Valparaiso University men’s soccer senior Nico Campbell (Kingston, Jamaica/St. George’s College) capped his strong summer campaign with the Des Moines Menace by being named as one of the three finalists for the Premier Development League (PDL) Goalkeeper of the Year award this week.

Campbell, who was named to the PDL All-Central Conference team last week, helped backstop one of the league’s top defenses this summer, as the Menace surrendered just seven goals in 14 regular-season matches. Campbell made nine starts at goalkeeper for Des Moines during the regular season, posting a 0.44 GAA and making 36 saves for a .900 save percentage, and then started both of the playoff matches in goal for the Menace.

Campbell was joined on the short list for PDL Goalkeeper of the Year honors by Ryan Cretens of the Carolina Dynamo and Augustin Rey of the Fresno Fuego. The trio was chosen as finalists from 67 PDL teams, with the winner to be announced this Friday.