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2024 Men's Soccer Roster

Peter Wangechi
Jose Figueroa
Jose Figueroa
Jose Figueroa
Sean Finucane
Sean Finucane
Jose Figueroa
Sam Herr
Madison Zelinski

10 Nicholas Graeca

  • Position Midfielder
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown DuBois, PA
  • Highschool DuBois Area Senior
  • Major Biology

Biography

Awards & Honors
  • 2023 CSC Academic All-America© Third Team
  • 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 OAC All-Tournament Team
  • 2023 First Team All-OAC
  • 2023 OCSA All-Ohio Team
  • 2022 Third Team All-OAC
  • 2022 Academic All-OAC
2024
  • Has appeared and started in 10 games
  • Had a crucial goal in a tie against Ohio Wesleyan
2023
  • Played in all 22 matches on the year, starting in 20 of them and logging 1,741 total minutes (most on the team)
  • Scored his opening goal of the season against #5 Kenyon College in a 4-0 win (9/3)
  • Scored a penalty and assisted Luka Pranjeta's goal against Wooster (9/9)
  • Knocked in a goal in a 2-1 loss against Denison (9/20)
  • Assisted Daniel Kalic's goal in their 3-2 win over Wilmington (9/30)
  • Recorded two assists in a 7-0 win against Heidelberg (10/4)
  • Scored a brace in a 5-1 win against Marietta College (10/7)
  • Knocked in two rapid fire goals in the second half in an 8-1 win over Baldwin Wallace (10/11)
  • Assisted Jack Foht's goal in the Blue Streaks' 1-0 win over St. Mary's in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (11/11)

2022
  • Played in 21 games this season, starting 19 and logging 1,602 minutes
  • Finished the season with five total assists, the most on the team
  • Squared the ball to Daniel Kalic to seal the deal against Capital University, tallying his fourth assist of the season (10/22)
  • Assisted Nick Felician's goal against Case Western Reserve University (9/14)
  • Assisted Ben Brucken's goal against Heidelberg University with an over the top through ball (10/5)
  • Tallied on another assist, playing a ball through to Patrick Koenig for the goal in a 1-0 win over Baldwin Wallace University (10/12)

2021
  • Has played in 21 games this season starting in one
  • Assisted on Benjamin Hryszko's game winning overtime goal in the OAC Tournament Championship for a 1-0 win over Otterbein (11/6)
  • Assisted on Jack Foht's second goal in a 4-1 win in the OAC Tournament Semifinals (11/4)
  • Scored the game tying goal to send the game to OT, then assisted on the game winner by Benjamin Hryzsko over Ohio Northern (10/16)
  • Scored one goal in a 5-1 win over Capital (10/9)
  • Scored the game winning goal in a 1-0 win over University of Chicago (9/25)
  • Scored what would be the game winning goal in his first collegiate game against Kenyon (9/01)
High School
  • 2-time High School MVP
  • 2-time Offensive Player of the Year
  • Graduated Summa Cum Laude with a 4.34 GPA
Academics & Personal 
  • Son of Steven and Jennifer Graeca 
  • Both his mom (Jennifer '93) and dad (Steven '92) are John Carroll graduates
  • 2023 NPSL Great Lakes Conference champion
  • 2023 NPSL Midwest regional finalist with Steel City FC. Finished ranked #5 in the country (NPSL)
  • Voted 2023 Great Lakes Conference starting XI as a midfielder
  • Chose JCU because of "the great academic reputation and phenomenal athletic success"

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 20

    2021First Year

    Midfielder
    5'9"
    20
  • 4

    2022Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'9"
    4
  • 10

    2023Junior

    Midfielder
    5'9"
    10
  • 10

    2024Senior

    Midfielder
    5'9"
    10

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