Ashton Bennett and Cody Clark, who were recently named national All-Americans by the National Junior College Athletic AssocCody Clark was recently named national All-Americans by the National Junior College Athletic Association.Ashton Bennett was recently named national All-Americans by the National Junior College Athletic Association.iation, have received First Team All-American designations from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

          Bennett, a second-year forward, is from Clarendon, Jamaica. 

Bennett ranked second in the nation this year in NJCAA Div. I in total offensive points with 26 goals and 20 assists.  The top goal scorer in NJCAA Region 12 and the Ohio Community College Athletic Conference, Bennett this year has been named MVP of the OCCAC, the top player in NJCAA Region 12 and Offensive Player of the Year in the OCCAC.  In his first year at Cincinnati State, Bennett was named to the OCCAC All-Academic Team for his combined athletic and academic performance. Earlier this month he was named to the NJCAA Div. I All-American First Team. He has verbally committed to continue his academic and athletic career at Division I Coastal Carolina University.

          Clark, a second-year midfielder, is from Bright, Indiana (East Central High School). A captain on the 2010 Cincinnati State team, Clark was voted the No. 3 player in NJCAA Region 12 and a member of the First Team NJCAA Region 12 and All-OCCAC. Last year Clark was one of five players from Cincinnati State to be named to the OCCAC All Conference First Team.  He was a NSCAA 1st Team All-American last year as well.  This year he was named to the NJCAA Div. I All-American Second Team. He has not yet made a commitment about his future academic or athletic plans.

          Cincinnati State’s men’s team compiled a 22-3-0 record this year and won the OCCAC crown and the NJCAA regional and district championships en route to the finals of the national tournament this year.  After winning its first two games in the national tournament, the Surge lost in the championship match Nov. 21 to Tyler (Texas) Junior College, which also won the title in 2009.

          Amanda Seaburn, a standout defender for the Cincinnati State women’s soccer team, has been named a First Team All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

          Seaburn, a 2009 graduate of Oak Hills High School, joins Ashton Bennett and Cody Clark from the Cincinnati State men’s soccer team as a recipient of the 2010 All-American awards from the NSCAA.

          Seaburn was a key member of the defensive side of Cincinnati State's 13-3-0 women's soccer team in 2010.  A second-year student at the college, Seaburn blossomed into a leadership role as the Surge improved markedly from a seven-win season in 2009. Seaburn anchored a defense that in 2010 allowed just seven goals all season.

          On the offensive side, Seaburn chipped in with six goals and two assists.  According to women’s Head Coach Wil Cagle, “the pressure she put on the other team having to deal with her deep runs with and without the ball had a big impact for us.’’

          Cincinnati State finished the season ranked 10th in the NSCAA and 13th in the National Junior College Athletic Association national polls.  The team established a school record for most wins in a season (13) and tied records for fewest losses (three), fewest goals allowed (seven), most shutouts (12) and highest final national rankings.