Division I preseason men’s Best XIs

Division I preseason men’s Best XIs
by ESNN
July 30, 2013

The first kick of the 2013 NCAA soccer season is nearly upon us, which means the preseason awards are starting to trickle out.

This fall is setting up for an exciting season, as Indiana attempts to win its ninth title with a number of challengers trying to stop the Hoosiers from repeating as champs.

There is also a wave of new players looking to seize the spotlight after 25 of the 33 NCAA Division I Men’s All-Americans last season moved onto the professional level.

Below is TopDrawerSoccer.com’s Preseason Best XI list, which highlights some new names looking to make the most of their time in the spotlight this fall.   

For the women’s list: click here.

First Team

GK: Andre Blake, Connecticut
D: Boyd Okwuonu, North Carolina
D: Bryan Gallego, Akron
D: Sebastien Ibeagha, Duke
D: Kyle Venter, New Mexico
MF: A.J. Corrado, Indiana
MF: Chris Ritter, Northwestern
MF: Fabio Pereira, Michigan
F: Steve Neumann, Georgetown
F: Brandon Allen, Georgetown
F: Patrick Mullins, Maryland

 

Second Team

GK: Charlie Lyon, Marquette
D: Eric Miller, Creighton
D: Kevin Cope, Michigan State
D: Nick Hagglund, Xavier
D: Ben Sweat, South Florida
MF: Alex Martinez, NC State
MF: Michael Calderon, New Mexico
MF: Aaron Kovar, Stanford
F: Mamadou Doudou Diouf, Connecticut
F: Reinaldo Brenes, Akron
F: Mark Sherrod, Memphis

 

Third Team

GK: Spencer Richey, Washington
D: Axel Sjoberg, Marquette
D: Anthony Manning, Saint Louis
D: AJ Cochran, Wisconsin
D: Jalen Robinson, Wake Forest
MF: Marlon Hairston, Louisville
MF: Pedro Ribeiro, Coastal Carolina
MF: Aodhan Quinn, Akron
MF: Bryan Ciesiulka, Marquette
F: Robbie Kristo, Saint Louis
F: Schillo Tshuma, Maryland


Freshman Team

GK: Zack Steffen, Maryland
D: Suli Dainkeh, Maryland
D: Billy McConnell, Indiana
D: Trevor Haberkorn, Furman
MF: Lindo Mfeka, South Florida
MF: Ricardo Perez, Creighton
MF: Tommy Thompson, Indiana
MF: Jordan Allen, Virginia
F: Jordan Morris, Stanford
F: Brody Huitema, Duke
F: Alex Muyl, Georgetown

 

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