MEN’S SOCCER

The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released its 2019 All-Americans and among the list was Huntington University junior Jake Erlandson as an Honorable Mention pick.

Erlandson is just the second Forester in the last decade to be honored at the national level. He joins an elite group of nine Huntington men’s soccer players to receive an All-American badge.

The center back anchored an HU defense that surrendered just 18 goals on the year and posted ten shutouts. Erlandson and crew led the Crossroads League in goals allowed per game (.078) and for his efforts was tabbed the league’s Defender of the Year as voted on by the CL coaches.

The Waynesville (Ohio) native was also his team’s leading scorer with ten goals on the season, seven of which were game winners. His seven game-winning goals topped the NAIA.

For his career, Erlandson has posted 21 goals and two assists for 44 points. He also has 11 game-winners under his belt.

The Foresters finished the fall with an overall record of 15-5-3 and repeated as the Crossroads League tournament champions to receive the league’s automatic bid to the NAIA National Tournament for the second straight year.