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Penn State men’s soccer trio are candidates for 2021 Senior CLASS Award

A trio of Penn State Men’s Soccer players are on the national radar this fall as the Nittany Lions look to make a push for a Big Ten championship on the pitch. The Senior CLASS Award released its candidates for the 2021 award this week. Among the …

A trio of Penn State Men’s Soccer players are on the national radar this fall as the Nittany Lions look to make a push for a Big Ten championship on the pitch.

The Senior CLASS Award released its candidates for the 2021 award this week. Among the list of candidates were three Penn State Nittany Lions;  Danny Bloyou, Brandon Hackenberg, and Pierre Reedy. No school has as many nominees for the award as Penn State, a fact the program felt should be pointed out to their followers on social media.

To be nominated for the award, the student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior or graduate-student and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence: community, classroom, character, and competition.

This is the first time that Danny Bloyou and Pierre Reedy have been nominated for the award. Brandon Hackenberg was nominated during the 2020-21 season.

 

 

So far in the 2021-22 season, Penn State is 5-3-1 on the season and will return to game action on October 1 when they battle Michigan State at 7 PM in East Lansing.

Penn State comes home for a battle with Rutgers and Michigan on October 5 and 10. Both of those games will be aired live on Big Ten Network.

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Penn State men’s soccer names captains for 2021 season

Penn State men’s soccer team captains have been announced as the season is about to get underway.

As you go through training camp tp get ready for the upcoming season, you look to see who will be your team captain for the season.

Penn State’s men’s soccer program learned who will serve as team captains for their upcoming season, as an official announcement was made on Wednesday. Pierre Reedy and Brandon Hackenberg were named co-captains for this year’s team. Seth Kuhn and Peter Mangione were each named vice-captains for the squad as well.

“I am very pleased to announce Seth Kuhn and Peter Mangione as vice-captains for the 2021 season,” head coach Jeff Cook said in a released statement. “Both student-athletes have made significant contributions to our Penn State men’s soccer program both on and off the field. I look forward to working with them in their important leadership roles.”

Penn State will play its first game of the 2021 season against George Mason at home on August 26 at 7 pm.

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Penn State Men’s Soccer trio named Scholar All-Americans

Penn State men’s soccer players Brandon Hackenberg, Seth Kuhn Pierre Reedy were named Scholar All-Americans by United Soccer Coaches.

Achievement on the playing field comes with hard work on the practice field. Achievement in the classroom comes through self-discipline outside of the classroom and the practice field. Three Penn State soccer players proved they had the goods on the field and in the classroom.

On Thursday, the United Soccer Coaches named their Scholar All-America Team. Three Penn State Men’s Soccer players were included in that list; Brandon Hackenberg, Seth Kuhn, and Pierre Reedy.

 

Brandon Hackenberg and Pierre Reedy were named to the first team while Seth Kuhn made the 2nd team.

The three Nittany Lions are the program’s first Scholar All-Americans from United Soccer Coaches since David Walters in 2004.

Penn State’s men’s soccer team made the NCAA Tournament and defeated UMass in their second-round matchup (Penn State had a bye in the first round). But the Nittany Lions saw their tournament run come to a brief end with a tough 3-2 loss to Georgetown in the third round. Georgetown lost to eventual national champion Marshall, who edged Indiana 1-0 in the national championship game.

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