Nov. 29, 2001

LAS VEGAS - UNLV men's soccer players Jason Melendez and Kelly Frederick were recently selected to the 2001 NCAA Division I All Far-West Teams by the NSCAA / adidas All-America committee.

For the second straight year, Melendez earned a spot on the All Far-West First Team after having ended his four-year Rebel career with 29 goals and 22 assists for 80 points, which ranks sixth all-time in school history. A senior forward from Lakewood, Calif., Melendez is only the second UNLV men's soccer player to lead the Rebels in scoring for four consecutive seasons (1998-2001). He is also a three-time All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation First Team and Academic All-Conference selection.

Frederick, a junior forward from Antigua, received All Far-West Third Team honors. He ended the 2001 season tied as the team's second leading scorer with six goals and four assists for 16 points. Frederick is currently a member of the Antigua National Team and is a junior college transfer from Bryant & Stratton College in New York. This past season, he contributed two goals in a 6-1 upset of fifth-ranked and defending national champion Connecticut on Sept. 23.

2001 NSCAA / adidas ALL FAR-WEST TEAMS
First Team
Justin Neerhoff (Sr.), GK, San Diego
Lee Morrison (Sr.), D, Stanford
Bryn Ritchie (Sr.), D, Washington
Alex Yi (So.), D, UCLA
Ryan Coiner (Jr.), M, San Diego
Kelly Gray (Jr.), M, Portland
Nate Jaqua (So.), M, Portland
Roger Levesque (Jr.), F, Stanford
Jason Melendez (Sr.), F, UNLV
Jon Spencer (Sr.), F, UC Irvine
Arturo Torres (Jr.), F, Loyola Marymount

Third Team
Rusty Johnson (Sr.), GK, Santa Clara
Ryan Cochrane (Fr.), D, Santa Clara
Garret Turk (Jr.), D, San Diego
Saul Wolf (Sr.), D, UC Irvine
Noah Delgado (Sr.), M, Fresno State
Andres Murringui (Jr.), M, Loyola Marymount
Chris Roner (Sr.), M, California
Ignacio Cid (Fr.), F, Oregon State
Kelly Frederick (Jr.), F, UNLV
Brandon Henley (Sr.), F, Portland
Tim Pierce (Jr.), F, UCLA