Kansas City -- App State men's soccer midfielder
Alex McGrath was named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Men's NCAA Division I Scholar All-South Region team, the organization announced this week.
McGrath started in all 19 games in 2019. Selected as captain, the midfielder tallied three assists in wins against George Mason, UNC Greensboro and Howard. The graduate student took eight shots and also helped in the defensive effort throughout the season.
The graduate student posted a 3.45 cumulative GPA during his academic career at App State. He will graduate in May 2020 with a Masters degree in exercise science.
The Mountaineers consistently ranked in the top 10 of the Southeast region in the United Soccer Coaches poll during 2019, ranking as high as No. 4. App State's RPI took a huge leap as well, jumping from 121 in 2018 to 68 in 2019. The Mountaineers ranked as high as 43 in the RPI during the 2019 season. App State scored 26 goals over the course of the season, the most since 2009.
