Nine Lehigh men’s soccer players were named to the Patriot League’s Academic Honor Roll which was announced on Thursday. Freshman Taylor Sulmonetti finished first on the team with a 3.92 GPA.

Former Lehigh standout goalkeeper Sam Bishop’05 will join current men’s soccer senior Adam Welch as they both hope to pursue a MLS career in 2010. Bishop participated in the first day of the Philadelphia Union’s preseason camp this morning after earning an invite.

A dream came true Thursday night for Lehigh men’s soccer senior Adam Welch, as he was selected by the New England Revolution with the 57th overall pick of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft held in Philadelphia. “Ever since I was a little kid I’ve wanted to play professional soccer,” Welch said. “As I progressed at college I thought it was a long shot, but I got the opportunity to go to the MLS Combine and I did pretty well there. New England has given me a great opportunity to play professional soccer.”

With the 2010 MLS Combine getting underway today, the website Soccer City FC recently interviewed Lehigh participant Adam Welch. Welch is one of 62 Division I seniors selected to take part in the four-day combine that will take place January 8-12 , in Central Broward Regional Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

Lehigh men’s soccer senior Jesse Schram not only got it done on the pitch in 2009, but also in the classroom. The midfielder was named to the Scholar All-East Region second team by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. The NSCAA’s list includes 65 players from various schools around the East Region and this marks the second consecutive year Schram earned Scholar All-Region recognition (honorable mention 2008).