Pac Ten Soccer - 2007 Mens Recruiting

2007 Mens Recruiting information from the Pac Ten schools of California, Oregon State, San Diego State, Stanford, UCLA and Washington.

University of California - -
The California men's soccer program signed a talented crop of four recruits, Golden Bears head coach Kevin Grimes announced today. The freshman Class of 2007, with forward Davis Paul, goalkeeper Jordan Bethke, midfielder Anthony "A.J." Soares and forward Andrew Wiedeman, will make its debut next fall. Along with the players who signed today, an additional newcomer, freshman midfielder Servando Carrasco, entered school this spring and is eligible to play next season. Grimes' signees all hail from the state of California.

"We are very excited to have all five of these players join our program," Grimes said. "Their talent and skill level is outstanding and they all come from high-quality club programs. We look forward to announcing 3-4 more players in the next couple of days as their paperwork gets in the system."

Davis Paul of Arsenal FC
Jordan Bethke of Pateadores
Anthony "A.J." Soares of Surf
Andrew Wiedeman of Mustang United
Servando Carrasco of Surf

Oregon State - -
Oregon State men’s soccer coach Dana Taylor announced his recruiting class today for the 2007 season, and his 11-player list includes a strong group of standout student-athletes. There are three each from Oregon (one via the Congo) and Arizona, two from Idaho, and one each from Nevada, Virginia and Australia.

“I feel this recruiting class may rank as one of our best in the past eight years,” Taylor said. “We improved our defense significantly and added depth in the back. The attacking players we have added should impact the squad right away. As a group, they have excellent size to match their athleticism and skill. This group has also proven to be very successful in the classroom. We have a very strong group of returning starters, and our 2007 team should be much deeper and very talented. We are eager for the new season to begin.”

Michael Epple, defender, 6-foot-0, 180 pounds (Phoenix, Ariz./Pinnacle HS) Sereno SC
Sean Fincham, defender, 6-foot-0, 170 pounds (Bend, Ore./Summit HS) Oregon United
Tim Kelly, defender, 6-foot-0, 180 pounds (Surprise, Ariz./Centennial HS) Yavapai JC
Michael McLeod, goalkeeper, 6-foot-0, 180 pounds (Boise, Idaho/Boise HS) Boise Nationals
Chris Miller, defender, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds (Williamsburg, Va./Jamestown HS) Virginia Rush
Danny Mwanga, forward, 6-foot-2, 175 pounds (Portland, Ore./Jefferson HS) Westside Metros
Mike Parker, midfielder, 5-foot-11, 165 pounds (Milwaukie, Ore./Milwaukie HS) Westside Metros Storm
Brian Ramsey, forward, 6-foot-2, 180 pounds (Pocatello, Idaho/Highland HS) PVSC
Steven Spangler, goalkeeper, 6-foot-4, 200 pounds (Scottsdale, Ariz./Brophy College Prep) Sereno SC
Zac Zaher, midfielder, 6-foot-0, 175 pounds (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman HS) Las Vegas Premier
Morgan Zeeno, forward, 5-foot-10, 160 pounds (Mudgeeraba, Queensland, Australia)

San Diego State - -
The San Diego State men's soccer team signed seven student-athletes to National Letters of Intent, head coach Lev Kirshner announced on Tuesday. The list includes two U.S. National Team Pool players as well as three Region IV ODP selections.

"When combined with our last two ranked recruiting classes, our 2007 incomers will make this the deepest and most talented Aztec soccer team that we've had in quite some time," Kirshner said. "The greatest quality of this class is its ability to make us a more intelligent soccer team, while maintaining the ability and athleticism necessary to compete effectively in the Division I game."

Pedro Adan (5-8, 140), from San Diego County
Gemechu Abraham (5-9, 160), from Beaverton, Oregon
Khadim Cheikh Diouf (6-2, 160) from Suffield, Conn
Kellen Frye (5-11,165), from Colorado Rush
Morgan Maestas (6-1, 165) from Colorado Rush
Raymundo Reza (5-9, 155).from Colorado Rush
Santigui Tounkara (5-9, 155), from Colorado Rush

Stanford - -
Stanford University men's soccer head coach Bret Simon announced the signing of an outstanding nine member recruiting class for the fall of 2007. Simon has high hopes for this special group of players. "On paper the freshman class is the deepest and most talented group in the past decade. Many will be expected to quickly contribute, though the number of strong returning players should make that process of integrating the new players smoother and more gradual."

Taylor Amman from Santa Rosa, CA and Santa Rosa United
Shaun Culver from Escondido, CA and Surf
Garrett Gunther from Long Beach, CA and Arsenal FC
Kevin Huang from Potomac, MD and Bethesda United
Cameron Lamming from San Juan Capistrano, CA and Arsenal FC
Daniel Leon from Mill Valley, CA and Marin United
Ryan Thomas from Claremont, CA and Arsenal FC
Bobby Warshaw from Mechanicsburg, PA and FC Delco
Dominique Yahyavi from Santa Barbara, CA and Arsenal FC

UCLA - -
UCLA men's soccer coach Jorge Salcedo has signed West Coast standouts Kyle McAthy and Brian Rowe to national letters of intent.

McAthy, from Huntington Beach HS in Huntington Beach, Calif., is a high-scoring 6-foot forward who has compiled a school record 50 goals and counting in his career. Last season, he was a Los Angeles Times All-Area selection after scoring 22 goals and 10 assists. He currently has 24 goals and 8 assists. McAthy's older brothers Aaron and Drew played at UC Santa Barbara, with Drew being UCSB's all-time leading goal scorer.

Rowe, a goalkeeper from South Eugene HS in Eugene, Ore., was a high school teammate of current Bruin freshman Ryan White. Rowe was the 2005 Midwestern League Goalkeeper of the Year and earned All-State honors in 2006 (first-team) and 2005 (second-team). He was also an honorable mention all-state place kicker during his first year on the football team in 2006.

UCLA's signing class is its smallest since 1999 because the Bruins lose just two players from last year's national finalist squad. Twenty-four players and nine starters return next season, including All-American Sal Zizzo, his U.S. Under-20 teammates Tony Beltran and Brian Perk. Under-18 National team member Michael Stephens, Soccer America's Freshman of the Year David Estrada and All-Far West honoree Mike Zaher. In addition, the Bruins regain the services of three potential starters who suffered season-ending injuries, Brandon Owens, Maxwell Griffin and Edwige Ligonde.

Washington - -
Washington men's soccer coach Dean Wurzberger announced his 2007 national letter of intent signing class, Friday, a group that is led by U.S. U-17 National Team star forward Ellis McLoughlin.

"This 2007 recruiting class is an outstanding group of players that will surely make a positive impact on our soccer program," Wurzberger said. "We are adding important players in the back, midfield and especially up front. Securing the late commitment from Ellis McLoughlin was the final piece we needed to rank this 2007 class as one of the best in recent UW memory."

Four of the five signees - Keller, Macaluso, Mueller and Van Houten - will enroll in school and join the Husky squad in fall 2007, but McLoughlin will join the team in January, 2008, due to his academic schedule and a pending FIFA U-17 World Cup opportunity.

Ellis McLoughlin (Seattle, Wash.) US U17 National Team
Brad Keller (Scottsdale, Ariz.) Sereno SC
Beua Macaluso (Tacoma, Wash.) FC United
Taylor Mueller (Sammamish, Wash.) Crossfire
Matt Van Houten (Beaverton, Ore.). FC Portland