FHSU Athletics
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Fort Hays State Men's Soccer had a pair of student-athletes named to the D2CCA Men's Soccer All-America Team for the 2024 season. Tadhg Walsh was a second-team selection as a midfielder, while Marcos German was a third-team selection as a defender.
Walsh and German are the first All-America selections for FHSU Men's Soccer since the 2021 season when Taisei Arima and Alec Bevis earned All-America honors. Walsh and German give FHSU 13 different individuals who have garnered All-America honors in the program's 14-year history. For Walsh, it's his first All-America honor. German was a three-time All-America selection at the NAIA level before earning the distinction this year at the NCAA level.
Walsh is tied for the national lead in assists as of December 10 with 15, joining Frederic Benedix from Coker University. Walsh led the Tigers in points for the season with 25, adding five goals to go with his single-season FHSU record for assists. Walsh is a three-time all-conference performer, including first-team honors twice. He is a two-time D2CCA All-Region First Team selection. Walsh has 39 career points with 21 assists and nine goals.
German finished the year with 17 points for the Tigers, which ranked fourth on the team. He adds this All-America selection to D2CCA All-Central Region First Team and All-GAC First Team honors this year. All of his points were generated against conference opponents. He ranked second on the team in assists behind Walsh with nine.
Walsh and German helped Fort Hays State to its 10th NCAA Tournament appearance in the men's soccer program's young 14-year history in 2024. The Tigers finished the year 13-4-4 overall and advanced to the Round of 32 in the national tournament under first-year head coach Alex Nichols.