Tampa, Fla. – Nov. 19, 2024 – South Florida men’s soccer’s sophomore midfielder Pedro Faife, junior defender Mathis Haugen, junior midfielder Lovro Kostanjsek, and senior defender Richard Thompson Jr. have earned College Sports Communicators (CSC) Academic All-District honors, announced by the organization on Tuesday afternoon.
Faife scored two goals this season, both were game-winners against FIU (Sept. 20) and at UAB (Nov. 1). Haugen scored a single goal this season in the loss to Florida Atlantic (Oct. 11). Kostanjsek’s pair of goals on the year came in back-to-back games against Eckerd (Aug. 29) and at UNCW (Sept. 2).
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USF Men’s Soccer competed in the school’s first-ever intercollegiate athletic contest on Sept. 25, 1965, beating Florida Southern 4-3. Since then, the oldest program on campus has built a winning tradition, claiming 14 conference championships and making 22 NCAA Tournament appearances, including 3 trips to the elite eight.
The program also has a strong reputation within the professional game and boasts 30 MLS draft picks. Notable alumni include two-time MLS Golden Boot winner Jeff Cunningham, USA 1994 World Cup star Roy Wegerle, and 2013 MLS Cup winner Dom Dwyer. Men’s Soccer has two Alumni and a coach in the USF Athletics Hall of Fame: Fergus Hopper and Jeff Attinella, & Dan Holcomb. Cunningham has also been selected to join the USF Athletics Hall of Fame this Fall.
The Bulls have reached the NCAA Tournament 13 times over the past 22 seasons.
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