December 6, 2011

Flagler's Bergfeld, Toby Named Daktronics All-Americans

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Flagler College junior midfielder Joseph Toby (Freetown, Sierra Leone) and senior midfielder Johan Bergfeld (Akers Styckebruk, Sweden, Rekarnegymnasiet) were named to the 2011 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men’s Soccer All-America Teams, as released by officials this afternoon.

Toby becomes Flagler’s second first-team All-American, the last was Tim Bartlett in 1984 when he was selected as an NAIA All-American. Bergfeld was selected to the third-team.

The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition.

Toby a first-team Daktronics all-Southeast Region and all-Peach Belt selection, finished the season tied for the team-lead with 11 goals and tallied eight assists for a team-best 30 points. He recorded one of Flagler’s two hat tricks this season and has scored three equalizers.

Bergfeld was named the Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year and earned Daktronics first-team all-Southeast Region and all-conference honors as well being selected to the Academic All-District and Academic All-Conference teams. He started all 23 matches this season and scored six goals, with four being game-winners, to go along with five assists for 17 points.

Flagler finished the season with a 17-3-3 overall record and advanced to the elite eight of the NCAA Division II National Tournament.