Noah Eklund

Photo by: junaid

Photo by: Isaac Bentrott

Position:
Defender
Class:
Junior
Height:
5-8
Weight:
150
Hometown:
Andover, Minn.
High School:
Andover
Previous School:
Northern Michigan

CAREER NOTES
Academic: GLIAC All-Academic Team of Excellence (2023, 2024)... CSC Academic All-District (2023, 2024)

Athletic: 2021 Honorable Mention All-GLIAC…2024 Second Team All-GLIAC GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/30/24)

2024 | Senior Season: Named Second Team All-GLIAC after serving as a key defensive piece for the Huskies all year...started in 17 games while playing in all 18 matches and logging 1463...played 90 minutes in 12 games...scored his first Huskies goal on November 1 against Wisconsin-Parkside which was the game-tying goal...named GLIAC Defensive Player of the Week following 4-3 win against Wisconsin-Parkside on September 27 and a 2-0 shutout against Purdue Northwest on September 29...finished his career with 3724 career minutes (5th all-time), 47 games played (8th all-time), and 25 games playing 90+ minutes (2nd all-time)

2023 | JUNIOR SEASON: Appeared in 15 matches, starting all 15 of them...logged 1270 minutes...played 90 or minutes in eight matches including a career high 110 minutes against Saginaw Valley...recorded one shot

2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON:
Season: Transferred to St. Cloud State for his second collegiate season...appeared in 14 matches with 12 starts logging 990 minutes...tallied one assist...played a season-high 90 minutes in five matches...

2021 (NORTHERN MICHIGAN) | FRESHMAN SEASON:
Season: Began his collegiate career at Northern Michigan...earned Honorable Mention All-GLIAC honors...started all 18 matches logging a team-high 1664 minutes...scored one goal...logged a career-high 110 minutes in three matches...earned the team’s Newcomer of the Year Award...

Prep: A 2021 graduate of Andover High School...two-time All-State honoree (2019, 2020)...three-time All-Northwest Suburban Conference honoree (2018, 2019, 2020)...played his club soccer with Manitou FC...

Personal: The son of Steve and Kari Eklund...Construction Management major...enjoys playing golf and snowboarding...