CARMEL, Ind. – In a vote amongst league coaches, the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology men's soccer team was picked to finish first in the 2023 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season.
The Fightin’ Engineers finished the 2022 regular season in first place, running the tables with an 8-0-1 mark in league play for the season. Hanover College was voted to finish second and picked up two first-place votes. Translyvania University snagged the third place spot just one point behind Hanover. In fourth place, there was a tie between the Anderson University Ravens and the Manchester University Spartans.
Listed below is the 2023 HCAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll and the 2023 HCAC Athletes to Watch.
For more information on HCAC Men's Soccer, visit the websites of any of the participating schools, or go to the HCAC's home on the Internet at www.heartlandconf.org. Be sure to stay up to date on all of your Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference news by following @HCACDIII on Twitter and by liking the "HCAC DIII" Facebook page.
2023 HCAC MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First Place Votes
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (7) |
78 |
| 2. |
Hanover College (2) |
71 |
| 3. |
Transylvania University (1) |
70 |
| 4. |
Anderson University |
50 |
| 4. |
Manchester University |
50 |
| 6. |
Bluffton University |
42 |
| 7. |
Franklin College |
28 |
| 8. |
Defiance College |
23 |
| 9. |
Earlham College |
21 |
| 10. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
17 |
2023 HCAC Men's Soccer Athletes to Watch:
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Jordan Bossman |
JR |
Columbus, Ohio |
F |
| Drew Vaughn |
SR |
Beavercreek, Ohio |
D |
| Usman Kamara |
JR |
Franklin, Ind. |
F |
| Stephen Fite |
SR |
Cincinati, Ohio |
M |
Bluffton
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Angel Velasco-Urbina |
JR |
Lexington, Ky. |
GK |
| Elijah Zimmerman |
SR |
Archbold, Ohio |
F |
| Jackson Clark |
JR |
Mount Blanchard, Ohio |
M |
| Drew Ireland |
JR |
Coshocton, Ohio |
M |
Defiance
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Riley Hensley |
SR |
Swanton, Ohio |
D |
| Noah Svanberg |
SR |
Otsego, Ohio |
F |
| Orry Killam |
SR |
Napoleon, Ohio |
GK |
| Josha Maurer |
SR |
Springfield,Ohio |
M |
Franklin
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Eddy Yousak |
SR |
New Castle, Ind. |
F |
| Jon Moore |
SR |
New Palestine, Ind. |
F |
| Htoo Ray Moo |
SR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
D |
| Lucas Pereira |
SO |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
M |
Earlham
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Quentin Berry |
SR |
Zionsville, Ind. |
M |
| Devin Fitzgibbon |
JR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
M |
| Braden Guinn |
JR |
Yorktown, Ind. |
F |
| Andre Moriel |
SO |
Murfreesboro, Tenn. |
M |
Hanover
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Luciano Salemi |
SR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
GK |
| Clayton Anderson |
SR |
La Grange, Ky. |
D |
| Xander Ochsner |
SR |
Floyds Knobs, Ind. |
M |
| Omar Dizdar |
SO |
Bardstown, Ky. |
F |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Noah Black |
SR |
Swayzee, Ind. |
D |
| Aaron Ketchmark |
SO |
Kouts, Ind. |
GK |
| Julian Keough |
SR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
M |
| Cory Mitchell |
SR |
Maitland, Fla. |
F |
Mount St. Joseph
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Micael Abel |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
F |
| Luiz Martinez-Velez |
SR |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
M |
| Willis Johnson |
JR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
M |
| Gunnar Gramann |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
D |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Caleb Urban |
GR |
Martinsvilole, Ind. |
M |
| Kai Moore |
SR |
Pendelton, Ind. |
M |
| Jackson Seida |
SR |
Frankfort, Ill. |
F |
| Julius Salinas |
SR |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
M |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Henry Roetker |
JR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
M |
| Eric Hicks |
SO |
Benton, Ky. |
D |
| Dylan Barnes |
SO |
Elizabethtown, Ky. |
M |
| Jeremy Mason |
SR |
Louisville, Ky. |
M |