Charlotte, NC – The Charlotte 49ers men's soccer team, who has made the NCAA Tournament four straight years and five of the last six years, were picked to repeat as Conference USA regular-season champions in a vote by the league's nine head coaches. Senior forward Kyle Parker is picked to repeat as Conference USA Offensive Player of the Year. Joining Parker on the preseason All-Conference USA team are senior defender Biko Bradnock-Brennan and junior midfielder Brandt Bronico. Parker, Bronico and Bradnock-Brennan all earned first-team All-Conference USA and NSCAA All-Southeast Region honors last season. Bronico and Parker were also just named to the MAC Hermann Trophy Watch List.

Charlotte, who is ranked 17th in the preseason NSCAA Coaches Poll, returns nine starters and 16 letterwinners from last season's Conference USA regular-season champion and NCAA Tournament participant squad. The 49ers recorded a 14-4-1 record last season.

Kevin Langan, who is entering his fourth season as head coach, earned NSCAA Southeast Regional Coach of the Year honors. He has compiled a 41-14-7 (.718) record over his first three years, which is the highest winning percentage by a head coach in his first three years in the program's history.

The 49ers welcome back stalwarts Parker, Bronico, Bradnock-Brennan, Austin Pack, Dominic Bonilla, Luke Waechter, David Mayer and Robby Thomas. Charlotte also returns mainstays Harrison Steadman, Matej Dekovic, Hans Honer, Zhuvonte Wilson, Max Rodriguez and Conor Agnew. Last year, Dekovic and Steadman were named to the Conference USA All-Freshman team. Pack earned second-team All-Conference USA honors. Bonilla was named third-team All-Conference USA. Waechter was named to the 2013 Conference USA All-Freshman team. Thomas started all six games of the 49ers run to the 2011 College Cup Championship game.

Last season, Parker was a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy. He was named Conference USA Co-Offensive MVP as well as first-team All-Conference USA. Bronico and Bradnock-Brennan were first-team All-Conference USA selections.

Charlotte begins the season at Transamerica Field with an exhibition game against Elon, Sunday, August 16. The 49ers begin the regular-season at defending national champion Virginia, Saturday, August 29. The 49ers play their home opener against Gardner-Webb on Monday, September 7. The regular-season culminates with Conference USA Men's Soccer Championship, hosted by Charlotte at Transamerica Field, November 11-15.

2015 C-USA PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Kyle Parker | Charlotte | Sr. | F | Marvin, North Carolina

2015 C-USA PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR

Callum Irving | Kentucky | Sr. | GK | Vancouver, British Columbia

2015 C-USA PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Biko Bradnock-Brennan | Charlotte | Sr. | D | Cork, Ireland

Brandt Bronico | Charlotte | Jr. | MF | High Point, North Carolina

Kyle Parker | Charlotte | Sr. | F | Marvin, North Carolina

Marvin Hezel | FIU | Jr. | D | Waldshut, Germany

Callum Irving | Kentucky | Sr. | GK | Vancouver, British Columbia

Napo Matsoso | Kentucky | Jr. | MF | Louisville, Kentucky

Jordan Wilson | Kentucky | Jr. | D | Auchterarder, Scotland

Daniel Jodah | Marshall | Jr. | MF/F | Mississauga, Ontario

Niko Hansen | New Mexico | Jr. | MF/F | Sacramento, California

Chris Wehan | New Mexico | R-Jr. | MF | Laguna Niguel, California

Freddy Ruiz | UAB | Sr. | F | Fort Payne, Alabama