UNITED STATES – Tuesday morning TopDrawerSoccer announced its Preseason Top 50 Rankings. This year, Western Michigan men's soccer junior midfielder Carson Hodgson and sophomore forward Noah James were tabbed with top 50 recognition. Hodgson was ranked 40th on the list, while James was named the 46th-best player in the country. WMU is the only team in the Missouri Valley Conference to feature two players inside TopDrawerSoccer's National Preseason Top 50 rankings.
Earlier this summer, Hodgson was named to the United Soccer Coaches Midfielders to Watch list on Friday, August 9, and was later honored with an MVC Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference nod on Monday, August 19.