Wednesday’s MLS SuperDraft marked a big occasion for the state of Vermont, as four players with ties to the Green Mountain State were taken.Owen O’Malley (Vermont Green FC), Eythor Bjorgolfsson (Vermont Green FC), Noah Egan (University of Vermont) and Nick Christoffersen (Vermont Green FC) all got drafted in the league’s 2023 class.”The second round flew by, and I begun to wonder if my name was going to come up,” said Egan. The former University of Vermont star defender earned first-team all-conference honors three times in his four years, including helping the Catamounts reach their first NCAA quarterfinals since 1989.Egan was selected in the third round with the 64th overall pick by Chicago Fire FC.”All the support has been super cool,” said Egan. The California native recalls how his phone instantly lit up with messages of congratulations from family member all the way to community members in Vermont.The Catamounts have now had a player drafted in back-to-back years after midfielder Alex Nagy was selected by D.C. United in the second round of the 2022 draft.
Wednesday’s MLS SuperDraft marked a big occasion for the state of Vermont, as four players with ties to the Green Mountain State were taken.
Owen O’Malley (Vermont Green FC), Eythor Bjorgolfsson (Vermont Green FC), Noah Egan (University of Vermont) and Nick Christoffersen (Vermont Green FC) all got drafted in the league’s 2023 class.
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“The second round flew by, and I begun to wonder if my name was going to come up,” said Egan. The former University of Vermont star defender earned first-team all-conference honors three times in his four years, including helping the Catamounts reach their first NCAA quarterfinals since 1989.
Egan was selected in the third round with the 64th overall pick by Chicago Fire FC.
“All the support has been super cool,” said Egan. The California native recalls how his phone instantly lit up with messages of congratulations from family member all the way to community members in Vermont.
The Catamounts have now had a player drafted in back-to-back years after midfielder Alex Nagy was selected by D.C. United in the second round of the 2022 draft.
