COLLEGE: Vedad Ibisevic of Saint Louis leads Soccer America Men's Freshman All-American team

• by Soccer America , Jan 30, 2004

Unpredictable on the dribble, quick on the trigger with either foot and nasty enough to intimidate some defenders, Ibisevic stormed past Brian McBride's freshman scoring record at SLU and finished with 40 points.

COLLEGE: Soccer America 2003 Men's Freshman All-Americans

CHAD BARRETT (UCLA)

Forward from Beaver ton, Ore.

A hard-nosed approach yielded 10 goals 8 assists for Oregon native, the only non-Californian on the Pac-10 champion Bruins.

RYAN BURKE (VIRGINIA)

Goalkeeper from Cumberland Foreside, Maine

Finished the season with a 1.12 GAA; helped Cavaliers win ACC Tournament by making six saves in penalty kick tiebreakers.

GREG DALBY (NOTRE DAME)

Defender from Poway, Calif.

Started every game as Fighting Irish allowed a mere 16 goals in 23 matches and won Big East Tournament.

VEDAD IBISEVIC (SAINT LOUIS)

Forward from Saint Louis

Recently called into Bosnia's Under-21 national team, this feisty striker battled his way to 18 goals and four assists.

WILL JOHN (SAINT LOUIS)

Forward from Kansas City

Using rare combination of breakaway speed and creative ability, this withdrawn striker poached 9 goals and set up five others.

ASHLEY KOZICKI (ST. JOHN'S)

Forward from Pleasant Valley, Pa.

Instrumental in the Red Storm's playoff run to the national final, logging a goal, two assists and drawing two penalty kicks.

RAMON NUNEZ (SMU)

Midfielder from Dallas

In what turned out to be his only season of college soccer, Honduran-born Nunez produced 4 goals, 10 assists for the Mustangs.

BRANDON OWENS (UCLA)

Defender from Murrieta, Calif.

A key piece of the unit that tied a school record by averaging 0.52 goals-against per game and pitched in two goals.

JACOB PETERSON (INDIANA)

Forward from Portage, Mich.

Among his seven goals were a pivotal overtime tally at Michigan and the national championship game clincher. Also had five assists.

WILLIE SIMS (CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE)

Forward from Los Angeles

Shared Big West Player of the Year honors with UCSB senior Memo Arzate after scoring 11 goals and adding eight assists.

JED ZAYNER (INDIANA)

Defender from Orland Park, Ill.

Started all 25 games at sweeper for Indiana, which allowed an average of 9.3 shots and 0.7 goals against per game.