Hobart College senior
Matt Geswell was named to the 2009
ESPN The Magazine Men’s Soccer Academic All-District Second Team. A biology major, Geswell has earned numerous academic accolades; he’s a five-time Dean’s List honoree, a three-time Liberty League All-Academic pick, a two-time Hobart Scholar, 2009 Hale Scholar, and 2006 Trustee Scholar.
A defender, Geswell has anchored a unit that allowed just five goals against non-conference opponents and has posted eight shutouts so far this season. Over the past four years, he has been a mainstay on the Hobart defense, playing in 71 of a possible 76 matches, and starting 68. Geswell has guided the Statesmen to three straight NCAA Tournament appearances and a 53-12-11 record to date. For his career, he’s amassed one goal and seven assists.
To earn a place on the Academic All-District teams, a student-athlete must maintain a minimum 3.3 cumulative grade point average, be a starter or significant reserve, and be at least a sophomore in academic standing. The College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) select eight Academic All-District teams and choose the Academic All-America teams from the eight District first-teams.
CoSIDA selects Academic All-America teams in 12 programs: football, women’s volleyball, men’s soccer, women’s soccer, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s track & field/cross country, women’s track & field/cross country, men’s at-large, and women’s at-large. A first-team, second-team, and third-team are selected in both the University (Division I and I-AA) and College (Division II, III and NAIA) Divisions.
The Hobart soccer team (11-3-2, 4-2-0 Liberty League) will wrap its regular season schedule on Oct. 31, when it hosts Liberty League foe Hamilton (9-3-1, 5-1-0 LL) at 11:30 a.m. The Continentals currently occupy the top spot in the conference standings, while the Statesmen are third. Hobart has secured a spot in the four-team Liberty League tournament, but the Statesmen will have to wait for the results of Saturday’s league matches to find out where they’ll be seeded.
Fans unable to make it to Cozzens Field can listen to the game live on
WHWS-FM (105.7), or follow along online with Live Stats, available at www.HWSAthletics.com.