UAB men’s coach Mike Getman has announced that juniors Alex Clay (Huntsville) and Darion Copeland (Stockbridge, GA) have been elected team captains by their teammates…..In the 2013 NAIA preseason soccer poll for women Mobile is ranked #7, one spot up from last year’s final ranking after a 15-4-2 season. Mobile,, coming off a 17-5-2 finished last fall, is ranked #2 in the NAIA men’s preseason poll. The Auburn Montgomery men, 18-4-2 last fall, are ranked #5……A trio of University of Montevallo Falcons were named to the All-Peach Belt preseason teams; defender Ricky Davey (England), defender Gary O’Neill (Ireland) and goalkeeper Brendan Ledgeway (England)…..Troy University senior forward Cecilia Thorngren (Sweden) has been named to the 2013 Preseason All-Sun Belt Team…..The University of Montevalla has announced the hiring of Caroline Clarke as the assistant women’s soccer coach. Clarke is a 2011 graduate of Appalachian State, where she was a standout goalkeeper. Most recently, she was an assistant at Erskine College….University of South Alabama’s senior duo Clarissa Hernandez and Jess Oram were selected to the preseason All-Sun Belt team, and USA was picked to finish fifth by league head coaches. Hernandez is a midfielder from Pensacola and Oram is a defender from Pace, Fla….University of West Alabama was represented on the All-Gulf South preseason team by sophomores Alex Brown, Thilbault Charmey and Clay Green……North Alabama was picked to finish third in the women’s preseason Gulf South Conference rankings behind defending Division I national champion West Florida and Valdosta State. Alabama Huntsville was picked fourth, followed in order by West Alabama, West Georgia, Christian Brothers and Delta State….Alabama Soccer Association has announced that Zac Crawford has been hired as state Technical Director. Crawford is originally from Memphis, TN and played collegiate soccer at Bethel University…..Huntingdon assistant Matt Williams has been promoted to men’s head soccer coach, replacing Timmy McCormack, who resigned for a non-coaching position at Piedmont College.