AIR FORCE SOCCER 2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information ..........................................2 Coaches / Staff Head Coach Doug Hill .....................................3 Coaching Staff ................................................4 Support Staff...................................................5 2011 Season 2011 Season Preview ................................. 6-7 2011 Roster ....................................................8 Meet the Falcons ....................................... 9-25 2011 Opponents ..................................... 26-27 The MPSF .....................................................28 2010 in Review 2010 Statistics / Results ...............................29 History/Records Year-by-Year Results ....................................30 Individual & Team Records ..........................31 Where Are They Now? ..................................32 All-Time Letterwinners ............................ 33-35 Award Winners .............................................36 The Academy The USAFA ....................................................37 USAFA Senior Leadership .............................38 Athletic Department Leadership ....................39 USAFA Athletics ............................................40
GENERAL INFORMATION Location: USAF Academy, Colo. Founded: 1954 Nickname: Falcons Colors: Blue and Silver Enrollment: 4,000 Affiliation: NCAA Division I Conference: Mtn. Pacific Sports Fed. Home Field: Cadet Soccer Stadium Capacity: 2,000 Press Box Phone: (719) 333-3157 Superintendent: Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould Director of Athletics: Dr. Hans Mueh Vice Athletic Director: Col. Billy Walker Assoc. AD/Athletic Prog.: George Nelson
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Assoc. AD/Communications: Troy Garnhart
TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Doug Hill Alma Mater: USAFA (1983) Office Phone: (719) 333-2174 Toll-Free: (800) 379-1455 x2174 E-mail: douglas.hill1@usafa.edu AFA Record / Yrs: 24-45-3 / Four Years Overall Record / Yrs: 24-45-3 / Four Years
AIR FORCE SOCCER ALUMNI ASSOCIATION President: Matt Anderson (‘97) Vice Pres: Jeff Harder (‘90) Treasurer: Greg Walsh (‘81) Secretary: Greg Schiller (‘85)
2010 Overall Record: 7-12 2010 Conf. Record / Finish: 5-5 / 3rd Mountain Assistant Coaches: Matthew Okoh (Denver, ‘96) Chris Foster (USAFA, ‘89) Starters Returning / Lost: 9 / 2 Letterwinners Returning / Lost: 17 / 6
Men’s Soccer SID: Jerry Cross Office Phone: (719) 333-3950 Office Fax: (719) 333-3798 Cell Phone: (719) 338-0804 E-mail: jerry.cross@usafa.edu Mailing Address: Athletic Communications Office U.S. Air Force Academy 2168 Fieldhouse Drive USAFA, Colo. 80840 ALUMNI INFORMATION
For more information, contact: Greg Walsh 3617 Sandbar Lane Colleyville, TX 76034 817-577-8661 CREDITS Writing & Design: Jerry Cross Photos: DenMar Services The 2011 men’s soccer media guide is a production of the Air Force Academy athletic communications office. Thank you to the entire athletic communications office for editing assistance.
A regular-season record crowd of 3,206 packed Cadet Soccer Stadium on Aug. 25, 2006, as the Falcons and service-academy rival Army battled to a 1-1 tie.
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MEDIA INFORMATION MEDIA GUIDE
The 2011 Air Force men’s soccer media guide is produced as a source of information for the media. Other materials may be obtained by contacting the athletic communications office: Athletic Communications Office 2168 Field House Drive USAF Academy, CO 80840-9500 Phone (719) 333-2313 Fax (719) 333-3798
WORKING PRESS CREDENTIALS
Press and photograph credentials are issued to members of the working media only. These credentials may be obtained by contacting the athletic communications office. Upon acceptance of applications, appropriate passes can be picked up at the Cadet Soccer Stadium press box.
AIR FORCE PRACTICES
All Air Force practices both home and on the road are open to the media. Media members wishing to film practice must make arrangements with the athletic communications office to attend practice. A member of the athletic communications office must accompany you.
POST-GAME PROCEDURES
Head coach Doug Hill will be available to the press 10 minutes following the end of the game outside the team’s locker room. Players will be available following Hill. The Air Force locker room, training room and weight room are closed to all media. Final statistics, including team and individual totals and play-by-plays, are available following the game in the Cadet Soccer Stadium Press Box and on the Air Force Academy athletic website at:
AIR FORCE HEAD COACHES Name .......................................... Sport Mike Kazlausky..................................... Baseball Jeff Reynolds ..........................Men’s Basketball Andrea Williams ................ Women’s Basketball Eddie Weichers ...................................... Boxing Juli Benson ...................... M&W Cross Country Stan Curnow ................................. M&W Diving Abdel Salem .......................................... Fencing Troy Calhoun .........................................Football George Koury ................................... Men’s Golf
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Kip Simons........................... Men’s Gymnastics Doug Day ........................Women’s Gymnastics
IN-SEASON INTERVIEWS
Frank Serratore ................................ Ice Hockey Eric Seremet........................................ Lacrosse
All Air Force players and coaches are available for interviews with the following guidelines. All interviews must be made through the athletic communications office at (719) 333-3950 or 333-2313. All interview requests must be made at least 24 hours in advance so that the player or coach can be properly notified. There will be no interviews on game day with players.
Launi Meili ................................................. Rifle Doug Hill ......................................Men’s Soccer Larry Friend ............................ Women’s Soccer Rob Clayton ...........................Men’s Swimming Casey Converse ................ Women’s Swimming Lt. Col. Dan Oosterhous ............... Men’s Tennis Kim Gidley ...............................Women’s Tennis Ralph Lindeman ................. M&W Track & Field Matt McShane .................................... Volleyball Jeff Heidmous ..................................Water Polo Joel Sharratt....................................... Wrestling
ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS STAFF
Troy Garnhart Assoc. AD/ Communications
Dave Toller Asst. AD/ Media Relations
Madeline McGuire Graphics Specialist
Dave Kellogg Dir. of Internet/ Hall of Excellence
Brian Jerman Director Falcon Vision
Jerry Cross Soccer Contact
Nick Arseniak Asst. SID
Valerie Perkin Asst. SID
Melissa McKeown Asst. SID
Adam Parker Asst. Video
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HEAD COACH DOUG HILL Doug Hill enters his fifth season as head coach at Air Force in 2011. Hill spent 13 seasons as an assistant coach at Air Force before being promoted to head coach in June of 2007. A 1983 graduate of the Academy, Hill guided the Falcons to a 7-12 overall record and a 5-5 mark in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, good for a third-place finish in the Mountain Division in ‘10. He enters the 2011 campaign with a 24-45-3 career record. In his four seasons at the helm, Hill has coached 15 Falcons to all-conference honors, including five last season, four of whom were underclassmen. This season, Hill has 17 letterwinners and nine starters returning from last year’s squad. In fact, eight of the 11 players that notched at least one point last season are back. Hill, who holds a United States Soccer Federation “A” license, was a four-year varsity letterman at Air Force and played for his predecessor, Lou Sagastume. He was team captain both his junior and senior seasons. In all four years, Hill helped the Falcons win the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League championship. After graduation, he remained at the Academy as the assistant soccer coach and a physical education instructor for one year. Hill left the Academy in 1984 for Dyess AFB, Texas, where he was an instructor navigator in the C-130 aircraft. In addition, he assisted and filled in as the interim head soccer coach for the men’s and women’s soccer teams at Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) from 1986-1988. In 1988, he led the women’s team to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) championship game and finished second in the nation. He also played on the all-Air Force soccer team in 1985 and 1987 and coached the 1986 team. After eight years away from the Academy, Hill returned as an assistant coach in 1992 and helped guide the Falcons to consecutive trips to the NCAA Tournament in ‘92 and ‘93. In 1993, the Falcons advanced to the Final Eight after beating undefeated and No. 1-ranked Creighton, 2-1, in four overtimes on the road in the first round. The 1996 team advanced to the WAC championships after going 14-3-3 during the regular season, while the 1997 squad earned a trip to the NCAA Tourney. Hill moved on to McChord AFB, Wash., in 1997, holding positions of Director, Wing Weapons and Tactics for the 62nd Airlift Wing and Operations Officer for the 4th Airlift Squadron, a C-141 unit. He guided the all-Air Force soccer team as a player-coach in 1999 and 2000, winning the Armed Forces championship both years. He also coached the allArmed Services team in 1999 and 2000. In 2001, Hill returned to the sidelines at his alma mater. He was an assistant coach from 2001-05 before earning a promotion to associate head coach for the 2006 campaign. During that tenure at AFA, the Falcons were ranked as high as 19th in the country during the 2001 campaign and he helped Marcus Sagastume earn MPSF Co-Player of the Year honors in ‘03. Hill, who has over 2,800 flying hours to his credit, holds a master’s degree in sports administration from the University of Northern Colorado and retired from the Air Force in April of 2006 with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. A native of Fleetwood, Pa., Hill, 51, lives in Colorado Springs with his wife, Kathy, and their two sons, Luke (12) and Greg (10).
THE HILL FILE Hometown Fleetwood, Pa. Education U.S. Air Force Academy B.S., Focus on Engineering, 1983 Univ. of Northern Colorado M.A., Sports Administration, 1994 Playing Experience U.S. Air Force Academy 1979-82 Four-year letterwinner Two-time Team Captain, 1981-82 All-RMISL, 1981-82 All-Air Force Team 1985, 1987, 1999, 2000 Coaching Experience USSF “A” License 1994 Air Force, Head Coach 2007-present Air Force, Associate Head Coach 2006 Air Force, Assistant Coach 1983, 1992-97, 2001-2005 All-Armed Forces Team, Head Coach 1986, 1999-2000 All-Air Force Team, Player-Coach 1999-2000 Hardin-Simmons, Head Coach (M&W) 1988 Hardin-Simmons, Assistant Coach (M&W) 1986-87
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COACHING STAFF MATTHEW OKOH -- ASSISTANT COACH -- THIRD SEASON Matthew Okoh is in his third season as an assistant coach for the Air Force men’s soccer program in 2011. Okoh, who has five years of collegiate head coaching experience, joined the Falcon coaching staff in 2009 after serving as player/coach for the German club team SV-DJK Taufkirchen. Okoh is familiar with collegiate soccer in the state of Colorado, having played at the University of Denver. He is ranked fourth on the school’s career list with 50 goals and seventh with 106 total points. His 26 goals in 1992 are currently tied for fifth on DU’s single-season list. Okoh earned a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the school in 1996. Okoh’s first head coaching job was with the women’s soccer program at Division III Nichols College in 2001, where he led the team to the conference tournament final in his only season before moving on to Grambling State, where he established the school’s first women’s soccer team. He was also the women’s head coach at Delaware State for two seasons before taking the head coaching job of the Delaware Dynasty of the USL Premiere Development League in 2007. After just one season, the league folded and Okoh was named an assistant coach for Spvgg Bayern Hof of the German league, making him the first African-American to coach soccer for a professional club team in Europe. His professional playing experience also began in Colorado with the Colorado Foxes of the American Professional Soccer League in 1995. He later moved on to play professionally for Major League Soccer’s (MLS) New England Revolution and Colorado Rapids. In addition, he has an extensive playing resume in Europe with TSV 1860 Munchen, SpVgg Unterhaching (Germany) and Sporting Club Campomaiorense (Portugal). Okoh, 39, is a member of the United States Soccer Federation and the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He holds a Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) “B” License in addition to a United States Soccer Federation (USSF) “A” License. He was characterized in EA Sports PlayStation 2 games FIFA 1996, 2001 and 2002.
CHRIS FOSTER -- ASSISTANT COACH -- SECOND SEASON Chris Foster enters his sixth season as a member of the coaching staff and second as a full-time assistant coach. Foster, who recently retired from the Air Force, graduated from the Academy with a degree in engineering mechanics in 1989. He also has an MBA, a master of military operational arts and science, was a distinguished graduate of Squadron Officers School and the Air Command and Staff College and is a graduate of Air War College. A four-year starter for Air Force, Foster is No. 2 on AFA’s career scoring list (139 points) and the program’s career leader with 31 assists. He was a three-time all-region selection, earned All-America honors in 1988 and was the first soccer player to receive the USAFA Male Athlete of the Year award. He was selected for the College Senior Bowl, a member of the 1989 University Games Team, the U.S. National “B” Team (1988-90) and represented the United States on the Senior Division National Team. Following graduation, Foster was stationed at the Academy as an assistant soccer coach and played professionally for the Colorado Foxes in the APSL’s inaugural season. He then attended undergraduate pilot training at Williams AFB, Ariz., where he was awarded the Daedalian Trophy for flying excellence and was briefly stationed at Holloman AFB, N.M., where he played for the New Mexico Chiles in the USISL. Foster has been stationed at Bitburg and Spangdahlem AB, Germany; Tyndall and Eglin AFB, Fla.; RAF Valley, Wales; Langley AFB, Va., and NAS Keflavik, Iceland. He is a command pilot with over 1,500 hours in the F-15C, including over 250 combat hours. Prior to his retirement, he was the 306 FTG Liaison to the Academy and an instructor pilot at the Academy airfield. Foster is the father of two children, Christopher (15) and Kylie (8).
BRIAN LUX -- ASSISTANT COACH -- FIRST SEASON Brian Lux enters his first season as an assistant coach with Air Force with the men’s soccer team. In addition to his duties at the Academy, Lux also serves as the Director of Coaching for juniors and goalkeepers with the Rush Pikes Peak Soccer Club. Lux is a 2007 graduate of Denver University. He was a standout goalkeeper for two seasons (2002-03) at DU. Lux began his collegiate career at Drury University, playing two years there before transferring to Denver. A native of Lakewood, Colo., Lux received League MVP honors his senior year while attending Lakewood High School. Lux also played with the Fort Wayne Fever of the PDL and was captain of the Denver Kickers (NPSL) team that won back to back U-23 National Championships and a runner-up finish at the US Amateur Cup. As a youth player, Brian was an original member of the Lakewood Fury/Colorado Rush Nike ‘80/’81 team that won 6 consecutive state championships, 2 regional championships and a 3rd place finish at nationals. He also played with the Colorado ODP team that won the regional championship. Brian holds a USSF “B” License and USSF Youth License as well as an NSCAA National Diploma. He is a Colorado ODP Staff Coach and is currently on the Regional Staff for Region II. Brian received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from the University of Denver.
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SUPPORT STAFF Maj. Steve Anderson Officer Representative
Major Steve Anderson is in his first year as an officer representative for the men’s soccer team. He is a class of 2000 USAFA graduate, and was a four-year member of the Academy’s men’s soccer team. Following his graduation, Anderson earned his pilot wings at Vance AFB, Okla. He is a senior pilot with over 2,900 flight hours in both the C-21 and C-17. He has commanded numerous combat sorties in support of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom, and has flown multiple sorties supporting humanitarian relief efforts. He is currently an Air Force Institute of Technology master’s student attending the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. He is studying counseling and leadership as a member of USAFA’s Air Officer Commanding Intermediate Developmental Education program. Anderson has stayed involved with the game of soccer mostly by coaching his children’s teams. He and his wife, Megan, have been married nine years and have three children (Joshua, Caroline and Lyla).
Maj. Paul Jeffords Officer Representative
Major Paul Jeffords is in his first season as an officer representative for the men’s soccer program. He is currently a graduate student in the USAFA Air Officer Commanding Intermediate Developmental Education program at UCCS. Jeffords was a three-year letterwinner in soccer at the Academy and graduated in 1999 with a degree in environmental engineering. After completing pilot training, he served as an F-15E pilot in Operation Northern Watch. He has also flown numerous combat missions in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom. Additionally, he has twice deployed as a staff officer in support of operations in the United States Central Command Area of Responsibility. He served as a flight lead, instructor pilot, flight examiner, mission commander and operational test pilot. He is a senior pilot with more than 1,700 flying hours to include over 250 combat hours. Prior to his current assignment, Jeffords served as the Chief of Weapons and Tactics, Operations Directorate, United States Air Forces Central Command, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar. Jeffords is married to the former Stephanie Artzer of Red Oak, Iowa. They have two children, Grace and Benjamin.
Lt. Col. Chris Cullen Officer Representative
Lt. Col. Chris Cullen is in his first year as an officer representative for the men’s soccer team. Cullen, who graduated from the Academy in 1994 with a bachelor of science degree in civil engineering, is currently the Chief of the Intramural Division at USAFA. Following his graduation, Cullen was assigned to the Civil Engineering Squadron at Offutt AFB, Neb., before spending three seasons as an assistant women’s soccer coach at the Academy. In February of 1999, he began pilot training at Laughlin AFB, Texas, then flew the KC-135 at McConnell AFB, Kansas. Prior to his return to the Academy, Cullen was a C-17 pilot at McChord AFB, Wash., for nine years. A four-year starter on the men’s soccer team at the Academy, Cullen is ranked fourth on the school’s career assists list with 27. His 13 assists during his senior season in 1993 is tied for No. 1 on AFA’s single-season chart. He was a third-team all-Far West Region selection following his junior campaign in 1992 and was named to the all-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation team twice (first-team in ’93, secondteam in ’92). Cullen and his wife, Annie, have three children, Alex (15), Nick (13) and Ashley (11).
Capt. Jeremiah Krschman Officer Representative
Capt. Jeremiah Kirschman is in his third year as an officer representative for the men’s soccer team. Kirschman graduated from the Academy in 2004 with a bachelor of science degree in management. He is also in his second year of teaching accounting in the management department at the Academy. Following his graduation, Kirschman was assigned to Cannon AFB, N.M., where he was a contracting officer. After spending three years at Cannon, Kirschman received an MBA in acquisitions and contract management from the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. He earned the Naval Postgraduate School Superior Service Award upon graduation in Dec. 2008. A three-year letterwinner on the men’s soccer team at the Academy, he played in 55 career games with 38 career starts as a defender. Kirschman, who tallied three assists in his career, helped the Falcons post a 29-24-3 record during his three seasons, including an 11-5-1 mark his sophomore campaign. Kirschman has stayed involved with the game of soccer as he was a member of the AllAir Force team in 2007. Kirschman and his wife, Crystal, have been married for seven years.
M ARK P ETERS Athletic Trainer
K IM P INSKE Strength & Cond.
