IU’s Maher, Penn Earn Preseason All-America Honors from Top Drawer Soccer
8/28/2019 9:41:00 AM | Men's Soccer
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana University men's soccer sophomore Jack Maher and freshman Joshua Penn earned preseason All-America honors from Top Drawer Soccer earlier this week.
Maher was named to the Second-Team Preseason Best XI team, while Penn was named to the Freshman Preseason Best XI squad. Also, in the site's top-100 rankings of upperclassmen, Maher was ranked No. 21, Joris Ahlinvi was ranked No. 45 and Simon Waever was ranked No. 71.
The honors keep rolling in for Maher, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year a season ago. Maher was the only sophomore named to the preseason MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and was named also named a preseason All-American by College Soccer News. On Tuesday, Maher was also named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
Penn, who has played for the U.S. U-19 and U-20 men's national teams, was ranked the No. 12 recruit in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. He was also tabbed the No. 1 player in the Midwest region and scored the second-most goals in the country in the DA.
The 2019 season begins on Friday, Aug. 30 with the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic at Armstrong Stadium. UCLA faces Northwestern at 5:00 p.m. ET, while the No. 2 Hoosier will host Pittsburgh at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Single game and season tickets for the 2019 season are now on sale. Prices are $7 for adults, $5 for youth (ages 3-18) and $4 for groups of 25 or more. Family Packages are $40 and fans will receive four tickets and food vouchers to be exchanged at the Armstrong Stadium concession stand. Family Packages must be purchased in advance of game day.
Flex Package tickets will also be available again this season. Each flex package will include eight vouchers to be exchanged on game day at any home IU men's soccer match. Adult flex packages will be $48 and youth (ages 3-18) flex packages will be $32
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
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Maher was named to the Second-Team Preseason Best XI team, while Penn was named to the Freshman Preseason Best XI squad. Also, in the site's top-100 rankings of upperclassmen, Maher was ranked No. 21, Joris Ahlinvi was ranked No. 45 and Simon Waever was ranked No. 71.
The honors keep rolling in for Maher, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year a season ago. Maher was the only sophomore named to the preseason MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List and was named also named a preseason All-American by College Soccer News. On Tuesday, Maher was also named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.
Penn, who has played for the U.S. U-19 and U-20 men's national teams, was ranked the No. 12 recruit in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer. He was also tabbed the No. 1 player in the Midwest region and scored the second-most goals in the country in the DA.
The 2019 season begins on Friday, Aug. 30 with the adidas/IU Credit Union Classic at Armstrong Stadium. UCLA faces Northwestern at 5:00 p.m. ET, while the No. 2 Hoosier will host Pittsburgh at 8:00 p.m. ET.
Single game and season tickets for the 2019 season are now on sale. Prices are $7 for adults, $5 for youth (ages 3-18) and $4 for groups of 25 or more. Family Packages are $40 and fans will receive four tickets and food vouchers to be exchanged at the Armstrong Stadium concession stand. Family Packages must be purchased in advance of game day.
Flex Package tickets will also be available again this season. Each flex package will include eight vouchers to be exchanged on game day at any home IU men's soccer match. Adult flex packages will be $48 and youth (ages 3-18) flex packages will be $32
For all the latest on Indiana University men's soccer, be sure to follow the team at @IndianaMSOC on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
#GoIU
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