KANSAS CITY, Mo. — United Soccer Coaches announced the association's 2021 Scholar All-America Teams on Thursday. Included among the first-team selections was Kenyon College senior Luke Muther.

The award was added to a long list of accolades for Muther, who previously was named a second-team United Soccer Coaches All-American, a first-team All-North Coast Athletic Conference (NCAC) honoree, as well as the 2021 NCAC Defensive Player of the Year.

During the 2021 campaign, Muther played a huge role within the Kenyon defensive unit that yielded just 15 goals in 20 games, logged seven shutouts and posted a team goals against average (.730) that ranked second in the NCAC and 34th among all NCAA Division III teams.

Muther, a physics major, started all 20 games for the Lords, who went 16-3-1, won the conference crown and made it to the second round of the NCAA Division III Championship Tournament. When leaving his defensive position to join the attack, Muther scored one goal and assisted on four others.

To be eligible for the Scholar All-America award a student-athlete had to be nominated by their coach, had to be of junior or senior standing, had to play a minimum of 75 percent of games during the season and had to have at least a 3.40 cumulative grade point average.