Big Ten Soccer - 2007 Mens Recruiting
Published 3/8/2007 8:55:39 PM by Shane Barrow from Dallas, Texas
Indiana University
The Indiana University men's soccer team has announced the signing of seven student-athletes for the fall 2007 season. The group consists of four National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) All-Americans and two state players of the year. Five players have led their teams to high school state championships.
"This is a class of winners," head coach Mike Freitag said. "Many of the players in this class have won championships in high school or at the national level. A winning character is one of the things that we look for when we recruit for the IU soccer program, and all of these players have demonstrated that character on and off the field."
Andrew Adlard (Wisconsin/Brookfield East H.S.), Michael Roach (Missouri/Chaminade College Prep), Tyler McCarroll (Indiana/Carmel H.S.), Rich Balchan (Indiana/Carmel H.S.), Alec Purdie (Indiana/Elkhart Central), Max Weston (Ohio/Worthington Christian H.S.) and Michael Munroe (Indiana/North Central H.S.) each bring a wealth of experience and talent to the Hoosiers this fall.
"We are very proud to have players from within our state help us continue to build upon our `tradition of excellence,'" Freitag said. "Our staff is very excited for next fall to integrate this outstanding incoming class with our strong returning group of players"
Andrew Adlard (Wisconsin/Brookfield East H.S.) Chicago Magic
Michael Roach (Missouri/Chaminade College Prep)
Tyler McCarroll (Indiana/Carmel H.S.) Carmel United Soccer Club Cosmos
Rich Balchan (Indiana/Carmel H.S.) Carmel United Soccer Club Cosmos
Alec Purdie (Indiana/Elkhart Central) Carmel United Soccer Club Cosmos
Max Weston (Ohio/Worthington Christian H.S.)
Michael Munroe (Indiana/North Central H.S.)
University of Michigan -
University of Michigan Men's Soccer head coach Steve Burns announced the signing of six student athletes for the upcoming 2007 season Monday (Feb. 19). Goalkeeper Chris Blais (Seattle, Wash./Kennedy Memorial HS), forward Vinnie Crumrine (Wheeling, W.Va./Wheeling Park HS), defender Adam Keller (Franklin, Mich./Birmingham Groves HS), forward Tex McCullough (Plano, Texas/Plano Senior HS), defender Jeffrey Quijano (Simi Valley, Calif./Canoga Park HS) and midfielder Adam Shaw (Lone Tree, Colo./Highlands Ranch HS) all signed to National Letters of Intent to play for Michigan in the 2007 season.
“The addition of this class meshes well with our current players and increases our athleticism and soccer intelligence,” said Burns. “Each of these young men has the ability to significantly contribute to our team. I think they understand that it won’t be easy. However, they possess the necessary tools of mental toughness, work ethic, and discipline needed to reach their potential.”
Chris Blais GK 6-4 200 Seattle, Wash. (Emerald City)
Vinnie Crumrine FWD 6-1 180 Wheeling, W.Va. (Beadling)
Adam Keller DEF 6-1 175 Franklin, Mich. (Michigan Wolves)
Tex McCullough FWD 5-10 175 Plano, Texas (Solar SC)
Jeffrey Quijano DEF 6-0 165 Simi Valley, Calif. (Real So Cal)
Adam Shaw MF 5-7 150 Lone Tree, Colo. (Colorado Rush)
Michigan State University
As Joe Baum enters his 31st year as head coach of the Michigan State men's soccer program, he will seek out his 300th career win with a team that features 20 players from Michigan, including five new additions for the fall of 2007, as he announced Tuesday that Matt Cebula, Jeremy Clark, Nosa Iyoha, Kolt Martin, and Spencer Thompson will join the Spartans.
"Our 2007 recruiting class is the strongest we have had in several years," said Baum, who is four wins shy of becoming the 52nd coach in NCAA history to reach 300 career wins. "This class brings back a depth of talent to our MSU program that we lacked this past fall 2006. We expect a number of these recruits to be immediate program contributors."
The group also has a close relationship with one another, as Cebula, Clark and Thompson all played together on the Olympic Development Region II team, taking trips to Italy and Argentina together. Iyoha, Thompson and Clark played together with the Vardar Stars soccer club and they all also travelled together with the Region II club to Costa Rica.
Matt Cebula of Grand Rapids MI and Grand Valley Premier SC
Jeremy Clark of Sterling Heights MI and Vardar
Nosa Iyoha of Ann Arbor MI and Vardar
Kolt Martin of Mason MI and TNT Soccer Club
Spencer Thompson of Shelby Township MI and Vardar
Northwestern University -
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Head men's soccer coach Tim Lenahan Monday announced his 2007 recruiting class. Lenahan inked players from all over the Midwest and East Coast from New York to Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois.
The class consists of Piero Bellizzi (Rye, N.Y./Rye), Jason Drews (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove), Matt Eliason (Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East), Pat Gibson (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North), Jack Hillgard (Lombard, Ill./Benet Academy), Jonathan Kammo (Naperville, Nequa Valley), Drew Kotler (Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion), Cody Stanley (Lansing, Ind./Mt. Carmel), and Lucas Swertloff (Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood).
