WESTERVILLE, Ohio – Mount Union's men's soccer team was picked to finish second in the Ohio Athletic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll.

The Purple Raiders come off a season where they went 15-5-1 and 8-1 in OAC play to claim their first OAC Regular Season Championship since 1998 and made a run to the OAC Tournament Championship game.

They will once again be led by sixth-year head coach David Krems, who is the reigning OAC Coach of the Year. The Raiders return the reigning OAC Defender of the Year in AJ Jaber, along with Alex Depperschmidt and Reese Utter who were also All-OAC selections last season.

The Raiders kick-off their season with a pair of home games, starting on Friday, August 29 at 7 p.m. against Trine over at Alliance Elementary School before returning to Kehres Stadium on Sunday, August 31 to take on Waynesburg at 4 p.m.

2025 Men's Soccer OAC Preseason Coaches' Poll

1. Ohio Northern              58 (5)
2. Mount Union                56 (2)
3. Otterbein                     55 (2)
4. Capital                        42
5. Wilmington                 39
6. Marietta                      27
7. Baldwin Wallace        23
T8. Muskingum              12
T8. Heidelberg               12
*First place votes in parenthesis, coaches could not vote for their own team