The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) announced its annual men’s soccer awards.
Conference coaches selected Bowdoin senior Tyler Huck as the NESCAC Player of the Year, while Connecticut College junior Max Haberman earned the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year honor, and Williams first-year JJ Ruehlemann was named NESCAC Rookie of the Year. The league coaches selected the Wesleyan staff for the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year. The All-NESCAC teams were selected via a vote of the 11 conference head coaches.
Huck bookends his career with the NESCAC Player of the Year honor after being named the NESCAC Rookie of the Year in 2022. He is the third player in conference history to claim NESCAC Rookie and Player of the Year honors (Adam Purdy, Wesleyan and AJ Marcucci, Conn. College). Huck leads the NESCAC with points (27) and goals (10) and is tied for the league lead in assists (7). Huck is the fourth Polar Bear to be named NESCAC Player of the Year.
Huck, who also earned a spot on the All-NESCAC First Team for the third year in a row, helped the Polar Bears qualify for the NESCAC Tournament for the fifth consecutive season. Bowdoin was an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament and will host a first-round game on November 15 at Pickard Field.
Haberman is the first Connecticut College player to garner the NESCAC Defensive Player of the Year honor since the award’s inception in 2023. The junior also earned his second straight All-NESCAC accolade with a spot on the First Team after being named to the Second Team last season. Haberman has started all 18 games and contributed five points (2G, 1A) from his defensive midfield position.
The Camels earned a berth to the NESCAC Tournament for the 14th year in a row and finished as the NESCAC Runners-Up. Connecticut College was an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament field and will host the University of St. Joseph (CT) in a first-round match on November 15.
Ruehlemann is the third Williams Eph to be voted NESCAC Rookie of the Year. The first-year forward, who has started all 16 games, ranks third in the conference with 16 points on eight markers, including three game-winning goals.
Ruehlemann helped the Ephs earn the No. 4 seed in the NESCAC Championship and an at-large spot in the NCAA field. Williams hosts La Roche in a first-round game on November 15.
The Wesleyan staff of head coach Geoff Wheeler (27th season) and assistant coaches Ken Pollard, Dan Gaspar, and Rob Stone were honored by their peers as the NESCAC Coaching Staff of the Year. It is the fourth time in Wheeler’s career that the staff has been recognized with the award (2005, 2009, 2021). The Cardinals grabbed the No. 2 seed in the NESCAC Tournament and reached the semifinals for the first time since 2015. The Cardinals were an at-large selection to the NCAA Tournament and will host Lehman in a first-round match.
2025 NESCAC Men's Soccer Awards
Player of the Year: Tyler Huck, Bowdon
Defensive Player of the Year: Max Haberman, Connecticut College
Rookie of the Year: JJ Ruehlemann, Williams
Coaching Staff of the Year: Wesleyan (Geoff Wheeler, Ken Pollard, Dan Gaspar, and Rob Stone)
| All-NESCAC First Team |
| Pos |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| G |
Nikola Antic |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Waltham, Mass. |
|
| D |
Bijan Akhtarzandi-Das |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Washington, D.C. |
|
| D |
Jack Banks |
Bowdoin |
Jr. |
Brunswick, Maine |
|
| D |
Jacob Dinzeo |
Amherst |
So. |
Stillwater, Minn. |
|
| D |
Zach Feldman |
Wesleyan |
Jr. |
Livingston, N.J. |
2024 2nd Team |
| D |
Dylan Hoke |
Conn. College |
So. |
Westport, Conn. |
|
| M |
Max Haberman |
Conn. College |
Jr. |
San Diego, Calif. |
2024 2nd Team |
| M |
Tyler Huck |
Bowdoin |
Sr. |
Ross, Calif. |
2024 1st Team, 2023 1st Team, 2022 ROY |
| M |
Aiden Londergan |
Wesleyan |
Jr. |
Barrington, R.I. |
|
| M |
Marco Perugini |
Conn. College |
Jr. |
Medway, Mass. |
|
| M |
Yousuf Saeed |
Wesleyan |
Jr. |
Houston, Texas |
|
| F |
Henry Brown |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Winter Park, Fla. |
|
| F |
Xavier Canfin |
Tufts |
Jr. |
Tarrytown, N.Y. |
2024 2nd Team |
| F |
Joshwin Jennings |
Wesleyan |
Jr. |
Parsippany, N.Y. |
|
| F |
Gavin Mpiana |
Conn. College |
Jr. |
Cape Town, South Africa |
|
| F |
Mohammed Nuhu |
Amherst |
Jr. |
Accra, Ghana |
2024 1st Team, 2023 ROY, 2023 1st Team |
| F |
Will Sawin |
Middlebury |
Jr. |
Southington, Conn. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All-NESCAC Second Team |
| Pos |
Name |
School |
Yr. |
Hometown |
Previous Honors |
| G |
Mathis Blanc |
Wesleyan |
Sr. |
Mountain View, Calif. |
|
| D |
Chase Caires |
Williams |
So. |
Chelmsford, Mass. |
|
| D |
Charlie Miles |
Conn. College |
Jr. |
Tarrytown, N.Y. |
|
| D |
Jack Murphy |
Trinity |
Jr. |
Alexandria, Va. |
|
| D |
Liam Myers |
Bowdoin |
So. |
Wilmette, Ill. |
|
| D |
Hewitt Stevenson |
Bates |
So. |
Menlo Park, Calif. |
|
| M |
Eduardo Casanova |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Barcelona, Spain |
2023 2nd Team |
| M |
Michael Cherico |
Amherst |
So. |
Fountain Valley, Calif. |
|
| M |
Lane Foushée |
Bates |
Sr. |
Brunswick, Maine |
|
| M |
Daniel Yanez |
Tufts |
Sr. |
Short Hills, N.J. |
2023 2nd Team |
| F |
Chris Bianco |
Bates |
Fy. |
East Greenwich, R.I. |
|
| F |
Luke Cunniffe |
Bates |
Fy. |
Windham, Maine |
|
| F |
Henry Kirkman |
Williams |
Sr. |
Providence, R.I. |
|
| F |
Gavin Randolph |
Middlebury |
Sr. |
Boston, Mass. |
2024 2nd Team, 2023 2nd Team |
