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 2024 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) season.
The Fightin’ Engineers claimed the first place finish in the preseason poll with 79 points and seven first place nods. Hanover College was voted to finish second (67) and picked up two first-place votes. Transylvania University snagged the third-place spot with the remaining first place nod and 62 points. In fourth place, was the Manchester University Spartans (54). Rounding out the top five is Anderson University (49).
Listed below is the 2024 HCAC Men's Soccer Preseason Poll and the HCAC All-Conference Returners and Athletes to Watch.
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2024 HCAC MEN'S SOCCER PRESEASON POLL
(#) Denotes First-Place Votes
| 1. |
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (7) |
79 |
| 2. |
Hanover College (2) |
67 |
| 3. |
Transylvania University (1) |
62 |
| 4. |
Manchester University |
54 |
| 5. |
Anderson University |
49 |
| 6. |
Earlham College |
32 |
| 7. |
Berea College |
29 |
| T8. |
Franklin College |
28 |
| T8. |
Bluffton University |
28 |
| 10. |
Mount St. Joseph University |
22 |
HCAC All-Conference Returners from last season
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Jordan Bossman |
SR |
Columbus, Ohio |
Forward |
| Drew Vaughn |
SR |
Beavercreek, Ohio |
Defender |
Berea (played last season in the Collegiate Conference of the South - CCS)
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Victor Hernandez |
SO |
Houston, Texas |
Center |
| Zak Shendera |
JR |
Lexington, Ky. |
Centerback |
Earlham
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Devin Fitzgibbon |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Defender |
Hanover
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Clayton Anderson |
SR |
LaGrange, Ky. |
Defender |
| Xander Ochsner |
SR |
Floyds Knobs, Ind. |
Midfielder |
| Patricio Campos |
JR |
Mexico City, Mexico |
Forward |
| Andrew Beck |
SO |
Louisville, Ky. |
Defender |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Aaron Ketchmark |
JR |
Kouts, Ind. |
Goalkeeper |
Mount St. Joseph
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Luis Martinez |
SR |
San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Forward |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Peter Borger |
JR |
Rockville, Md. |
Defender |
| John Biederstedt |
SR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Goalkeeper |
| Elijah Hardersen |
SR |
North Aurora, Ill. |
Defender |
| Chase Kedizor |
SO |
Wheaton, Ill. |
Midfielder |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Dylan Barnes |
JR |
Elizabethtown, Ky. |
Midfielder |
2024 HCAC Athletes to Watch
Anderson
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Dalton Grubbs |
SR |
Carmel, Ind. |
Defender |
| Art Hinton |
SR |
Indianapolis, Ind. |
Midfielder |
| Noah Neu |
SO |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Defender |
| Caleb Opoku |
SR |
Columbus, Ohio |
Midfielder |
Berea
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Tobore Takpor |
FY |
Laplace, La. |
Forward |
| Peter Mensah |
FY |
Columbus, Ohio |
Centerback |
| Roosvins Josil |
SO |
Mableton, Ga. |
Center |
| Ali Ferguson |
SO |
Atlanta, Ga. |
Left Wing |
Earlham
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Braden Guinn |
SR |
Muncie, Ind. |
Forward |
| Nic Wilson |
SR |
Charlotte, N.C. |
Forward |
Franklin
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Lucas Pereira |
JR |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
CenterMid |
| Theo Sasso |
JR |
Sao Paulo, Brazil |
Forward |
| Ian Rowe |
5th |
Greenwood, Ind. |
Goalkeeper |
| Kalao Ebalo |
SO |
Nashville, Tenn. |
Forward |
Hanover
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Omar Dizdar |
JR |
Bardstown, Ky. |
Forward |
| Jose Perez |
JR |
Nashville, Tenn. |
Midfielder |
| Louan Seveno |
SO |
Vannes, France |
Midfielder |
| Austen Holwerda |
SR |
Louisville, Ky. |
Defender |
Manchester
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Aaron Ketchmark |
JR |
Kouts, Ind. |
Goalkeeper |
| Kole Williams |
SO |
Lafayette, Ind. |
Midfielder |
| Devon Allen |
SR |
Argos, Ind. |
Defender |
Mount St. Joseph
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Mike Smith |
JR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Midfielder |
| Mohi Naphrey |
FY |
Walsal, England |
Midfielder |
| Nathaniel Knuth |
FY |
Granger, Ind. |
Defender |
| Eric Slavey |
SO |
Reading, Ohio |
Forward |
Rose-Hulman
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Julius Salinas |
GR |
Bakersfield, Calif. |
Midfielder |
| Jacob Pohl |
JR |
Avon, Ind. |
Defender |
| Tyler Eldridge |
SR |
Louisville, Ky. |
Forward |
Transylvania
| Name |
Class |
Hometown |
Position |
| Henry Roetker |
SR |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
Midfielder |
| McKay Wheatley |
SO |
Louisville, Ky. |
Midfielder |
| Kevin Nevarez |
SO |
Lexington, Ky. |
Defender |