ST. LOUIS - Jack Maher, a Caseyville native, was drafted No. 2 overall in the Major League Soccer (MLS) draft by Nashville SC.

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Maher began playing for St. Louis Scott Gallagher Illinois and played his college soccer at Indiana University.

The Southern Illinois native grew up in Caseyville Illinois where he currently has a younger brother, Josh Maher, playing for Saint Louis FC - Academy.