GREENWOOD, IN – Rowan's Johnny Troiano has been named the Academic All-America® Men's Soccer Division III Team Member of the Year, joining a group of outstanding student-athletes named to the 2025 Academic All-America® men's soccer teams as selected by the College Sports Communicators. He becomes the first student-athlete in any sport in Rowan history to earn the prestigious Team Member of the Year honor. 

Troiano also earns his second consecutive selection to the Academic All-America® Division III Men's Soccer First Team, and is the 43rd Rowan student-athlete to be named an Academic All-American. He was the only repeat performer on the Division III Academic All-America® Team. The Division III first team had an average GPA of 3.92, with three members having 4.00 GPAs, while a total of five student-athletes on the three teams had 4.00 GPAs.

The senior Law & Justice Studies major was also recently chosen to the All-America Third Team by the United Soccer Coaches for the second straight season. A three-time All-NJAC selection, Troiano was named the NJAC Offensive Player of the Year in back-to-back years, becoming the first Prof to win the award twice. He topped the NJAC with a career-high 19 goals, adding five assists to total 43 points. The forward notched five multi-goal games this season and had six gamewinners for the NJAC champion Profs. 

Troiano closed out his stellar career among the Profs' all-time leaders, ranking third all-time in goals with 55 and fourth with 131 career points (55 goals, 21 assists). He was a part of three NJAC champion teams and three NCAA Tournament participants. 

The Profs finished 2025 with a 17-4-4 record, advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament after winning their second straight NJAC Championship. Rowan was ranked #12 in the final United States Soccer Top 25.

Other student-athletes named the Academic All-America® Team Member of the Year for NCAA Divisions I, II, and the NAIA, respectively were Marcus Caldeira from West Virginia University, Sverre Orten from Gannon University, and Mario Goic of SCAD Savannah.