Richmond, Va.- The Elon men's soccer program took home two major awards and five All-CAA selections as part of the All-CAA Men's Soccer announcement released by the conference Wednesday. Senior midfielder
Scott Vatne was awarded the CAA Men's Soccer Player of the Year award by the CAA and head coach
Marc Reeves was selected as the league's Coach of the Year. Vatne was also the lone Elon player selected to the First Team while four Phoenix were selected to the Second Team.
Scott Vatne becomes Elon's first conference Player of the Year in Elon's CAA era and the first for the program since Daniel Lovitz was the SoCon Player of the Year in 2013. The Klepp, Norway native finished the regular season as the team's leader in goals, assists and points while setting personal highs in all three categories. Vatne was second in the CAA in point goals and points while finishing third in the CAA in assists. Vatne was the only player to be top three in all three categories. His signature performance came against Northeastern in a must win game against the Huskies. Vatne scored his first career hat trick with three second half goals and assisted on the game winning goal in Elon's 4-2 win. Nine of Vatne's ten goals came against CAA opponents, scoring in six of Elon's eight conference games. Vatne was also selected to the All-CAA First Team for the third consecutive season.
Marc Reeves was selected as the CAA Coach of the Year for the second time in three seasons. Reeves led the Phoenix to their second CAA Regular Season title in three seasons and the number one overall seed in the CAA Men's Soccer Championship.
Four different Elon players were selected to the All-CAA Second Team in 2024. Graduate forward
Victor Stromsten was selected to the Second Team after a four goal, six assist regular season. Stromsten was selected to the Preseason All-CAA team prior to the season and set a new season high in assists, finishing tied for sixth in the CAA in that category. Stromsten secured a hat trick in Elon's second home match of the year against Radford. He scored two goals in the first 70 seconds and put away a second half goal to secure the first Phoenix hat trick since 2018.
Despite playing in just eight games, junior forward
Colin Veltri was selected to the All-CAA Second Team. Veltri's impact was felt early in the season, helping Elon to their best start in more than a decade at 7-0-1. Veltri put in six goals and assisted three times in those eight games. He became the first player under Coach Reeves to put in a 15-point season and did it all in less than ten games. Through the first eight games, Veltri had a goals scored streak reaching five games, including two goals in Elon's comeback win over Delaware.
Charlie Kitch was selected as one of four defenders on the All-CAA Second Team. Kitch played a crucial role at center back, starting in all 15 games he appeared in. Kitch registered two goals and an assist with both of his goals coming from corner kicks. He assisted on
Scott Vatne's game winning goal in Elon's season opening win against Florida Gulf Coast.
Tomasz Wroblewski was selected as the All-CAA Second Team goalkeeper. Wroblewski started all 17 games in goal for the Phoenix making 60 saves with three shutouts. Wroblewski compiled a record of 10-6-1 on the season. His 13 saves against Wake Forest were the most by a Phoenix goalkeeper in Elon's Division I history. He ranks second in the CAA in saves and ranks eighth nationally in goalie minutes played.
The Phoenix will continue their season with a CAA Tournament semifinal matchup at Rudd Field Sunday afternoon. Elon will play the winner of the first-round matchup between Hofstra and the College of Charleston.
2024 All-CAA Men's Soccer
Player of the Year: Scott Vatne, Elon
Co-Midfielders of the Year: Leonardo D'Ambrosio, Charleston / Patrick Short, Drexel
Defender of the Year: Gabe Dahlin, Monmouth
Rookie of the Year: Marius Stenner, Delaware
Coach of the Year: Marc Reeves, Elon
First Team
Name School Cl. Pos. Hometown
Dominick Bachstein Drexel Gr. F Malvern, Pa.
Sam Donnellan Delaware Sr. F Newcastle, Australia
Jacob Woznicki Hofstra Gr. F Bristol, Conn.
Leonardo D'Ambrosio Charleston Sr. M Turin, Italy
Patrick Short Drexel Gr. M Georgetown, Del.
Scott Vatne Elon Sr. M Klepp, Norway
Marius Stenner Delaware Fr. F Svendborg, Denmark
Olle Brorsson Monmouth Sr. D Örebro, Sweden
Gabe Dahlin Monmouth Sr. D Gothenburg, Sweden
Pierce Infuso Hofstra Gr. D Merrick, N.Y.
Eryk Dymora Monmouth R-Jr. GK Clifton, N.J.
Second Team
Jonas Bickus Stony Brook Sr. F Klaipeda, Lithuania
Victor Stromsten Elon Gr. F Stockholm, Sweden
Colin Veltri Elon Jr. F Mays Landing, N.J.
Laurie Goddard Hofstra Jr. M London, England
Erik Reis Monmouth Sr. M Gothenburg, Sweden
Ezra White Charleston Jr. M Clemson, S.C.
Colin Davis Drexel Gr. D Doylestown, Pa.
Noah Gold Charleston Jr. D Germantown, Md.
Charlie Kitch Elon So. D Medford, N.J.
Owen Mikoy Campbell R-Sr. D Atlanta, Ga.
Tomasz Wroblewski Elon Sr. GK Warszawa, Poland
Third Team
Chris Elliott Charleston Jr. F London, England
Lennon Gill Hofstra Fr. F Dublin, Ireland
Roc Carles Hofstra Gr. M Mataro, Spain
Eoin Farrell Hofstra Sr. M Athy, Ireland
Teddy Baker Hofstra Sr. M Bawdsey, England
Bastian Hatcher Monmouth Gr. D Oslo, Norway
Josef Hefele UNCW Sr. D Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Daniel Osei-Tutu Campbell Gr. D Kumasi, Ghana
Jan Schroeder Delaware So. D Wölfersheim, Germany
Jake Shannon UNCW Jr. D Apex, N.C.
Olly Marshall Charleston Jr. GK Newscastle, England
All-Rookie Team
Marius Stenner Delaware Fr. F Svendborg, Denmark
Lennon Gill Hofstra Fr. F Dublin, Ireland
Luc Lavielle Campbell Fr. F Cary, N.C.
Omar Jallow Drexel Fr. F Powder Springs, Ga.
Victor Andersson Monmouth Fr. F Örebro, Sweden
Tre Barrett William & Mary Fr. F Hampton, Va.
Osei Gyamfi UNCW Fr. M Kumasi, Ghana
Ethan Kang Northeastern Fr. M Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Filip Ivarsson Monmouth Fr. D Örebro, Sweden
Gavin Carmichael Drexel Fr. D Towson, Md.
