Indiana University Athletics
2025 Men's Soccer Roster
Palmer Ault
- Weight:
- 160
- Height:
- 5-10
- Position:
- Forward
- Year:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Noblesville, Ind.
- High School:
- Noblesville
CAREER
Appeared in 68 matches with 67 starts … Recorded 37 goals and 22 assists, totaling 96 points … Tallied 12 game-winning goals … Started all 49 games played at Butler … Recorded 21 goals and 12 assists, totaling 54 points at Butler … United Soccer Coaches second-team All-American (2025) … Top Drawer Soccer second-team Best XI (2025) … Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top 100 (2025) … Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year (2025 … Unanimous first-team All-Big Ten (2025) … MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist (2025) … Top Drawer Soccer first-team Freshman Best XI (2022) … College Soccer News first-team All-Freshman (2022) … United Soccer Coaches first-team All-East Region (2022) … BIG EAST Freshman of the Year (2022) … First-team All-BIG EAST (2022) … Two-time second-team All-BIG EAST (2023, 24) … United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week (2022) … College Soccer News Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21) … Three-time Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (2022, 25) … Two-time College Soccer News Team of the Week (2022, 25) … Three-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (2025) … BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (2022) … Three-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (2022).
2025 (SENIOR - INDIANA)
United Soccer Coaches second-team All-American … Top Drawer Soccer second-team Best XI … Top Drawer Soccer Postseason Top 100 (No. 11) … Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year … Unanimous first-team All-Big Ten … MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist … College Soccer News Offensive Player of the Week (Oct. 21) … Two-time Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Sept. 2, Sept. 23) … Three-time Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 2, Sept. 23, Oct. 21) … Recorded 16 goals and 10 assists, totaling 42 points … One of two players – first since 2017 – to record 15 goals and 10 assists in single-season … Second Big Ten player in 21st century (Pat Noonan, 2001) to record 15 goals and 10 assists in a single-season … Collected most goals by IU player since Eriq Zavaleta (18, 2012), most assists since Trevor Swartz (16, 2018) and most points since Pat Noonan (44, 2001) … Collected most goals by Big Ten player since Gordon Wild (17, 2012) and Corey Hertzog (46, 2010) … Indiana had 10-1-1 record when Ault scored or assisted … Did not play consecutive games without a goal contribution … Had multiple G/A in eight matches, three G/A in five matches … Scored six goals against ranked opponents … Scored five game-winning goals … In conference play alone, led Big Ten in points, finished second in goals (7), tied-for-first in assists (8), second in shots (33) and shots on goal (16) … Converted 67th-minute penalty to kickstart comeback in 2-2 opening night draw with Clemson (Aug. 21) … Assisted tying goal and scored winner in 2-1 comeback victory over Green Bay (Aug. 28) … In next match, bagged brace versus Oregon State (Aug. 31) with penalty kick and acrobatic finish of cross at back post … Assisted lone goal in 1-0 win at Notre Dame (Sept. 7), beating defender to loose ball down left wing before passing across to Collins Oduro … Recorded first-career hat trick, career-high seven points, contributing to all four goals in victory at Penn State (Sept. 19) … Scored opening goal in 4-2 win over UCLA (Sept. 26), hammering home cross … Tallied goal contribution in five consecutive matches between Oct. 10-24, totaling seven goals, five assists, 19 points in that span … Assisted opening goal, tying goal and scored winning goal in 4-2 comeback victory over Ohio State (Oct. 10) … Scored both IU goals in 2-1 comeback win at Kentucky (Oct. 14) … Recorded second hat trick of season against Hanover (Oct. 17) … Tallied career-high three assists, contributing to IU’s first three goals in 4-1 win over Wisconsin (Oct. 21) … Scored left-footed strike at Maryland (Oct. 24) … Recorded one goal, two assists in win versus Rutgers (Nov. 7).
2024 (JUNIOR – BUTLER)
Second-team All-BIG EAST … Started all 15 matches played … Recorded five goals and six assists, totaling 16 points … Scored or assisted in four consecutive matches to start season, totaling five G/A in stretch … Assisted go-ahead goal against Oakland (Aug. 30) … Assisted again in 1-1 draw with Indiana (Sept. 4) … Scored and assisted at Bowling Green (Sept. 7) … Converted winning goal in 4-1 win over Evansville (Sept. 10), second-straight match with a goal … Two games later, helped Butler get lead after 17 seconds with assist at Akron (Sept. 20) … Found form in 5-1 win over Xavier, with one goal and one assist … Ended season with two goals and one assist versus DePaul (Nov. 2).
2023 (SOPHOMORE – BUTLER)
Second-team All-BIG EAST … Started all 15 matches … Scored six of Butler’s 13 goals … Opened account early, scoring goal in each of first two matches at Saint Louis (Aug. 24) and at SIUE (Aug. 27) … Bagged brace, scoring both goals of 2-1 win at Villanova (Sept. 15) … Scored opener in 3-1 win over IUPUI (Oct. 3) … Opened scoring in 1-1 draw with Xavier (Oct. 18).
2022 (FRESHMAN – BUTLER)
Top Drawer Soccer first-team Freshman Best XI … College Soccer News first-team All-Freshman … United Soccer Coaches first-team All-EAST Region … Unanimous BIG EAST Freshman of the Year … Unanimous first-team All-BIG EAST … United Soccer Coaches National Player of the Week (Sept. 28) … College Soccer News Team of the Week (Sept. 26) … Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week (Sept. 27) … BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 26) … Three-time BIG EAST Freshman of the Week (Aug. 29, Sept. 26, Oct. 3) … Started all 19 matches … Among BIG EAST players, finished tied-for-second in goals (10), tied-for-fifth in assists (6) and third in points (26) … Scored or assisted in 10 matches … Tallied brace in four different matches … Opened collegiate account in debut versus Western Michigan Aug. 25), scoring opener and game-winner in 2-0 victory … Started career with goals in consecutive matches with decisive goal in 1-0 win over Marshall (Aug. 29) … Found form in late September, scoring brace in three consecutive matches … Scored two goals and added two assists against Lindenwood (Sept. 21) … Scored twice in next match, 4-1 win at UConn (Sept. 24), converting first and third goals … Scored 52-minute winner and 85th-minute insurance goal in next match at Marquette (Sept. 30) … Two matches later, assisted winning goal in 4-1 win over IUPUI (Oct. 8) … Assisted in consecutive matches at Creighton (Oct. 19) and in 2-1 win versus St. John’s (Oct. 29) … Added sixth assist in 3-3 draw with Xavier (Nov. 2) … Scored fourth brace in 3-0 win over Providence, providing winning goal and third goal.
PREP/PERSONAL
Two-time United Soccer Coaches All-America … Played club for Indy Eleven, Indiana Fire and Indy Premier … Four-year starter at Noblesville High School … Led Noblesville to 62-11-5 record over career … Set school record for points (173), recording 67 goals and 39 assists … Led NHS to 2021-22 IHSAA Class 3A State Championships and two conference titles … 2021 Indiana Soccer Coaches Association State Player of the Year … Three-time first-team all-state … Son of Kevin and Sherry Ault … Father, Kevin, was Indiana Mr. Basketball in 1996 … Has two sisters, Lily and Sophia.
