FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason's top scorer last year and three newcomers have earned preseason recognition from the Atlantic 10 Conference.

On Wednesday, the Atlantic 10 announced its preseason men's soccer all-conference teams, which are voted on by the league's 13 coaches. Junior Henning Dirks was named to the A-10 Preseason All-Conference Team, while freshmen Tunde Akinlosotu, Raheem Lawal and Grant Robinson were tabbed to the All-Rookie Team.

Dirks, a 6-foot, 161-pound forward, returns as Mason's leading scorer. In 2015, he topped the Patriots in all three main offensive categories with seven goals, three assists and 17 points. His seven goals tied for the fifth-most in the A-10. He scored five goals in his last three games and earned All-Conference Second Team honors. A native of Munster, Germany, Dirks has registered 11 goals, eight assists and 30 points in 34 games (32 starts) over the last two years.

Local products Akinlosotu, Lawal, Robinson were tabbed to the All-Rookie Team as they head into their first season at George Mason.

Akinlosotu was named a SIMA High School All-American after recording 18 goals and 15 assists as a senior last year at McDonogh School. The forward from Bowie, Md., was a two-time all-state selection and earned MVP honors at the All-American game last December. On the club level, he helped the Baltimore Celtic to the national championship in 2014 and a runner-up finish in 2015. He was named to the 2015 USYSA National Championship Best XI Team and was a two-time honoree on the USYSA Regional Championship Best XI.

Lawal, a forward from nearby Falls Church, Va., scored 61 goals during his career at George Mason High School. He earned First Team All-District, All-State and All-Region recognition and was a member of the D.C. United U18 USSF Academy Team. He attended the U.S. Training Center and is a three-time Generation Adidas Cup attendee.

Robinson, a midfielder from Columbia, Md., also played club ball for D.C. United Academy. He won two straight UYSA national championships in 2014 and 2015. Earlier this year, he was called up to the U.S. U19 Men's National Team for the Copa de Atlántico tournament in Canary Islands, Spain. He has also trained with the D.C. United MLS First Team.

The Patriots open their season at 4:30 p.m. on Friday at American in Washington, D.C. Mason was picked to finish seventh in the A-10 preseason coaches poll. The Patriots return 20 lettermen and nine starters from a 2015 team that went 7-7-3 overall and 3-2-3 in the A-10 to tie for eighth.

2016 Men's Soccer Preseason All-Conference Team 

Forwards 
Janoes Loebe, Fordham 
Henning Dirks, George Mason 
Jorge Herranz, VCU 

Midfielders 
Jannik Loebe, Fordham
Garrett Heine, George Washington 
Dominik Richter, Rhode Island 
Rafael Andrade Santos, VCU 

Defenders 
Lalas Abubaker, Dayton 
Matt Lewis, Fordham 
Tobi Adewole, George Washington 

Goalkeeper 
Nils Leifhelm, Rhode Island 

2016 Men's Soccer Preseason All-Rookie Team 
Bennett Lehner, Dayton 
Daniel Dos Santos, Dayton
Dantae Greer, Fordham
Tunde Akinlosotu, George Mason 
Raheem Lawal, George Mason 
Grant Robinson, George Mason 
Andrew Barrowman, Massachusetts 
Saadiq Mohammed, Saint Louis 
Leo Novaes, Saint Louis 
Petros Agiasiotis, VCU 
Gerald Vargas, VCU