2023 Men's Soccer Roster
Herbek, Grant
Jersey Number 23
Grant Herbek
- Position:
- Defender
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Libertyville, Ill.
- High School:
- Libertyville
Bio
Career Awards
- 2022 College Sport Communicators Academic All-District Team
- 2021-22 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2020-21 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- 2019-20 BIG EAST All-Academic Team
- Played and started in all 17 matches for the Blue Demons
- Served as a key defensive player for DePaul, earning 90 minutes of play in 16 matches
- Fired off two shots
- Helped lead the Blue Demons to five shutouts
- Logged 1528 total minutes on the pitch
- Played in and started 16 matches for DePaul
- Scored his first-career goal in DePaul's season finale at Xavier on Nov. 3
- Played a key central defense role for DePaul, totaling 1419 minutes of action
- Fired off eight shots, putting four on target
- Played the entirety of 13 games for the Blue Demons
- Played in nine matches, starting five for DePaul
- Played a key role on DePaul's defensive unit, totaling 641 minutes on the pitch
- Added an assist in DePaul's final game versus Creighton on April 2, a 4-3 loss
- Started five conference games for the Blue Demons
- Made appearances in six games for DePaul
- Debuted against Northern Illinois (8/30)
- Tallied 109 minutes on the field
- Graduated from Libertyville High School with honors
- Played soccer and was a three-time varsity letterwinner
- Played under head coach Andy Bitta and All Beard his sophomore year
- Played for head coach Kevin Thunholm and Beard his junior and senior year of high school
- As a three-year varsity starter, he helped his team to a 15-4 run his sophomore year, a 20-1-2 record junior year and a 21-1-0 senior year
- Throughout high school career, scored seven goals and passed out 25 assists
- Earned All-Conference honors all three years
- Earned All-Area honors his junior and senior year
- Earned All-State honors his senior year
- Was a member of the National Honors Society
- Named an Illinois State Scholar
- Played with Libertyville FC 1974 under Srgjan Smileski
- Was on the Club Cup regional and National Championship team in 2014
- Won the State Cup Championship in 2016
- Was on the State Cup Runner Up team in 2015-2018
- Competed in the MRL Regionals in 2016 and 2019 as well as the National League in 2017
- Son of Dan and Stephanie Herbek
- Has one brother, Will
- Plans on majoring in Film & Television with a concentration in editing with a sound design minor
Men's Soccer vs. UIC Highlights
Thursday, September 04
Men's Soccer vs. St. Thomas Highlights
Sunday, August 31
Men's Soccer vs. Chicago State Highlights
Thursday, August 28
Men's Soccer vs. Oakland Highlights
Sunday, August 24
