Luke Madden of the third-ranked Middlebury men's soccer team has been named a United Soccer Coaches All-American for the second-straight year. The Panther earned a spot on the organization's first team as a defender.

HONOREE HIGHLIGHTS

• Madden becomes the 41st All-American in program history and a two-time honoree after being on the second team a season ago.
• He is the 22nd first-team selection and the first field player to earn the distinction since Deklan Robinson in 2015.
• Madden is the seventh player in the program's history to receive multiple All-American selections. 
• The defender became the fifth men's soccer player to be named NESCAC Player of the Year and the first since 2014. 
• Alongside his second-consecutive First Team All-NESCAC selection, Madden was tabbed a United Soccer Coaches All-Region First-Team selection and CSC Academic All-District honoree.
• He has been a workhorse all season, tallying the most minutes of any field player (1,847) and anchors a defense that has tallied 14 shutouts and the 12th-best goals against average (GAA) in the nation (0.603).
• The senior has also contributed on the offensive end with 10 points, scoring three goals and adding four assists. 

Madden and his teammates advanced to the NCAA Semifinals for the second time in program history. The complete list of the United Soccer Coaches All-American honorees may be found here.