MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Reebok All-American teams were announced Thursday night (Mar. 24) at the NCAA Division III Final Four banquet at McNamara Alumni Center on the campus of the University of Minnesota. Senior forward Shawn Skelly (Wolverine Lake, Mich.) was named First Team West Region All-American becoming the first men's player to be named First Team All-American.

Skelly is a four-time MCHA All-Conference selection and currently has 226 career points, which is the most by a current player in Division III. He was also named the 2008-09 MCHA Player of the Year. He has 100 goals and 126 assists in his career which spans 112 games.

Skelly leads the Bulldogs into the NCAA Division III semifinals today against Oswego State at 4:30 EDT from Ridder Arena in Minneapolis. He leads the team with 45 points this season with 19 goals and 26 assists. Skelly is the all-time MCHA leader in points (161) and ranks sixth all-time in Division III with 46 power play goals. In addition, his 19 career game-winning goals is tied for first in Division III history.