LEXINGTON, Va. – VMI junior defender Drew Menges was named to the College Sports Communicators (CSC) Division I Academic All-District Men's Soccer Team Tuesday for his efforts on the field as well as the classroom.

Menges was one of four Keydets to play all 19 games and had 15 starts in the backfield. The Fallston, Md. native scored a goal at Mary Baldwin University and was third on the team with 1,292 minutes.

He is a mechanical engineering major.

"I am thrilled to learn of Drew being recognized for his accomplishments in the classroom," said VMI head coach Nick Regan. "Being an Engineering major is difficult enough, but to perform like he has, on the field and in the classroom, it's a testament to Drew's attitude and work ethic."

The last time the Keydet men's soccer program landed a student-athlete on the all-district team was Daniel Welsh in 2008.

All-District honorees are based on the criteria below:
Academic standing:
Student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically.
Student-athletes must be enrolled at their institution at the time of nomination either as undergraduates or graduate students. Only the school at which an athlete competed in the current academic year can nominate that player.

Academic eligibility:
An undergraduate student-athlete must have at least a 3.50 cumulative grade point average (on a 4.0 scale).

NEW: Athletic eligibility:
Fall fall sports (M/W Soccer, Volleyball, Football), student-athletes must compete in 90 percent of the institution's games/contests/sets played OR must start in at least 66 percent of the games/contests/sets.

Academic All-District® honorees are considered for advancement to the CSC Academic All-America® ballot. First-, second- and third-team Academic All-America® honorees will be announced in early December. The CSC Academic All-District® teams include the student-athletes listed on the following pages. See the complete all-district teams here (PDF):