Tucker Bone Earns a Spot on TDS DI Preseason Best XI First-Team
8/20/2018 12:03:00 PM | Men's Soccer
The Air Force Men’s Soccer midfielder is considered among the best in the NCAA
Tucker Bone was announced to the first-team of TopDrawerSoccer.com's Preseason Best XI selection. The publication composes four teams (1st, 2nd, 3rd and freshmen) of whom they believe to be the top players from all across NCAA DI men's soccer. This is Air Force soccer's first time adding a member to the first-team.
Bone, a native a Granite Bay, Calif. (Jesuit), has earned several preseason accolades this season, including a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list and the preseason All-WAC team. Bone is one of several talented athletes returning to the pitch on a mission to lead their team as far as they can heading into the fall. While professional options limited the number of players coming back to the fold, the Preseason Best XI sides features significant players to watch.
Below is the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Teams, honoring the best projected players in the upcoming men's DI campaign.
Men's Preseason Best XI Teams
First Team
F: Santiago Patino (Florida International), Antonio Bustamante (William & Mary), Andre Shinyashiki (Denver)
M: Brad Dunwell (Wake Forest), Rey Ortiz (Portland), Tucker Bone (Air Force), Sergio Rivas (Seattle)
D: Andrew Gutman (Indiana), Tanner Beason (Stanford), Wouter Verstraaten (Pacific)
GK: Jimmy Hague (Michigan State)
Second Team
F: Benji Michel (Portland), Garrett McLaughlin (SMU), Tate Schmitt (Louisville)
M: Janos Loebe (Fordham), Siad Haji (VCU), Daniel Krutzen (Albany), Manny Perez (NC State)
D: Callum Montgomery (Charlotte), Nathan Aune (Seattle), Jack Hagstrom (Brown)
GK: Rashid Nuhu (Fordham)
Third Team
F: Brandon Guhl (Butler), Mark Forrest (Lehigh), Niklas Brodacki (Central Arkansas)
M: Jakov Basic (Massachusetts-Lowell), Aaron Molloy (Penn State), Amar Sejdic (Maryland), Javi Perez (Pittsburgh)
D: John Nelson (North Carolina), Brendan McDonough (Georgetown), Quentin Pearson (Washington)
GK: Trey Muse (Indiana)
Freshman Team
F: Matt Hundley (UCLA), Simon Becher (Holy Cross), Kyle Holcomb (Wake Forest)
M: Declan McGlynn (Seattle), Seth Kuhn (Duke), John Murphy (Clemson), Jake Arteaga (Portland)
D: Chandler Vaughn (Pittsburgh), Carlo Ritaccio (Akron), Ethan Bartlow (Washington)
GK: Justin Garces (UCLA)
Bone and the Falcons will open the regular season slate against Virginia Tech at the James Madison Invitational, Aug. 24-26.
Bone, a native a Granite Bay, Calif. (Jesuit), has earned several preseason accolades this season, including a spot on the MAC Hermann Trophy watch list and the preseason All-WAC team. Bone is one of several talented athletes returning to the pitch on a mission to lead their team as far as they can heading into the fall. While professional options limited the number of players coming back to the fold, the Preseason Best XI sides features significant players to watch.
Below is the TopDrawerSoccer Best XI Teams, honoring the best projected players in the upcoming men's DI campaign.
Men's Preseason Best XI Teams
First Team
F: Santiago Patino (Florida International), Antonio Bustamante (William & Mary), Andre Shinyashiki (Denver)
M: Brad Dunwell (Wake Forest), Rey Ortiz (Portland), Tucker Bone (Air Force), Sergio Rivas (Seattle)
D: Andrew Gutman (Indiana), Tanner Beason (Stanford), Wouter Verstraaten (Pacific)
GK: Jimmy Hague (Michigan State)
Second Team
F: Benji Michel (Portland), Garrett McLaughlin (SMU), Tate Schmitt (Louisville)
M: Janos Loebe (Fordham), Siad Haji (VCU), Daniel Krutzen (Albany), Manny Perez (NC State)
D: Callum Montgomery (Charlotte), Nathan Aune (Seattle), Jack Hagstrom (Brown)
GK: Rashid Nuhu (Fordham)
Third Team
F: Brandon Guhl (Butler), Mark Forrest (Lehigh), Niklas Brodacki (Central Arkansas)
M: Jakov Basic (Massachusetts-Lowell), Aaron Molloy (Penn State), Amar Sejdic (Maryland), Javi Perez (Pittsburgh)
D: John Nelson (North Carolina), Brendan McDonough (Georgetown), Quentin Pearson (Washington)
GK: Trey Muse (Indiana)
Freshman Team
F: Matt Hundley (UCLA), Simon Becher (Holy Cross), Kyle Holcomb (Wake Forest)
M: Declan McGlynn (Seattle), Seth Kuhn (Duke), John Murphy (Clemson), Jake Arteaga (Portland)
D: Chandler Vaughn (Pittsburgh), Carlo Ritaccio (Akron), Ethan Bartlow (Washington)
GK: Justin Garces (UCLA)
Bone and the Falcons will open the regular season slate against Virginia Tech at the James Madison Invitational, Aug. 24-26.
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