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Men's Soccer Well-Represented on All-UAA Team; Myers Named Co-Player of the Year

Men's Soccer Well-Represented on All-UAA Team; Myers Named Co-Player of the Year

After capturing the University Athletic Association championship for the first time since 2012, the Emory University men's soccer team cleaned up with All-Association honors as announced by the conference office on Monday.

Graduate student Colton Myers headlined six Eagles that earned All-UAA recognition as he was tabbed as the Co-Offensive Player of the Year and was one of four Emory players honored with First Team honors. In addition to Myers, Head Coach Cory Greiner and his staff of Clayton Schmitt, Felipe Quintero and Jose Casique were selected as the Coaching Staff of the Year, marking the first time Greiner and his staff were chosen for the award and the first time an Emory coaching staff has earned the distinction since 2008.

Joining Myers on the All-UAA First Team were seniors Jake Atallah, Alejandro Gomez and Peter Wagner while sophomore Josh Grand was selected to the Second Team. Rounding out the Emory honorees was freshman Michael Constant who earned Honorable Mention acclaim.

In his first season with the team, Myers provided a jolt to the Emory offense as he finished as the team leader in goals (9), points (20) and game-winning goals (3). In seven UAA contests, Myers was tied for the conference lead with four goals, scoring in wins over WashU, Brandeis and NYU. He recorded his third brace of the season in the UAA championship clinching win over the Violets on October 22. Myers is the seventh Eagle in team history to be named the UAA Player of the Year, and first since Patrick Carver who was a back-to-back Player of the Year selection in 2007 and 2008.

Atallah makes his first appearance on the All-UAA team after anchoring the Emory defense as a senior. Atallah started all seven UAA games as helped the Eagles allow six goals total in conference play. He added scores in the team's wins over Brandeis and NYU. For the season, Atallah started 16 of 17 games and posted a career-best five points with two goals and one assist.

This represents Gomez's fourth straight All-UAA selection and second consecutive appearance on the All-UAA First Team. Gomez equaled his career-high with six goals on the season and finished second on the team with 15 points. In UAA action, he started five of six games while registering four points and turned in a season-best output of three points (1G, 1A) in the team's 2-1 win over Carnegie Mellon.

As one of the league's top goalkeepers, Wagner rounded out the Emory First Team selections as he was the lone keeper on the league's First Team. Wagner posted the third-best goals against average in conference play at 0.73, allowing four goals in six games, while tallying 17 saves. For the season, Wagner posted the fourth-best single-season GAA mark at 0.62 to go along with 70 saves and a 12-2-4 record.

For the second straight season, Grand earned a spot on the All-UAA Second Team. As a sophomore, he started all 17 games he played in and finished third on the team with 10 points on the strength of three goals and four assists. During UAA play, Grand started all seven matches and picked up assists in wins over Brandeis and NYU.

In his debut season, Constant made his presence felt on the backline as he started 14 of 17 games while helping the Eagles record eight shutouts, including two in UAA action. In the NCAA First Round, he recorded his first collegiate point with an assist on the team's second goal of the game.

Greiner and his staff conclude the UAA award winners as this marks the sixth time the Eagles have earned the coaching staff honor on the men's side and first in 15 years. The Eagles had the biggest turnaround in program history in 2023 with a seven-win improvement, and the 12 wins being the most since 2017. The Eagles were ranked as high as No. 3 in the United Soccer Coaches poll, the highest ranking by an Emory squad in 20 years, and won at least one NCAA tournament game for the third time in five seasons under Greiner.