WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - TopDrawerSoccer.com has included Monmouth University men's soccer senior captain Ryan Clark (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township) on its list of the top upperclassmen (sophomores, juniors and seniors) in the country, listing him at No. 72. The honor comes shortly after Clark was named to the College Soccer News Preseason All-America Second Team, in addition to inclusion on the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.

A three-time All-NEC First Team selection in his three years at Monmouth, Clark added All-Region honors last season. He was also named BigAppleSoccer.com Player of the Year after scoring three goals, including two game winners. He added a Northeast Conference best eight assists. He showed a penchant for the big game, compiling two goals in a come-from-behind victory while playing down a man against Princeton, and also dishing out a season-high three assists in the Hawks' 4-0 victory against LIU Brooklyn.

The Hawks open the 2012 season at Towson this evening at 5 p.m., before returning home on Monday, August 27, to take on Providence at 7 p.m.