Men's Soccer

Ivy League Men's Soccer Hands Out All-Ivy, Major Awards

PRINCETON, N.J. – Following a campaign that saw Princeton claimed the Ivy League title for the second time over the past three seasons, the Ivy League announced the All-Ivy teams and major award winners Wednesday. 

2021 Ivy League Champion Princeton collected two major awards including the Offensive Player of the Year to senior midfielder Kevin O’Toole and head coach Jim Barlow was unanimously named Coach of the Year. Yale junior goalkeeper Elian Haddock was named Defensive Player of the Year while Harvard freshman forward Alessandro Arlotti earned Rookie of the Year laurels.
 
O’Toole becomes the second player in Ivy League history to earn Offensive Player of the Year honors twice in his career. The senior midfielder played in all 17 games for the Ivy League champions, tallying a 23 points on seven goals and nine assists throughout the 2021 campaign. He contributed points in 9 of the Tigers’ 17 games, including two game-winning goals. The Montclair, N.J., native ranks 16th in the country with 0.53 assists per game. O’Toole guided Princeton to a perfect 7-0 mark and will lead the Tigers into the NCAA Tournament for the second time since 2018.
 
Barlow, in his 25th season at the helm of the Princeton program, wins his second Coach of the Year honor since the award was implemented in 2014. Barlow notched his 200th career victory with the team’s 1-0 overtime win versus Yale while leading the Tigers to their 10th all-time Ivy League title and second since 2018. Princeton compiled a 12-5 mark this season, including a perfect 7-0 record in Ivy League play. The Tigers return to the NCAA Tournament for their 11th all-time appearance and will be searching for their fifth NCAA Tournament win and first since 1993 when they visit St. John’s at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
 
Haddock anchored a Bulldogs’ defense that was outstanding throughout the 2021 campaign. The junior goalkeeper started all 15 games, limiting opponents to 1.019 goals-against average. Yale totaled five shutouts, including a victory versus then-No. 19 Cornell. Haddock helped Yale to a second-place finish in the League ledger with a 7-5-4 overall mark and a 4-1-2 record in League play.
  
Arlotti totaled 24 points (9 goals and 7 assists) in his 16 games played for the Crimson. The freshman midfielder registered his team-leading ninth goal of the season against Penn. Arlotti recorded points in seven of his last eight game and 10 of his last 12 contests. He netted a league-leading six game-winning goal of the year.
 
The All-Ivy First Team saw a heavy dose of upperclassmen add to their achievements. Eight juniors and seniors earned the honor balanced by four underclassmen. Princeton’s Kevin O’Toole and Cornell Tyler Bagley were unanimous First-Team All-Ivy selections.
 
Cornell and Yale paced the league with three First-Team recipients. Bagley is joined by freshman defender Wilson Eisner and senior forward Emeka Eneli. Yale’s trio included junior goalkeeper Elian Haddock, junior defender Jeremy Haddock and junior forward Paolo Carroll. Princeton junior defender Lucas Gen joins O’Toole on the First-Team, while sophomore midfielder Willem Ebbinge and freshman forward Alessandro Arlotti represented Harvard. Brown senior midfielder Derek Waleffe and Penn freshman defender Leo Burney closed out the First-Team recognition.
 
Dartmouth was represented on the All-Ivy Second Team by senior midfielder Ohad Yahalom and freshman defender Louis Weisdorf. Columbia senior midfielder Andrew Stevens and junior goalkeeper Michael Collodi earned All-Ivy Honorable Mention accolades.

Additionally, one Ivy League men’s soccer student-athlete from each institution was recognized for their commitment in the classroom and on the pitch as members of the 2021 Ivy League Men’s Soccer Academic All-Ivy team. Brown senior Derek Waleffe, Columbia senior Will Todd, Cornell senior Jonah Kagen, Dartmouth senior Mothibi Penn-Kekana, Harvard junior Martin Vician, Penn senior Isaac McGinnis, Princeton senior Jack Roberts and Yale junior Elian Haddock were each named to the team.

Ivy League Princeton is set to return to the NCAA Tournament for their 11th all-time appearance and will be searching for their fifth NCAA Tournament win and first since 1993 when the Tigers visit St. John’s at 5 p.m. on Thursday.
 
2021 MEN’S SOCCER ALL-IVY AND MAJOR AWARDS
OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Kevin O’Toole, Princeton (Sr., M/F – Montclair, N.J.)
 
DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Elian Haddock, Yale (Jr., GK – Whitefish Bay, Wisc.)
 
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR
Alessandro Arlotti, Harvard (Fr., F – Monaco)
 
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jim Barlow, Princeton*
 
FIRST TEAM ALL-IVY^
Lucas Gen, Princeton (Jr., D – Sacramento, California)
Jeremy Haddock, Yale (Jr., D – Whitefish Bay, Wisc.)
Wilson Eisner, Cornell (Fr., D – Menlo Park, Calif.)
Leo Burney, Penn (Fr., D – Seattle, Washington)
Elian Haddock, Yale (Jr., GK – Whitefish Bay, Wisc.)
Tyler Bagley, Cornell* (Fifth Year., M – San Clemente, Calif.)
Derek Waleffe, Brown (Sr., M – Madison, Wisc.)
Willem Ebbinge, Harvard (So., M – Queenstown, New Zealand)
Alessandro Arlotti, Harvard (Fr., F – Monaco)
Kevin O’Toole, Princeton* (Sr., M/F – Montclair, N.J.)
Emeka Eneli, Cornell (Sr., F – Dublin, Ohio)
Paolo Carroll, Yale (Jr., F – Sao Paulo, Brazil)
 
SECOND TEAM ALL-IVY^
Louis Weisdorf, Dartmouth (Fr., D – Copenhagen, Denmark)
Issa Mudashiru, Princeton (Fr., D – Bethesda, Md.)
Alex Charles, Princeton (Sr., D – Durham, N.C.)
Jack Roberts, Princeton (Sr., GK – Wellesley, Mass.)
Harry Fuller, Cornell (Fifth Year., M – London, England)
Jonah Kagen, Cornell (Sr., D – Savannah, Ga.)
Daniel Diaz Bonilla, Princeton (Jr., F – Vienna, Va.)
Ohad Yahalom, Dartmouth (Sr., M – Brookline, Mass.)
Ben Stitz, Penn (Sr., M – Baltimore, Md.)
Malik Pinto, Princeton (So., M – Durham, N.C.)
Isaac McGinnis, Penn (Sr., M – Brighton, N.Y.)
Martin Vician, Harvard (Jr., F/M – Bratislava, Slovakia)
Kahveh Zahiroleslam, Yale (So., F – Saratoga, Calif.)
Owen Schwartz, Brown (Jr., D – Mill Valley, Calif.)
 
HONORABLE MENTION
Stas Korzeniowski, Penn (Fr., F – Skillman, N.J.)
Walker Gillespie, Princeton (So., F – Charlotte, N.C.)
Andrew Stevens, Columbia (Sr., M – Marshfield, Mass.)
Enzo Okpoye, Yale (Sr., M – Asaba, Nigeria)
TJ Presthus, Yale (Fr., D – New Albany, Ohio)
Mothibi Penn-Kekana, Dartmouth ((Sr., D – London, England)
Jan Riecke, Harvard (Fr., D – Berlin, Germany)
Michael Collodi, Columbia (Jr., GK – Frisco, Texas)
 
*Unanimous selection
^team expanded due to ties in voting