2019 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 23
Grant Herbek
- Position:
- Midfielder/Defender
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 165
- Class:
- Freshman
- 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 pitchÂ
- 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
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