NEWARK, NJ—Five members of the NJIT men's soccer team earned 2013 Madness Independent All-Conference honors headed by Defensive Player of the Year Marko Drljic selected by CollegeSportsMadness.

Drljic, the Highlanders co-captain was joined on the all-conference first-team by Cristian Marcel and Jimmy Myers while Sven Beverst and Philipp Hannemann earned second-team honors.

The 2013 Highlanders finished the season with a 7-9-2 mark, the second-best in the NJIT program's 10-season Division I era. 

Drljic, a junior from Koper, Slovenia, finished the season with a team-leading six goals and four assists for 16 points.  Drljic holds the NJIT Division I record with 11 career assists with one year left of eligibility.

Marcel, a junior from East Setauket, NY, appeared in 16 matches (15 starts) scoring one goal against VMI on September 6.

Myers, a sophomore from Hicksville, NY, played in 17 matches, notching two goals.  Myers scored a goal against Saint Joseph's on October 2 in a 3-3 double overtime match and posted his second goal of the season in the Highlanders 6-0 victory in the season finale at Howard on November 10.  The six goals is the highest single-game goals total in more than 12 years.

Beverst, a freshman from Eggenstein, Germany, played and started in 17 matches.  He recorded two goals and one assist ranking tied for fourth on the team in points (5). Beverst's first collegiate goal was netted on September 15 vs. St. Bonaventure and first collegiate assist was recorded on November 12 at Howard.

Hannemann, a junior from Bayreuth, Germany, appeared in 17 matches (16 starts) recording one assist at St. John's in the Highlanders season opener on August 30.

The staff at College Sports Madness has picked the top players in college soccer for the 2013 season. These players have made significant contributions to their team in during this past season and deserve special recognition.

Offensive Player of the Year			Defensive Player of the Year
Victor Pinal, Incarnate Word			Marko Drljic, NJIT
Freshman of the Year			Coach of the Year
Amiri Abraham, Georgia State			Brett Surrency, Georgia State
First Team			Second Team
F	AJ Arnold, Belmont		F	Mario Martin, Howard
F	Amiri Abraham, Georgia State		F	Joonas Bask, Belmont
F	Cristian Marcel, NJIT		F	Leon Taylor, Incarnate Word
F	Raphael Colmanette, Belmont		F	Ben Conway, Incarnate Word
M	Victor Pinal, Incarnate Word		M	Sven Beverst, NJIT
M	Vinny Bailey, Incarnate Word		M	Alejandro De La Garza, Incarnate Word
M	Nico Olsak, Belmont		M	Aaron Jones, Georgia State
M	Stephen McGill, Georgia State		M	Luca Schioppoa, Belmont
D	Jimmy Myers, NJIT		D	Philipp Hannemann, NJIT
D	Alfred Edmonds, Belmont		D	Conor Acheson, Georgia State
D	Marko Drljic, NJIT		D	Joe Brown, Incarnate Word
D	James Nero, Incarnate Word		D	Nat Hubert, Belmont
GK	Grayson Rector, Belmont		GK	Jarred Kahan, Incarnate Word