Seattle Sounders midfielder Kenji Treschuk earned his first USL First Division Team of the Week honor with a tireless performance in Seattle’s 2-2 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps at Swangard Stadium Friday, July 27th.

Treschuk, the last player signed by the Sounders before the regular season, has become an integral part of the Sounders midfield and featured in all but one match this season. He’s the team’s long throw specialist and earned his first assist of the season on a throw in that Roger Levesque headed into the back of the net to open the scoring in Vancouver.

Before he signed with the Sounders, Treschuk was among the goal scoring leaders in the Honolulu based Men’s Island Soccer Organization with the Honolulu Bulls. He’s not the first Honolulu Bull to find success with the Sounders. U.S. National Team forward and Honolulu Bulls alumni Brian Ching had a successful stint with the Sounders that propelled him back into Major League Soccer and a spot on the U.S. National Team.

Treschuk has played amateur soccer in the Netherlands and has been on trial with Eredivisie (Dutch First Division) clubs Feyenord and FC Gronigen. At Penn State he was named to the Big Ten All Academic team three times.

Next up for Treschuk and the Sounders is a match against the league leading Portland Timbers at Qwest Field Wednesday August 1st. Kick-off is at 7pm and tickets are available through SeattleSounders.net.