2024 GPAC Preseason Men’s Soccer Poll
SEWARD, Neb. – After an unbeaten 2023 regular season, Concordia Men’s Soccer has been slotted to finish second in the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) on Friday (Aug. 9). Mounted with high expectations by the coaches’ poll, the Bulldogs collected 91 points and four first place votes. Last year’s regular season champion Briar Cliff was picked to finish in the conference's top spot with 96 points and seven first place votes in the preseason poll.
Veteran Head Coach Jason Weides will enter his 17th season with a 163-105-37 career record. The Kearney, Neb., native led his squad to the program’s first NAIA national ranking in 2023. Weides will look to build on his program’s success with a mass of returning talent. Concordia returns All-GPAC selections Ferdi Hagen, Carter Hinman, Nolan Fuelberth, Jarrod Henson, Braden Spath and Gabriel Mendoza.
A little over two weeks before stepping onto the competition field, CUNE will kick off against Avila University (Mo.) on Aug. 24 for the season opener. The following week will feature two road contests: Graceland University (Iowa) and Columbia College (Mo.). The complete schedule can be found HERE.
For additional reading, check out Concordia Athletics features on Carter Hinman and the team’s spring season.
2024 GPAC Preseason Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll
(First-place votes in parenthesis)
1. Briar Cliff – 96 (7)
2. Concordia – 91 (4)
3. Morningside – 76
4. Northwestern – 73
5. Hastings – 65
6. Dordt – 52
7. Midland – 49
8. Dakota Wesleyan – 37
9. Doane – 30
10. Mount Marty – 23
11. Waldorf – 13