STEVE DRAGONY
T IM N EUMAN Event Manager
S AM M C N ELL Team Manager
C HRISTIAN B EAUREGARD Team Manager
Field Maintenance
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2011 SEASON PREVIEW With 17 letterwinners and nine starters returning, fifth-year head coach Doug Hill has some high expectations for the 2011 Air Force men’s soccer season. The Falcons also lost just one of their top eight scorers from last season and should have as much firepower up front as they have had in several years. Coming off a 7-12 campaign that saw five 1-0 defeats, the Falcons had a very productive spring season and are looking to continue that momentum into the fall campaign. Leading the way offensively in 2011 are junior midfielders Kevin Durr and Zane Dydasco, who combined to score 39 percent of the team’s points last year. Durr, AFA’s lone first-team all-conference performer last season, finished second on the team with 10 points and paced the squad with four goals, all of them game-winners. Dydasco, meanwhile, was the team’s leading scorer in 2010 with 11 points on three goals and a team-high five assists, which tied for sixth in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. “Those two guys are going to need to do even more for us this season,” said Hill. “Kevin is one of the best all-around players we’ve had in a while and Zane is able to put defenders on their heels and score.” Junior Conor Henry (six points), sophomore Brian Klazura (five points) and seniors Ben Chavez (four points) and co-captain John Melcher (two points) also return some firepower up front and in the midfield. Henry
Junior forward Zane Dydasco
and Chavez each posted a game-winner a season ago, while Klazura was the team’s top-scoring freshman. In addition, junior Garret Getschow returns after taking a leave of absence from the Academy for the 2010 season. He tied for the team lead with four goals as a sophomore in ‘09. Senior co-captain Eric Wilson leads a defense that allowed less than two goals per game in 2010. Wilson, a second-team allMPSF pick last year, and junior Eric Tise finished first and third, respectively, in minutes played last year. Junior Jake Jones returns to the back line after appearing in just nine games before suffering a season-ending injury last fall. “Eric Wilson has been a constant in our starting lineup for three years now and Eric Tise really came into his own last season,” said Hill. “We are excited about the guys in the backfield and hope they can work cohesively as a group and become one of the toughest teams to play against defensively.” Junior Trevor Wade should also start on the back line this fall, while junior Kevin Rossillon and sophomore Mitch Kim will vie for playing time. Junior Matt Underwood returns as the starting goalie after earning honorable mention all-conference accolades last year. He posted a 1.81 goals-against average and two shutouts in ’10. “Matt had a solid season for us last year,” said Hill. “We just need him to become a little more consistent and he showed that to us in the spring. I expect a big season from him.” The incoming class of freshmen for the 2011 season consists of 13 players. The group includes seven players that have played in the Olympic Development Program, four from the United States Soccer Development Academy and five from the USAFA Prep School. “We will look to some of the freshmen to step up immediately and compete for varsity minutes,” said Hill. “It is a very balanced class by position and I hope to blend them into our system of play very quickly. We are also excited to have such fine young men join the Air Force soccer family and, in time, become future leaders of our country.” The class is highlighted by Luke Welch (Middletown, MD) and Matt Payne (Glen Ellyn, IL). Welch played for the Maryland State ODP team for two seasons as well as the Potomac Academy team for three seasons. Payne, meanwhile, played for the Illinois State ODP team for three years and
Junior midfielder Kevin Durr
was selected for the Region II Pool twice. He also played for the Chicago Fire Academy team that won the national championship in 2010. In addition, Zachary Modly (Annapolis, MD), Alex Frazier (Colorado Springs, CO), Kevin Meyer (Poway, CA) and Henry Tirado (Smithtown, NY) join the program as highlyregarded recruits. Modly led the USAFA Prep School in scoring last season, while Frazier won the prestigious “Golden Boot” award at the prep school. Meanwhile, Meyer helped FC San Diego earn numerous showcase titles and Tirado was selected to the Super Y Nation Team while playing for the Eastern New York ODP team. The 2011 schedule is highlighted by four teams that advanced to the 2010 NCAA Tournament, including conference opponents Sacramento State, New Mexico and Denver. The Falcons will open their regular season on Saturday, August 27 at Houston Baptist, then play their first home game on Friday, Sept. 2 against Davidson College during Parents’ Weekend. Four of Air Force’s next six games will be on the East Coast, with two in Pittsburgh, Pa., against Pittsburgh (Sept. 9) and Duquesne (Sept. 11) in the PITT / Nike Invitational and two in Durham, N.H., against New Hampshire (Sept. 23) and Central Connecticut State (Sept. 25) as part of the UNH Nike Fall Soccer Classic. A pair of home games sit in between the two trips as the Falcons host 2010 tournament team College of Charleston on Sept. 16 and Buffalo on Sept. 18 at Cadet Soccer Stadium.
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2011 SEASON PREVIEW Following the trip to New Hampshire, Air Force will begin its Mountain Pacific Sports Federation slate on Saturday, Oct. 1 at the University of Denver. The Falcons will host five conference games this season, against UNLV (Oct. 7), New Mexico (Oct. 9), Seattle University (Oct. 28), Cal-State Bakersfield (Oct. 30) and Denver (Nov. 4). The MPSF Tournament will begin on Thurs., Nov. 10 in Denver, while the 2011 NCAA Tournament opens on Thursday, Nov. 17. “We are very excited to play a well-balanced schedule with some strong RPI teams coming to play us at home,” said Hill, who will enter his fifth season as head coach. “Getting good games outside our region will prepare us well for a tough conference schedule. The MPSF had three teams go to the NCAA playoffs last year which speaks well for our conference. We hope to be one of the teams bidding for an NCAA playoff game this year.” The eight-team Mountain Pacific Sports Federation will once again split into two four-team divisions for the 2011 campaign. Air Force will be in the same division as New Mexico, UNLV and Denver and will play each of those schools in a home-and-home series. The Falcons will play the other four schools, San Jose State, Sacramento State, Seattle University and Cal State-Bakersfield, just one time for a total of 10 conference games.
2011 SCHEDULE Day Sat.
Date Aug. 27
Opponent Houston Baptist
Site Houston, TX
Fri.
Sept. 2
Davidson College
USAFA
7:30 p.m.
Fri.
Sept. 9
Pittsburgh #
Pittsburgh, PA
7:30 p.m.
Sun.
Sept. 11
Duquesne #
Pittsburgh, PA
11 a.m.
Fri.
Sept. 16
College of Charleston
USAFA
5 p.m.
Sun.
Sept. 18
Buffalo
USAFA
11 a.m.
Fri.
Sept. 23
New Hampshire &
Durham, NH
7 p.m.
Sun.
Sept. 25
Central Connecticut State &
Durham, NH
12 p.m.
Sat.
Oct. 1
Denver*
Denver, CO
7 p.m.
Fri.
Oct. 7
UNLV*
USAFA
7 p.m.
Sun.
Oct. 9
New Mexico*
USAFA
1 p.m.
Fri.
Oct. 14
UNLV*
Las Vegas, NV
Sun.
Oct. 16
New Mexico*
Albuquerque, NM
2 p.m.
Fri.
Oct. 21
San Jose State*
San Jose, CA
5 p.m.
Sun.
Oct. 23
Sacramento State*
Sacramento, CA
1 p.m.
Fri.
Oct. 28
Seattle University*
USAFA
7 p.m.
Sun.
Oct. 30
Cal-State Bakersfield*
USAFA
1 p.m.
Fri.
Nov. 4
Denver*
USAFA
6 p.m.
Thurs.-Sun.
Nov. 10-13
MPSF Tournament
Denver, CO
TBA
Thurs.
Nov. 17
1st Round – NCAA Tournament
TBA
TBA
Home Games in Bold # Pitt / Nike Invitational & UNH Nike Fall Soccer Classic * Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Game All times local to site of game
Junior goalie Matt Underwood
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Time 7 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
2011 ROSTER No. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Name Matt Underwood Zachary Modly Matt Payne Eric Tise Zane Dydasco Caleb Downey Kevin Rossillon Mitch Kim Garrett Getschow John Melcher** Patrick Compton Brian Klazura Kevin Durr Jake Jones Conor Henry Trevor Wade Scott McGillivray Luke Welch Cody Sullivan Eric Wilson** Alex Frazier Ben Chavez John Fernandez Will Gustafson Jershon Baldomero Austin Britt Kyle Cressy Corey Friend Andy Marty Kevin Meyer Clint Ramos Jonathan Remiasz Ross Talbert Michael Thrasher Henry Tirado
Pos. GK F D D F MF D D F MF MF F MF D F D MF MF F D F F GK D D MF MF MF MF MF MF GK D MF D
Ht. 6-0 5-7 5-10 6-0 5-8 6-1 5-10 6-0 5-11 5-9 5-9 5-10 6-0 6-4 6-1 6-2 6-2 6-0 5-11 6-1 5-7 5-4 5-7 6-3 5-10 5-10 5-10 5-7 5-9 5-9 6-1 6-3 5-10 5-10 5-10
Wt. 185 140 155 160 165 170 170 195 180 155 160 165 165 190 185 185 160 175 150 195 165 150 150 195 155 145 150 145 165 145 200 180 176 165 175
Yr. Jr. Fr. Fr. Jr. Jr. So. Jr. So. Jr. Sr. Jr. So. Jr. Jr. Jr. Jr. Fr. Fr. So. Sr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr. Fr. Fr. Fr. So. Fr. Fr. So. Fr.
Hometown (Previous School) Colleyville, TX (USAFA Prep School) Annapolis, MD (USAFA Prep School) Glen Ellyn, IL (Lake Forest Academy) Cumming, GA (Forsyth Central HS) Honolulu, HI (USAFA Prep School) Evergreen, CO (Home School) Albuquerque, NM (El Dorado HS) Sammamish, WA (Skyline HS) Flower Mound, TX (Flower Mound HS) St. Simons Island, GA (USAFA Prep School) Murfreesboro, TN (Riverdale HS) Rockford, IL (Rockford Boylan Catholic HS) Garmisch, Germany (Munich Int’l School) Virginia Beach, VA (Hickory HS) Bourne, MA (Coyle and Cassidy HS) Bel Air, MD (John Carroll School) Colorado Springs, CO (USAFA Prep School) Middletown, MD (Middletown HS) Mililani, HI (Mid-Pacific Institute HS) Monument, CO (Lewis-Palmer HS) Colorado Springs, CO (USAFA Prep School) Yorba Linda, CA (Servite HS) Lake Mary, FL (Lake Mary HS) Fort Collins, CO (USAFA Prep School) Kailua, HI (USAFA Prep School) Cohoes, NY (Shaker HS) Boise, ID (Capital HS) Colorado Springs, CO (St. Mary’s HS) Lake Mary, FL (Lake Mary HS) Poway, CA (Poway HS) Keller, TX (USAFA Prep School) Chicago, IL (Lemont HS) Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS) Birmingham, AL (Oak Mountain HS) Smithtown, NY (St. Anthony’s HS)
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Team Managers:
Sam McNell Christian Beauregard
Team Trainer:
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MEET THE FALCONS / TEAM CAPTAIN #20 ERIC WILSON Senior / Captain Defender 6-1 / 195 Monument, CO Lewis-Palmer HS Systems Engineering Management
2010 (Junior)
Second-team all-MPSF selection … started all 19 games … led the team in minutes played with 1703 of a possible 1734 … attempted eight shots, with one of them on goal.
2009 (Sophomore)
One of three Falcons to start all 17 games … led the team in minutes played with 1,446 of a possible 1,590 … attempted five shots with one on goal.
2008 (Freshman)
Appeared in 18 games, started 16 of them … named honorable mention all-MPSF … played second-most minutes (1,530) of any field player … named the team’s top newcomer.
Before Air Force
Club: Played for Corinthians Gold and the Pueblo Rangers Elite teams … helped team to state cup quarterfinals and the Sunbelt title … coach was Marty Garcia. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer ... two-time secondteam all-area pick … also named Defensive Player of the Year twice … high school soccer coach was Kurt Clark.
Personal
Parents are Jeffrey and Avery Wilson … has one sister, Natalie (20) … completed the Powered Flight Program this past summer … also worked Basic Cadet Training … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … active in his squadron as the athletic officer … favorite food is macaroni and cheese … favorite TV show is That ‘70s Show … favorite movie is Remember the Titans … person in history he would most like to meet is Ghandi … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 9.
Wilson’s Career Stats Year 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
GP-GS 18-16 17-17 19-19 54-52
Min 1530 1446 1703 4679
G 0 0 0 0
A 0 0 0 0
Pts 0 0 0 0
Shots 0 5 8 13
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SOG 0 1 1 2
GWG 0 0 0 0
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
MEET THE FALCONS / TEAM CAPTAIN #10 JOHN MELCHER Senior / Captain Midfielder 5-9 / 155 St. Simons Island, GA USAFA Prep School English
2010 (Junior)
Appeared in 11 games and started eight of them … scored his only goal of the season at the MPSF Tournament against Sacramento State … attempted 17 total shots and finished fourth with eight shots on goal … led the team with 47 percent of his total shots being on goal … named the team’s Most Inspirational Player.
2009 (Sophomore)
Appeared in 16 games … first and only career start came against Dayton … posted only assist of the season and first of his career in 3-0 victory over the Flyers … scored first career goal in 6-3 rout of UMKC … finished the season with three points … named the team’s Most Improved Player … attempted 10 shots, six of them on goal.
2008 (Freshman)
Appeared in three games during the season … did not attempt a shot.
Before Air Force
USAFA Prep School: Team captain in 2007 … named team MVP. ODP: Played two years on the Georgia State team for Larry Barnes. Club: Played for Atlanta Football Club … team captain for four years … competed in Region 3 premier league for two seasons … led team to a national ranking of No. 7 and two state cup final. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer ... also lettered one year in track … two-time Region Player of the Year … led region in scoring as a junior and senior … two-time team captain and MVP … high school soccer coach was Bobby Brockman.
Personal
Parents are John and Jan Melcher and Deborah Seagart … has one sister, Brittany (23), and one brother, Robby (32) … nickname is Johnny … interested in attending pilot training following his time at the Academy … would like to practice law and enter politics after a career in the Air Force … was a flight commander for Mission Support Group this past summer … also completed the Powered Flight Program … also recruited by Gardner-Webb University, VMI and Georgia State University … hobbies include surfing, snowboarding and tennis … active in his squadron as the safety / security officer … favorite food is enchiladas … favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother … favorite book is Ender’s Game … favorite movie is Toy Story … person in history he would most like to meet is Jesus … greatest moment in sports was playing with the Dundee FC in Scotland this past summer … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 2.
Melcher’s Career Stats Year 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
GP-GS 3-0 16-1 11-8 30-9
Min 10 513 675 1198
G 0 1 1 2
A 0 1 0 1
Pts 0 3 2 5
Shots 0 10 17 27
SOG 0 6 8 14
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GWG 0 0 0 0
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
MEET THE FALCONS / SENIORS #22 BEN CHAVEZ Senior Forward 5-4 / 150 Yorba Linda, CA Servite HS Social Science
2010 (Junior) Appeared in all 19 games, started 17 of them … finished sixth on the team with four points … scored two goals, including the gamewinner in a 2-1 victory at Seattle University … one of only four Falcons to notch a GWG … also scored in a 4-0 rout of Oral Roberts … tied for fourth on the team with 17 total shots, seven on goal. 2009 (Sophomore) Appeared in 14 games … finished third on the team with four assists … tied for 10th in the MPSF with four assists and tied for seventh with 0.29 assists per game … did not score a goal … one of his assists came on the game-winner in a 4-0 victory over Howard … also posted an assist against Stanford, UMKC and Seattle University … six of his nine shots were on goal to tie for a team-best .667 shots-on-goal percentage. 2008 (Freshman) One of only four players and the only freshman to start all 18 games … tied for fourth on the team with two points … scored his only goal, and the first of his career, in a 2-1 victory over Sacramento State … finished third on the team with seven shots on goal … attempted 10 total shots. Before Air Force Club: Played for Canyon PSA … four-time team captain … team MVP. High School: Two-year letterwinner in soccer ... also lettered one year in track … first-team all-league selection and won the Brian Doyel Award … named team MVP as a freshman … earned academic honors for seven semesters … high school soccer coach was Mike Lussier. Personal Parents are Miguel and Robin Chavez … has one sister, Regina (30), and one brother, Miguel, Jr. (29) … worked summer support this past summer … also took an electrical engineering and astronautical engineering class … recruited by Cal Poly, West Point and UC Irvine … hobbies include snowboarding, reading and watching movies … favorite food is Asian food … favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother … favorite movie is Get Him to the Greek … favorite book is The Outsiders … person in history he would most like to meet is William Shakespeare … credits Luis Balboa with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 34.
Chavez’ Career Stats Year 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
GP-GS 18-18 14-0 19-17 51-35
Min 1249 484 982 2715
G 1 0 2 3
A 0 4 0 4
Pts 2 4 4 10
Shots 10 9 17 36
SOG 7 6 7 20
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GWG 0 0 1 1
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
MEET THE FALCONS / SENIORS KYLE CRESSY Senior Midfielder 5-10 / 150 Boise, ID Capital HS Management
2010 (Junior) Appeared in all 19 games … started three games, first career start against UC Riverside … notched first career point with an assist in a 4-0 victory over Oral Roberts … it was his only point of the season … attempted 13 total shots with five of them on goal. 2009 (Sophomore) Did not play a varsity match. 2008 (Freshman) Appeared in 11 games, started five of them … attempted four total shots. Before Air Force ODP: Played for four years on the Idaho State Olympic Development Team. Club: Played for the Boise Nationals … led team to two state championships. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer ... also lettered one year in tennis … two-time first-team all-league selection … team captain as a senior … earned all-academic honors all four years … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Scott Wudarki. Personal Parents are Terry and Andrea Cressy … has two sisters, Megan (23) and Taryn (19) … interested in attending pilot training following his time at the Academy … minoring in Spanish ... worked summer support this past summer … active in his squadron as the assistant director of operations … recruited by Georgetown … hobbies include snowboarding, camping and fishing … favorite food is pizza … favorite TV show is Entourage … favorite book is Scar Tissue … person in history he would most like to meet is Muhammad Ali … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 39.
Cressy’s Career Stats Year 2008 2009 2010 TOTAL
GP-GS 11-5 DNP 19-3 30-8
Min 447
G 0
A 0
Pts 0
Shots 4
SOG 0
GWG 0
PK-ATT 0-0
466 913
0 0
1 1
1 1
13 17
5 5
0 0
0-0 0-0
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MEET THE FALCONS / JUNIORS PATRICK COMPTON Junior Midfielder 5-9 / 160 Murfreesboro, TN Riverdale HS Environmental Engineering
KEVIN DURR
#11
2010 (Sophomore) Appeared in 14 games, starting 10 of them … attempted 15 shots during the season … had three shots on goal ... named the team’s Most Improved Player ... named to the MPSF all-academic team. 2009 (Freshman) Appeared in one game, against Denver in the regular-season finale. Before Air Force ODP: Member of the Tennessee State Olympic Development Program Team from 2004-08. Club: Played for the Knoxville Futbol Club team … led team to Premier League championship in 2009 … also won Division I state championship … also played for the Tennessee Futbol Club and the Murfreesboro Strikers. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … named district and team MVP after scoring 22 goals as a senior … two-time first-team all-state pick … three-time first-team all-district selection … notched 21 goals as a junior … two-time team captain … valedictorian of his high school class … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Ali Arman. Personal Parents are Brad and Lorrie Compton … has two brothers, Chris Brent (32) and Keegan (23) … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … completed Operation Air Force in Osan, South Korea and the Field Engineering and Readiness Laboratory this past summer … was also superintendent for academic squadron in mission support group … active in his squadron as the projects CIC … hobbies include hiking, kayaking and rock climbing … favorite food is chicken parmesan … favorite movie is Forrest Gump … favorite book is Jurassic Park … favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother … person in history he would most like to meet is Jesus … greatest moment in sports was scoring in the state tournament during his junior year in high school … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 13.
#13
2010 (Sophomore) Named first-team all-MPSF and team MVP … appeared in and started 18 games … second on the team in scoring with 10 points … led team with four goals, all game-winners … tied for second in the conference with four GWG … finished second in the MPSF in shots per game (3.11) and third in total shots (56) … led team with 21 shots on goal … named to the 2010 MSPF all-tournament team … scored against Oral Roberts, New Mexico, UNLV and Sacramento State … also added two assists, one on the game-winner against Cal Poly … one of four Falcons to log more than 1500 minutes ... connected on one of the team’s two PKs. 2009 (Freshman) One of only three Falcons, and the only freshman, to start all 17 games … tied for third in scoring with eight points … scored three goals and added two assists … most points by an AFA freshman since Josh Rhynard had 11 in 2006 … named the team’s Rookie of the Year … scored first career goal in 4-0 victory over Howard … notched game-tying goal with less than eight minutes remaining in MPSF tournament against Denver. Before Air Force National Team: Member of the U.S. Under-15 National Team in 2005-06. ODP: Member of the Olympic Development Program Europe since 1998 and selected to the Region I Pool. Club: Played for the Garmisch – Partenkirchen club team from 2007-09 … named team captain despite being the team’s youngest player … also played for FC Bayern Munich from 2005-07 and Bayern Leverkusen from 2003-05 … played in the youth system of the German Bundesliga Clubs since 1997 High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … named team MVP as a senior … two-time first-team selection to the All-Europe International School Tournament … played on the U.S. Adidas All-Star Team in 2006 … member of the International Baccalaureate program … high school soccer coach was Paul Murphy. Personal Parents are Peter and Helga Durr … has one sister, Nina (30) and one brother, Stefan (22) … would like to attend pilot training g following g his time at the Academy … minoring in German ... completed Operation Air Force at Dyess AFB, Texas this past summer … also worked the USAFA Sports Camps … active in his squadron as the athletic NCO (non-commissioned officer) … hobbies include skiing and hanging out at the beach … recruited by James Madison, Seton Hall, Princeton and Army … speaks fluent German and intermediate French … favorite food is anything his mom cooks … favorite movie is Des weisse Band … favorite book is The Da Vinci Code … person in history he would most like to meet is Konrad Adenauer, the first chancellor of West Germany … credits his parents and brother with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 35.
