INDIANAPOLIS - Six UIndy men's soccer student-athletes earned 2024 All-GLVC honors including four on the second team, and two on the third team, per a league office press release Tuesday, Nov 12.
The Greyhounds are led by three on the GLVC second-team; forward
Roman Beko, as well as midfielder
Jakob David, and senior defender
Bobby Turner.
UIndy also has three representatives on the GLVC third-team, freshman goalkeeper
Ionas Giovanidis, sophomore forward
Alvaro Sanchez and senior defender
Vincent Montoya.
This is the seventh time in program history the team has had at least six representatives on the All-GLVC postseason lists.
This is Turner's second appearance in the All-GLVC postseason honors, his latest honor being last when he earned All-GLVC third-team. He was an important part of the Hounds defense which ranked third in the conference with 16 goals against.
Beko and David both make first time appearances on the All-GLVC second-team list. The two combined for four goals and nine assists, which amounted to 17 of the team's 73 total points.
Sanchez earns GLVC third-team honors with his team leading four goals, two being game-winners, including
his goal in a 1-0 win over Truman.
Giovanidis is the first freshman to earn an All-GLVC team honors since Kabru Gafar did so in 2022. He was also third in the GLVC in shutouts with seven.
Montoya is also making his first All GLVC third-team appearance, after logging the second most minutes on the team, and starting 16 of the 17 games for the team.
The league also recognized one student-athlete from each team as honorees for the James R. Spalding Sportsmanship Award, with
Joey Longo earning the award for the Hounds. The student-athletes chosen are individuals who have distinguished themselves through sportsmanship and ethical behavior. These individuals must also be in good academic standing and have demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports-competition setting. This is the first time Longo has received this honor.