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Coaching Staff Jorge Salcedo Coach Salcedo's Year-By-Year Record (2004-06) Head Coach Overall Pac-10 Pac-10 NCAA Year Record Record Finish Finish 4th Year 2004 14-4-2 (.750) 6-2-0 (.750) 1st T-3rd UCLA '02 2005 12-5-3 (.675) 7-1-2 (.800) 1st T-3rd 2006 14-6-4 (.667) 4-3-3 (.550) 4th 2nd Overall Totals: 40-15-9 (.695) Pac-10 Totals: 17-6-5 (.696)

Career Highlights As a Coach • Led UCLA to the 2006 NCAA title game Former UCLA All-American Jorge Salcedo enters his fourth season as head coach • Has coached UCLA to four Pac-10 Titles as an assistant coach or head coach for the Bruins. (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005) • 2004 Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year A product of UCLA's strong soccer tradition, Salcedo has maintained the Bruins' standard for success, winning Pac-10 titles in his fi rst two seasons and guiding his • Signed the No. 1 recruiting classes in the nation in 2006 and 2004 teams to NCAA Tournament appearances. He signed the No. 1 recruiting classes in the nation in 2006 and 2004, and those players produced results, advancing all the As a Player way to the NCAA Championship game in the 2006 season. • As a freshman, scored the deciding penalty kick in the 1990 NCAA Champion- The 2006 Bruins faced an uphill battle with injuries to several starters throughout ship game to give UCLA its second national title the season, but they fought through the adversity and ended a successful post-season • 1993 fi rst-team NSCAA All-American run in the title game with a fi nal season record of 14-6-4. • Five-year veteran In 2005, Salcedo's Bruins recorded a 12-5-3 record and ranked amongst the best in • U.S. National Team member the nation in team defense, allowing just 14 goals and posting a team goals against • Played in the Mexican First Division with F.C. Morelia average of 0.67. The Bruins also captured the Pac-10 title for the fourth year in a row and earned a No. 5 seeding in the NCAA Tournament. During his fi rst season, Salcedo earned Pac-10 Co-Coach of the Year honors after Salcedo played for fi ve years in Major League Soccer (MLS). In his fi rst season in leading UCLA to its third-straight conference title. His Bruins ended the regular sea- the league, he was a starter for the Los Angeles Galaxy and helped take his team to son ranked No. 3 by and advanced to the third round of the NCAA the MLS Championship game. He also played for , where he served as team Tournament, where they fi nished the year with a 14-4-2 record. co-captain, Columbus and Tampa Bay before returning to the Galaxy in 1999. Prior to his MLS career, he played with the LA Salsa in the APSL and then for F.C. Morelia Salcedo was UCLA's assistant coach from 2001-03 and helped lead the Bruins to the of the Mexican First Division. Salcedo was also a member of the U.S. National Team 2002 NCAA Championship and to two Pac-10 team championships. In 2002, he served program, earning three caps with the full national team and captaining the U-17 team as acting head coach in a crucial road victory at Stanford in November that helped the at the 1989 World Youth Championships and the U-20 team at the 1990 CONCA- Bruins capture their fi rst-ever Pac-10 title. He also served as acting head coach in the CAF Tournament. spring of 2002 in the coaching transition between Todd Saldaña and and had served in a similar capacity after Fitzgerald announced his resignation. Salcedo has had extensive ties to the Bruin program for many years. He graduated from UCLA with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and was part of three of Salcedo, who is a scout for the U.S. National Team, was the head coach of the 2002 U-16 the Bruins’ four NCAA Championship teams. He was a ball boy for UCLA during its SoCal ODP State team and was also the assistant coach of the U-17 team in 2001. fi rst championship year in 1985, scored the game-winning penalty kick in the 1990 The Cerritos, Calif. native had an illustrious career at UCLA from 1990-93. Salcedo Championship game and was an assistant coach for the 2002 squad. In addition, his was a four-year starter, playing 74 games and tallying six goals and seven assists for 19 father Hugo was a UCLA assistant coach from 1978-79 and a member of the 1972 points. As a freshman, he scored the decisive penalty kick in the shootout during the U.S. Olympic team and will be serving as the FIFA Chairman of the 2014 World Cup. 1990 NCAA Championship game to give UCLA its second national title. In 1993 as His brother Eddie was a UCLA letterwinner in 1995. a senior, he earned NSCAA fi rst-team All-America honors. He prepped at Cerritos Salcedo and his wife Rebecca have been married for three years, and they had their HS, where he earned two Parade All-America honors. fi rst child, Matteo Johan Salcedo, in 2006. They are expecting a second child in Janu- ary of 2008.

