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17 Shea Bechtel

  • Class Senior
  • Position Midfielder/Forward
  • Height 5-9
  • Hometown Plainfield, Ill.
  • Highschool Plainfield North

Biography

AT ST. OLAF
2024-25
(Senior) – United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American… United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region IX… MIAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Year… All-MIAC… MIAC All-Playoff Team… Male recipient of department’s Dave Hauck Award… College Sports Communicators First Team Academic All-American… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2024 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Three-time MIAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 30, Oct. 7, Oct. 28)… Team captain… Started all 23 games… Recorded 35 points on 13 goals and nine assists with three game-winning goals… Totaled 64 shots and 37 shots on goal… Was 3-for-5 from the penalty spot… Tied for 31st in NCAA Division III in points… One of 23 NCAA Division III men’s soccer student-athletes to record 40 goals and 40 assists in their career… Broke program’s all-time points record with an assist in 3-2 loss to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges on Sept. 9… Led the MIAC in points, tied for first in goals, third in shots and shots on goal, fifth in points per game, tied for sixth in game-winning goals and assists, eighth in goals per game and shots on goal per game, 11th in shots per game, and 12th in assists per game… Led the team in goals, points, shots, and shots on goal while ranking third in assists and game-winning goals… Scored a hat trick in 8-1 win at St. Scholastica on Sept. 28… Netted two goals, including the game-winner, in 5-1 victory at Macalester on Oct. 5… Also scored twice in 3-3 tie at No. 5 Gustavus on Oct. 23… Picked up a goal and an assist in 4-1 win over Hamline on Oct. 12, 6-0 victory against Concordia-Moorhead on Nov. 2, and 4-1 victory over Augsburg in the semifinals of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 7… Tallied an assist in 3-2 win at No. 4 Gustavus in the championship game of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 9 and another in 3-1 victory over Wartburg in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 16… Scored game-tying goal in the 87th minute of 2-2 tie against UW-Superior in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 17.

2023-24 (Junior) – United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-American… United Soccer Coaches First Team All-Region IX… All-MIAC… College Sports Communicators Second Team Academic All-American… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-American… United Soccer Coaches First Team Scholar All-North/Central Region… Academic All-MIAC… Chi Alpha Sigma inductee… Fall 2023 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Started all 26 games… Compiled 31 points on nine goals and 13 assists… Tallied 70 shots, 31 shots on goal, and three game-winning goals… Led the team in assists, second in points, and third in goals, shots, and shots on goal… Tied for the MIAC lead in assists while ranking fourth in points, fifth in shots, sixth in shots on goal, tied for sixth in goals and game-winning goals, 10th in shots per game (2.69), and 11th in shots on goal per game (1.19)… Tied for fourth in NCAA Division III in assists, 22nd in assists per game, and tied for 41st in points… Grabbed season-high five points on two goals and one assist in 7-0 win over Knox on Sept. 3… Had a goal and an assist in back-to-back wins over Bethel on Sept. 13 and Luther on Sept. 20… Season-high four-game scoring streak in victories against Hamline, Bethany Lutheran, Saint Mary’s, and Augsburg from Oct. 9-14… Assisted on team’s goal and scored his attempt in the shootout following 1-1 tie against Gustavus in the championship game of the MIAC Playoffs on Nov. 4… Picked up a goal and two assists in 7-1 win over UW-Superior in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 11… Assisted on the only goal of the game in 1-0 victory against No. 12 Carleton in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 12… Also had an assist in 4-3 win over UW-Eau Claire in the sectional semifinals of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 18… Set up the game-winning goal in overtime in 2-1 victory against No. 13 Amherst in the national championship game on Dec. 3.

2022-23 (Sophomore) – D3soccer.com Second Team All-American… United Soccer Coaches All-Region IX First Team… MIAC Offensive Player of the Year… All-MIAC… College Sports Communicators Academic All-District… Academic All-MIAC… Fall 2022 St. Olaf Dean’s List… Started 20 of the 21 games he played in… Compiled 33 points on nine goals and 15 assists… Recorded 65 shots, 29 of which were on goal… Led the team in assists and points and was second in goals, shots, and shots on goal… Led the MIAC in assists and points, second in shots and shots on goal, tied for third in game-winning goals, and fourth in goals… Ranked third in NCAA Division III in assists, was fifth in assists per game (0.71), and tied for 32nd in points… Had a goal and two assists in 4-0 win at Hamline on Sept. 17… Picked up a goal and an assist in 5-0 victory over St. Scholastica on Sept. 28… Recorded three assists in 6-0 win over Saint Mary’s (Minn.) on Oct. 11… Had a goal and two assists in 3-0 win at UW-Platteville on Oct. 17 and in 8-1 victory over Lake Forest in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Nov. 12… Scored in all three of team’s games in the NCAA Tournament.

2021-22 (First Year) – United Soccer Coaches Second Team All-Region IX… MIAC Rookie of the Year… All-MIAC… MIAC Men’s Soccer Athlete of the Week (Oct. 11)… Spring 2022 St. Olaf Dean's List... Played in all 23 games, starting 22 times and playing the third-most minutes (1,743) of any field player on the team… Tallied 11 goals and eight assists for 30 points… Credited with 61 shots, 32 shots on goal, and six game-winning goals… Tied for team lead in game-winning goals and was second in goals, assists, points, shots, and shots on goal… Tied for MIAC lead in game-winning goals and was third in goals, assists, points, shots, and shots on goal… Tied for 11th in NCAA Division III in game-winning goals… Recorded first collegiate point with an assist on the game-winning goal in collegiate debut in 2-1 win at Central on Sept. 1… Scored first collegiate goal in 6-0 victory over Northland on Sept. 5… Had season-high five points on two goals and one assist in 6-1 win against UW-Superior on Oct. 5… Recorded two assists in 4-0 victory over Loras in second round of NCAA Tournament on Nov. 14… Team was 10-0 when he scored at least once… Had a pair of four-game point streaks from Oct. 2-13 and Oct. 23 - Nov. 3.

AT PLAINFIELD NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
Played four years of soccer... School's career record-holder in goals (59) and points (149)... Joliet Herald News Player of the Year as a senior after recording 23 goals and 12 assists for team that went 13-3-1 and finished second in the conference... IHSSCA All-Sectional and SPC All-Conference as a sophomore, junior, and senior... Team MVP as a junior and senior... Scored five goals as a freshman, 12 as a sophomore, and 19 as a junior... National Honor Society member... Illinois State Scholar.

PERSONAL
Parents Brad and Angie ... Has one sibling, Ryan '27, who also played soccer at St. Olaf... Majoring in quantitative economics... Played five years of club soccer for Galaxy Soccer Club, which was 2019 USYS Midwest Regional finalist, 2019 USYS Midwest Conference champion, 2020 USYS National League champion, and 2021 USYS Midwest Regionals semifinalist... 2019 USYS Midwest Regionals Golden Boot winner.

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Historical Player Information

  • 17

    2021First Year

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'7"
    17
  • 17

    2022Sophomore

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'7"
    17
  • 17
    C

    2023Junior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'7"
    17
    C
  • 17
    C

    2024Senior

    Midfielder/Forward
    5'9"
    17
    C