Indiana Unanimously Claims First Place In Men’s Soccer Preseason Poll
12 Academic All-Big Ten students highlight Preseason Honors List
ROSEMONT, Ill.—Indiana University was unanimously selected to pace the nine conference teams in the 2018 season, announced by the Big Ten Conference on Wednesday.
Indiana (18-1-6, 5-0-3 Big Ten) tied for second in the 2018 season, along with making a run to the NCAA National Championship match.
Michigan State was voted into the second position, Maryland in third place and Michigan fourth. The top-five was rounded out by Wisconsin.
The preseason honors list includes the 2017 Goalkeeper of the Year in Michigan State’s Jimmy Hauge, two additional first-team selections and five All-Big Ten second-team picks.
The 2018 preseason honors list also includes Second Team Scholar All-American Hauge and Scholar All-North/ Central Region DeJuan Jones, both representing Michigan State. Twelve of the students on the honors list were named 2017-18 Academic All-Big Ten.
The season kicks off on Friday, August 24 with all nine teams in action.
Below is the full poll and preseason honors list:
2018 BIG TEN MEN’S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
1. Indiana
2. Michigan State
3. Maryland
4. Michigan
5. Wisconsin
T-6. Ohio State
T-6. Penn State
8. Northwestern
9. Rutgers
2018 BIG TEN MEN’S SOCCER PRESEASON HONORS LIST
Andrew Gutman, Sr., D, Indiana
Francesco Moore, Sr., M, Indiana
Trey Muse, So., GK, Indiana
Donovan Pines, Jr., D, Maryland
Amar Sejdic, Sr., M, Maryland
Dayne St. Clair, Jr., GK, Maryland
Marcello Borges, Sr., D, Michigan
Jack Hallahan, Jr., F, Michigan
Robbie Mertz, Sr., M, Michigan
Jimmy Hague, Sr., GK, Michigan State
DeJuan Jones, Sr., F, Michigan State
Ryan Sierakowski, Sr., F, Michigan State
Camden Buescher, Sr., M, Northwestern
Tommy Katsyiannis, So., M, Northwestern
Garrett Opperman, So., D, Northwestern
Brady Blackwell, Sr., M, Ohio State
Parker Siegfried, Jr., GK, Ohio State
Will Hirschman, So., D, Ohio State
Ethan Beckford, So., F, Penn State
Brennan Ireland, Sr., D, Penn State
Aaron Molloy, Jr., M, Penn State
Zeno Mazzucato, So., D, Rutgers
Rafael Pereira, Sr., GK, Rutgers
Bryce Washington, So., D, Rutgers
Mitch Guitar, Jr., M, Wisconsin
Noah Leibold, Jr., M, Wisconsin
Robin Olofsson, Jr., D, Wisconsin
