Missouri State 2-1 in the first round of the tournament.
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