Anthony Markanich - Men's Soccer - NIU Athletics
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2021 Men's Soccer Roster

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Scott Walstrom, NIU
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Scott Walstrom, NIU

3 Anthony Markanich

  • Height
    6-1
  • Weight
    165
  • Class
    Senior
  • Position
    D
  • Hometown
    Bourbonnais, Ill.
  • High School
    Bradley-Bourbonnais

Biography

NIU Career: Three-time First Team All-MAC honoree (2019, 2020-21, 2021) … Four-time All-MAC honoree (named to Second Team in 2018) … Appeared in 67 matches, all starts, scoring 17 goals with 24 assists … His 24 career assists are tied for second all-time in program history while his 58 total points are ninth best in NIU history. 

2021: Earned First Team All-MAC honors … Claimed United Soccer Coaches North Region Second Team recognition … Named to the MAC All-Tournament Team … Appeared in 19 matches, starting all 19 … Scored five goals and recorded nine assists, leading the MAC in assists … Registered 19 points, tied for third in the MAC and ranking in the top-100 nationally … Recorded four game-winning assists (Sept. 25 at Green Bay, Oct. 23 at Georgia State, Oct. 30 vs. Akron, Nov. 14 vs. Georgia State) … Scored goals in four consecutive games against St. Thomas (Minn.) (Sept. 4), Eastern Illinois (Sept. 7), Marquette (Sept. 10) and Milwaukee (Sept. 14) … Also scored, and had an assist, against Chicago State (Sept. 21) … Tallied assists in six of the last seven games of the season, including on the MAC regular season clinching goal against Akron (Oct. 30) and the MAC Tournament winning goal against Georgia State (Nov. 14) … Also had an assist in both of NIU’s NCAA Tournament games against Oakland (Nov. 18) and Pittsburgh (Nov. 21) … Recorded 23 total shots, with 12 on target … Played a season-high 110 minutes against Bowling Green (Oct. 16) and Georgia Southern (Oct. 21) … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, 15 times and a season total of 1,659 minutes. 

2020-21: Earned First Team All-MAC honors … Appeared in 13 matches, starting all 13 … Scored three goals, tied for seventh-most in the MAC, and recorded three assists … Tallied nine points … Scored the game-tying goal in the 90th minute against DePaul (Feb. 17) … Scored in the 58th minute at Akron (April 4) … Had a goal and two assists against Chicago State (Feb. 26) … Also recorded an assist at SIU Edwardsville (April 7) … Recorded 18 total shots, including a season-high three at SIU Edwardsville (April 7) … Played a season-high 108 minutes against DePaul (Feb. 17) … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, 11 times and a season total of 1,164 minutes. 

2019: Named to the All-MAC First Team … Appeared in 17 matches, starting all 17 … Tied for 10th in the MAC with five goals … Tied for seventh in the MAC with five assists … Ranked eighth in the conference with 15 points … Netted goals against: Green Bay (Sept. 6), UIC (Oct. 1), Eastern Illinois (Oct. 8), Western Michigan (Oct. 25) and Akron (Nov. 2) … Recorded a pair of assists against Western Michigan (Oct. 25), including on the game-winning goal in the 76th minute … Also assisted on the game-winning goal against Bradley (Sept. 15) and on the overtime, game winner against Western Illinois (Sept. 28) … Had an assist against Bowling Green in the MAC Tournament (Nov. 12) … Tallied 23 total shots, including 12 on goal … Had a season-high three shots on goal against Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 20) … Played 1,506 total minutes, including a season-high 100 against Green Bay (Sept. 6) … Played the full 90 minutes, or more, 15 times. 

2018: Named to the All-MAC Second Team … Named to the RGV Invitational All-Tournament Team … Appeared in all 18 matches, starting all 18 contests … Tallied four goals and six assists for 14 total points … His six assists tied for eighth in the MAC and his 14 points tied for 10th in the conference … Scored his first collegiate goal in a 4-2 win against Purdue Fort Wayne (Sept. 7) … Tallied the game-winning goals in back-to-back wins against Eastern Illinois (Sept. 20) and Milwaukee (Sept. 25) … Also scored a goal against West Virginia (Nov. 3) … Had a pair of assists against Drake (Oct. 16) while also recording helpers against: Houston Baptist (Aug. 31), Western Illinois (Sept. 12), Milwaukee (Sept. 25), and West Virginia (Nov. 3) … Had 33 total shots, including 14 on target … Played a total of 1,638 minutes, including 90 minutes, or more, in 15 matches. 

Prior to NIU: Won the US Club Soccer 2018 U19 Super Group National Championship with Olympiacos Chicago … Scored 40 goals and had 14 assists as a senior at Bradley-Bourbonnais High School in 2017, helping the Boilermakers to a third-place finish in the Illinois 3A State Tournament while earning all-state honors … Also helped Bradley-Bourbonnais to a third-place state finish in 2016 … Played with the Chicago Fire Academy U-15/16 team in 2015-16, appearing in 24 matches, making 20 starts.

Personal: Majoring in sociology.

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Historical Player Information

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    2018Freshman

    D
    6'1" 155 lbs
    3
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    2019Sophomore

    D
    6'1" 155 lbs
    3
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    2020-21Junior

    D
    6'1" 165 lbs
    3
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    2021Senior

    D
    6'1" 165 lbs
    3