"This class enters as one of the most decorated groups at the club, ODP and high school level that we have had to date," Lenahan said. "We have four players with National Team experience in Piero Bellizzi, Lucas Swertloff, Drew Kotler and Cody Stanley and four regional team players in Patrick Gibson, Bellizzi, Swertloff and Kotler. Three players from the Chicago Magic who were voted the No. 1 club in the U.S. for the third year running in Stanley, Jack Hillgard and Jason Drews.
"In addition, we have continued to get players who have come through our College Soccer Training Center at Northwestern University in the summer with Matt Eliason, Drews, and Bellizzi, all of whom really grabbed our attention during the camp. We were able to add a goalkeeper (Kotler), defenders (Stanley, Gibson, Drews, Hillgard), some attack oriented midfielders (Bellizzi, Swertloff) and a forward (Eliason). This group was brought in to replace the most successful class in Northwestern history and overall, I believe, a very well-rounded and talented class that should have an impact right away. With a new, state-of-the-art soccer facility ready to go next year, this class can help us continue the development of our program into one of the nation's elite."
Piero Bellizzi (Rye, N.Y./Rye) of FC Westchester
Jason Drews (Downers Grove, Ill./Downers Grove) of Chicago Magic
Matt Eliason (Lombard, Ill./Glenbard East) of Chicago Wind Nationals
Pat Gibson (Westerville, Ohio/Westerville North) of Blast FC
Jack Hillgard (Lombard, Ill./Benet Academy) of Chicago Magic
Jonathan Kammo (Naperville, Nequa Valley)
Drew Kotler (Wynnewood, Pa./Lower Merion) of Nether Mustangs
Cody Stanley (Lansing, Ind./Mt. Carmel) of Chicago Magic
Lucas Swertloff (Brooklyn, N.Y./Midwood) of New York Red Bulls
Ohio State University
The Ohio State men's soccer team will welcome eight new members to its ranks this fall, head coach John Bluem has announced. The incoming group, which includes four from Ohio, boasts four all-state recipients and an Olympic Development Program member and joins an Ohio State program that has been in the NCAA tournament four of the last seven seasons and has had seven players drafted since 2003.
"We are very excited about this new group of players and strongly believe that they have championship potential," Bluem said. "We lost six seniors last year and have seven seniors on the 2007 roster so we needed a large, talented class this year."
Ryan Dalton GK (Cincinnati, Ohio) of Cincinatti United Premier
Jordan Lomnicki MF (Elmhurst, Ill.) of FC United Select
Sam Scales MF (Louisville, Ky.)
Matt Gold D (San Antonio, Tex.)
Konrad Warzycha MF (Dublin, Ohio)
Nick Galiardi MF (Gahanna, Ohio)
Samuel Sprauer F (Carol Stream, Ill.)
Paul Zagorski D (Lakewood, Ohio) of Cleveland Soccer Academy
Penn State University
Penn State men’s soccer head coach Barry Gorman has announced the signing of five recruits for the 2007 season. Joining the Nittany Lions is a talented group composed of two midfielders, one defender, one forward, and one goalkeeper. The class is exclusively regionally based with all five players hailing from Pennsylvania, New York, or Maryland.
Entering his 20th season at the helm of the Penn State men’s soccer program, Barry Gorman returns 16 letterwinners in 2007, including two-time First Team All-Big Ten goalkeeper Conrad Taylor (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and 2005 leading scorer, forward Jason Yeisley (Allentown, Pa.). The Nittany Lions begin their spring schedule on Sat., March 24 when they face local foe Lock Haven at 3:30 p.m. in the STN Sports Dome in Williamsport, Pa.
Midfielders, Drew Cost (PA) of PA Classics
Johnny Daniels (MD) of Potomac Cougars
Treavor Gelsinger (PA) of PA Classics
Warren Gross (NY) of Brentwood Kosmos and U18 US National Team
Casey Derkacz (NY) of Buffalo United
Wisconsin -
The Wisconsin men’s soccer team will welcome 11 student-athletes for the 2007 season, including four who signed National Letters of Intent last week, head coach Jeff Rohrman announced on Wednesday.
Outside midfielder/forward Aaron Nichols, defender Cale Cooper, forward Tyler Crawford and defender Tyler Ballay all signed National Letters of Intent while goalkeeper Alex Horwath joined the squad as a transfer from UConn this semester.
Rounding out the new class will be six other student-athletes who signed Acceptance of Admissions letters and will join the 2007 team.
“With this class, we feel we added some depth to our team, as well as addressed a few of the holes that we have with the departure of last year’s seniors,” Rohrman said. “This was an exceptional group locally, probably the best since the late 1980s and early 1990s, and we’re happy to have them join us for 2007.”
D Tyler Ballay, Toledo, Ohio
D Cale Cooper, Madison, Wis. and Madison 56ers
F Tyler Crawford, Columbia, Ill. and Metro United FC
M-F Aaron Nichols, Woodstock, Ill. and Chicago Magic
GK Alex Horwath, Woodbine, Md. transfer from UConn
F Wes Braga, Madison, Wis.
D Nate Gangler, Madison, Wis.
M Lucas Lehr, Madison, Wis.
M Colin Mani, Madison, Wis.
M Jerrett Quella, Madison, Wis.
M Austin Spohn, Cincinnati, Ohio
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