Dec. 23, 2004

RICHMOND, Va. -- George Mason University senior goalkeeper John O'Hara (Foxford, Ireland) and junior forward Teba McKnight (Couva, Trinidad) were each named to the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association (VaSID) 2004 all-Virginia team for the University Division, the league announced Thursday. O'Hara, who was named to the first team, earns all-State honors for the third time in his career, while McKnight, a second-team selection, nabs his first all-Virginia award.

O'Hara earned All-CAA First Team honors for the third straight year at the close of the 2004 season and prior to the start of the season, O'Hara was tabbed as a Third Team Preseason All-America by College Soccer News. O'Hara started all 19 games and logged 1,780 minutes in the net during the 2004 campaign for the Patriots as he garnered a goals against average of 1.21. He closed out the 2004 season fifth in the Colonial Athletic Association in saves (71), tied for fifth in shut-outs (5), seventh in save percentage (74.7%) and seventh in saves per game (3.74).

O'Hara ended his career second in Mason's record books in minutes played (7500), fourth in saves (286) and fourth in shut-outs (65). He garnered All-Virginia first team honors and was also named to the Academic All-America University Division Second Team in District III in 2003.

In addition, the Ireland native will represent Mason at the Major League Soccer (MLS) Player Combine Jan. 8-11 and is one of 66 players that was chosen to compete for the attention of MLS coaches and general managers in hopes of being selected in the MLS SuperDraft on Jan. 14 in Baltimore, Md.

O'Hara has been on the Athletic Director's honor roll for six-straight semesters, earned CAA Commissioner's Award for the second-straight year in 2003 and was named to the Dean's List spring 2003.

In his second season with Mason, McKnight earned All-CAA Second Team honors. McKnight played in 18 games in 2004 and closed out the season first among teammates in points (20), tied for first in goals (7) and second in assists (6).

Among his conference peers, McKnight finished the 2004 regular season tied for fourth in points, points per game (1.11) and goals, while he also closed the year tied for second in game-winning goals (3) and tied for sixth in assists. McKnight was the only Patriot to be named CAA Player of the Week in 2004 as he first earned the honor on Sept. 20 and then again on Oct. 4 as he shared the honors with VCU's, Saul Montero.

McKnight was also named Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) Player of the Week on Oct. 8 for his efforts against Delaware and Towson as he scored four goals and tallied one assist to amass nine points during that week.