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Lucas Martin (1) gets fired up after the Skyhawks NCAA Tournament win over UCCS (Nov. 24, 2024).

Men’s soccer picked second in RMAC Preseason Coaches Poll, three Skyhawks tabbed Preseason All-RMAC

8/12/2025 3:00:00 PM

By: Hayden Mangan, Assistant AD-Communications & Fan Engagement

DURANGO, Colo. – Midfielder David Citron, defender Casey Stracher, and goalkeeper Lucas Martin have each been named to the 2025 Preseason All-Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team, while the Skyhawks men's soccer team checks in at No. 2 in the league's Preseason Coaches Poll.

In 2024, Fort Lewis boasted a 14-4-6 overall record and a 7-2-1 mark in conference play. The Skyhawks finished the season at No. 6 on the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll after notching a pair of runners-up finishes in the RMAC regular season and the RMAC Tournament before marching to the Elite Eight in the NCAA National Tournament.

The Skyhawks captured 91 total points, including three first-place votes, five second-place votes, and two third-place votes, to finish a pair of points behind first-place UCCS with 93 points. The Mountain Lions secured five first-place votes, three second-place votes, and two third-place votes. Regis took the third-place spot with 89 points, followed by CSU Pueblo in fourth with 79 points, and Colorado School of Mines in fifth with 56 points.

Citron, a senior from Toulouse, France, headlines the trio of Skyhawks on the Preseason All-RMAC team after racking up 24 points last season with seven goals and 10 assists. Citron was later named First-Team All-RMAC, the RMAC Academic Player of the Year, a Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Third-Team All-American, and a College Sports Communicators First-Team Academic All-American.

Stracher, a new addition for the Skyhawks last fall, trails close behind after playing all 90 minutes in 17 matches last season while scoring a pair of goals and dishing out four assists en route to eight points and a pair of Second-Team All-RMAC and USC Second-Team All-South Central Region accolades. Also on the defensive side is Martin, a member of the 2024 RMAC All-Tournament Team and an Honorable Mention All-RMAC honoree between the posts. Last season, Martin posted ten shutouts, a 0.84 goals-against-average, and an 84.4 percent save percentage. In addition, Martin posted a pair of assists as a goalkeeper.

Fort Lewis men's soccer will begin the 2025 campaign at home on Dirks Field against Lubbock Christian on Thursday, Sept. 4, at 4:30 p.m. Fans can enjoy another pair of non-conference matches up on the rim against Simon Fraser and Northwest Nazarene on Thursday and Saturday, Sept. 18 and 20, at 7 p.m., respectively. The Skyhawks will then begin conference play at home on Friday, Oct. 3, at 7 p.m.

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