KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- With an eight-game unbeaten streak to start the season, the Christopher Newport men's soccer team has catapulted to No. 10 in the nation according to the United Soccer Coaches Division III Coaches' Poll. The Captains, who were unranked in the preseason and in the first poll of the 2025 season, shot up to No. 20 in the week two poll and back into the top-ten this week.
Christopher Newport climbed to No. 8 in the national rankings last season, marking the first top ten appearance by the Captains since 2016. This year, they return with a spot among the nation's elite after going 6-0-2 with a six-game winning streak heading into week four.
Denison University is the top-ranked team in Division III men's soccer and the Red Devils are followed in order by No. 2 Emory, No. 3 Augsburg, No. 4 Williams, and No. 5 Trinity (Texas). The Captains toppled the fifth-ranked Trinity Tigers, 3-2, in last week's action to give the Captains a marquee win this season. CNU also has a draw against No. 8 Dickinson.
Offensively, junior forward
Drew McWhinney scored twice against Trinity and took over the scoring lead for the Captains with six points on three goals. He was named the Coast-To-Coast Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week after helping lift CNU to the nationally-ranked win.
Manzi Siibo has added a goal and an assist for three points while forwards
Ryan Buckon and
Joe Summerfield have each added a goal apiece for the group up top.
On the defensive side, the Captains have gotten loads of production from the starting unit on both ends of the field. Starting center back
Carson Friedlein ranks second on the team in scoring with five points on two goals and one assist while junior
Yazan Yaghmmour has contributed four points on a goal and two helpers. Paired with fellow starters
Josh Monzon and
Declan Karney, the CNU defense has only allowed six goals in the first eight games for a 0.75 goals-against average. In goal, senior
Hayden Dewey has played all 720 minutes and boasts an .824 save percentage.
Christopher Newport is back in action this Saturday, September 27 at 5:30 p.m. when they travel to Marymount University.
National - Poll 3 - September 23, 2025
| Rank |
School |
Prev |
W-L-T |
| 1 |
Denison University |
1 |
6-0-1 |
| 2 |
Emory University |
3 |
8-0-0 |
| 3 |
Augsburg University |
5 |
10-0-0 |
| 4 |
Williams College |
6 |
4-0-2 |
| 5 |
Trinity University (Texas) |
4 |
6-1-0 |
| 6 |
Rowan University |
2 |
6-1-1 |
| 7 |
Middlebury College |
8 |
3-0-2 |
| 8 |
Dickinson College |
10 |
6-0-2 |
| 9 |
Wheaton College (Mass.) |
13 |
6-0-1 |
| 10 |
Christopher Newport University |
20 |
6-0-2 |
| 11 |
SUNY Cortland |
9 |
5-1-2 |
| 12 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
RV |
6-1-0 |
| 13 |
Amherst College |
16 |
3-0-3 |
| 14 |
Montclair State University |
19 |
5-0-2 |
| 15 |
Southwestern University |
15 |
7-0-1 |
| 16 |
North Park University |
7 |
5-1-0 |
| 17 |
Case Western Reserve University |
NR |
6-0-2 |
| 18 |
Brandeis University |
RV |
6-0-1 |
| 19 |
St. Olaf College |
RV |
7-1-1 |
| 20 |
University of Scranton |
RV |
3-0-3 |
| 21 |
Ithaca College |
21 |
6-0-1 |
| 22 |
Tufts University |
NR |
5-1-1 |
| 23 |
Calvin University |
22 |
5-1-0 |
| 24 |
Carnegie Mellon University |
NR |
5-0-3 |
| 25 |
Hobart College |
NR |
6-0-1 |
Records shown are through games of September 21, 2025
Also receiving votes: Lebanon Valley College, Gustavus Adolphus College, Ohio Northern University, Hampden-Sydney College, Catholic University, Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, Roger Williams University