Durr’s Career areer Stats
Compton’ss Career Stats Yr GP/GS 2009 1-0 2010 14-10 TOTAL 15-10
Min 66 851 917
G 0 0 0
A 0 0 0
Pts 0 0 0
Shots 0 15 15
SOG 0 3 3
Junior Midfielder 6-0 / 165 Garmisch, Germany Munich Int’l Management
GWG 0 0 0
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0
Yr GP/GS 2009 17-17 2010 18-18 TOTAL 35-35
Min 1246 1543 2789
G 3 4 7
A 2 2 4
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Pts 8 10 18
Shots 31 56 87
SOG 7 21 28
GWG 0 4 4
PK-ATT 0-0 1-1 1-1
MEET THE FALCONS / JUNIORS ZANE DYDASCO
Junior Forward 5-8 / 165 Honolulu, HI USAFA Prep Systems Engineering Management
GARRETT GETSCHOW
#5
2010 (Sophomore) Second-team all-MPSF selection … one of only three Falcons to start all 19 games … led the team and finished tied for sixth in the MPSF with five assists … added three goals for a team-high 11 points … four of his assists came on game-winning goals … scored a goal and added an assist (on the GWG) in AFA’s 3-2 upset victory at New Mexico … also scored against Cal Poly and at the MPSF Tournament against Sacramento State.
2009 (Freshman) Appeared in all 17 games, started 15 of them … scored his first career goal two minutes into overtime to defeat service-academy rival Army … finished the season with one goal and two assists, good for four points … fourth on the team with 21 shots attempted.
#9
Junior Forward 5-11 / 180 Flower Mound, TX Flower Mound HS Management
2010 (Junior) Did not play a varsity game … took the year off from the Academy. 2009 (Sophomore) Appeared in 11 games, started two of them … scored two goals in a 4-0 rout of Howard … also scored against UMKC and in the season finale against Denver … tied for team lead with four goals and tied for third with eight points … finished seventh in the MPSF in goals per game (0.36) … member of the academic all-MPSF team. 2008 (Freshman) Appeared in all 18 games, started five of them … tallied one assist during the season, setting up Kevin Rosser’s game-winner in a 2-1 win over Sacramento State.
Before Air Force USAFA Prep School: Led the Prep School in scoring with 16 goals and four assists in 17 games during the 2008 season.
Before Air Force ODP: Played on the Texas First Team for U-12 and U-13 … member of the U-13 Regional Pool.
ODP: Member of the Olympic Development Region IV Team in 2003 and ‘04.
Club: Played for the Comets ’90 Blue for eight seasons … helped team to Dallas Cup semifinals in 2003 and quarterfinals in 2007 … team won the Disney Showcase Tournament twice … club coach was Horst Bertl.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … led team to two state championships … first-team all-state selection as a senior … named Gatorade Hawaii Player of the Year … named Player of the Year by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin … high school soccer coach was Andrew Ah New. Personal Parents are Jose and Misty Dydasco … has two sisters, Caprice and True … completed Operation Air Force at Vandenberg AFB, Calif., this past summer … also worked Basic Cadet Training … would like to attend pilot training and start a flight school in Hawaii following his time at the Academy … active in his squadron as an element leader … hobbies include ceramics and body surfing … recruited by Seattle University … favorite food is Hawaiian food … person in history he would most like to meet is Duke Kahanamoku … greatest moment in sports is scoring a last minute gamewinning goal in the Hawaii state semifinals as a senior … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 36.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer ... Two-time first-team all-state selection and team offensive MVP … set new school record for goals in a season (26) and a game (4) … tournament MVP at Arlington Martin Tournament … member of academic all-state team and National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Guy Greening. Personal Parents are George and Cindy Getschow … has five older sisters and one older brother … minoring in Spanish ... spent four weeks in Costa Rica as part of the cultural immersion program this past summer … also worked Basic Cadet Training and completed Operation Air Force at Luke AFB, Ariz. … active in his squadron as an element leader … favorite food is sushi … favorite TV show is Seinfeld … person in history he would most like to meet is Fernando Cortez … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 27.
Getschow’ss Career Stats
Dydasco’s Career Stats Yr GP/GS 2009 17-15 2010 19-19 TOTAL 36-36
Min 1083 1232 2315
G 1 3 4
A 2 5 7
Pts 4 11 15
Shots 21 43 64
SOG 8 11 19
GWG 1 0 1
PK-ATT 0-0 1-1 1-1
Yr GP/GS 2008 18-5 2009 11-2 TOTAL 29-7
Min 763 440 1203
G 0 4 4
A 1 0 1
Pts 1 8 9
Shots 12 12 24
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SOG 6 8 14
GWG 0 0 0
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0
MEET THE FALCONS / JUNIORS CONOR HENRY
Junior Forward 6-1 / 185 Bourne, MA Coyle/Cassidy HS Systems Engineering Management
JAKE JONES
Junior Defender 6-4 / 190 Virginia Beach, VA Hickory HS Systems Engineering Management
#14
#15
2010 (Sophomore) Appeared in 19 games, started four of them … finished fourth on the team with six points … scored three goals during the season, tying for the second-most on the team … scored his first career goal, the game-winner, in a 2-1 win over Cal Poly … also scored against San Jose State and Seattle University … attempted 15 total shots with five of them on goal ... named to the MPSF all-academic team. 2009 (Freshman) Did not play a varsity match. Before Air Force ODP: Played on the Massachusetts Olympic Development Program State team from 2003-05 … member of the 2005 ODP regional team and the ’06 national ODP camp. Club: Played for the Massachusetts Premier Soccer Cape Cod Crusaders from 2004-09 … coached by Paul Baber.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in football and basketball … also lettered twice in baseball and once in track … captain of football team as a senior … first-team all-conference selection in football and basketball … also all-state pick for football … member of National Honor Society. Personal Parents are John and Lisa Henry … has two sisters, Claire (28), a 2005 graduate of Navy and Sean (23), a 2008 graduate of the Air Force Academy … worked Summer Seminar this past summer … also completed Operation Air Force at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … favorite food is filet mignon … favorite TV show is It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia … favorite movie is Old School … favorite musical artist is Kid Cudi … favorite book is The Great Santini … credits his sisters with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 7.
2010 (Sophomore) Appeared in and started nine games … attempted two shots.
2009 (Freshman) Appeared in one game, the regular-season finale against Denver. Before Air Force ODP: Member of the Olympic Development Program Southeastern District Team. Club: Played for the Beach F.C. team for five seasons. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … district co-player of the year as a senior … first-team all-district and all-region… second-team all-state … two-time second-team all-region … two-time team captain … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Eric Blackmore. Personal Parents are David Jones and Christi Hajzak … has two brothers, Chad (19) and Jerry (10), and one sister, Cacey (19) … both of his parents graduated from the Naval Academy in 1986 … his father played tennis and his mother played basketball for Navy … would like to attend pilot training and fly fighters following his time at the Academy … completed Operation Air Force at Barksdale AFB, La., this past summer … also worked Basic Cadet Training … active in his squadron as an element leader … recruited by Navy, West Virginia and Drexel … favorite food is pizza … favorite movie is Never Back Down … favorite TV show is anything on ESPN … person in history he would most like to meet is Pele … credits his mother with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 37.
Jones’ Career areer Stats
Henry’s Career Stats Yr GP/GS Min G A 2009 DNP 2010 19-4 701 3 0 TOTAL 19-4 701 3 0
Pts Shots
SOG
GWG PK-ATT
6 6
5 5
1 1
15 15
0-0 0-0
Yr GP/GS 2009 1-0 2010 9-9 TOTAL 10-9
Min 29 695 724
G 0 0 0
A 0 0 0
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Pts 0 0 0
Shots 0 2 2
SOG 0 0 0
GWG 0 0 0
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0
MEET THE FALCONS / JUNIORS KEVIN ROSSILLON Junior Defender 5-10 / 170 Albuquerque, NM Eldorado HS Operations Research
ERIC TISE
#7
2010 (Sophomore) Appeared in eight games … attempted two shots. 2009 (Freshman) Did not play a varsity match.
Before Air Force Club: Played for the Rio Vista team for two seasons … helped team to state title in 2009 and a semifinal appearance in ‘08 … club coach was Chris Cartlidge. High School: Two-year letterwinner in soccer … lettered three years in tennis … named district co-player of the year and second-team all-state in soccer as a senior … helped team to the state finals as a junior … district singles champion as a junior and senior in tennis … helped team to semifinal appearance at the state tournament … high school soccer coach was Dr. Walt Witkowski. Personal Parents are Jerome and Leslie Rossillon … has one sister, Marie (18) and one brother, Eric (14) … completed Operation Air Force at Altus AFB, Okla., this past summer … also worked Combat Survival Training as a First Sergeant, responsible for organizing and coordinating the program … active in his squadron as the honor NCO (noncommissioned officer) … hobbies include all sports and hanging out with friends … recruited by Luther College and Washington College … favorite food is enchiladas (but only with real green chile) … favorite TV show is House … favorite book is Harry Potter series … lived in Germany for two and a half years … greatest moment in sports was converting a penalty kick in the state semifinals his junior year in high school … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 35.
#4
2010 (Sophomore) Appeared in and started 18 games … finished third on the team with 1577 minutes played … attempted four shots, one of them on goal. 2009 (Freshman) Appeared in and started 16 games … posted one assist, the first of his career, in a 4-0 victory over Howard … played the third-most minutes (1,348) of any Falcon and the most by any freshman. Before Air Force Club: Played for Atlanta Fire U.S. Soccer Development Academy club team from 2000-09 … led team to titles at the Georgia State Cup, Disney Showcase and Raleigh Classic … member of the Under-17 (2007-08) and Under-18 (’08-09) teams … went to Super National Tournament with Under-13 team. ODP: Member of the Georgia Olympic Development Program since 2001. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … also lettered one year in wrestling … three-time member of all-county soccer team … two-time team captain … high school soccer coach was Ross Walker. Personal Parents are Tim and Martha Tise … has two sisters, Meredith (24) and Jennifer (23), and one brother, David (21) … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … completed Operation Air Force at Barksdale AFB, La., this past summer … also worked Basic Cadet Training … active in his squadron as the squadron superintendent … hobbies include wakeboarding, water skiing and watching movies … recruited by Navy, Wisconsin and Northwestern … has a black belt in taekwondo … favorite food is hash browns … favorite movie is Miracle … favorite book is It’s Not About the Bike … favorite TV show is Man vs. Wild … person in history he would most like to meet is George Washington … credits his parents with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 40.
Tise’s Career areer Stats
Rossillon’ss Career Stats Yr GP/GS Min G A 2009 DNP 2010 8-0 124 0 0 TOTAL 8-0 124 0 0
Pts Shots
SOG
GWG PK-ATT
0 0
0 0
0 0
2 2
Junior Defender 6-0 / 160 Cumming, GA Forsyth Central HS Management
0-0 0-0
Yr GP/GS 2009 16-16 2010 18-18 TOTAL 34-34
Min 1348 1577 2925
G 0 0 0
A 1 0 1
Pts 1 0 1
Shots 0 4 4
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SOG 0 1 1
GWG 0 0 0
PK-ATT 0-0 0-0 0-0
MEET THE FALCONS / JUNIORS MATT UNDERWOOD
Junior Goalkeeper 6-0 / 185 Colleyville, TX USAFA Prep Systems Engineering Management
#1
2010 (Sophomore) Appeared in 17 games, started 16 of them … played just under 1400 minutes … posted a 7-10 record with two shutouts … blanked UNLV and San Jose State … had a 1.81 goals-against average … tied for fifth in the MPSF with 64 saves. 2009 (Freshman) Did not play a varsity match. Before Air Force USAFA Prep School: Played in 19 games (10 in goal and nine on the field) in 2008 … scored four goals and had three shut-outs.
ODP: Member of the North Texas Olympic Development Pool (‘05-06). Club: Played for the ’90 Dallas Solar club team … three-time Stonewall winner of the Division I Boys Classic League in Dallas, TX … state cup finalist in 2009 … two-time Region 3 West Division finalist … led team to Score the Shore championship in 2008. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … all-region first-team selection as a senior … all-district first-team and second-team allarea pick as well … named district and team newcomer of the year as a sophomore … led team to two Bi-District championships … high school soccer coach was Heath Bullard.
TREVOR WADE
Junior Defender 6-2 / 185 Bel Air, MD John Carroll Systems Engineering Management
#16
2010 (Sophomore) Appeared in eight games, started four of them … attempted three shots, one of them on goal. 2009 (Freshman) Did not play a varsity match ... played for the USAFA rugby club team. Before Air Force Club: Played for the Kirkwood Soccer Club team in Bear, Del. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … member of National German Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Simon Cotton. Personal Parents are Skip and Terri Wade … has four siblings, Kendra (18), Jake (14), Garrett (12) and Shannon (8) … completed Operation Air Force at Altus AFB, Okla., this past summer … hobbies include playing and listening to live music … favorite food is Italian food … favorite TV show is Tosh.0 … favorite movie is Forgetting Sarah Marshall … favorite musical groups are Dispatch, SOJA and the Expendables … credits his parents with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 34.
Personal Parents are David and Lynne Underwood … has one sister, Christy (23), and one brother, Nate (15) … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … worked USAFA Sports Camps this past summer … active in his squadron as the athletic NCO (noncommissioned officer) … hobbies include playing the guitar and piano and skiing … recruited by UC Riverside, Marshall and Charlotte … favorite food is Mexican food … favorite movie is Eldorado … favorite book is Gates of Fire … person in history he would most like to meet is John Wayne … greatest moment in sports was defeating 14th-ranked Stanford in an exhibition game last season … credits his parents with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 38.
Wade’s Career Stats
Underwood’s od’s Career Stats Yr 2009 2010 TOTAL
GP/GS Min DNP 17-17 1390 17-17 1390
GA
GAA
SVS SV%
W-L-T
28 28
1.81 1.81
64 64
7-10-0 2 7-10-0 2
.696 .696
SHO
Yr GP/GS Min G A 2009 DNP 2010 8-4 328 0 0 TOTAL 8-4 328 0 0
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Pts Shots
SOG
GWG PK-ATT
0 0
1 1
0 0
3 3
0-0 0-0
MEET THE FALCONS / SOPHOMORES CALEB DOWNEY #6
Sophomore Midfielder 6-1 / 170 Evergreen, CO Home School Management
MITCH KIM #8
Sophomore Defender 6-0 / 195 Sammamish, WA Skyline HS Management
2010 (Freshman) One of only three Falcons, and the only freshman, to start all 19 games … second on the team in minutes played with 1600 … finished the season with three points … scored first career goal in AFA’s 3-2 upset victory at New Mexico … scored in the 73rd minute to give the Falcons a 2-1 lead, one they would not relinquish … tied for fourth on the team with 17 total shots … placed five of them on goal ... named the team’s Rookie of the Year.
2010 (Freshman) Did not appear in a varsity match.
Before Air Force Club: Played for Colorado Rush U.S. Soccer Development Academy club teams for two years … coaches were Carlo Cornacchia and Erik Bushey … team captain during 2008-09 season.
High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … also lettered two years in football and swimming … high school soccer coach was Don Braman.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Evergreen High School … honorable mention all-state selection as a senior … firstteam all-conference as a sophomore … high school soccer coach was Peter Jeans. Personal Parents are Doug and Claudia Downey … has four brothers, Ryan (32), Ben (30), Skip (27) and Nathan (23) … minoring in Spanish ... would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … completed Cadet Survival Training this past summer … also completed Global Engagement and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Training … active in his squadron as an element NCO (non-Commissioned officer) … hobbies include hockey, ultimate frisbee and playing the guitar … favorite food is chocolate … favorite movie is Gladiator … favorite book is Tale of Two Cities … favorite TV show is Swamp People … favorite musical group is Coldplay … person in history he would most like to meet is Bill Clinton … credits his brother, Skip, with the biggest influence on his sports career ... member of cadet squadron 28.
Pts Shots 3 17
SOG 5
Personal Parents are Steve and Karin Kim … has two sisters, Lindsey (20) and Melanie (15), and two brothers, Thomas (14) and Bradley (12) … his father and an uncle graduated from the Naval Academy, another uncle graduated from USAFA and his grandfather and another uncle graduated from West Point … completed Global Engagement and the Space program this past summer … also recruited by Oregon State, San Jose State and Portland … favorite food is his mother’s fettuccini alfredo … favorite movie is Harry Potter … favorite book is Harry Potter … person in history he would most like to meet is Bob Marley … greatest moment is sports was scoring the tying goal in the State Cup championship game in the last minute, leading to a PK shootout which his team won … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 24.
Kim’s Career areer Stats
Downey’s Career Stats Yr GP/GS Min G A 2010 19-19 1600 1 1
Before Air Force Club: Played for Eastside FC … helped team to three state championships and three other state runner-up finishes … team was ranked 19th in the country in 2009 … advanced to regional semis in 2008 and quarters in ’06 and ’09.
GWG PK-ATT 0 0-0
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MEET THE FALCONS / SOPHOMORES BRIAN KLAZURA Sophomore Forward 5-10 / 165 Rockford, IL Boylan Catholic Foreign Area Studies
CLINT RAMOS Sophomore Midfielder 6-1 / 200 Keller, TX USAFA Prep School Undecided
#12
2010 (Freshman) Appeared in all 19 games … finished fifth on the team with five points … scored two goals and added an assist … scored his first career goal in a 4-0 rout over Oral Roberts at Cadet Soccer Stadium … notched his first career point earlier in that game with an assist … also scored in a 2-0 win over UNLV … tied for fourth on team with 17 total shots, five of them on goal. Before Air Force ODP: Member of the Illinois Olympic Development Program from 2005-08 … selected to the Region II Pool from 2005-09 … helped team to ODP national championship in ’07 … traveled to Costa Rica with ODP team in 2009 to play the Costa Rica national youth team … coaches were Ian Barker and Michael DesLauriers. Club: Played for the Rockford Raptors for 10 years … team captain from 2005-10 … helped team to state runner-up finish in ’05 ... coach was Hugh Ward. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … first-team allsectional and all-conference pick as a senior … helped team to two third-place finishes at the state tournament … team won two regional, sectional and super sectional championships … high school soccer coach was Chris Mera. Personal Parents are Paul and Molly Klazura … has one sister, Megan (25), and one brother, Greg (22) … his brother played soccer at Notre Dame … his grandfather, Frederick Bradshaw, graduated from West Point in 1947 … minoring in Spanish ... completed Combat Survival Training this past summer … also completed Global Engagement and the Unmanned Aerial Systems Program … hobbies include water skiing, snow skiing and spending time with his family … also recruited by Xavier, Macalester College and Lewis University … favorite food is his mother’s apple pie and chocolate chip cookies … favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan … favorite TV show is Modern Family… person in history he would most like to meet is Abraham Lincoln … greatest moment in sports was scoring against UNLV last season … credits his parents and brother with the biggest influence on his sports career ... member of cadet squadron 27.
Pts Shots 5 17
SOG 5
Before Air Force USAFA Prep School: Team MVP. Club: Played for the FC Dallas U.S. Soccer Development Academy club team from 2008-09 … coach was Oscar Pareja … also played for the TFC Futbol Club and Dallas Texans Red ... helped team to the North America Memorial Day Cup championship in 2008 … quarterfinalists at the Dallas Cup in ’08. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … also lettered one year in track … started on varsity team all four years … region and district offensive player of the year as a senior … district utlilty player of the year as a junior … two-time team captain … qualified for regional championships in the 400-meters in track … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Howard Putter. Personal Parents are Octavio and Lisa Ramos … has one sister, Gabriela (17) … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … completed Global Engagement and the Space program this past summer … also took a philosophy class … active in his squadron as an element NCO (non-commissioned officer) … hobbies include long boarding, hiking and paintball … also recruited by Brown, Old Dominion, Cincinnati and Dayton … favorite food is pizza … favorite movie is House Party … favorite book is Gates of Fire … favorite TV show is The League … person in history he would most like to meet is Pele … greatest moment in sports was making the soccer team at the Academy … credits his parents with the biggest influence on his sports career ... member of cadet squadron 32.
Ramos’ Career Stats
Klazura’s Career Stats Yr GP/GS Min G A 2010 19-0 648 2 1
2010 (Freshman) Appeared in five games as a freshman … attempted two shots.
