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2011 Quick Facts
2011 Roster OFFICIAL Leatherneck athletics WEBSITE 2011 schedule HISTORY OF THE LEATHERNECK NAME 2011 preview COLONEL ROCK 2010 overall stats LEATHERNECK TRADITIONS record book
President of Western Illinois University
Director of Western Illinois Athletics
Dr. Jack Thomas
Dr. Tim Van Alstine
Board of Trustees
Dr. Gary Biller Vice President Student Services
Brad Bainter Dr. Kenneth S. Julie DeWeese, Dr. Joseph A. Rives Vice President Hawkinson Interim Provost Vice Vice President for Quad Advancement and Interim Provost & President Administrative Cities, Planning & Public Services Academic Vice President Services Technology
Athletic Department Staff Directory
wESTERN iLLINOIS
cORE vALUES
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• Three-time regular season champions (1995, 2000 AND 2006)
• fOUR-TIME Conference TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (2004, 2005, 2006 AND 2009)
• Five ‘PLAYER OF THE YEAR’ AWARD WINNERS (1986- Ken Dugan, 1987- Ted Eck, 2000- Troy Markin, 2006- Matt Wieclaw {opy} AND 2006- Stephen Paterson {dpy})
• tWO-TIME Conference TOURNAMENT Runner-Up (1995 AND 2002)
• two ‘newcomer OF THE YEAR’ AWARD WINNERS (2000- Justin Langan, 2006- Martin Browne, Jr.) • Four ‘coach of the year’ (John MacKenzie {1995}, Eric Johnson {1998, 2000 and 2006})
• FOUR ‘TOURNAMENT MVP’ AWARD WINNERS (2004- Nowaf Jaman, 2005- Nick Bohnenkamp, 2006- Matt Wieclaw AND 2009- Stephen Paterson) • four-TIME ncaa postseason participant (2004- vs. northwestern, 4-1 loss) (2005- vs. notre dame, 2-0loss) (2006- vs. illinois-chicago, 2-0 loss) (2009- vs. drake, 2-1 loss)
There is Only ONE…Leatherneck Soccer
Kosuke Kimura Major League Soccer Champion
Eric Johnson HEAD COACH 15th YEAR
• 4 Summit league tournament titles
• 3 Time summit league ‘Coach of the year’ • 4 Time college cup participant
Coach Johnson’s BIO
COACH JOHNSON FILE EDUCATION: • Calvin College B.S. 1980 • Florida Atlantic University M.A. 1985 • University of New Mexico Ph.D. 1985
COACHING RESUME: • Western Illinois Head Coach - 1997- Present Record at Western - 116-132-26
• Loras College Head Coach - 1992-96 Record at Loras: 43-54-4
2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009 • Summit League ‘Coach of the Year’ 1998, 2000 and 2006
• Ft. Lauderdale Christian H.S. Head Coach - 1980-89
NCAA POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE: • NCAA Postseason Record - 0-4 • NCAA College Cup Appearances: 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2009
PLAYING CAREER: •Calvin College - 1967-80
THE SUMMIT LEAGUE: • Summit League Record - 45-30-8 • Summit League Tournament Champions
FAMILY: Wife: Sheila Children: Cole, Kooten, Quinlin and Maclean
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Dan Zwerling
Chris Winter
Stephen Paterson
Eddie Zurcher
Jonathan Sandoval
Diane Bruns
Assistant COACH 2nd YEAR
Assistant Coach 2nd Year
Assistant coach 1st year
strength/conditioning
Athletic trainer
Director of athletic equipment operations
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Mario Alvarez #14 Aurora, Ill.
Aaron Appel #20
Manhattan, Kan.
Charlie Bales #2
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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Torrance Brown #27 Belleville, Ill.
Nathan Bruinsma #17 New Era, Mich.
Matt Carlson #10
West Des Moines, Iowa
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Alexis Dominguez #7 Miami, Fla.
Drew Edmond #9 Lincoln, Neb.
Hilary Esangbedo #4 Delta State, Nigeria
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Diego Gonzalez #12 Lawrence, Kan.
Kooten Johnson #21 Macomb, Ill.
Husref Jupic #6
Des Moines, Iowa
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Antonio Katic #5 Makarska, Croatia
Mariano Leo #11 Miami, Fla.
Matt Lewandowski #23 Huntley, Ill.
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Daniel Lewis #3
Arlington Heights, Ill.
Adrian Loyocano #13 Miami, Fla.
Jose Martinez #26 Rockford, Ill.
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Ebenezer Mengistu #16
Cottage Grove , Minn.
Andre Nichols #0 Jackson, Miss.
Ephraim Okeke #8 Jackson, Miss.
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Adam Osman #18
Mankato, Minn.
David Puka #22
Des Plaines, Ill.
Jose Riera #24
Carora, Lara, Venezuela
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Kevin Ross #15
Cochrane, Alberta, Canada
Andy Ryan #1
Rolling Meadows, Ill.
Jarrett Smith #28 Belleville, Ill.
There is Only ONE…Leatherneck Soccer
Zachary Walsh #29 O’Fallon, Mo.
Aaron Winkelmann #19 Iowa City, Iowa
There is Only ONE…Leatherneck Soccer
There is Only ONE…Leatherneck Soccer
2011 leatherneck soccer
2011 sENIORS
August 20
August 22
August 27
5:00 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
5:00 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
7:30 p.m. • Madison, Wis.
SEPTEMBER 4
SEPTEMBER 9
SEPTEMBER 11
12:00 p.m. • Milwaukee, Wis.
5:30 p.m. • Dayton, Ohio
2:30 p.m. • Dayton, Ohio
August 29
5:00 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
SEPTEMBER 2 7:30 p.m. • Milwaukee, Wis.
SEPTEMBER 17 SEPTEMBER 23 1:00 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
4:30 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
SEPTEMBER 25 3:00 p.m. • Kalamazoo, Mich.
October 22
2:30 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
SEPTEMBER 30 3:00 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
October 29
7:00 p.m. • Kansas City, Mo.
October 2
1:00 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
November 1
7:00 p.m. • Evansville, Ind.
October 8
7:00 p.m. • Fort Wayne, Ind.
November 5
2:00 p.m. • Tulsa, Okla.
October 15
1:00 p.m. • Macomb, Ill.
November 6
11:00 a.m. • Conway, Ark.