Soccer - Boys - Thirds | Mercersburg Academy

More than a dozen former Mercersburg soccer players are currently playing at the NCAA Division I, II, and III levels, as well as in the NAIA.
The varsity team plays on Steiger Field, a 75-yard x 120-yard natural-grass field. Teams may also train on the synthetic-turf Regents’ Field or the natural-grass Upper Field (both 70 yards x 120 yards).
The varsity team has won six Independent-Parochial School League (IPSL) championships since the league’s inception. The 2014 squad won the prestigious Mid-Atlantic Prep League (MAPL) championship and reached the state championship game.
Mercersburg fields varsity, junior-varsity, and thirds teams to accommodate all skill levels, from beginners to those focused on playing soccer in college.
In addition to its games against MAPL and IPSL schools, the team plays a range of other high-profile independent-school teams from New Jersey to Northern Virginia.

Benjamin McNeil

Language Faculty

Bio

Ben McNeil teaches French and Latin and is the head coach for Mercersburg’s boys’ thirds soccer team and boys’ JV lacrosse team. Ben lived in New England most of his childhood and played football, hockey, and lacrosse at Williston Northampton School, where he earned 10 varsity letters and was an All-New England All-Star in lacrosse. He went on to play lacrosse at Providence College, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in French. He also holds a master’s degree in French pedagogy and linguistics from Middlebury College and Latin credits from Catholic University. Ben came to Mercersburg from the Tilton School in New Hampshire in 2014. He and his three sons, Manny, Finnegan, and Everett, live in Main Hall.

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