GWG PK-ATT 0 0-0
Yr GP/GS Min G A 2010 5-0 115 0 0
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MEET THE FALCONS / SOPHOMORES CODY SULLIVAN
Sophomore Forward 5-11 / 150 Mililani, HI Mid-Pacific Systems Engineering Management
MICHAEL THRASHER
#19
2010 (Freshman) Appeared in one game as a freshman … played 10 minutes against Oral Roberts … attempted one shot … named MVP of the junior varsity team. Before Air Force ODP: Member of Island/State Pool Olympic Development Program from 2003-07 … also played in the Hawaii Youth Soccer Association Senior All-Star game. Club: Played for the Honolulu Bulls club team … team captain ... coaches were Phil Neddo and Roy Gonsalves … helped team to six consecutive state championships and the U19 Division I championship in ’09 … was the division’s top goal scorer. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … named Gatorade Hawaii High School Player of the Year as a senior … conference cooffensive player of the year … led team to Division II state championship as a sophomore and senior … second-team all-state selection and first-team all-conference as a junior … two-time team captain … allstate honorable mention and second-team all-conference as a sophomore … all-state and all-conference honorable mention as a freshman … high school soccer coach was Jayson Abe. Personal Parents are Craig and Eileen Sullivan … has one sister, Nicole (33), and one brother, Christopher (29) … completed Global Engagement and the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Program this past summer … active in his squadron as an element NCO (non-Commissioned officer) … also took an economics class … hobbies include playing guitar and surfing … also recruited by St. Mary’s College, UMass-Amherst and Rhode Island … favorite food is Boriello Brothers pizza … favorite book is The Outsiders … favorite TV show is How I Met Your Mother … person in history he would most like to meet is Michael Jackson … greatest moment in sports was winning the league championship, the first ever by his high school … credits his brother with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 12.
Pts Shots 0 1
SOG 0
Before Air Force ODP: Member of the Alabama State ODP team from 2005-10 … also spent one year with region team. Club: Played for the Birmingham United for seven seasons, including three with its US Soccer Academy team … helped team to three state championships. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … all-state selection as a senior … all-state honorable mention as a junior … two-time all metro and all-county … two-time Birmingham News scholar-athlete … helped team to the 2008 Alabama 6A State Championship as a sophomore … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Ryan Patridge. Personal Parents are Jamie and Karla Thrasher … has two sisters, Mary Allison (17) and Lucy (12) … nickname is “Thrash” … planning to major in engineering … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … completed Combat Survival Training this past summer … also completed Global Engagement and the Soaring program … active in his squadron as an element NCO (non-commissioned officer) … hobbies include playing tennis and video games … also recruited by Mercer and Oglethorpe … favorite food is his mom’s baked spaghetti … favorite book is Both Feet on the Ground … favorite movie is Green Street Hooligans … person in history he would most like to meet is Nelson Mandela … greatest moment in sports was scoring the game-tying penalty kick in the 92nd minute of the state championship game … credits his parents with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 1.
Thrasher’s Career Stats
Sullivan’s Career Stats Yr GP/GS Min G A 2010 1-0 10 0 0
2010 (Freshman) Did not play a varsity match.
Sophomore Midfielder 5-10 / 165 Birmingham, AL Oak Mtn. HS Undecided
GWG PK-ATT 0 0-0
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MEET THE FALCONS / FRESHMEN JERSHON BALDOMERO Freshman Defender 5-10 / 155 Kailua, HI USAFA Prep Undecided
Before Air Force USAFA Prep School: Played for the USAFA Prep School in 2010 … head coach was Marcus Corbett. Club: Played for the HSC Bulls for six years … team was five-time state champions … head coaches were Craig Sullivan, Roy Gonsalves and Phil Nedo. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … first-team all-state selection as a senior … second-team all-state as a junior … high school soccer coach was Chris Lee. Personal Parents are Tony and Hena Baldomero … has four brothers, Jarom (21), Ammon (18), Aaron (16) and Helam (12) … planning to major in history ... would like to attend pilot training and fly helicopters following his time at the Academy … hobbies include reading and watching movies … also recruited by the University of San Francisco … favorite food is pizza … favorite TV show is Modern Family … person in history he would most like to meet is Abraham Lincoln … greatest moment in sports was winning the state championship as a junior … credits Gareth Bale with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 5.
AUSTIN BRITT
Freshman Midfielder 5-10 / 145 Cohoes, NY Shaker HS Undecided
JOHN FERNANDEZ
#23
Freshman Goalkeeper 5-7 / 150 Lake Mary, FL Lake Mary HS Undecided
Before Air Force ODP: Played for the Eastern New York ODP state team from 2005-09 …selected for Super Y National Camp in 2006 and ’07 … member of the Super Y National Select in 2010.
Before Air Force Club: Played for the Florida Soccer Alliance … advanced to the state cup four years … team captain … head coach was Xavier Delgado.
Club: Played for the Black Watch Highlanders in 2009 … team won U.S. Club Regionals and was a National finalist … head coach was Steve Freeman.
High School: Two-year letterwinner in soccer … first-team all-conference and team coplayer of the year as a senior … also selected to Seminole County All-Star team and East Florida All-Star team … team captain as a senior … honorable mention all-conference as a junior … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was David Gardner.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … also lettered one year in track and wrestling … first-team all-Suburban Council an and team MVP as a senior … three-time scholarathlete … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Bill Blesi. Personal Parents are Andrew and Angela Britt … has three brothers, Andrew (21), Aidan (13) and Ashton (10), and two sisters, Annabella (7) and Alayna (6) … would like to attend pilot training and fly helicopters following his time at the Academy … hobbies include any outdoor activity and video games … also recruited by Binghamton … favorite food is chicken parmesan … favorite musical groups are Counting Crows and Linkin Park … favorite TV show is 24 … person in history he would most like to meet is Frankin D. Roosevelt … greatest moment in sports was scoring the game-winning goal in the finals of the U.S. Club Regionals … credits his mother with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 9.
Personal Parents are Jairo and Tanya Fernandez … has one sister, Christina (20) … planning to major in aeronautical or mechanical engineering … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … also recruited by Army … favorite food is anything Italian … favorite TV show is family Guy … person in history he would most like to meet is Jesus … credits his parents with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 27.
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MEET THE FALCONS / FRESHMEN ALEX FRAZIER
Freshman Forward 5-7 / 165 Colo. Springs, CO USAFA Prep #21 Undecided
Before Air Force USAFA Prep School: Played for the USAFA Prep School in 2010 … won the prestigious “Golden Boot” award … head coach was Marcus Corbett. ODP: Member of the Colorado ODP State Pool in 2005 and ‘08. US Soccer Academy: Played for the Colorado Rush Academy in 2009-10 and coach Erik Bushey … helped team to a 19-1-8 record and was No. 3 in the U17/U18 Developmental Academy … also played for the Colorado Rapids Academy and Brett Jacobs in 2008-09. Club: Played for the Pride Predators ’92 in 2006 and ’07 … head coach was Chris Alex … also played for the Pride Cobras ’92 in 2005 for coach Paul Adair. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … second-team all-conference and honorable mention all-city as a junior … honorable mention all-conference as a senior … … high school soccer coach was Ben Corley. Personal Parents are Maurice and Melinda Frazier … has one brother, Amon (15) and one sister, Ashaun (8) … would like to attend pilot training and fly fighters following his time at the Academy … hobbies include playing basketball, football and softball … favorite food is pepperoni pizza … favorite TV show is Archer … favorite movie is Bad Boys 2 … person in history he would most like to meet is Michael Jordan … greatest moment in sports was scoring against the Air Force JV team last season … credits his father with the biggest influp ence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 2.
COREY FRIEND
Freshman Midfielder 5-7 / 145 Colo. Spgs., CO St. Mary’s HS Undecided
Before Air Force Club: Played for the Colorado Rush club team. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … first-team all-conference pick … set school record for most assists in a season (15) and one game (4) as a junior … named rookie of the year as a freshman … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was former Air Force head coach Lou Sagastume. Personal Parents are Larry and Maribeth Friend … his father is a 1985 graduate of the Academy and currently the head coach of the USAFA women’s soccer team … has two sisters, Carina (15) and Felicia (10) … hobbies include longboarding and listening to music … also recruited by Nebraska Wesleyan … favorite food is fried rice … favorite book is The Way of the Peaceful Warrior … favorite movie is Peaceful Warrior … favorite TV show is House … credits his friends and teammates with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 4.
WILL GUSTAFSON
#24
Freshman Defender 6-3 / 195 Ft. Collins, CO USAFA Prep Undecided
Before Air Force USAFA Prep School: Played for the USAFA Prep School in 2010 … team captain … head coach was Marcus Corbett. ODP: Played for the Colorado State ODP team for three years. Club: Played for the Colorado Arsenal club team … team captain three years … led team to Colorado club state championship in 2010 … head coach was Tracy Tate. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … also lettered in football … led team to state championship as a senior … first-team all-state and runner-up for Colorado defensive player of the year … team captain … student body president and class president … high school soccer coach was Justin Stephens. Personal Parents are David and Barbara Gustafson … has two brothers, Steve (30) and Joe (29) … Joe is a 2005 graduate of the Academy and was a four-year letterwinner on the soccer team … his grandfather, Col. Francis E. Merritt, was USAFA’s Director of Athletics from 1967-74 ... planning to major in either English or management ... would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … hobbies include cycling and playing golf … favorite food is burritos … favorite TV show is Entourage … favorite book is The Last Lecture … person in history he would most like to meet is Dwight Eisenhower … greatest moment in sports was winning the state championship as a senior … credits his brothers and the coaching staff at the Fort Collins Soccer Club with the biggest influence on his q sports career … member of cadet squadron 22.
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MEET THE FALCONS / FRESHMEN ANDY MARTY
Freshman Midfielder 5-9 / 165 Lake Mary, FL Lake Mary HS Undecided
Before Air Force Club: Played for the Florida Soccer Alliance … advanced to the State Cup Final Four three years … head coaches were Bill Eisselse and Xavier Delgado. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … team MVP as a senior … second-team all-conference as a junior and senior … selected to Seminole County All-Star team and East Florida All-Star team … honorable mention all-conference as a sophomore … member of National Honor Society … National Merit finalist … high school soccer coach was David Gardner. Personal Parents are Rodger and Debbie Marty … has one sister, Amy (21) … his uncle, John Ulett, is the stadium announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals … planning to major in electrical engineering ... hobbies include playing the guitar and chess … favorite food is philly cheesesteak … favorite TV show is Jeopardy … favorite book is Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix … favorite musical group is Rise Against … favorite movie is Shutter Island … person in history he would most like to meet is Nikola Tesla … greatest moment in sports was winning the district championship as a junior … credits his club coach, Bill Eissele, with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 31.
SCOTT MCGILLIVRAY
#17
KEVIN MEYER
Freshman Midfielder 6-2 / 160 Colo. Springs, CO USAFA Prep Undecided
Before Air Force USAFA Prep School: Played for the USAFA Prep School in 2010 … head coach was Marcus Corbett. Club: Played for the Pikes Peak Rush Soccer Club. High School: Two-year letterwinner in soccer … honorable mention all-state selection as a senior … led team to league championship and state tournament appearance … scored a goal and added three assists in game that clinched the league title … high school soccer coach was Mike Goyden. Personal Parents are Kelly and Mary Ann McGillivray … has one brother, Clay (28) … his brother is a 2006 graduate of the Academy and was a four-year letterwinner on the soccer team … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy ... hobbies include disc golf and playing video games … favorite food is pizza … favorite TV show is The Office … favorite book is Gates of Fire … favorite musical group is Parkway Drive … favorite movie is Rockn’rolla … person in history he would most like to meet is Alexander the Great … credits his father and brother with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 20.
Freshman Midfielder 5-9 / 145 Poway, CA Poway HS Undecided
Before Air Force Club: Played for FC San Diego for three years … helped team to championships at the Nomads College Showcase (’09), Albion Cup Showcase (’09), Pegasus Cup (’09), Arsenal Summer Showcase (’09) and the Surf Cup (’08) … team was a National Cup quarterfinalist this past summer … head coach was Brian Quinn. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … second-team all-league pick … member of the San Diego Union Tribune all-academic team … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Gene Morris. Personal Parents are Steven and Helen Robbins-Meyer … has two sisters, Stephanie (20) and Kellie (17), and one brother, Jeffrey (18) … hobbies include going to the beach and playing volleyball … also recruited by Bowdoin and Vassar … favorite TV show is South Park … favorite book is Alive … favorite musical groups are Wiz Khalifia, Mac Miller and Eminem … favorite movie is Step Brothers … person in history he would most like to meet is Benjamin Franklin … greatest moment in sports was scoring his first goal … credits his parents and his coach, Brian Quinn, with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 40.
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MEET THE FALCONS / FRESHMEN ZACHARY MODLY
#2
Freshman Forward 5-7 / 140 Annapolis, MD USAFA Prep Undecided
Before Air Force USAFA Prep School: Played for the USAFA Prep School in 2010 … head coach was Marcus Corbett. ODP: Selected to the Maryland ODP team for six years … selected to National Pool once and Regional Team three times … led all players in goals and assists and 2007 regional championships … made it to regional semifinals that year … has traveled to Italy, Argentina and Scotland with ODP teams. Club: Played for the Freestate Soccer Alliance Elite team… team won State Cup championship under coach Pat Noel … two-time State Cup finalist under coaches Stave Campbell and Thomas Park. High School: Two-year letterwinner in soccer … high school soccer coach was Mike St. Martin. Personal Parents are Thomas and Robyn Modly … has three sisters, Noelle (21), Natalie (15) and Dorian (12) … his father graduated from Navy … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … also recruited by Navy … favorite food is Chipotle burritos … favorite TV show is Jersey Shore … favorite musical artist is Lupe Fiasco … favorite movie is The Passion … person in history he would most like to meet is Benedict Arnold … greatest moment in sports was scoring the game-winning PK over the No. 1 ranked team in the nation to win the conference championship … credits his best friend, Geaton Caltabiano, with the biggest influence on his sports career … q member of cadet squadron 21.
MATT PAYNE
#3
Freshman Defender 5-10 / 155 Glen Ellyn, IL Lake Forest Acad. Undecided
Before Air Force ODP: Played for the Illinois State ODP team for three years … team captain one season …selected for Region II Pool two years … member of the USL National Camp. US Soccer Academy: Played for the Chicago Fire Academy U16 … led team to national championship in 2010. High School: Four-year letterwinner in soccer … also lettered twice in wrestling and one year in volleyball … two-time all-section pick in soccer … all-conference as a sophomore … team MVP for wrestling and volleyball as a senior … high school soccer coach was Kevin Vorsen. Personal Parents are David and Toshie Payne … has one brother, Josh (20) … planning to major in aeronautical engineering … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … also recruited by Michigan State, Denver and Colorado School of Mines … favorite food is sushi … favorite TV show is SportsCenter … favorite book is Soccernomics … favorite musical artist is Lupe Fiasco … favorite movie is Goal … person in history he would most like to meet is Martin Luther King, Jr. … greatest moment in sports was winning the National Club Championship … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 13.
JONATHAN REMIASZ Freshman Goalkeeper 6-3 / 180 Chicago, IL Lemont HS Undecided
Before Air Force Club: Played for the Inter FC for five years … helped team to the State Cup finals this past summer … head coach was Matt Prunckle. High School: Letterwinner in soccer … allconference and all-sectional as a senior … two-time all-area pick … team MVP his senior season … Chicago Fire all-academic selection … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Rick Prangen. Personal Parents are Zbigniew and Mary Remiasz … has one sister, Zofia (16) … nickname is “JC” … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … interested in majoring in astronautical engineering … hobbies include acting and drawing … favorite food is goulash with dumplings … favorite book is The Gospel According to Biff … favorite musical groups include The Killers and Moby … favorite movie is One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest … person in history he would most like to meet is Andrew Jackson … greatest moment in sports was stopping the last PK to advance to sectionals during his junior season … credits Dillon Olson and Matt Prunckle with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 17.
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MEET THE FALCONS / FRESHMEN ROSS TALBERT
Freshman Defender 5-10 / 176 Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral HS Undecided
Before Air Force Club: Played for the Sereno Soccer Club for 10 years … team was ranked No. 3 in the country this summer … helped team to the Arizona State Cup championship … also won the 2011 Surf Cup … head coach was Brian O’Donnell. High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … member of all-state team as a senior … two-time all-city pick … named team’s best defender … team captain … offensive player of the year as a junior … member of Spanish Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Jason Speirs. Personal Parents are Todd and Gwen Talbert … has one brother, Ryan (22) … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … also recruited by New Mexico, Emory, Columbia and Embry-Riddle … hobby is video games … favorite food is his mom’s homemade bacon and goat cheese pizza … favorite TV show is Two and a Half Men … favorite book is The Things They Carried … favorite musical artist is 2 Pac … favorite movie is Saving Private Ryan … person in history he would most like to meet is Gen. George Patton … greatest moment in sports was winning the Surf Cup 2010 … credits his friend, Steven Buckle, with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 28.
HENRY TIRADO
LUKE WELCH
Freshman Defender 5-10 / 175 Smithtown, NY St. Anthony’s HS Undecided
#18
Freshman Midfielder 6-0 / 175 Middletown, MD Middletown HS Undecided
Before Air Force ODP: Played for the Eastern New York ODP state team from 2007-09 … selected for Super Y National Team in 2008.
Before Air Force ODP: Played for the Maryland ODP state team in 2007-08 … traveled to Argentina in 2008 … head coach was Keith Tabaznak.
US Soccer Academy: Played for the Albertson USSF Academy team from 2009-11 … head coach was Adrian Gaitan.
US Soccer Academy: Played for the Potomac team from 2008-11 … head coaches were Kris Hazard, Matt Pilkington and Zach Samol.
Club: Played for the Albertson ’92 Academy Northeast Region team from 2007-09 … team captain in ’07 … also played for USL Rough Riders team from 2006-08.
Club: Played for the FC Frederick team from 2004-08.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … led team to a state championship and three league titles … team captain as a senior … only sophomore on varsity team that season … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Gene Buonaiuto. Personal Parents are Enrique and Bonnie Tirado … has one sister, Lauren (10) … hobbies include working out and listening to music … favorite food is steak … favorite TV show is SportsCenter … favorite book is The Outsiders … favorite musical group is Don Omar … favorite movie is The Town … person in history he would most like to meet is Jesus … greatest moment in sports was winning the state championship in high school … credits his coaches, Dion Oppolzer and Chris LaRochelle, with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 38.
High School: Three-year letterwinner in soccer … two-time all-state and all-confernece selection … NSCAA Scholar All-American as a senior … led team in scoring as ajunior and senior … member of National Honor Society … high school soccer coach was Bob Sheffler. Personal Parents are Anthony and Ann Welch … has two brothers, Zachary (16) and Nicholas (14) … his father played soccer at Drexel University … planning to major in engineering … would like to attend pilot training following his time at the Academy … also recruited by Lafayette and Carnegie Mellon … hobbies include snowboarding and disc golf … favorite food is bacon, egg and cheese sandwich … favorite musical group is Jack Johnson … favorite movie is Happy Gilmore … greatest moment in sports was beating their rival, DC United, 5-0 … credits his father with the biggest influence on his sports career … member of cadet squadron 40.
