The 2023 season may be over, but University of Chicago men's soccer is still making headlines. College Sports Communicators (CSC) released their Academic All-American teams on Tuesday afternoon with the honor roll containing two Maroon student-athletes.
Major Awards For Yetishefsky & Leuker Highlight All-UAA Haul
Date Posted: 2/2/2024
The University of Chicago men's soccer team had six players named to the 2023 UAA Men's Soccer All-Association team as announced by the conference on Monday, led by Ryan Yetishefsky and Jack Leuker who were named the Co-Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year for the conference respectively. Lyndon Hu and Kai Walsh joined Yetishefsky and Leuker as first team members, while Will Boyes and Alex Gomas were named to the All-UAA Second Team.
The University of Chicago men's soccer reign as national champions fell just short in the NCAA tournament, but they still have plenty to be happy about. This point was driven home once more as a combined four Maroons were named to the first or second teams in the United Soccer Coaches (USC) All-Region lists.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches (USC) announced the 2023 NCAA Division III Men's All-Americans and University of Chicago's own Ryan Yetishefsky was among the 50 players being honored as the best in the country.
Yetishefsky, who was selected as a second team All-American, tallied 12 goals and had five assists all of which led to a single-season high of 29 points in 2023. The senior had five game winning goals as well including the golden strike in their second-round game against Ohio Wesleyan with less than a minute left to go before overtime. He wraps up his three years with the team with 32 goals, including 16 game winners, and eight assists for a total of 72 points. In the career record books, Yetishefsky is tied for sixth in goals and is eighth in points.
This award, which makes him the 11th USC All-American in team history, marks the third time that Yetishefsky has received a postseason honor following the 2023 campaign. He was named All-UAA first team and earned the conference's title of Co-Offensive Player of the Year and was a first team selection by USC for their NCAA D-III All-Region teams.
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No. 21 University of Chicago men's soccer began hosting their second straight NCAA tournament weekend with a battle against the top team in the bracket for the third round in No. 10 Calvin. Each team owned a half and overtime didn't solve things but a perfect performance in penalty kicks allowed the Maroons to advance to the next round in what will go down as a 1-1 tie against the Knights.