Hobart soccer senior defender Brian Sheehan was named a second team Scholar All-American by the United Soccer Coaches today.
 
Sheehan is the second Statesman to be named a Scholar All-American, joining Connor Koschineg '25 who received the award following the 2023 season.
 
An economics major, Sheehan earned United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-East first team recognition yesterday. He is a two-time Liberty League All-Academic selection. He is also a two-time College Sports Communicators Academic All-District selection. Sheehan earned his international economics and finance certificate while studying abroad in Prague last spring.
 
On the pitch, Sheehan started all 19 games for the Statesmen. He scored Hobart's first goal of the season in a win over Kean. A center back, Sheehan led Hobart's defensive unit that allowed a league-low 12 goals and registered a league-high nine shutouts. Following the season, he earned United Soccer Coaches All-Region first team praise and was an All-Liberty League first team selection.
 
A four-year starter, Sheehan played in 63 career games. He recorded 14 points on five goals and four assists.
 
To be named to the Scholar All-American teams, a student-athlete must be at least a junior in athletic standing, have a minimum 3.40 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale), play a minimum of 75 percent of games during the season and be an elite player as supported by playing honors (i.e. All-American, all-region, all-conference).
 
Sheehan and his teammates went 13-1-5 this season. Hobart was 6-0-3 in Liberty League play, capturing the conference regular season and tournament titles for the fifth time. Hobart entered the NCAA tournament with an undefeated record, but was edged by Messiah 1-0 in overtime in the first round.