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Five Blue Devils Earn All-ACC Honors
11/12/2025 11:05:00 AM | Men's Soccer
DURHAM, N.C. - The Duke men's soccer earned five All-ACC selections, the conference announced on Wednesday.
Kenan Hot leads the charge by being named First Team All-ACC. Kamran Acito and Ulfur Bjornsson were both Second Team All-ACC honorees, while Drew Kerr picked up a Third Team All-ACC selection. Freshman Max Simpson rounds out Duke's representation with a spot on the 2025 All-Freshman Team.
Hot, a senior midfielder, secured a First Team All-ACC selection for the first time in his Duke career after previously being named an All-Freshman in 2022 and a Third-Team All-ACC player in 2024. A native of Lincroft, N.J., Hot has had a career season, sharing the team lead with seven goals alongside four assists for a total of 18 points.
Acito, a consistent defender during his four seasons as a Blue Devil, has played nearly 1,400 minutes on Duke's backline this season. After being named the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2022, Acito also picked up Third Team All-ACC honors in 2024.
Bjornsson, a junior forward, has earned Second Team All-ACC honors for the second time in his three-year career, joining his First-Team selection in 2024. He currently has the third-most goals on the team and has reached double-digit points for the third consecutive season, with 11.
Kerr, a senior midfielder and defender, closes his Duke career with his first All-ACC recognition. He currently leads the team in minutes, with 1,411, and has started in every single match of the season. Kerr shares the team lead for assists, with five, and scored the first goal of his season in Duke's win at North Carolina.
Simpson, a midfielder, has appeared in all 17 of Duke's matches so far this season, making 11 starts. He began his Duke career with a goal in the Blue Devils' season-opening victory over San Diego and has an additional goal and three assists for a total of seven points.
2025 ACC Men's Soccer Season Honors
Offensive Player of the Year – Donavan Phillip, Jr., F, NC State
Defensive Player of the Year – Nikola Markovic, So., D, NC State
Midfielder of the Year – Ransford Gyan, So., Clemson
Goalkeeper of the Year – Logan Erb, Sr., NC State
Freshman of the Year – Nick Simmonds, F, Virginia
Coach of the Year – George Gelnovatch, Virginia
2025 All-ACC Team
First Team
Ransford Gyan, So., M, Clemson
Kenan Hot, Sr., M, Duke
Logan Erb, Sr., GK, NC State
Taig Healy, Sr, M, NC State
Nikola Markovic, So., D, NC State
Donavan Phillip, Jr., F, NC State
Arnau Vilamitjana, Gr., M, Pitt
Fletcher Bank, Sr., M, Stanford
Zach Bohane, Sr., M, Stanford
Nick Simmonds, Fr., F, Virginia
Cooper Flax, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Second Team
Wahabu Musah, So., F, Clemson
Nathan Richmond, Sr., M, Clemson
Kamran Acito, Sr., D, Duke
Ulfur Bjornsson, Jr., F, Duke
Dylan Kropp, Sr., D, North Carolina
Luca Nikolai, Jr., D, North Carolina
Stephan Soghomonian, So., F, SMU
Slade Starnes, Sr., D, SMU
Nick Dang, Sr., D, Virginia
Casper Mols, Gr., GK, Virginia
Umberto Pelà, Sr., M, Virginia
Third Team
Luka Lukic, Gr., F, California
Kwaku Agyabeng, Fr., M, Clemson
Misei Yoshizawa, Sr., M, Clemson
Drew Kerr, Sr., M, Duke
Jack Sandmeyer, Gr., M, North Carolina
Cal Tommy, Sr., D, NC State
Wyatt Lewis, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Nolan Spicer, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Charles-Emile Brunet, So., M, SMU
Tomas Hut, Gr., GK, Syracuse
Sebastian Pop, Gr., D, Virginia
2025 All-Freshman Team
Andrej Borak, GK, Boston College
Kwaku Agyabeng, M, Clemson
Max Simpson, M, Duke
Immanuel Mathe, D, North Carolina
Riley Moloney, D, NC State
Joshua Partal, M, Stanford
Jack Pymm, M, Stanford
Landon Darko, F, Syracuse
Zach Ehrenpreis, M, Virginia
Nick Simmonds, F, Virginia
Dagur Traustason, F, Virginia Tech
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Kenan Hot leads the charge by being named First Team All-ACC. Kamran Acito and Ulfur Bjornsson were both Second Team All-ACC honorees, while Drew Kerr picked up a Third Team All-ACC selection. Freshman Max Simpson rounds out Duke's representation with a spot on the 2025 All-Freshman Team.
