Northwestern University Athletics
Three Wildcats Named to All-Big Ten Teams
11/14/2013 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Nov. 14, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Five Northwestern players earned Big Ten honors this season as the Big Ten Conference announced its player of the year honors and All-Big Ten Teams today during the Big Ten Men's Soccer Tournament in Columbus, Ohio.
Forward Joey Calistri and midfielder Chris Ritter were named to the All-Big Ten First Team at their respective positions and on defense, Nikko Boxall made All-Big Ten Second Team.
In addition, midfielder Brandon Medina was a unanimous selection to the All-Freshman Team and senior Lepe Seetane earned a spot as a Sportsmanship Award Honoree.
Calistri, the 2012 Big Ten Freshman of the Year, has now been named All-Big Ten First Team for each of his first two seasons with the Wildcats. Calistri's 12 goals and 28 points this season lead the Big Ten and rank in the top ten nationally. Earlier in the season in the NIU Tournament, Calistri registered a hat-trick with three goals against Green Bay.
Ritter was named to the All-Big Ten First Team for the second consecutive season. A redshirt senior and Wildcats team leader, Ritter was a strong presence in the middle of the field for NU, both as a scoring threat and tough defender. He ranks second on the team with five goals and 14 points this season.
Boxall, a 2013 All-Big Ten Second Team selection, has now earned All-Big Ten honors in each of his first three seasons. A strong and solid defender for the 'Cats, Boxall was a mainstay in the back line this season, helping NU record nine shutouts on the season, tied for the second most in the Big Ten. Boxall also recorded one goal and one assist this year.
Medina, a unanimous choice on the All-Freshman Team, has his first season cut short after a knee injury after just 11 games. However, he still recorded five assists, to rank second for the Wildcats this season. Medina tallied three goals—two game winners—including an exciting score to defeat DePaul in double overtime, giving NU its first victory of the season.
Seetane was named as a Sportsmanship Award Honoree. He ranked tied for third on the team with four assists and added another goal for the 'Cats.
After defeating No. 13 Wisconsin, the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, 2-1 on Wednesday, Northwestern will play No. 20 Michigan State Friday at 1:30 p.m. CT in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.
2013 MEN'S SOCCER ALL-BIG TEN TEAMS AND INDIVIDUAL AWARDS
Coach of the Year: Bob Warming, Penn State
Offensive Player of the Year: Tomislav Zadro, Wisconsin
Defensive Player of the Year: AJ Cochran, Wisconsin
Midfielder of the Year: Tyler Arnone, Michigan
Goalkeeper of the Year: Andrew Wolverton, Penn State
Freshman of the Year: Tommy Thompson, Indiana
All-Big Ten First Team
Forward
Tim Kreutz, Michigan State
Joey Calistri, Northwestern
Jordan Tyler, Penn State
Nick Janus, Wisconsin
Midfield
TYLER ARNONE, Michigan
Jay Chapman, Michigan State
Chris Ritter, Northwestern
Tomislav Zadro, Wisconsin
Defense
KEVIN COPE, Michigan State
Martin Seiler, Penn State
AJ COCHRAN, Wisconsin
Goalkeeper
Andrew Wolverton, Penn State
All-Big Ten Second Team
Forward
Tommy Thompson, Indiana
Adam Montague, Michigan State
Owen Griffith, Penn State
Midfield
A.J. Corrado, Indiana
Nikita Kotlov, Indiana
Drew Conner, Wisconsin
Defense
Jacob Bushue, Indiana
Nikko Boxall, Northwestern
Sage Gardner, Ohio State
Goalkeeper
Alex Ivanov, Ohio State
All-Freshman Team*
LARS ECKENRODE, D/M, Michigan
Brian Hail, MF/F, Wisconsin
ANDREW HERR, M, Michigan State
DANNY JENSEN, F, Ohio State
Nick Jones, F, Wisconsin
Tyler Kidwell, D, Ohio State
MASON KLERKS, M, Penn State
DEWEY LEWIS, F, Michigan State
CONNOR MALONEY, F, Penn State
Brandon Medina, M, Northwestern
TOMMY THOMPSON, F, Indiana
RYLEE WOODS, D, Michigan
*Additional honoree due to tie
Unanimous selections in ALL CAPS
Sportsmanship Award Honorees
Matt McKain, Indiana
Malcolm Miller, Michigan
Wesley Curtis, Michigan State
Lepe Seetane, Northwestern
Sage Gardner, Ohio State
Grant Warming, Penn State
Max Jentsch, Wisconsin
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