Haeufgloeckner Named American Men’s Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year

IRVING, Texas – Temple men's soccer player Rocco Haeufgloeckner was named the American Conference Men's Soccer Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the conference announced.

Haeufgloeckner appeared in 15 matches, making 12 starts for the Owls last season. He played the full 90 minutes in three matches and recorded a season-high three shots at Monmouth. He is the first Temple men's soccer player since Vaughn Spurrier in 2013-14 to earn the honor.

A mechanical engineering major with a 3.90 GPA, Haeufgloeckner graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma as a sophomore. This year, he presented innovative research on an autonomous drone detection system at Temple's Undergraduate Research Symposium. He was also awarded the Livingstone Undergraduate Research Award in 2024 and the Dr. Dennis Lebofsky Award in 2023, both for his research paper titled "International Students' Academic Challenges at American Colleges."

Beyond the classroom, Haeufgloeckner continued his professional development as a Solutions Engineering Intern at Robco last summer.

2025-26 American Conference Sport-By-Sport Scholar-Athletes of the Year

Sport	Student-Athlete	School	Highlights
Baseball	Jack Herring	East Carolina	Second-team all-conference and all-region; CSC Academic All-America Third Team
Men's Basketball	Jordan Riley	East Carolina	First-team all-conference; second-team all-region
Women's Basketball	Amira Mabry	Tulane	CSC Academic All-District; 1,000-point career scorer
Men's Cross Country	Rogerio Amaral	Tulane	All-conference selection; USTFCCCA All-Region; USTFCCCA All-Academic Athlete
Women's Cross Country	Amelie Attenborough	Rice	Two-time recipient of the award; 2025 American indoor champion in the DMR
Football	Andon Thomas	Army	2025 all-conference second team; 2024 CSC Academic All-America
Men's Golf	Justin Matthews	Charlotte	2X all-conference team; GCAA/PING Division I All-Region; CSC Academic All-District
Women's Golf	Carolin Alblas	Florida Atlantic	Runner-up at the 2026 PGA WORKS Collegiate Championship
Women's Lacrosse	Emma Magazu	East Carolina	Two-time first team all-conference; 2026 American Defensive Player of the Year
Men's Soccer	Rocco Haeufgloeckner	Temple	Temple's JoAnne Epps Male Scholar Athlete of the Year
Women's Soccer	Finley Lavin	Memphis	United Soccer Coaches First Team All-America; MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalist
Softball	Autumn Courtney	Florida Atlantic	2025 NFCA All-America Third Team & American Pitcher of the Year; 2X all-conf.
Women's Swimming and Diving	Andrea Zeebe	Tulane	Two-time recipient of the award; American champion in 800 free relay in 2025
Men's Tennis	Petro Kuzmenok	Rice	'26 American Player of the Year; ITA Scholar-Athlete; 2X CSC Academic All-District
Women's Tennis	Carolina Laydner	North Texas	All-conference selection; CSC Academic All-District
Men's Indoor Track and Field	Zak Freeland	Charlotte	2026 American indoor champion in the DMR; CSC Academic All-District
Women's Indoor Track and Field	Josie Taylor	Rice	2026 all-conference in the high jump; 2024 outdoor high jump conference champ
Men's Outdoor Track and Field	Ty Hampton	Rice	2026 American Outdoor Champion in the javelin; '26 NCAA HR All-America in javelin
Women's Outdoor Track and Field	McKyla Van der Westhuizen	Rice	2x recipient of award; 2026 NCAA Champion in the javelin; 3x American champion
Women's Volleyball	Annika Thompson	Charlotte	'25 American Libero of the Year; all-conference 1st team; CSC Academic All-District
Men's At-Large (Swim and Dive)	Daniel Laureyssens	Florida Atlantic	2026 ASUN Male Most Outstanding Swimmer; ASUN 200 free record holder
Women's At-Large (Rifle)	Gabriela Zych	Memphis	2025 USA Shooting 50m Women's Smallbore Champion; 2024 NCAA Elite 90 award

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