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2011 OPPONENTS HOUSTON BAPTIST
DAVIDSON COLLEGE
PITTSBURGH
Game Date Game Site Nickname Location Enrollment Conference Home Field / Capacity
Saturday, Aug. 27 7 p.m Houston, TX Huskies Houston, TX 2,198 Atlantic Soccer Sorrells Field / 500
Friday, Sept. 2, 7:30 p.m. USAFA Wildcats Davidson, NC 1,900 Southern Alumni Stadium / 2,000
Friday, Sept. 9, 7:30 p.m. Pittsburgh, PA Panthers Pittsburgh, PA 28,328 Big East (Blue Division) Ambrose Urbanic Field / 735
Head Coach Alma Mater / Year School Record / Years Career Record / Years 2010 Record Conf. Record / Finish
Steve Jones Judson College / 1993 43-35-6 / 5 193-168-15 / 16 7-8-3 3-0-1 / First
Matt Spear Davidson / 1993 92-91-17 / 10 Same 7-7-6 1-3-3 / T, Sixth
Joe Luxbacher Pittsburgh / 1974 201-216-54 / 27 225-228-58 / 30 6-9-2 1-6-2 / Seventh
Soccer SID E-Mail Website
Mary Ellen Leisering mleisering@hbu.edu www.hbuhuskies.com
Mark Brumbaugh mabrumbaugh@davidson.edu www.davidsonwildcats.com
Stacey Brann sbrann@athletics.pitt.edu www.pittsburghpanthers.com
DUQUESNE
COLL. OF CHARLESTON
BUFFALO
Game Date Game Site Nickname Location Enrollment Conference Home Field / Capacity
Sunday, Sept. 11, 11 a.m Pittsburgh, PA Dukes Pittsburgh, PA 10,363 Atlantic 10 Rooney Field / 2,200
Friday, Sept. 16, 5 p.m. USAFA Cougars Charleston, SC 11,617 Southern Patriots Point / 1,200
Sunday, Sept. 18, 11 a.m. USAFA Bulls Buffalo, NY 29,049 Mid-American UB Stadium / 29,013
Head Coach Alma Mater / Year School Record / Years Career Record / Years 2010 Record Conf. Record / Finish
Jake Ouimet Maine / 1996 38-42-14 / 5 Same 8-7-3 4-4-1 / Ninth
Ralph Lundy Western Carolina / 1972 276-192-30 / 25 406-263-43 / 36 11-5-3 4-1-2 / First
David Hesch (Interim) St. Bonaventure / 1997 0-0-0 / First Same 7-10-1 3-3 / Fourth
Soccer SID E-Mail Website
George Nieman nieman@duq.edu www.goduquesne.com
Nick Vlattas vlattasan@cofc.edu www.CofCsports.com
Ted Wasko twwasko@buffalo.edu www.buffalobulls.com
NEW HAMPSHIRE
CENTRAL CONN. ST.
Game Date Game Site Nickname Location Enrollment Conference Home Field / Capacity
Friday, Sept. 23, 7 p.m. Durham, NH Wildcats Durham, NH 14,492 America East Bremner Field
Sunday, Sept. 25, 12 p.m. Durham, NH Blue Devils New Britain, CT 12,000 Northeast Willow Brook Park / 8,500
Head Coach Alma Mater / Year School Record / Years Career Record / Years 2010 Record Conf. Record / Finish
Rob Thompson Maine / 1989 124-119-48 / 16 Same 9-5-6 2-3-2 / Fifth
Shaun Green Davis & Elkins / 1985 229-206-50 / 26 Same 4-10-3 1-6-3 / 10th
Soccer SID E-Mail Website
Anthony DeAngelis anthony.deangelis@unh.edu www.unhwildcats.com
Tommy Meade ST_Meadet@ccsu.edu www.ccsubluedevils.com
All-Time Records vs. 2011 Opponents Houston Baptist .............................1-1 Davidson ........................................1-1 Pittsburgh ...................... First Meeting Duquesne ....................... First Meeting Coll. of Charleston .........................0-1 Buffalo ........................... First Meeting New Hampshire .............................0-1 Central Conn. St. ............ First Meeting Denver ................................... 22-19-4 UNLV ..................................... 16-10-3 New Mexico ........................... 17-16-1 San Jose State ......................... 8-19-3 Sacramento State.......................11-12 Seattle Univ. ...................................1-1 CSU Bakersfield .............................0-2
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2011 OPPONENTS DENVER
UNLV
NEW MEXICO
Game Dates Game Sites Nickname Location Enrollment Conference Home Field / Capacity
Sat. Oct. 1, 7 p.m / Fri. Nov. 4, 6 p.m. Denver, CO / USAFA Pioneers Denver, CO 11,644 MPSF CIBER Field / 1,915
Fri. Oct. 7, 7 p.m. / Fri. Oct. 14, 4:30 p.m. USAFA / Las Vegas, NV Rebels Las Vegas, NV 29,000 MPSF Peter Johann Field / 2,500
Sun. Oct. 9, 1 p.m. / Sun. Oct. 16, 2 pm. USAFA / Albuquerque, NM Lobos Albuquerque, NM 25,767 MPSF UNM Soccer Complex / 6,200
Head Coach Alma Mater / Year School Record / Years Career Record / Years 2010 Record Conf. Record / Finish
Bobby Muuss Connecticut / 1999 34-28-14 / 4 Same 9-7-4 6-2-2 / First (Mountain)
Rich Ryerson UNLV / 1987 6-11-2 / 1 Same 6-11-2 3-5-2 / Fourth (Mountain)
Jeremy Fishbein UC Santa Barbara / 1989 119-44-21 / 9 215-104-31 / 18 9-6-5 5-2-3 / Second (Mountain)
Soccer SID E-Mail Website
Mike Kennedy michael.kennedy@du.edu www.denverpioneers.com
Mark Wasik mark.wasik@unlv.edu www.unlvrebels.com
Kate Nicewicz nice1@unm.edu www.golobos.com
SAN JOSE STATE
SACRAMENTO STATE
SEATTLE UNIVERSITY
Game Date Game Site Nickname Location Enrollment Conference Home Field / Capacity
Friday, Oct. 21, 5 p.m. San Jose, CA Spartans San Jose, CA 26,796 MPSF Spartan Stadium / 30,456
Sunday, Oct. 23, 1 p.m. Sacramento, CA Hornets Sacramento, CA 27,033 MPSF Hornet Soccer Field / 1,500
Friday, Oct. 28, 7 p.m. USAFA Redhawks Seattle, WA 7,900 MPSF Championship Field / 650
Head Coach Alma Mater / Year School Record / Years Career Record / Years 2010 Record Conf. Record / Finish
Gary St. Clair San Jose State / 1976 196-181-33 / 21 Same 7-9-3 1-6-3 / Fourth (Pacific)
Michael Linenberger Duke / 1987 148-221-43 / 22 Same 11-5-7 2-2-6 / Second (Pacific)
Brad Agoos Virginia / 1993 47-36-7 / 5 Same 5-10-3 3-6-1 / Third (Pacific)
Soccer SID E-Mail Website
Richard Stern richard.stern@sjsu.edu www.sjsuspartans.com
Joe Waltasti waltasti@csus.edu www.hornetsports.com
Diana Chamorro chamorro@seattleu.edu www.goseattleu.com
CSU BAKERSFIELD
Game Date Game Site Nickname Location Enrollment Conference Home Field / Capacity
Sunday, Oct. 30, 1 p.m. USAFA Roadrunners Bakersfield, CA 8,000 MPSF Main Soccer Field / 2,500
Head Coach Alma Mater / Year School Record / Years Career Record / Years 2010 Record Conf. Record / Finish
Simon Tobin Nonington College / 1983 275-171-42 / 24 Same 11-6-3 5-2-3 / First (Pacific)
Soccer SID E-Mail Website
Matt Turk mturk10@csub.edu www.gorunners.com
2011 MPSF Tournament Nov. 10-13, 2011 University of Denver All times Mountain Time Thursday, Nov. 10 (First Round) Game 1: No. 4 vs. No. 5, 4:30 p.m. Game 2: No. 3 vs. No. 6, 7 p.m.** Friday, Nov. 11 (Semifinals) Game 3: No. 2 vs. highest remaining seed, 4:30 p.m. Game 4: No. 1 vs. lowest remaining seed, 7 p.m.** Sunday, Nov. 13 (Final) Championship Game, 1 p.m. ** Denver or higher remaining seed will play in late game
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THE MPSF / 2010 REVIEW The MPSF
The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) was established during the 1992-1993 season to serve the competitive needs of member institutions from the Big West, Pacific-10 and Western Athletic Conferences, as well as other selected universities in the western United States; and to provide championships competition for Division I intercollegiate Olympic sports in a conference setting. The founding principles on which the MPSF was originally formed were to provide enhanced competition and championship opportunities for sports without conference affiliation; to contain the costs of competition; and to ensure the survival of sports impacted by Title IX and other fiscal pressures. The Federation has also served as an incubator for emerging women’s sports and as a safe harbor for sports impacted by conference realignments. Since its inaugural season the Federation has seen its primary conference membership grow by the addition of the Mountain West and West Coast Conferences and their respective member institutions, as well as the addition of women’s water polo, women’s gymnastics, women’s lacrosse and men’s and women’s swimming. As a testament to its viability, the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation continues to successfully navigate the ever-changing sea of college sports by fostering contraction and expansion of its sports portfolio to meet the dynamic needs of its members. As the MPSF begins its 20th season in 2011-2012 and continues its legacy of championship competition, it affirms the vision of its founders and the relevance of its three founding principles, particularly during today’s tumultuous economic times. In 2011-2012, the MPSF will sponsor competition in 11 intercollegiate Olympic sports, adding men’s and women’s swimming for the first time, while serving approximately 1,800 student-athletes on 98 teams from 39 universities in 13 western states. All MPSF teams compete at the NCAA Division I level in men’s soccer, men’s and women’s water polo, men’s and women’s indoor track and field, men’s and women’s gymnastics, men’s and women’s swimming, women’s lacrosse and men’s 2010 A LL -MPSF T EAMS volleyball. MPSF champions are eligible to compete in NCAA Championships with MPSF men’s soccer, men’s and women’s water polo, and men’s volleyball champions earning automatic qualification MPSF Player of the Year into NCAA championship events. Joining the Federation for the first-time in men’s swimming are the Jesus Sanchez, So., MF, CSU Bakersfield University of North Dakota and the University of Wyoming. MPSF Newcomer of the Year During the 2010-2011 season, MPSF teams again won four NCAA team championship titles, bringing the Federation’s total to 66 since the first season of competition in 1992-93. Stanford led the Gyasi Zardes, Fr., F, CSU Bakersfield MPSF winning three conference championships in men’s gymnastics, men’s indoor track and field and women’s lacrosse and following with NCAA championships in men’s gymnastics and women’s water polo. UC Davis took Federation championships in the inaugural MPSF women’s swimming and diving championships and its second-consecutive title in women’s gymnastics. USC took the team title in men’s water polo with Sacramento State scoring its second-consecutive Federation title in men’s soccer. Oregon won both the MPSF and NCAA women’s indoor track and field championships for the second straight season, while Cal State Bakersfield won the inaugural men’s swimming and diving championships. Two teams won their first-ever MPSF championships as California won in women’s water polo and UC Santa Barbara broke through in men’s volleyball.
MPSF 2010 MEN’S SOCCER STANDINGS MOUNTAIN DIVISION 1. 2. 3. 4.
TEAM (Overall) Denver (9-7-4) New Mexico (9-6-5) Air Force (7-12-0) UNLV (6-11-2)
1. 2. 3. 4.
TEAM (Overall) CSU Bakersfield (11-6-3) Sacramento State (11-5-7) San Jose State (5-10-3) Seattle University (7-9-3)
W 6 5 5 3
L 2 2 5 5
T 2 3 0 2
PTS 20 18 15 11
T 3 6 1 3
PTS 18 12 10 6
PACIFIC DIVISION W 5 2 3 1
L 2 2 6 6
MPSF Champion Sacramento State defeted Santa Clara, 2-1, in the first round of the 2010 NCAA Championships, then fell to UCLA, 4-1, in the second round. New Mexico lost in the first round to Creighton, 4-1, and Denver lost its first round game to UC Santa Barbara, 1-0 in double OT.
MPSF ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM
2010 AIR FORCE SELECTIONS Four Air Force players were named to the 2010 MPSF All-Academic Team. To be considered, student-athletes must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA and competed in at least 50 percent of the team’s competition. Kyle Moses - 3.29 GPA / Engineering Management John Tilton - 3.19 GPA / Biochemistry Conor Henry - 3.56 GPA / Engineering Management Patrick Compton - 3.17 GPA / Electrical Engineering
MPSF Coach of the Year Simon Tobin, CSU Bakersfield First Team Jesus Sanchez, So., MF, CSU Bakersfield Joe Willis, Sr., GK, Denver Lance Roseboom, Jr., MF, New Mexico Jarod Stigall, Jr., F, Denver Ernesto Carranza, Sr., MF, Sacramento St. Fernando Cabadas, Sr., MF, Sacramento St. Kevin Durr, So., MF, Air Force Josh Boemecke, Sr., MF, San Jose State Gyasi Zardes, Fr., F, CSU Bakersfield Stephen Sifuentes, Sr., F, UNLV Nick Marshall, So., F, UNLV Second Team Kellen Christensen, Jr., F, Denver Alex Tarnoczi, So., F, Denver Mark Weigand, So., MF, Denver Alberto Navarro, Sr., D, CSU Bakersfield Eric Shannon, So., GK, CSU Bakersfield David Murphy, Sr., D, New Mexico Michael Reed, Sr., D, New Mexico Zane Dydasco, So., F, Air Force Eric Wilson, Jr., D, Air Force Diego Marroquin, Sr., D, Sacramento St. Jonny Espinoza, So., MF, UNLV Sean Morris, Sr., MF, Seattle Univ. Sam Hodgson, Fr., MF, San Jose State Honorable Mention Drew Beckie, So., D, Denver Matt Kirby, Jr., MF, Denver Blake Shannon, So., D, Denver Kory Kindle, So., D, CSU Bakersfield Wayne Lampart, Sr., D, CSU Bakersfield Michael Green, Jr., F, New Mexico Justin Holmes, So., GK, New Mexico John Tilton, Sr., D, Air Force Matt Underwood, So., GK, Air Force Rory O’Day, Jr., D, Sacramento St. Mike Mota, So., D, UNLV Kyle Peterman, Jr., D, Seattle Univ. Nick Murphy, So., D, San Jose State
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2010 STATISTICS / RESULTS INDIVIDUAL # Name 5 Zane Dydasco 13 Kevin Durr 2 Kyle Moses 15 Conor Henry 12 Brian Klazura 22 Ben Chavez 9 Caleb Downey 10 John Melcher 6 John Tilton 21 Kyle Cressy 17 Jacob Chavers 11 Patrick Compton 18 AJ Rana 20 Eric Wilson 4 Eric Tise 16 Trevor Wade 19 Kevin Rossillon 8 Jake Jones 7 Clint Ramos 3 Kyle Schafer 25 Cody Sullivan 26 Jack Gendron 24 Jason Lemmon 14 John Della Pia Totals Opponents GOALIES # Name 1 Matt Underwood 23 Patrick Gould 0 Fernando Suito Acuna TEAM Total Opponents
2010 RESULTS
GP-GS 19-19 18-18 17-16 19-4 19-0 19-17 19-19 11-8 17-10 19-3 19-1 14-10 17-14 19-19 18-18 8-4 8-0 9-9 5-0 5-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 2-0 19 19
G 3 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 37
A 5 2 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 33
Pts 11 10 9 6 5 4 3 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 107
Sh 43 56 33 15 17 17 17 17 3 13 10 15 12 8 4 3 2 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 292 283
GP-GS 17-16 7-3 1-0
Min. 1390 329 16
GA 28 8 1
GAA 1.81 2.19 5.74
19 19
1735 1735
37 20
1.92 1.04
SOG 11 21 15 5 5 7 5 8 1 5 1 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 93 114 Svs 64 11 0 2 77 73
Y-R 1-0 5-0 2-1 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0 4-0 0-1 1-0 0-0 3-0 4-1 2-0 2-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 31-5 31-7
GWG 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 12
PK 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 2-2 0-2
Pct .696 .579 .000
W-L-T 7-10-0 0-2-0 0-0-0
.675 .785
7-12-0 12-7-0
Sho 2 0 0 1 3 10
Bold indicates active player in 2011
Shots AFA Opp Saves AFA Opp
Opponent Houston Baptist
Result L, 0-1 (2ot)
Sept. 5
Cal-Poly
W, 2-1 (ot)
Sept. 10
San Diego State #
L, 0-1
Sept. 12
#12 UC Irvine #
L, 0-5
Sept. 17
#23 Penn State
L, 0-2
Sept. 19
Oral Roberts
W, 4-0
Sept. 24
UC Riverside
L, 0-1
Sept. 26
Cal-State Northridge
L, 0-4
Oct. 2
Denver*
L, 1-5
Oct. 8
UNLV*
L, 0-1
Oct. 10
New Mexico*
W, 3-2
Oct. 15
UNLV*
W, 2-0
Oct. 17
New Mexico*
Oct. 22
San Jose State*
W, 2-0
Oct. 24
Sacramento State*
W, 2-1
Oct. 29
Seattle University*
W, 2-1
Oct. 31
Cal-State Bakersfield*
L, 0-3
Nov. 6
Denver*
L, 0-2
Nov. 11
Sacramento State**
L, 2-6
L, 0-1
# Courtyard Marriott San Diego Central Tournament * Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Game Home Games in Bold
OVERALL BY PERIOD 1 7 13
Date Sept. 3
** MPSF Quarterfinals (Sacramento, Calif.)
TEAM Goals AFA Opp
OVERALL RECORD 7-12 MPSF RECORD 5-5
2 12 23
CONFERENCE BY PERIOD ot 1 0
2ot 0 1
Tot 20 37
Goals AFA Opp
1 2 6
2 10 10
ot 0 0
2ot 0 0
Tot 12 16
1 2 129 155 125 156
ot 7 1
2ot 1 1
Tot 292 283
Shots AFA Opp
1 62 70
2 94 81
ot 0 0
2ot 0 0
Tot 156 151
1 36 33
2 41 39
ot 0 1
2ot 0 0
Tot 77 73
Saves AFA Opp
1 16 16
2 23 24
ot 0 0
2ot 0 0
Tot 39 40
Corners 1 AFA 38 Opp 47
2 41 58
ot 0 1
2ot 0 0
Tot 79 106
Corners 1 AFA 13 Opp 22
2 26 32
ot 0 0
2ot 0 0
Tot 39 54
ot 3 2
2ot 0 0
Tot 247 230
Fouls AFA Opp
2 66 65
ot 0 0
2ot 0 0
Tot 126 113
2010 Team Award Winners Most Valuable Player - Kevin Durr Most Inspirational Player - John Melcher Most Improved Player - Patrick Compton Top Newcomer - Caleb Downey
Durr Melcher Compton
Fouls AFA Opp
1 2 114 130 95 133
1 60 48
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Downey
YEAR-BY-YEAR RESULTS YEAR 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
OVERALL 5-1-3 8-0-2 7-2-1 6-2-0 4-4-2 6-1-2 7-3-0 4-6-1 7-2-1 6-5-0 4-5-1 5-6-0 10-3-0 11-3-1 9-6-0 9-8-0 7-4-1 8-2-2 4-5-2 9-5-0 8-5-0 8-4-2 7-8-1 7-5-3 15-5-0 8-10-1 9-9-1 13-4-2 10-5-4 14-3-2 12-5-2 12-3-2 13-5-2 6-10-1 11-6-2 9-4-2 13-6-0 15-5-1 8-8-1 7-8-1 14-3-3 13-5-0 9-7-3 9-8-2 5-9-1 11-5-1 8-10-1 10-9-1 8-10-1 8-9-2 5-12-1 5-12-1 5-13-0 7-8-2 7-12-0
CONF.
