ST. LOUIS - Saint Louis senior defender Diego Konincks (Monfoort, Netherlands) has been named a third-team Academic All-America selection by the College Sports Communicators.

Konincks is the seventh SLU men's soccer student-athlete to claim Academic All-America honors and the first since Pat Disbennett in 2008.

A mainstay on the Billikens' back line, Konincks started every game and helped the Billikens register a 0.99 goals against average and five shutouts. Offensively, he scored four goals, including the game-winner in the win against La Salle. Konincks was tabbed the Atlantic 10 Conference's Defensive Player of the Year and was a second-team All-Region selection.

Konincks has a 4.0 GPA in his postgraduate work as a project management major in SLU's School for Professional Studies. He enjoyed a great three-year career at Campbell where he was regularly honored by the Big South for his play on the pitch in addition to his work in the classroom.

SLU Men's Soccer Academic All-America Selections
2023 – Diego Konincks
2008 – Pat Disbennett
2006 – John DiRaimondo
2005 – John DiRaimondo
2002 – Jack Jewsbury
2000 – Jeff DiMaria
1999 – Kevin Kalish
1998 – Kevin Quigley