BURLINGTON, Vt. - UVM head men's soccer coach Rob Dow has announced his leadership group for the upcoming 2019 season. A trio of seniors – Jon Arnar Barðdal, Arnar Steinn Hansson, and Lucas Shaw have been elected team captains.
 
"Arnar and Lucas were unanimous picks by our players and staff to support Jon on our leadership team," Dow said. "These three seniors working together are a highly-functioning group of role models and they constantly have the best interest of the team in mind."
 
Barðdal will sport the captain's badge for the second consecutive season. The Garðabær, Iceland native was named to the America East All-Conference Second Team for the second time in his career last year. As a junior, he finished third on the team with 13 points on five goals and three assists. Barðdal's five goals were tied for the third-highest total in the league a year ago with three game-winners. He was one of seven players to play in all 19 games and earned the starting nod 17 times.
 
Steinn Hansson, a 2018 America East All-Academic Team and Google Cloud Academic All-District I First Team honoree, has accumulated a 3.91 GPA as a biomedical engineering major. On the field, he appeared in 17 games and earned 10 starts in 2018. He was credited with an assist in a 3-0 shutout at Yale on Oct. 9 and helped the backline record eight clean sheets – the most in a decade.
 
Shaw made seven appearances as a reserve defender last season. From his seven games played, the Catamounts won five of the matches and outscored their opponents 16-5 with four shutouts. As a sophomore, he earned six starts and landed on the America East Academic Honor Roll.
 
Vermont finished the 2018 season with an 11-7-1 overall record and 4-3 in conference play. The Cats won at least 10 games for the fourth straight year and made their ninth consecutive trip to the America East Tournament. By season's end, six student-athletes collected America East All-Conference, All-Rookie, and All-Academic Team honors. From the six major awards, senior forward Geo Alves was named Striker of the Year and later drafted by D.C. United in the 2019 MLS SuperDraft.
 
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