Hot, a senior midfielder, secured a First Team All-ACC selection for the first time in his Duke career after previously being named an All-Freshman in 2022 and a Third-Team All-ACC player in 2024. A native of Lincroft, N.J., Hot has had a career season, sharing the team lead with seven goals alongside four assists for a total of 18 points.
Acito, a consistent defender during his four seasons as a Blue Devil, has played nearly 1,400 minutes on Duke's backline this season. After being named the ACC Freshman of the Year in 2022, Acito also picked up Third Team All-ACC honors in 2024.
Bjornsson, a junior forward, has earned Second Team All-ACC honors for the second time in his three-year career, joining his First-Team selection in 2024. He currently has the third-most goals on the team and has reached double-digit points for the third consecutive season, with 11.
Kerr, a senior midfielder and defender, closes his Duke career with his first All-ACC recognition. He currently leads the team in minutes, with 1,411, and has started in every single match of the season. Kerr shares the team lead for assists, with five, and scored the first goal of his season in Duke's win at North Carolina.
Simpson, a midfielder, has appeared in all 17 of Duke's matches so far this season, making 11 starts. He began his Duke career with a goal in the Blue Devils' season-opening victory over San Diego and has an additional goal and three assists for a total of seven points.
2025 ACC Men's Soccer Season Honors
Offensive Player of the Year – Donavan Phillip, Jr., F, NC State
Defensive Player of the Year – Nikola Markovic, So., D, NC State
Midfielder of the Year – Ransford Gyan, So., Clemson
Goalkeeper of the Year – Logan Erb, Sr., NC State
Freshman of the Year – Nick Simmonds, F, Virginia
Coach of the Year – George Gelnovatch, Virginia
2025 All-ACC Team
First Team
Ransford Gyan, So., M, Clemson
Kenan Hot, Sr., M, Duke
Logan Erb, Sr., GK, NC State
Taig Healy, Sr, M, NC State
Nikola Markovic, So., D, NC State
Donavan Phillip, Jr., F, NC State
Arnau Vilamitjana, Gr., M, Pitt
Fletcher Bank, Sr., M, Stanford
Zach Bohane, Sr., M, Stanford
Nick Simmonds, Fr., F, Virginia
Cooper Flax, Sr., M, Wake Forest
Second Team
Wahabu Musah, So., F, Clemson
Nathan Richmond, Sr., M, Clemson
Kamran Acito, Sr., D, Duke
Ulfur Bjornsson, Jr., F, Duke
Dylan Kropp, Sr., D, North Carolina
Luca Nikolai, Jr., D, North Carolina
Stephan Soghomonian, So., F, SMU
Slade Starnes, Sr., D, SMU
Nick Dang, Sr., D, Virginia
Casper Mols, Gr., GK, Virginia
Umberto Pelà, Sr., M, Virginia
Third Team
Luka Lukic, Gr., F, California
Kwaku Agyabeng, Fr., M, Clemson
Misei Yoshizawa, Sr., M, Clemson
Drew Kerr, Sr., M, Duke
Jack Sandmeyer, Gr., M, North Carolina
Cal Tommy, Sr., D, NC State
Wyatt Lewis, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Nolan Spicer, Jr., M, Notre Dame
Charles-Emile Brunet, So., M, SMU
Tomas Hut, Gr., GK, Syracuse
Sebastian Pop, Gr., D, Virginia
2025 All-Freshman Team
Andrej Borak, GK, Boston College
Kwaku Agyabeng, M, Clemson
Max Simpson, M, Duke
Immanuel Mathe, D, North Carolina
Riley Moloney, D, NC State
Joshua Partal, M, Stanford
Jack Pymm, M, Stanford
Landon Darko, F, Syracuse
Zach Ehrenpreis, M, Virginia
Nick Simmonds, F, Virginia
Dagur Traustason, F, Virginia Tech
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