Johnson & Wales University Providence

The 2003 Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) Men’s Soccer Player of the Year, Mark Bleser was a three-time first-team all-conference selection, winning the honors in 2002, 2003, and 2004. Scoring 69 points, including 37 assists in his final three seasons, Bleser was a skilled passer.  He ranked second among the NCAA’s national leaders in assists per game in 2004, with 20 in 17 matches. Those 20 assists set a Johnson & Wales single-season record, as did the 41 assists he amassed during his outstanding Wildcat career. He helped lead JWU to a pair of NCAA Division III appearances in 2002 and 2003, and to the ECAC New England men’s soccer title in 2004.