4-1-1 6-0-2 6-1-1 5-1-0 3-1-2 4-0-2 4-1-0 4-1-1 2-0-0 5-0-0 4-1-1 1-2-0 4-0-0 6-0-0 5-1-0 5-1-0 4-0-1 6-0-1 4-2-0 4-1-0 4-0-0 6-0-0 4-2-0 4-1-1 8-0-0 4-0-1 N/A 6-0-0 5-2-0 N/A 6-0-0 6-0-1 N/A N/A N/A N/A 5-2-0 5-2-0 2-4-1 2-5-0 6-1-1 5-3-0 4-3-2 2-3-2 2-6-0 4-2-1 2-4-0 2-4-0 4-8-0 6-3-1 4-6-0 3-7-0 3-7-0 2-5-0 5-5-0
HEAD COACH
ASSISTANT COACH(ES)
Lt. Anthony Biernacki Arne Arnesen Arne Arnesen Arne Arnesen Arne Arnesen Arne Arnesen Capt. Robert Strickland Capt. Robert Strickland Capt. Carmen Anillo Capt. Carmen Anillo Capt. Carmen Anillo Capt. John Loewenberg Capt. Hank Eichin Capt. Hank Eichin Capt. Hank Eichin Capt. Hank Eichin Capt. Hank Eichin Capt. Hank Eichin Capt. Jim Thames Capt. Jim Thames Capt. Rob Judas Capt. Rob Judas Capt. Dan Ulmer Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Lou Sagastume Doug Hill Doug Hill Doug Hill Doug Hill
Not Available Not Available Not Available Not Available Capt. Robert Strickland Capt. Robert Strickland Not Available Not Available Donald Giglio Maj. Tony Cillo Capt. Hank Eichin Not Available Not Available Lt. Dan Harris, Sgt. Pete Carrillo Capt. Dan Harris, Sgt. Pete Carrillo Capt. Dan Harris, Lt. Rob Black Capt. Dan Harris, Capt. Rob Black, Capt. Jim Thames Capt. Rob Black, Capt. Jim Thames Capt. Rob Judas Capt. Rob Judas, Capt. Gerald Boesche Capt. Dan Ulmer, Capt. Gerald Boesche Capt. Dan Ulmer, Capt. Steve Salfeety Not Available Capt. Charles Straw Capt. Charles Straw Capt. Charles Straw Maj. Charles Straw 2nd Lt. Doug Hill Capt. Karl Olsen Capt. Karl Olsen Marty Buckley, Capt. Dennis Quinn Marty Buckley Marty Buckley Marty Buckley, Capt. Mike Lynch Marty Buckley, Capt. Mike Lynch Marty Buckley, Capt. Mike Lynch Capt. Doug Hill, Capt. Ken Sullivan Capt. Doug Hill, Capt. Ken Sullivan Capt. Doug Hill, Capt. Ken Sullivan Maj. Doug Hill, Capt. Dave Hansen Maj. Doug Hill, Capt. Dave Hansen Maj. Doug Hill, Capt. Dave Hansen Maj. Paul Nowotny, Capt. Dave Hansen Maj. Paul Nowotny, Capt. Dave Hansen Maj. Paul Nowotny, Capt. Matt Mennell Lt. Col. Doug Hill, Capt. Matt Mennell Lt. Col. Doug Hill, Capt. Leonel Gonzalez Lt. Col. Doug Hill, Capt. Leonel Gonzalez Lt. Col. Doug Hill, Capt. Leonel Gonzalez Lt. Col. Doug Hill, Capt. Rich Cullen Doug Hill (Assoc. HC), Capt. Rich Cullen Anthony Latronica, Capt. Billy Minor Anthony Latronica, Capt. Billy Minor Anthony Latronica, Matthew Okoh Matthew Okoh, Chris Foster
CAPTAIN(S)
Tom Anderson, James Connally James Connally James Connally Dale Thompson Roger Woodbury Dave Roe Dave Guild Don Heide, James Renschen Not Available John McBroome, David Mossbrook Steve Bruman, William Kozma Dick Coe Gary Davis, James Loberg Ray Barleben Gene Kraay Hugh Parker Dave Muckley John Brockman Len Salvemini Dwight Landman Bob Soucy Greg Schulze Mike Baltimore Mike Hill Greg Walsh Doug Hill Doug Hill Mike Lynch Larry Friend, Jeff Jacobs, Dale Bennett Dennis Ryan, Sean Wright Pat McKenna, Dave Hansen, Derrick Toney Derrick Toney, Dave Hansen Chris Foster, Glenn Melia, Andy Rama Ed Hebron Willie Baumhofer Jake Buss, Dave Lambert Gabe Macias, Dave Walick Brian Bergeron, Chris Cullen, John Liller Rob Behm, Scott McDonald John Stratton, Matt Mennell John Stratton, Matt Anderson Drew Dougherty, Ryan Schaeffer, Nate Lambert Ryan Schaeffer Rich Cullen, Keith McDaniel Ryan Sagastume, Donavon Kneuer Terrence Welliver, Mike Brophy Tom Clark, Noah Merica-Jones, Mike Taylor Casey Chronister, Daniel Bolin Marcus Sagastume, Daniel Bolin Clay McGillivray, Todd Myers Brendan Greenaway, Brian Guyette Brian Guyette, Andy Nigro Jason Dall, Kevin Rosser Kevin Rosser, Josh Rhynard, Aaron Eshkenazi Kyle Moses, Eric Wilson
COACHING HISTORY Head Coach Doug Hill Lou Sagastume Capt. Dan Ulmer Capt. Rob Judas Capt. Jim Thames Capt. Hank Eichin Capt. John Loewenberg Capt. Carmen Anillo Capt. Robert Strickland Arne Arnesen Lt. Anthony Biernacki
Sagastume
Years 20071979-2006 1978 1976-77 1974-75 1968-73 1967 1964-66 1962-63 1957-61 1956 Totals
Ulmer
Overall (Pct.) 24-45-3 (.354) 282-188-43 (.592) 7-8-1 (.469) 16-9-2 (.630) 13-10-2 (.560) 54-26-4 (.667) 5-6-0 (.455) 17-12-2 (.581) 11-9-1 (.548) 31-9-7 (.734) 5-1-3 (.722) 465-323-68 (.583)
Judas
Conference (Pct.) 13-24-0 (.351) 94-59-11 (.607) 4-2-0 (.667) 10-0-0 (1.000) 8-3-0 (.727) 30-2-2 (.912) 1-2-0 (.333) 11-1-1 (.885) 8-2-1 (.773) 24-3-5 (.828) 4-1-1 (.750) 207-99-21 (.665)
Thames
Eichin
CONFERENCE AFFILIATIONS 1956-1987 Rocky Mtn. Intercollegiate Soccer League 1992-95 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation 1996-98 Western Athletic Conference 1999-present Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
Annillo
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Arnesen
TEAM INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Points - Career
G 1. Len Salvemini (1971-74) 65 2. Chris Foster (1985-88) 54 3. Glenn Melia (1985-88) 40 4. Ryan Schaeffer (1995-98) 41 5. Keith Beam (1977-80) 36 6. Dan Narzinski (1967-70) 31 Drew Dougherty (1994-97) 34 Marcus Sagastume (2001-04) 28 9. Mike Hill (1976-79) 35 10. Rob Behm (1991-93) 31 Jim Thames (1962-65)* 32 12. Dave Walick (1989-92) 27 13. Al Gagliardi (1956-58)* 30 14. John Mantei (1956-58)* 30 15. Greg Walsh (1977-80) 27 16. Dan Ulmer (1968-70) 28 17. Dennis Ryan (1982-85)* 20 18. Jeff Jacobs (1981-84)* 24 19. John Jost (1987-90) 22 20. Larry Friend (1980-84) 15 21. Ken Sullivan (1982-85)* 23 Keith McDaniel (1996-99) 21 23. Colin Eames (2002-05) 17 24. Derrick Toney (1984-87)* 16 25. Daniel Wasson (2002-03) 23
Most Points - Season 1. Len Salvemini 2. Jim Thames 3. Dave Walick 4. Chris Foster 5. Glenn Melia Dan Narzinski 7. Chris Foster 8. Len Salvemini Rob Behm 10. Dan Ulmer
Year 1973 1965 1992 1986 1988 1969 1987 1972 1992 1969
AND INDIVIDUAL Most Assists - Career
A 19 31 18 14 20 24 18 30 15 12 10 18 9 7 12 9 24 13 16 29 12 15 22 22 7
Pts 149 139 98 96 92 86 86 86 85 74 74 72 69 67 66 65 64 61 60 59 57 57 56 54 53
1. Chris Foster (1985-88) 2. Marcus Sagastume (2001-04) 3. Larry Friend (1980-84) 4. Chris Cullen (1990-93) 5. Dennis Ryan (1982-85) Dan Narzinski (1967-70) 7. Colin Eames (2002-05) Derrick Toney (1984-87) 9. Keith Beam (1977-80) 10. Len Salvemini (1971-74)
Most Assists - Season 1. Marcus Sagastume Chris Cullen 3. Dennis Ryan 4. Dave Walick Willie Baumhofer Larry Friend
A 6 10 11 10 7 9 6 4 6 6
Pts 52 50 45 44 43 43 42 38 38 38
Most Wins - Career 1. Rich Cullen 2. Matt Mennell
Most Wins - Season
Most Saves - Career 1. Greg Schulze 2. Rich Cullen
Most Saves - Season 1. Gene Kraay 2. Ralph Cyr
G 65 54 41 40 36 35 34 32 31 31
1. Len Salvemini (1971-74) 2. Chris Foster (1985-88) 3. Ryan Schaeffer (1995-98) 4. Glenn Melia (1985-88) 5. Keith Beam (1977-80) 6. Mike Hill (1977-79) 7. Drew Dougherty (1994-97) 8. Jim Thames (1962-65) 9. Rob Behm (1991-93) 10. Dan Narzinski (1967-70)
Most Goals - Season 1. Len Salvemini 2. Jim Thames 3. Chris Foster Glenn Melia Jeff Jacobs
Most Shutouts - Career 1. Rich Cullen 2. Greg Schulze
Most Shutouts - Season 1. Ralph Cyr Rich Cullen
Best GAA - Career
G 23 20 18 18 18
1. 1980, ‘93 2. 1985, 1996
Best GAA - Season 1. Matt Mennell 2. Rich Cullen
15 14
Fewest Losses - Season 1. 1957 2. 1956, ‘61
1. 1957 2. 1985
A 13 13 12 11 11 11
.900 (8-0-2) .789 (14-3-2)
Most Goals Scored - Season 1. 1980 2. 1969
75 70
Most Goals Scored - Game 1. 17, vs. Regis, 10-1-77 2. 16, vs. Rockmount, 10-13-82
1996-99 1993-95
38 24
1980 1997
15 13
Most Goals Allowed - Game 1. 9, vs. Portland, 9-28-01 2. 8, at Fresno State, 11-5-00 vs. Michigan St., 10-12-68
Lowest GAA - Season 1. 1985 2. 1957
1974-77 1996-99
348 248
0.6 0.7
Most Shutouts - Season 1. 1998 2. 1980 & 1985
1969 1980
0 1
Best Winning Pct. - Season
145 117
10 9
Fewest Goals Allowed - Season 1. 1957 2. 1962
30 vs. No. Carolina 10/1/65 30 vs. Benedictine 10/3/65
1. Greg Schulze 2. Rich Cullen Year 1973 1965 1987 1988 1984
Most Wins - Season
Most Saves - Game 1. Hans Mueh
Most Goals - Career
TEAM RECORDS
A 31 30 29 27 24* 24 22 22* 20 19
GOALTENDER RECORDS
1. Ralph Cyr 2. Rich Cullen G 23 20 17 17 18 17 18 17 16 16
Year 2003 1993 1985 1992 1989 1980
RECORDS
7 8
Longest Unbeaten Streak
1. 20 (15-0-5), 10-21-56 to 11-1-58 2. 17 (15-0-2), 9-27-87 to 9-23-88 1996-99 1974-77
22 18
Longest Winning Streak 1. 9, 9-13-75 to 10-24-75 10-2-83 to 11-2-83
1980 1998
9 9
Scoring Margin - Season 1. 1980 2. 1969
1974-77 1996-99
1993 1996
1.12 1.18
+49 (75-26) +48 (70-22)
* Records for the following seasons (1957, 1962-67, 1983, 1986) are either missing or incomplete.
0.85 1.01
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Gene Kraay (Class of 1971) holds the school record for most saves in one season with 145 in 1969.
WHERE ARE THEY NOW CHRIS LECRAW
Class of 1981 Letterman 1978-80 Currently MD-88 First Officer, Delta Air Lines, Atlanta, Ga.
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Chris LeCraw was a senior i on th the 1980 AFA team that still holds team records for the most wins in a season (15), the most goals scored (75) and the second most shutouts in a season (9). He won the “Most Inspirational Player” Award after his senior season. LeCraw continued playing and coaching Air Force soccer after graduation; he was player/coach for the Reese Air Force Base team, which won Air Training Command championships in 1982, 1983 and 1985. He was selected for and played on the all-Air Force team in the inter-service tournament in 1983. After earning a degree in mechanical engineering, LeCraw went to Undergraduate Pilot Training at Reese Air Force Base, where he earned his wings and became a T-37 Instructor Pilot. He went to F-16 training in 1986 and went on to fly over 2500 hours in the F-16 “Viper” during his 20-year career. He retired in 2001, moved back to his hometown of Atlanta, Ga., and joined Delta Air Lines.
GLENN MELIA
Class of 1989 Letterman 1985-88 Currently Head Coach, Women’s Soccer Team, Assumption College, Worcester, Mass.
Lt. Col. (Ret.) Glenn Melia, a former standout forward at the Air Force Academy, was named the women’s soccer coach at Assumption College in Worcester, Mass., in June 2009. He received his bachelors degree from USAFA in 1989 and embarked on a 20-year active flying career, retiring in 2009. Melia is ranked No. 3 on the school’s career scoring list with 98 points, scoring 40 goals and adding 18 assists as a Falcon. His 40 goals rank No. 4 on AFA’s career list. He was a four-year starter for the Academy and three times earned all-region honors (1986, ‘87, ‘88) and was named all-Far West Region (1988) for head coach Lou Sagastume. He currently holds an NSCAA National Diploma with Distinguished pass and has served as an assistant coach of the Boston Breakers of the under head coach Tony DiCicco and associate head coach Lisa Cole.
Shortly after 9/11, LeCraw was furloughed from Delta, and became a professional educator. In the fall of 2001, he accepted the position of Dean of Students at Whitefield Academy in Atlanta and worked his way up to Middle School Principal. While at Whitefield, he coached the girls varsity soccer team for four years. In 2007, LeCraw returned to Delta, but continued coaching at Whitefield. He became the boys varsity soccer coach in 2010, and in 2011 led his team to a top 10 state ranking and the state playoffs. His team finished the season with the best season record in the history of the school. LeCraw and his wife, Jan, have three sons, Chris, a University of Georgia graduate who works in Atlanta; Matt, a senior at Georgia State who will be commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the USAF upon graduation; and Jimmy, a junior at the United States Military Academy at West Point.
Following graduation, Melia played for the All-U.S. Air Force and U.S. Military Teams (1992-98), serving as team captain all six years and player/assistant coach from 1995-98. He played in the Military World Cup in Morocco in 1993 and the World Regional in Canada in 1995. He has also played for the United States National B team (1992-93) and trained for three years with Vittorio Veneto, Italy in the Italian Serie C2 while deployed to Aviano Air Base, Italy. As a Saint John’s High School standout, Melia was a four-year starter (1980, 81, 82, 83) and team captain as a senior. He was named a Worcester Telegram & Gazette Super Teamer as a junior and senior, all-New England as a senior and was a Massachusetts State team starter four from 1980-1984. Prior to joining the Academy, he was the captain of the Prep School men’s soccer team in 1984.
