Short Named CSC First Team Academic All-American

GREENWOOD, Ind. – Patrick Short of the Drexel men's soccer team has been named a College Sport Communicators First Team Academic All-American, the organization announced Tuesday afternoon.

Short is the second straight Drexel men's soccer player to be named to the Academic All-American first team. Youri Senden was selected to the team in 2023. It is the first time a Drexel program has had players win back-to-back Academic All-American first team since Kelli Griffith of Softball was selected to the first team in both 1992 and 1993.

Short completed his graduate campaign with five goals and 10 assists for 20 points across 13 matches and 1311 minutes. Short concluded the regular season with a five-point performance against Charleston. The Georgetown, Del. native scored two goals and tallied an assist in the 5-1 victory. Short was named the CAA's Co-Midfielder of the Year, the first Dragon to win the award, and also to the All-CAA First Team.

The 11 members of the Division I first team had a 3.91 average GPA. Short was named to the list with a 3.98 GPA in finance.

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Short Named CSC First Team Academic All-American

Players Mentioned

Youri Senden

Patrick Short

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