Dylan Steely Named Scholar All-American by United Soccer Coaches

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Following his decorated collegiate career, Belmont University men's soccer's Dylan Steely has been named a United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-American. Announced by the coaches organization midday Thursday, Steely was selected to the 2025 United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-America Second Team after earning a spot on the Scholar All-South Region Team.
 
A native of Hoover, Alabama (Hoover HS), Steely is the only student-athlete from the Missouri Valley Conference to earn United Soccer Coaches Scholar All-Region and Scholar All-America honors this season.
 
The redshirt senior captain defender graduated last weekend with his bachelor's degree in accounting. During his undergraduate studies, Steely maintained a 3.45 cumulative grade point average.
 
A two-time all-region performer, Steely was tabbed United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Second Team at the conclusion of the season. He was one of just seven players and one of only two defenders from the Valley who claimed all-region recognition this fall.
 
Along with fellow senior captain Brad Dildy, Steely became the first Bruin to land a spot on the All-MVC First Team following another outstanding year anchoring Belmont's defense. After missing the first five matches of the season due to injury, Steely started the last 12 and assisted on goals in the Bruins' home victories over Bowling Green and MVC regular season champion Evansville.
 
Steely was a Preseason All-MVC pick each of the last two seasons and was a member of the 2023 United Soccer Coaches All-West Region Third Team. A two-time All-MVC Second Team choice, Steely was named to both the 2022 MVC All-Freshman Team and All-Tournament Team as a redshirt freshman.
 
Starting all 62 matches he competed in the last four seasons, Steely completed his five-year Belmont career with 21 points (7 goals, 7 assists) and 5,330 minutes logged on the pitch. He finished third on the Bruins' all-time minutes played list and tied for 10th on Belmont's all-time matches started list.
 
United Soccer Coaches recognizes outstanding academic and athletic accomplishments for the season of nomination of current student-athletes at two-year and four-year institutions. To be eligible for Scholar All-Region and Scholar All-America selection, a student-athlete must meet the following criteria:

• Be a junior or above in athletic standing at the current institution.
• Be in their second year at the current institution if a transfer student.
• Have at least a 3.40 cumulative GPA (on a 4.0 scale) throughout their career.
• Play a minimum of 75 percent of matches during the season of nomination and be an elite player as supported by playing honors (i.e., All-American, All-Region, minimum all-conference).

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