[DIVISION I MEN] VMI head coach Ben Freakley became the 22nd men’s coach to step down when he resigned to accept aposition as assistant coach at his alma mater, Georgia Southern. For all the offseason moves … MEN’S OFFSEASON MOVES COLLEGE OLD COACH … NEW COACH Army Kurt Swanbeck … Russell Payne (Maryland assistant) Brown […]
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ETSU and Ohio State sign Central American standouts
[MEN’S RECRUITING] Colleges are paying closer attention to teams in Central America. East Tennessee State signed Guatemala under-20 national team captain Mario Samperio, while Felipe Santibanez, who represented Costa Rica at the 2009 Under-17 World Cup, is headed to Ohio State.For the recruiting classes at American, Appalachian State, Butler, Cal State Bakersfield, Cleveland State, Coastal […]
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Bruins land stellar class
[UCLA MEN] Goalie Earl Edwards and forward Victor Chavez, who both started forthe USA at the 2009 Under-17 World Cup, head UCLA’s outstanding recruiting class, one of the best in the country. Other freshmen include ZackFoxhoven, Reid Hukari, Patrick Matchett, Bradley McIntosh, Kelyn Rowe, Joseph Sofia Jr., Andrew Tusaazemajja and Reed Williams.
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Lenahan labels Wildcats class best to date
[NORTHWESTERN MEN] Northwestern coach Tim Lenahan is calling his 2010 recruiting class his top Wildcats class to date and top recruit, 5-foot-2midfielder Lepe Seetane, the best player in the country. “Even though we have been ranked as one of the top recruiting classes in each of the lastfour years, I think this is our best […]
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Wright joins Energie Cottbus
[AMERICANS ABROAD] Chris Wright, the former MPSF Player of the Year at theUniversity of New Mexico, has signed a contract with Energie Cottbus of the German Second Division. Wright, a 2009 finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, will likely spend the rest of the season playingwith Cottbus’ under-23s, who play in the Oberliga Nord. The 6-foot-5 […]
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UCF earns tie against Toronto FC
[MLS PRESEASON] Most college teams have been routed by MLS teams in preseason action, but UCF battled to a 1-1 tie with Toronto FC in a 80-minute match playedThursday. The Knights came within a minute of pulling out a win. Knights used a penalty kick from junior Yaron Bacher in the 57th minute to earnthe […]
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Big Ten teams announce incoming classes
[MEN’S RECRUITING] Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin announced their recruiting classes. Other schools to welcome incoming classes: Notre Dame, UCF, UNCWilmington and Valparaiso … MICHIGAN STATE. Josh Barens (Derby County Wolves), Wesley Curtis (Andromeda), Ryan Keener (DerbyCounty Wolves) and Tim Kreutz (Sockers FC Chicago) will join the Spartans this fall. Curtis, who captained Andromeda […]
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Orange inks JC star Agreda
[SYRACUSE MEN] Junior college All-American Federico Agreda is the first player to sign with Syracuse since Ian McIntyre was hired as head coach from Hartwick. Agreda, a forward, is a product of Miami Strike Forceand Kendall SC and attended Garden City Community College in Kansas. At Garden City, Agreda was a driving force […]
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Hokies shop American
[VIRGINIA TECH MEN] Virginia Tech’s heavy foreign accent contributed to a coaching change last year, so it comes as no surprise that Mike Brizendine‘s first class of Hokie recruits consists entirely of American products. It includes players from all parts of the country — New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Kansas,Nebraska and California. Ethan Ashong (Middlepath […]
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Demon Deacons reload
[WAKE FOREST MEN] Wake Forest, which had a record four players go in the first round of the 2010 MLS SuperDraft, has its work cut out for it next season, butCoach Jay Vidovich is counting on a solid recruiting class, headed by former U.S. U-17 center back Jared Watts, one offour recruits already on campus […]