Dec. 9, 2005

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Marshall men's soccer sophomore defender Jeff Lenix (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North) has been honored with a selection to the third team on the All-Great Lakes Region team, announced Thursday by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.

Lenix is Marshall's first All-Great Lakes Region honoree since Byron Carmichael earned second team honors in 2000 and 2001. He also earned second-team All-Conference USA honors at defense.

Marshall finished with an 8-9-2 overall record and 4-3-2 mark in its inaugural season in Conference USA. After a slow start, the Herd went 6-2-1 over its final nine matches. Led by Lenix, the Herd defense came to the forefront down the stretch of the season, holding its opponents scoreless for 479:17 before allowing a goal in the Conference USA semifinals vs. Tulsa.

2005 All-Great Lakes Region Team
First Team
GK Andy Gruenebaum, Sr., Kentucky
D Greg Dalby, Jr., Notre Dame
D Jed Zayner, Jr., Indiana
D Kyle Veris, Sr., Ohio State
M Brian Plotkin, Sr., Indiana
M Yohann Mauger, Sr., Akron
M Ryan McMahen, Sr., Michigan State
F Ross McKenzie, Sr., Akron
F Jake Peterson, Jr., Indiana
F Lee Nguyen, Fr., Indiana
F Omar Cummings, Jr., Cincinnati

Second Team
GK Jeff Wiese, Sr., Oakland
D Aaron Hohlbein, Jr., Wisconsin
D Jason Massoglia, Jr., Detroit-Mercy
D Brad Napper, Sr., Northwestern
M Sinisia Ubiparipovic, Jr., Akron
M David Guzman, So., Louisville
M Neil Dombrowski, Sr., Wisconsin-Milwaukee
F Omar Jarun, Sr., Dayton
F Andrew Ornoch, Jr., Detroit-Mercy
F Ian Etherington, Jr., Notre Dame
F Josh Okoampa, Jr., Wisconsin-Green Bay

Third Team
GK Pete Dzubay, Sr., Michigan
D Jeff Lenix, So., Marshall
D Corey Sipos, Jr., Akron
D Nate Darr, Sr., Dayton
M Terry Alvino, Sr., Dayton
M Tony Labudovski, Jr., Wright State
M Vangel Nacovski, So., IUPUI
F Tom Oatley, So., Western Michigan
F Brad North, Jr., Northwestern
F Chris Edwards, Sr., Oakland
F Xavier Balc, So., Ohio State