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aAlfaro, Mike (2002) 1999-01
ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS dDall, Jason (2009) 2005-08
Allard, Gary S. (1974) 1972-73 Anderson, Matt Parker (1997) 1994-96 Anderson, Thomas (1959) 1956 Angarole, Michael L. (1980) 1978-79 Archino, David T. (1959) 1958 Armstrong, Rex S. (1976) 1974-75 Arnold, Reginald (1991) 1988 Auston, David (2003) 2000-02
bBallard, Michael P. (1972) 1969
Baltimore, Michael D. (1979) 1977-78 Barleben, Raymond J. (1970) 1967-69 Bartolone, Robert J. (1977) 1973-76 Baum, Kurt L. (1981) 1978-80 Baumhofer, Willie (1991) 1987-90 Beam, Keith W. (1981) 1977-80 Behm, Rob (1995) 1991-94 Belvill, Jason (2008) 2004-07 Bendjebar, Ralph H. (1969) 1966 Bennett, Jim E. Jr. (1989) 1987-88 Bennett, Ralph D. (1985) 1981-82 Bergeron, Brian (1994) 1990-93 Besson, Paul M. (1979) 1976 Biancur, Andrew (1960) 1957-59 Bieging, Ivan T. (1965) 1962-64 Bieler, Josh D. (2001) 1997-99 Bierschmitt, James (1991) 1987-90 Biglow, Alex (2012) 2008 Bingaman, Kirk (2010) 2009 Blaha, John E. (1965) 1962-64 Blassie, Michael J. (1970) 1967-69 Bolin, Daniel (2005) 2001, 03-04 Bottomly, Roc (1969) 1966 Bourque, Valmore W. (1959) 1956 Brill, Michael Jon (1979) 1976, 1978 Brinlee, Zach (2012) 2008-09 Brletich, Lee (2003) 2000 Brockington, Lex (1986) 1984-85 Brockman, John C. (1974) 1970-73 Brophy, Michael (2002) 1998-01 Brown, Ben (2001) 1998-99 Bryant, Hugh L. (1965) 1962-63 Burgener, James (1999) 1995-98 Burman, Steven W. (1967) 1965-66 Burnet, David M. (1973) 1971-72 Buss, Brent (1992) 1988-91 Buss, Hans A. (1981) 1977-79
cCampbell, John S. Jr. (1976) 1974
Carns, Michael P. (1959) 1956-58 Carpenter, Adelbert W. (1967) 1965-66 Carpenter, James T. (1959) 1957-58 Carroll, John (1984) 1981 Cavuoti, Frank M. (1985) 1981-82 Charles, Marc (2011) 2007-08 Chavers, Jacob (2014) 2010 Chavez, Ben (2012) 2008-10 Cho, Sung (1986) 1982-85 Chock, Kelii H. (2001) 1997-98 Chronister, Casey (2004) 2000-03 Chung, Albert (1992) 1988-89 Clark, Jay (1993) 1990-92 Clark, Thomas (2003) 1999-02 Clarkston, Skyler (2006) 2002 Clayton, Daniel (1997) 1994-96 Clayton, Roy M. III (1981) 1978-80 Clements, Roger F. (1976) 1975 Cobb, George N. (1967) 1965 Coe, Richard E. (1968) 1965-67 Cole, James L. (1964) 1963 Collier, Lance (1993) 1989, 1991 Compton, Patrick (2013) 2010 Connally, James (1959) 1956-58 Cressy, Kyle (2012) 2008, 2010 Cruice, Edward J. III (1973) 1971-72 Cullen, Chris (1994) 1990-93 Cullen, Richard P. (2000) 1996-99 Cunningham, Curtis A. (1992) 1990 Currier, William R. (1960) 1957-59 Cyr, Ralph A. (1984) 1980-83
Mike Alfaro
Danforth, Lawrence A. (1974) 1973 Darling, Matt (1998) 1994-96 Davis, Carlos (1991) 1987-88 Davis, Gary K. (1969) 1966-68 Dean, Paul A. (1961) 1959-60 Delony, Billy G. (1960) 1957 Derrickson, Thomas (1959) 1957 Diaz, Tino (2005) 2001-04 Diesel, Thomas A. (1972) 1970 Dignazio, Timothy L. (1979) 1976-78 Dominguez, Mike (1996) 1992-95 Donnelly, Colin (1997) 1994 Dougal, Brian (2006) 2003 Dougherty, Drew (1998) 1994-97 Downey, Caleb (2014) 2010 Doyle, Robert J. (1978) 1975-77 Driscoll, Joseph E. (1964) 1962-63 Dronkers, Anthony A. (1977) 1974-76 Duffy, Timothy (1983) 1980-82 Dunn, Michael G. (1983) 1980 Durr, Kevin (2013) 2009-10 Dutchyshyn, Harry V. Jr. (1976) 1975 Dwyer, Robert J. (1959) 1956 Dydasco, Zane (2013) 2009-10
Jason Dall
e-f Eames, Colin (2006) 2002-05
Mike Brophy
Elliott, Dale S. (1966) 1965 Elsbernd, Paul (2007) 2005-06 Eshkenazi, Aaron (2010) 2007-09 Eszenyi, Steven A. (1965) 1964 Fairlamb, Richard C. (1961) 1959-60 Felipe, Cody (2013) 2009 Ferraioli, Richard A. (1972) 1970-71 Finan, George K. III (1966) 1964-65 Fischer, Brian (1999) 1995-96 Fischer, Dan (1997) 1993-96 Fisher, Chris (1984) 1980-82 Fleming, Brent (2005) 2001 Flores, Matthew (2003) 2000 Fortuna, Jerry (1995) 1992-94 Foster, Chris (1989) 1985-88 Fournier, Cody (2005) 2002-04 Freeman, Bruce M. (1967) 1966 Friend, Lawrence W. (1985) 1980-84 Frobose, Trevor (2002) 1998-99 Fry, Matt (2005) 2001, 03
gGaiser, Reid (2009) 2005-08
Aaron Eshkenazi
Gagliardi, Albert (1959) 1956-58 Gagliardi, Paul (2003) 2001-02 Gallo, Frank H. (1977) 1977 Gbelia, Peter (1993) 1989-92 George, William F. II (1968) 1966-67 Gesuale, Brian (1994) 1991-93 Getschow, Garrett (2012) 2008-09 Giesse, Lawrence J. (1973) 1970 Gilchrist, Michael H. (1968) 1966-67 Gingsumrong, Aphichart (2009) 2006-07 Gismondi, Mike (1998) 1994-95 Gismondi, Nick (1994) 1991-93 Goaziou, Brian (1991) 1987-90 Golz, Andrew (2012) 2008 Gomez, Jared (2010) 2006-07, 2009 Gonzalez, Leonel (1994) 1991 Gould, Patrick (2012) 2008-10 Graham, Randall J. (1972) 1970-71 Graves, Ronald E. (1985) 1981-84 Greenaway, Brendan (2007) 2004-06 Griffis, William E. II (1961) 1958-60 Gritsavage, John R. (1965) 1962-64 Guild, Richard E. (1963) 1960-62 Gullo, James (2010) 2007-09 Gustafson, Joe (2005) 2001-04 Guyette, Brian (2008) 2004-07 Casey Chronister
Members of 2011 Roster in Bold
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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS hHakeman, Thomas G. (1969) 1966-68
Hansel, Steven E. (1973) 1971-72 Hansen, David (1989) 1986-87 Hansen, Rich (1987) 1985-86 Harder, Jeffrey (1990) 1988-89 Hardie, Noah (1994) 1990-91 Hardison, Jasper (1960) 1959 Harrison, Booker (1972) 1970 Harrison, Brendan (2000) 1998-99 Hauck, Ian (2008) 2004-07 Haycock, Parker (2010) 2006 Heaton, Robert K. (1965) 1963-64 Hebron, Edmund (1990) 1986, 1988-89 Heide, Donald R. (1964) 1962-63 Henry, Conor (2013) 2010 Hickman, Kyle D. (1984) 1980 Higgins, David K. (1970) 1968-69 Hill, Douglas E. (1983) 1979-82 Hill, Michael L. (1980) 1976-79 Himelberger, Roderick E. (1963) 1961-62 Hoilman, Charles W. Jr. (1963) 1962-63 Holder, Ronald C. (1969) 1967 Hollingshead, Kristopher R. (2001), 1997 Holloway, Nathan (2007) 2003-06 Holoviak, Daniel R. (1965) 1962-64 Hornung, Matthew S. (1980) 1977 Hoxie, Austin (2007) 2003 Huber, Henry M. (1970) 1968-69
Lynch, Michael B. (1984) 1980-83 Lysenko, Michael Ray (1985) 1982
m Macias, Gabe (1993) 1990-92
Brandon Jones
i-j Iudicello, Alphonse (1965) 1963-64
Jacobs, Jeff S. (1984) 1981-82 Jacobs, Jeffrey L. (1974) 1972 Janssen, Frank A. (1972) 1969-71 Jaszai, Steve (1986) 1983-85 Jeffords, Paul C. (1999) 1996-98 Johnson, Christopher T. (1975) 1973-74 Johnson, Christopher W. (1969) 1967-68 Jonak, Steven J. (1977) 1976 Jones, Brandon (2002) 1998-01 Jones, Jake (2013) 2010 Jost, John (1991) 1987-90
kKeeler, William H. (1972) 1971
Kelly, Sean M. (1976) 1974-75 Keohane, J. Sean (1977) 1974 Kiefer, Kip (1996) 1992-95 Kirschman, Jeremiah (2004) 2000-03 Klazura, Brain (2014) 2010 Kline, Douglas R. (1971) 1968 Klopping, Chris B. (1997) 1994-96 Kneuer, Donavon (2001) 1997-00 Kochanski, Don J. (1985) 1981 Kolkmier, Thomas J. (1984) 1982 Korpak, Ken (1986) 1982-85 Kozma, William J. (1967) 1965-66 Kraay, Eugene S. (1971) 1968-70 Krail, Kelvin W. (1971) 1969-70 Kreis, Andrew (1991) 1989-90 Krott, Andrew D. (1977) 1975-76 Kuchlewski, Robert J. (1962) 1959-61
Jeremiah Kirschman
nNalepa, Tom (1989) 1986
Clay McGillivray
Andy Nigro
Nannen, Josh (2010) 2006 Narzinski, Daniel P. (1972) 1968-71 Narzinski, Paul J. (1975) 1972-74 Neal, Thomas A. (1980) 1978-79 Neeley, Jaime (2009) 2005 Nesbitt, Patrick M. (1967) 1965-66 Newcomb, Sidney H. (1960) 1957-59 Nielsen, Chris A. (2000) 1997 Nielson, Steve W. (1962) 1959-61 Niezen, Alejandro J. (1979) 1975-77 Nigro, Andy (2008) 2004-07 Noller, Steven (2010) 2006, 08-09 Norton, Daniel (2009) 2007 Nowotny, Paul (1986) 1982-85 Nutter, Mike (1987) 1985-86
lLadd, John R. (1971) 1968-70
Lakin, Terrence D. (1973) 1971-72 Lambert, Dave (1992) 1988-91 Lambert, Nate A. (1999) 1995-97 Lamont, Warren C. (1968) 1966-67 Lancaster, James W. Jr. (1968) 1965-66 Landers, John S. (1967) 1965-66 Landmann, Dwight D. (1976) 1974-75 Lanni, Joseph A. (1980) 1976-79 Lapinsky, Joe (2009) 2006 Lawhead, Peter (1988) 1985-87 Lawhead, Thomas J. (1983) 1980-82 Laye, Marty (2001) 1997-99 Lecraw, Christopher B. (1981) 1978-80 Leonard, Mark (1992) 1988-91 Leonard, Matt (1990) 1988-89 Leung, Casey (2008) 2005 Levin, Daniel E. (1982) 1978-80 Liller, John (1994) 1990-93 Littlefield, Wells (2001) 1999 Loberg, James C. (1969) 1967, 1969 Locker, Steven (2008) 2005-07 Long, Shea (1988) 1985-87 Longo, Raymond E. (1964) 1963
Mansfield, Ryan (2003) 2000 Mantei, John (1959) 1956-58 Maqueda, Carlos (2006) 2002 Mariaca-Fell, Luis (1979) 1977-79 Marien, Chad (1991) 1987- 90 Marple, Robert K. IV (1973) 1971-72 Marshall, Lyman W. (1962) 1960-61 Mathews, Chris (2008) 2005-07 Matocha, Matt (1998) 1994 Mauro, Michael (2013) 2009 Maynard, Michael (2006) 2003-05 McAtee, Thomas P. (1962) 1959, 1961 McBride, Phil H. (1978) 1974-76 McBroome, John J. (1966) 1963-65 McComsey, James T. (1964) 1962-63 McDaniel, Keith L. (2000) 1996-99 McDonald, Shannon (1995) 1991-94 McGillivray, Clay (2006) 2002-05 McKenna, Pat (1987) 1984-86 McNabb, Duncan (2007) 2003-06 Melcher, John (2012) 2009-10 Melia, Glenn (1989) 1985-88 Mennell, Matt (1996) 1992-95 Merica-Jones, Noah (2003) 1999-02 Merz, Melvin J. (1959) 1957-58 Miller, Britton (2002) 1999-01 Miller, Charles L. (1966) 1964 Miller, Richard B. Jr. (1967) 1966 Miller, Ronald E. (1961) 1959-60 Mills, Scott E. (1973) 1971-72 Milodragovich, David (2005) 2001-02 Monroe, Earle S. (1965) 1964 Moore, Brian (1989) 1987 Moore, Franklin H. (1967) 1965 Morgan, Matt (1990) 1989 Moser, Robert W. (1972) 1969 Moses, Kyle (2011) 2007-10 Mossbrook, David W. (1966) 1963-65 Mrosla, Duane F. (1968) 1965-67 Muckley, David E. (1973) 1970-72 Mueh, Hans J. (1966) 1964-65 Muir, Scott (2006) 2003-05 Murphy, Tim (1997) 1994-96 Myers, Todd (2006) 2003-05
oO’Briene, Thomas S. (1968) 1966 Olson, James E. (1963) 1961 Olson, Karl R. (1978) 1975-77 Olson, Norris O. (1959) 1956-58 Ostrom, Bill (1992) 1989-91
pPacheco, Travis (1995) 1993-94 Todd Myers
Page, Stephen S. (1970) 1968 Parker, Hugh A. (1972) 1969-71 Parker, Scott D. (1973) 1970-72 Patriquin, Allen C. (1976) 1973-75 Patriquin, Louis (1989) 1986-87 Peacock, Phillip (2003) 2000
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ALL-TIME LETTERWINNERS Pederson, David J. (1962) 1959-61 Pena, Juan (1988) 1985 Perry, James M. (1965) 1962-64 Phan, Wayne (1990) 1987, 1989 Pickens, Brian (1986) 1983-85 Pompa, Byron R. (1999) 1995-98 Potter, Michael JW (1979) 1976 Powers, Victor C. (1973) 1971-72 Pratzner, Phil (1987) 1984-86 Preuss, Anthony X. (1974) 1970 Pueffenbarger, John E. (1978) 1975-77 Pulley, Jeff (1996) 1993-95
Stratton, John (1997) 1993-96 Streetor, Xavier (1981) 1980 Suito-Acuna, Fernando (2011) 2010 Sullivan, Ken (1986) 1983-85 Sullivan, Nico (2013) 2009 Svanoe, Kennerd E. (1967) 1967 Swaim, Allan L. Jr. (1970) 1967-69 Sweeney, Allan R. (1965) 1964 Sweigart, David L. (1960) 1959 Szostak, Paul (1990) 1987-88
tTalbot, Timothy R. (1982) 1979
rRabe, Matt (2002) 1999-01
Raber, Peter J. (2000) 1996-97 Rabinowitch, Peter (1990) 1988 Rama, Andy (1989) 1985-88 Ramos, Clint (2014) 2010 Rana, A.J. (2014) 2010 Rayburn, Bentley B. (1975) 1973 Reaves, Michael E. (1968) 1966-67 Reinhart, Daniel L. (1980) 1977-79 Rendon, Anthony (2005) 2002 Renschen, James H. (1964) 1961-63 Reyes, Mitchell (2007) 2003 Rhynard, Josh (2010) 2006-09 Richert, Martin E. (1960) 1958 Rickards, Cyrus J. (1963) 1960-62 Riggins, Archie S. III (1978) 1976-78 Riley, T.W. (1971) 1970 Robinson, Bart (2001) 1998 Robinson, Ryan (2011) 2007-09 Roby, Randy (1987) 1986 Rodman, Harry E. Jr. (1965) 1962-64 Roe, David (1962) 1960-61 Rosenberger, Brett (1995) 1992-93 Ross, Alexander M (1964) 1961-63 Rosser, Kevin (2010) 2006-09 Rossillon, Kevin (2013) 2010 Rowan, Clay (1984) 1981, 1983 Rowan, Richard A. (1967) 1965-66 Ruiz, A.J. (2002) 1999-01 Ruth, Richard G. (1975) 1973-74 Ryan, Dennis (1986) 1982-85
Josh Rhynard
Mike Taylor
u-v Ulmer, Daniel C. (1971) 1968-70
Underwood, Matt (2013) 2010 Uransel, Alec (2013) 2009 Van Balen, Eric (1991) 1988-90 Verfuss, Gary R. (1963) 1960-61 Villalobos, Anthony (1977) 1975-76 Villella, Matt (1994) 1991-93
w Wade, Trevor (2013) 2010
sSabella, Jeff (1993) 1990-92
Sadlowski, Donald G. (1980) 1978-79 Sagastume, Marcus (2005) 2001-04 Sagastume, Ryan A. (2001) 1997-00 Salvemini, Len A. (1975) 1971-74 Sanders, Josh (2007) 2003-04 Sands, Marc (1994) 1992-93 Savage, Paul W. (1978) 1976-77 Schaefer, Scott A. (1989) 1985-88 Schaeffer, Ryan D. (1999) 1995-98 Schafer, Kyle (2011) 2007-08, 2010 Schaller, Robert C. (1962) 1959-61 Schaller, Robert N. (1969) 1967-68 Schattle, Walter P. (1982) 1979-81 Schill, David (2006) 2003-05 Schiller, Gregory J. (1985) 1982 Schneider, Paul G. (1973) 1969 Schultz, James H. (1968) 1964-67 Schulze, Greg A. (1978) 1974-77 Selzer, Brett (2009) 2005-06 Seiffert, William C. (1977) 1976 Setterquist, Francis L. (1966) 1965 Shamess, James M. (1974) 1972-73 Shewmaker, Larry A. (1961) 1959 Shiembob, Edward H. (1981) 1978-80 Shine, John J. III (1975) 1971-73 Silvester, Terry (1970) 1967-68 Singer, Donald (1960) 1958-59 Singer, Robert D. (1981) 1977-80 Smith, Allan (2002) 1999-00 Smith, Richard B. (1970) 1968-69 Sonnenberg, Scott B. (1969) 1966-68 Soucy, Robert R. II (1977) 1973-76 Spear, John (2010) 2006 Staples, Jon R. (1962) 1960-62 Stephens, Tracy G. (1974) 1971-73
Tamkun, John E. (1975) 1973-74 Taylor, John C. (1961) 1958-60 Taylor, Mike (2003) 1999-02 Thames, James D. (1966) 1963-65 Thompson, Dale W. Jr. (1960) 1957-59 Tilton, John (2011) 2007-10 Tise, Eric (2013) 2009-10 Toney, Derrick (1988) 1984-87 Toth, Brian (1994) 1992-93 Tracey, Richard E. (1959) 1956-58 Twohig, Thomas F. (1978) 1976-77 Tyger, Jeremy C. (1995) 1991-93
A.J. Ruiz
Walick, David (1993) 1989-92 Walker, Jamil (2003) 1999 Walker, Shaka (1996) 1994-95 Walsh, Dan (2004) 2000-03 Walsh, Gregory C. (1981) 1977-80 Warner, Daniel J. (1995) 1991-92 Warren, Michael W. (1981) 1978-79 Warren, Wayne W. (1969) 1966-68 Wasson, Daniel (2006) 2002-03 Webb, Thomas P. Jr. (1972) 1969-71 Weeks, Joseph D. (1970) 1967-68 Weight, Robert H. (1962) 1959-60 Weiland, Michael J.P. (1979) 1976-78 Weintraub, Dave (1986) 1983-85 Welliver, Terrence (2002) 1999-01 Whalen, Eugene R. (1969) 1966-68 White, James B. (1964) 1963 Wildermuth, Roger L. (1971) 1970 Wilkinson, William F. (1968) 1965 Williams, Horace L. (1984) 1980 Williams, Timothy J. (1985) 1981-82 Williams, Wesley A. (2000) 1996-99 Wilson, Eric (2012) 2008-10 Wilson, James F. (1963) 1962 Wilson, Scott (1973) 1972 Wong, Damon (2007) 2003-06 Woodbury, Roger C. (1961) 1958-60 Woodhouse, Todd A. (1984) 1980-82 Wright, Sean (1986) 1982-85 Wynn, Mark S. (1978) 1976-77
Dan Walsh
y-z Yasuhara, Thomas T. (1974) 1973
Zapata, Robert D. (1980) 1977-79 Zimmerman, John A. (1974) 1972-73 Zimmerman, John E. (1963) 1960-62 Zindel, Garrett C. (1999) 1995-98
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ALL-TIME AWARD WINNERS Academy Awards
All-Conference MPSF Co-Player of the Year Marcus Sagastume, 2003 Mar
Most Valuable Male Athlete Chris Foster, 1989 Rich Cullen, 2000
Athletic Leadership Award Jim Thames, 1966
Athletic Excellence Award Greg Schulze, 1978
Daniel Bolin
Outstanding Athletic Achievement Award Brandon Jones, 2002
Scholar-Athlete Award Daniel Bolin, 2005
All-Americans Ray Barleben, 1969 Gene Kraay, 1969 Len Salvemini, 1972, ‘74 Greg Schulze, 1977 Chris Foster, 1988 Dave Walick, 1992 John Stratton, 1996
All-Region
All-Far West Region Gene Kraay, 1969-70 Dan Ulmer, 1970 Tom Webb, 1970 Frank Janssen, 1971 John Brockman, 1972-73 Len Salvemini, 1971-74 Jack Shine, 1974 Greg Schulze, 1975, ‘77 Bob Soucy, 1976 Alejandro Niezen, 1977 Ed Shiembob, 1979 Mike Hill, 1979 Bob Singer, 1979 Mike Lynch, 1982 Dave Walick, 1992 Rob Behm, 1992 Chris Cullen, 1992 Ryan Schaeffer, 1996, ‘98 John Stratton, 1996 Nate Lambert, 1997 Marcus Sagastume, 2003, ‘04 Daniel Wasson, 2003 Colin Eames, 2005 All-Midwest Region Greg Walsh, 1980 Bob Singer, 1980 Larry Friend, 1983 Mike Lynch, 1983 Ken Sullivan, 1985 Sean Wright, 1985 Sung Cho, 1985 Chris Foster, 1986-88 Dave Hansen, 1987 Glenn Melia, 1988 John Jost, 1990 Brandon Jones, 2001 Marcus Sagastume, 2002
Ray Barleben
Gene Kraay
Len Salvemini
Greg Schulze
Chris Foster
Dave Walick
John Stratton
AllAll-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation n Rob Behm, 1992, ‘93 (1st) Dav Dave Walick, 1992 (1st) Chr Chris Cullen, 1992 (2nd), ‘93 (1st) Marcus Jere Jeremy Tyger, 1993 (2nd) Sagastume Bria Brian Gesuale, 1993 (2nd) Mat Matt Mennell, ‘93 (HM) ‘94 (1st) ‘95 (HM) Dre Drew Dougherty, 1994 (2nd) Scott McDonald, 1994 (2nd) John Stratton, 1995 (1st) Matt Anderson, 1995 (1st) Ric Rich Cullen, 1999 (1st) Tre Trevor Frobose, 1999 (2nd) Brit Britton Miller, 2000 (2nd) Tom Clark, 2000 (HM), ‘01 (1st), ‘02 (1st) st) Larry Dan Daniel Bolin, 2001 (2nd), ‘04 (2nd) Friend Mik Mike Brophy, 2001 (2nd) Bra Brandon Jones, 2001 (2nd) Ma Marcus Sagastume, ‘01 (HM), ‘02, ‘03, ‘04 (1st) Noa Noah Merica-Jones, 2002 (2nd) Dan Daniel Wasson, 2002 (2nd), ‘03 (1st) Col Colin Eames, 2002 (HM), ‘05 (1st) Tod Todd Myers, 2004, ‘05 (HM) Sco Scott Muir, 2005 (1st) Bri Brian Guyette, 2005 (2nd), ‘06 (2nd), ‘07 (1st) Du Duncan McNabb, 2005 (2nd) Dav David Schill, 2005 (2nd) Cla Clay McGillivray, 2005 (HM) Ian Hauck, 2006 (1st) And Andy Nigro, 2006 (1st), ‘07 (2nd) Bre Brendan Greenaway, 2006 (2nd) Jos Josh Rhynard, 2006 (3rd) Bre Brett Selzer, 2006 (3rd) Jas Jason Belvill, 2007 (HM) Ste Steven Noller, 2008 (2nd), ‘09 (2nd) Jason Kev Kevin Rosser, 2008 (2nd), ‘09 (1st) Belvill Aar M) Aaron Eshkenazi, 2008 (HM), ‘09 (HM) Eric Wilson, 2008 (HM), ‘10 (2nd) Kev v Durr, 2010 (1st) Kevin Zan Zane Dydasco, 2010 (2nd) Joh John Tilton, 2010 (HM) Ma Matt Underwood, 2010 (HM) All All-Western Athletic Conference Ma Matt Anderson, 1996 (2nd) Joh John Stratton, 1996 (2nd) Rya Ryan Schaeffer, 1996, ‘97, ‘98 (1st) Dre D Drew Dougherty, 1997 (2nd) Ric Rich Cullen, 1997 (2nd), 1998 (1st) Jam Jamie Burgener, 1998 (2nd) Ga Garrett Zindel, 1998 (2nd)
Colin Eames
All All-Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League Jim Thames, 1964-65 Joh John McBroome, 1965 Ha Han Hans Mueh, 1965 Ga Gary Davis, 1966-68 Bil Bill Kozma, 1966 Dic Dick Coe, 1966-67 Ra Ray Barleben, 1967-69 Brian Bo Bob Schaller, 1968 Guyette Ge Gene Kraay, 1969 Da Dan Ulmer, 1969-70 Da n Narzinski, 1969 Dan Joh John Ladd, 1970 Len Salvemini, 1971-74 Fra Frank Janssen, 1971 Dav Dave Muckley, 1972 Joh John Brockman, 1972-73 Sco Scott Mills, 1972 Scott Pau Paul Narzinski, 1973 Muir Tra Tracy Stevens, 1973 Jac Jack Shine, 1973-74
Greg Schulze, 1974-77 Bob Soucy, 1975-76 Bo Dwight Landmann, 1975 Dw Phil McBride, 1975-76 Ph Alex Niezen, 1976-77 Ale Karl Olsen, 1977 Kar Tom Twohig, 1977 Mike Weiland, 1978 Mik Mike Hill, 1978-79 Mik Bob Singer, 1979-80 Bo Ed Shiembob, 1979 Greg Walsh, 1980 Mike Lynch, 1980-81, ‘83 Mik Doug Hill, 1981-82 Do Larry Friend, 1981, ‘84 Lar Dale Bennett, 1983-84 Da Ron Graves, 1983-84 Ro Chris Fisher, 1983 Ch Jeff Jacobs, 1983-’84 Jef Steve Jaszai, 1983-84 Ste Clay Rowan, 1983 Cla Dennis Ryan, 1983-85 De Greg Schiller, 1984 Sung Cho, 1985 Paul Nowotny, 1985 Ken Sullivan, 1984-85 Sean Wright, 1984-85 Glenn Melia, 1985-88 Andrew Rama, 1985-87 Chris Foster, 1985-88 Derrick Toney, 1985-87 Scott Schaeffer, 1986 Mike Nutter, 1986 Mik Dave Hansen, 1986-87 Dav She Shea Long, 1987
TTeam MVPs Ga Davis, 1968 Gary Ray Barleben, 1969 John Ladd, 1970 Joh Frank Janssen, 1971 Dave Muckley, 1972 Dav Len Salvemini, 1973-74 Dwight Landman, 1975 Dw Steve Jonak, 1976 Ste Greg Schulze, 1977 Gre Mike Weiland, 1978 Mik Mike Hill, 1979 Mik Bob Singer, 1980 Bo Mike Lynch, 1981, ‘83 Mik Dale Bennett, 1982 Ron Graves, 1984 Sean Wright, 1985 Chris Foster, 1986-88 Willie Baumhofer, 1989-90 Jake Buss, 1991 Jak Dave Walick, 1992 Dav Chris Cullen, 1993 Chr Scott McDonald, 1994 Sco John Stratton, 1995-96 Joh Ryan Schaeffer, 1997 Rya Jamie Burgener, 1998 Jam Rich Cullen, 1999 Ric Donavon Kneuer, 2000 Don Brandon Jones, 2001 Marcus Sagastume, 2002 Daniel Bolin, 2003-04 Scott Muir, 2005 Ian Hauck, 2006 Brian Guyette, 2007 Steven Noller, 2008 Kevin Rosser, 2009 Kevin Durr, 2010
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Len Salvemini MISL
Glen Melia CO Foxes
Chris Foster CO Foxes
Chris Cullen CO Foxes
John Stratton CO Foxes
Rich Cullen CO Rapids
Marcus Sagastume CO Rapids
THE USAFA The United States Air Force Academy offers a four-year program of instruction and experience designed to educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead the United States Air Force in service to our nation. Each cadet graduates with a bachelor of science degree and a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. Course of Study Cadets are exposed to a balanced curriculum that provides the knowledge, skills and responsibilities essential to a career Air Force officer. The entire USAFA experience is integrated and mapped to achieve a set of desired outcomes in every graduate. The core academic curriculum includes courses in basic sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Cadets take additional elective courses to complete requirements for one of 32 major areas of study. About 50 percent of the cadets complete majors in science and engineering; the remainder graduate in the social sciences and humanities. Some of the most popular majors include management, aeronautical engineering, foreign area studies, history, behavioral science, civil engineering, astronautical engineering, electrical engineering and engineering mechanics. Faculty Composition The majority of the Academy’s faculty members, more than 500 total, are Air Force officers. They are selected primarily from career-officer volunteers who have established outstanding records of performance and dedication. Each has at least a master’s degree and more than 55 percent have doctorates or other terminal degrees in their field of study. About 30 percent of the faculty are civilians who bring great depth of disciplinary and educational expertise and provide academic stability and continuity. Faculty members are intensely focused on cadet learning as an integral part of their officer development. The Air Force Academy has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for the most accessible and involved faculty for four years in a row. To provide greater contributions by a diverse faculty, the Academy has several distinguished visiting professors and endowed professors who serve one or more years. Officers from other services, as well as officers from allied countries are also members of the faculty. Distinguished civilian and military lecturers also share their expertise with the cadets during the academic year. Athletic Program The Academy’s athletic program is designed to improve physical fitness, teach athletic skills and develop leadership qualities. To achieve its goals, the Academy offers some of the most extensive physical education, intramural sports and intercollegiate athletic programs in the nation. Cadets take at least three different physical education courses each year.
