INDIANAPOLIS – Jakub Drazek (Des Plaines, Ill./Elk Grove) and Roman Khela (Huddersfield, England) of the Northern Illinois University men's soccer team have been named to the Horizon League Scholar-Athlete Team, announced by the conference office on Wednesday (Nov. 4). 

Drazek, a business administration major with a 3.967 grade point average, appeared in 12 matches, making 11 starts with a pair of assists before an injury cut short his season. A 2024 Academic All-District selection, Drazek was also named to the Missouri Valley Scholar-Athlete Team in both 2024 and 2025. 

Khela is a marketing major with a 3.913 grade point average. The NIU right back has started all 16 matches and is tied for the team lead with 11 points, which includes two goals and seven assists. A 2025 Academic All-District selection, Khela leads all Huskie field players in minutes played with 1,433. 

To be eligible for Horizon League Scholar-Athlete consideration, a student-athlete must have a cumulative grade-point-average of 3.20 or higher (based on a 4.00 scale), have completed at least one year at the member institution, having earned 24 semester-hour or 36 quarter-hour credits, and participate in 50 percent of the team's overall contests.

The Scholar-Athlete Team is voted on by the league's faculty athletics representatives, honorable mention status is awarded to student-athletes who received at least 25 percent of votes, but did not make the Scholar-Athlete Team.

NIU will open the Horizon League Tournament at home on Sunday, Nov. 8, when the fourth-seeded Huskies host fifth-seeded Wright State. Kickoff against the Raiders is scheduled for 1 p.m.