From University of Rochester Athletics

University of Rochester junior defender Keith Grafmeyer has been selected as a Second Team All-American in men's soccer byd3soccer.com. This is Grafmeyer's third honor for his soccer playing skills.

He is a resident of North Royalton, Ohio and an alumnus of Walsh Jesuit High School. Grafmeyer is majoring in Biomedical Engineering.

Earlier this year, he was named First Team All-University Athletic Association. That was followed by his selection as a First Team All-East Region defender by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, and now his honor as an All-American.

Grafmeyer started 19 of 20 matches for the Yellowjackets this year (all but the second match of the year – against Cazenovia College in Rochester's Flower City Soccer Classic). He finished among Rochester's top scorers, collecting five goals and two assists for 12 points. He scored three gamewinning goals: at Clarkson University in September, home versus Lycoming College and Kean (NJ) University in October.

With Grafmeyer on the back line, Rochester's defense posted 11 shutouts and held six other opponents to one goal. The Yellowjackets gave up more than one goal three times – and won two of those three matches. Rochester was 15-3-2 overall (won-lost-tied). The Yellowjackets won the UAA regular season title (5-1-1) and earned the league's automatic bid to the NCAA playoffs.

In the NCAAs, Rochester posted shutout wins over SUNYIT and Oberlin College. The Yellowjackets advanced to the Sweet 16 round at Rutgers-Camden. The season ended with a 1-0 loss to Montclair University in the Sweet 16.

As the season wound down, the defense got tougher. Rochester allowed two goals in the last seven matches – one by Emory (in a 3-1 UR win) in early November, and the goal in the 1-0 loss to Montclair.

Grafmeyer is the second Rochester player to earn All-America honors in men's soccer this year. Classmate Alex Swanger was named an NSCAA All-American at the start of December.