Military Education and Training An air, space and cyberspace-oriented military education, training and leadership program begins with basic cadet training and continues throughout the four years. Seniors are responsible for the organizational leadership of the cadet wing, while juniors and sophomores seek to develop team and interpersonal leadership and instructional skills. Cadets are projected into as many active leadership roles as possible to prepare them to be effective Air Force officers. Fundamental concepts of military organization -- drill, ethics, honor, Air Force heritage and physical training -- are emphasized the first summer during basic cadet training. Freshmen then study the military role in United States society as well as the mission and organization of the Air Force. Sophomores receive instruction in communication skills and juniors study the combat and operational aspects of the Air Force. The Academy offers courses in flying, navigation, soaring and parachuting, building from basic skills to instructor duties. Some cadets may fly light aircraft with the Cadet Flying Team. Summer training for cadets is divided into three, three-week training periods. There are a variety of programs available and each cadet is required to complete two training periods each summer with leave during the other period. All new cadets take six weeks of basic cadet training in their first summer. Combat survival training is a required threeweek program during cadets’ second summer. For other second-summer training periods, cadets have options such as working with Airmen in an operational unit at an Air Force installation, airborne parachute training, soaring or basic free-fall parachute training. During their last two summers, all cadets are offered leadership training as supervisors or instructors in the summer programs listed above. Extracurricular activities also are an integral part of the education program. The cadet ski club, drum and bugle corps, cadet chorale and forensics are a few of the programs available. Nominations Nominations to the Academy may be obtained through a congressional sponsor or by meeting eligibility criteria in other categories of competition established by law. For information on admission procedures, write to HQ USAFA/RRS; 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 200; USAF Academy, CO 80840-5025.
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HISTORY OF THE ACADEMY In 1948, a board of leading civilian and military educators was appointed to plan the curriculum for an academy that would meet the needs of the newly established Air Force. The board determined that Air Force requirements could not be met by expanding the other service academies and recommended an Air Force Academy be established without delay. In 1949, then Secretary of the Air Force W. Stuart Symington appointed a commission to assist in selecting a site and on April 1, 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower authorized creation of the United States Air Force Academy. After considering 580 sites in 45 states, the commission narrowed the choice to three locations. The summer of 1954, Secretary of the Air Force Harold Talbott selected a site near Colorado Springs, Colo. Colorado contributed $1 million toward purchase of the property. In July 1955, the first Academy class entered interim facilities at Lowry Air Force Base, Denver, while construction began. It was sufficiently completed for occupancy by the cadet wing in late August 1958. Initial construction cost was $142 million. Women entered the Academy on June 28, 1976, as members of the class of 1980.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould Lt. Gen. Michael C. Gould is Superintendent, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. He directs a four-year academic, military training, athletic and character development program leading to a bachelor’s degree and commission as an Air Force officer. The general is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy’s Class of 1976. His career encompasses a wide range of assignments, ranging from head football coach of the Air Force Academy Preparatory School, to serving as Air Force aide to the President of the United States. He has held numerous command positions at the group, wing and numbered air force level, and was commander of Cheyenne Mountain Operations Center during 9/11. Prior to his return to the Academy, he was Director of Operations and Plans, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. General Gould is a command pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours in the T-38, T-41, KC-10, C-5, C-17, C-21, C-141 and KC-135R. The general’s military awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Defense Superior Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters, Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster, Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, Air Force Commendation Medal, Air Force Achievement Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
Vice Superintendent Colonel Tamara Rank
Commandant of Cadets Brig. General Richard M. Clark
Dean of Faculty Brig. General Dana H. Born
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Commander, 10th Air Base Wing Col. Thomas Gibson
DIRECTOR
OF ATHLETICS Dr. Hans J. Mueh
an internal/external model that has streamlined resources and made the department more effective from top to bottom. In addition, he has the department on course to become a federally chartered non-profit organization which will lead to more fund-raising opportunities. Mueh was instrumental in the USAFA Endowment and the announcement of an Indoor Training Facility that broke ground in the summer of 2010. The $15 million facility will be completed in early 2011.
Dr. Hans J. Mueh is in his eighth year as the director of athletics at the Air Force Academy. A retired Air Force brigadier general, Mueh was vice dean of faculty for two years prior to his retirement from active duty in the summer of 2004. Mueh was heavily involved in Academy athletics before becoming director of athletics. He was the Academy’s faculty athletics representative from 1996-2004 and was a long-time member of the board of directors for the Air Force Academy Athletics Association. Since becoming the director of athletics, Mueh has led the Academy to some remarkable feats. In 2007, the Academy was one of only three schools (Michigan State and Boston College) to reach post-season play in football (2007), men’s basketball and ice hockey (200607). It marked the first time a service academy has ever had a team compete in the post-season in all three sports. In addition, under Mueh’s watch the men’s basketball team has played in an NCAA tournament and the National Invitational Tournament’s Final Four. The ice hockey team won three straight conference championships and made three straight appearances in the NCAA tournament. Mueh was on the selection committee that hired current head coach Frank Serratore and led the Academy’s move into the Athletic Hockey Association. The football program, the Academy’s flagship sport, has gone through a major overhaul under Mueh. He led the transition from the retirement of the legendary Fisher DeBerry after 23 years at the helm to hiring current head coach Troy Calhoun, a 1989 Academy graduate. Calhoun’s impact was immediate, leading the Falcons to a 9-4 overall mark and a second-place finish in the Mountain West Conference in 2007. The Falcons qualified for their first bowl game in five years, playing in the Armed Forces Bowl in 2007. The program has posted back-to-back eight-win seasons and qualified for bowl games since, marking the first time since 1990-92 Air Force has been to a bowl three straight years. Mueh has been just as successful behind the scenes with the administration of the department. Mueh restructured the department with
Mueh has also been active within the conference and the NCAA. He was recently selected to be part of the NCAA Division I Amateurism Cabinet and has been active on the NCAA’s academics/eligibility compliance cabinet, the men’s golf committee and the region 7 postgraduate scholarship committee. Mueh has been equally active within the conference on various leadership committees. He is currently on the awards and recognition committee and has previously served on the joint council executive committee, and committees on championships, television and sportsmanship. Before assuming his duties as vice dean at the Academy, Mueh was permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry at the Academy, a position he held since October 1987 where he oversaw the annual design and instruction of 25 undergraduate courses for 1,500 cadets annually. Mueh was born Jan. 8, 1944, in Celle, Germany, and emigrated to the United States in 1951. He entered the Air Force in 1962 as a member of the Academy’s eighth graduating class, and graduated with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry in 1966. While at the Academy, Mueh was a two-year letterwinner in soccer as a goalie. He still holds the Academy record for saves in a game with 30, accomplishing it twice in 1965 against North Carolina and Benedictine. In his junior and senior years, Mueh helped the Falcons to the Rocky Mountain Intercollegiate Soccer League championship and quarterfinal berths in the NCAA tournament. He was a first-team all-league selection in 1965.
Following graduation, Mueh completed two assignments in intelligence before attending the University of Wisconsin where he earned his master’s degree in chemistry in 1970. He later earned a doctorate degree in chemistry from Wisconsin in 1976 as a distinguished graduate. He has also completed Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College and Air War College. Between earning the two degrees, Mueh returned to the Academy as an instructor in the department of chemistry from 1970-72. He also served as assistant soccer coach and played semi-pro soccer with the Aurora Internationals in Denver during those two years, leading the Internationals to the Colorado state title in 1971. He volunteered for duty in Vietnam and served as an intelligence officer in Saigon, Republic of Vietnam and at Nakhon Phanom RTAB, Thailand, in 1972 and 1973. After earning his doctorate degree, Mueh returned to the Academy in 1976 as an associate professor of chemistry. He remained at the Academy except for a stint in 1985-86 as the special assistant for technical matters at the Defense Intelligence Agency at the Pentagon. In 1986, he assumed the position of acting head, department of chemistry, before being selected for his position of permanent professor and head of the department of chemistry in 1987. As faculty athletics representative, he was active in both the Western Athletic Conference and Mountain West Conference, and was the Academy’s representative on the transition team to form the new MWC, the only faculty athletics representative on the team. He competes in golf, racquetball, handball and tennis, and has promoted Air Force Academy intercollegiate sports throughout his tenure, beginning with work as chairman of the hockey eligibility committee, officer representative to the men’s golf team and five years as the officer representative to the football team. Mueh is married to the former Sally Flax of Cincinnati, Ohio. They have three children: Kristine, Kurt and Deborah. Director of Athletics Dr. Hans Mueh is in his eighth season as the Director of Athletics at the Air Force Academy. Mueh, a 1966 graduate of the Academy, was a two-year letterwinner on the men’s soccer team and still holds the school record for most saves in one game with 30. He set the record on Oct. 1, 1965 against North Carolina, then matched it the following game against Benedictine.
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AIR FORCE ATHLETICS Few schools in the country have an athletic program as extensive as the Air Force Academy’s. The goals of the athletic program are to enhance the physical conditioning of all cadets, to develop the physical skills necessary for officership, to teach leadership in a competitive environment and to build character. There are three subdivisions of the athletic program: intercollegiate athletics, intramurals and physical education. The intercollegiate program has 17 men’s and 10 women’s NCAAsanctioned teams, facing some of the top competition in the nation. Men’s teams are football, baseball, basketball, ice hockey, crosscountry, fencing, golf, gymnastics, indoor and outdoor track, lacrosse, rifle, soccer, swimming and diving, tennis, water polo and wrestling. The Academy fields women’s teams in basketball, cross-country, fencing, gymnastics, rifle, indoor and outdoor track, swimming and diving, soccer, tennis and volleyball. In addition, the Academy sponsors two non-NCAA programs; boxing and cheerleading. The majority of the Academy’s men’s and women’s programs compete at the NCAA Division I level in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons battle in the MWC against teams from Brigham Young, New Mexico, Colorado State, San Diego State, TCU, Wyoming, Utah and UNLV. All sports also compete against non-conference opponents, including many nationally-ranked teams. The football team competes annually for the Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy, which is emblematic of service academy football supremacy. The Falcons have won the trophy 16 times, which is more than either Army or Navy. The winner of the annual rivalry visits the White House to have the trophy presented by the President of the United States.
Vice Director of Athletics Col. Billy Walker
The USAFA Cadet Field House is one of the most impressive buildings in the country. It’s a modern, versatile structure with seemingly endless uses. The $5.6 million building is five stories high and 396 feet by 426 feet, the size of three football fields laid side by side. The structure is divided into three areas--basketball arena, ice hockey arena and multipurpose area. The three sections have a combined seating capacity of more than 9,000. Clune Arena seats 5,834. The Cadet Ice Rink has a seating capacity of 2,470, while the multipurpose area seats 1,000 fans for track and field competitions. The department’s newest facility is the Holaday Athletic Center (pictured above), which was completed in July 2011.
Senior Associate AD External Affairs Jim Trego
Associate AD/SWA Intercollegiate Programs Marti Gasser
Associate AD Info./Communications Troy Garnhart
Associate AD Support Wayne Kellenbence
Associate AD Recruiting Support William Carpenter
Associate AD Development/Gov’t Derm Coll
Associate AD Finance John Coulahan
Associate AD Human Resources Karen Warner
Associate AD Athletic Programs George Nelson
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CADET SOCCER STADIUM
A vision in 1983 became a reality on Aug. 29, 1995. That date marked the dedication of the Air Force Academy’s new soccer complex followed by men’s and women’s exhibition games. The first phase of the construction began in May, 1995. It included the new natural grass field, permanent seating for 1,000, a press box and a fence encompassing the entire complex. Beneath the press box are home and visiting team locker rooms. The beginning of the 1998 season saw the second phase of the stadium project completed. Added to the already impressive facility were completed locker rooms, with showers and a changing area. Other improvements included permanent public restrooms, concrete pads for additional seating on the east side and a walkway between the east and west seating areas. In the spring of 2003, permanent lights were added with three banks of lights on each side of the field. The vision of former head coaches Lou Sagastume and Marty Buckley and current head coach Doug Hill was put into action following the 1993 season. That year, the men’s team advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the second consecutive season. The 1993 team, ranked 23rd in the nation, had the opportunity to host an NCAA Tournament game and have the home field advantage. However, because the old soccer facility didn’t meet the NCAA requirements, the Falcons had to travel to Omaha, Neb., to play the No. 1 ranked Creighton STADIUM FACTS Bluejays. The Academy administration decided to upgrade the An Air Force record crowd of 3,206 jammed into Cadet facility to enable the Falcons to host future NCAA Tournament Soccer Stadium to witness the August 25, 2006 men’s game games. between the Falcons and Army. That theory held true as the men’s soccer team hosted an NCAA playoff game against Creighton in 1997. The game’s Since the opening of the stadium in 1995, the men’s attendance of 1,400 was one of the largest in the opening round soccer team is 70-34-10 on its home field (.658 winning of the tournament that season. percentage) The stadium hosted a standing room only record crowd of 3,206 on August 25, 2006 as the Falcons battled service acade With additional seating, Cadet Soccer Stadium has a capacity of 3,000 fans. my rival Army to a 1-1 tie in the ‘06 season opener. Sagastume, Buckley and Hill were instrumental in the Host of the Pikes Peak Invitational Youth Tournament, design and construction of the facility. The construction would an event that draws over 240 teams annually. not have been possible without the efforts of former Athletic Director Col. Ken Schweitzer, Chief of Facilities, Lt. Col. Bruce Host of the 1996 National Collegiate Rugby Fritzsche and the Academy’s Civil Engineering Squadron. Championships
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Site Houston, TX USAFA Pittsburgh, PA Pittsburgh, PA
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College of Charleston Buffalo New Hampshire & Central Connecticut State & Denver* UNLV* New Mexico* UNLV* New Mexico* San Jose State* Sacramento State* Seattle University*
USAFA USAFA Durham, NH Durham, NH Denver, CO USAFA USAFA Las Vegas, NV Albuquerque, NM San Jose, CA Sacramento, CA USAFA
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Cal-State Bakersfield* Denver* MPSF Tournament 1st Round – NCAA Tournament
USAFA USAFA Denver, CO TBA
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Home Games in Bold Italic # 2011 Pitt / Nike Invitational & UNH Nike Fall Soccer Classic * Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Game All times local to site