6 2007 UCLA Men's Soccer Coaching Staff Eddie Soto David Jose Lopez Assistant Coach Volunteer Coach 2nd Year Comfort 13th Year Cal State Fullerton Assistant Coach UCLA '73 '95 2nd Year Virginia '02

Former Cal State Fullerton All-American Eddie Soto Former University of Virginia All-American goalkeeper Jose Lopez, the fi rst soccer player ever to be inducted into begins his second season as UCLA assistant coach and David Comfort begins his second season as assistant the UCLA Hall of Fame, enters his 13th year as a volunteer his seventh season overall as a NCAA Division I coach. coach. In his fi rst season at UCLA, he helped guide the assistant coach. He had previously aided the Bruin soccer In his fi rst season at UCLA, he helped guide the Bruins Bruins to the NCAA College Cup fi nals. program with video taping from 1987-1994. to the NCAA College Cup fi nals. Comfort still ranks in the Top 5 in Virginia history with Lopez enjoyed a hugely successful playing career at Soto was the assistant coach for the men's team at Cal 193 career saves and 19 solo shutouts from 1999-2002. UCLA, leading the Bruins to their fi rst NCAA Cham- State Fullerton from 2001-03 and was hired again as the He also ranks seventh all-time with a 0.98 career goals pionship games in 1970, 1972 and 1973 and playing lead assistant in 2006. He was also the lead assistant for against average, and in the Top 3 amongst all Virginia on two regular-season undefeated teams. A two-time the women's team at Long Beach State from 2004-05 and goalkeepers in minutes played (5,442) and games played team captain, Lopez never lost a home game in his four the head assistant at Long Beach City College in 1997 (60). He earned honorable mention All-America honors years as a Bruin. when the women's team won its fi rst championship. and second-team All-State acclaim in 2001 after posting Following his senior season in 1973, he was selected to Soto also has vast experience coaching at the club level, nine shutouts with a 14-2-1 record. With Comfort in play in the College Senior Bowl and became UCLA’s totaling 13 years as a coach in the prestigious Coast goal that season, the Cavaliers became the fi rst team in fi rst-ever No. 1 professional draft choice when he was Soccer League. He coached former UCLA All-Americans conference history to win the ACC by going undefeated chosen by the Los Angeles Aztecs of the North Ameri- and Matt Taylor at Irvine Strikers and also without allowing a goal. can Soccer League. In his rookie season, he helped the coached the NHB futbol club for fi ve years. After graduating from Virginia with a degree in econom- Aztecs win the NASL title, and in his second year he An All-American at Cal State Fullerton in 1992 and ics in 2002, Comfort was selected in the third round was selected the Aztecs’ Midfi elder of the Year. Lopez has 1993, Soto is the No. 2 scorer in Titan history, totaling of the 2003 MLS Draft by the Dallas Burn as the 21st played with and against soccer legends like Pele, Franz 96 points and 38 goals from 1992-94. He still holds the overall pick and later played with the NY/NJ MetroStars Beckenbauer and . single-season record for goals in a season with 18, set in that season. A UCLA Hall of Fame inductee in 1993, Lopez also played 1994. In 1993, he led the Titans to the NCAA semifi nals Comfort was an all-state, all-region and all-district and kicked on the freshman football team at for the fi rst time in school history. His team also advanced honoree at Monacan HS in Richmond, VA. UCLA. He lettered in baseball, football, and to the NCAA Quarterfi nals in 1994. Soto was named to He began his coaching career with the Richmond Kickers track at Santa Ana Valley HS. the MPSF 15-Year Anniversary fi rst team. club team and was the club's goalkeeper trainer and the Lopez coached soccer and baseball at Santa Monica HS Upon graduating from Cal State Fullerton in 1995 with U-15 coach in 2003. From 2003-06, he was the boys and and now teaches AP Spanish Language and Literature. a B.A. in Kinesiology, Soto was selected in the initial MLS girls coach at Aspen HS in Colorado, and he also served He has been married to his wife Sheri for 30 years, and Draft in 1996 by the NY/NJ MetroStars and again in the as the goalkeeper coach for the Aspen United Soccer they have two daughters who graduated from UCLA, supplemental draft in 1998 by the San Jose Clash. He also Club from 2004-06. Ashlei and Alexys. played for the Orange County Zodiac of the A-League, the Los Angeles Cobras of the USISL and ended his career with the USA Pro Team. The Cerritos native was a two-time Parade All-American and the 1990 CIF 3-A Player of the Year at Cerritos HS, where he was teammates with UCLA head coach Jorge Salcedo. He was also a member of the NHB futbol club that won the 1991 National Championship and a member of the U.S. U-18 and U-20 National Teams. Soto, who has a U.S. Soccer Federation "A" Coaching License, resides in Long Beach with his wife, Stephanie, and his children, Fabrizio, Wyatt and Isabela.

1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 7 Returning Player Biographies #6 Sean Alvarado #9 Tony Beltran 6-3 • 190 5-9 • 150 Junior • Defender Junior • Midfi elder West Orange, NJ Claremont, CA (St. Benedict’s Prep) (St. John's Univ./Claremont HS)

2006 — Played in 18 games with nine starts at center back … Took six shots on U.S. National Team — Starter on the U.S. squad that advanced to the quarterfi nals the year. at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup … Recorded an assist in the 6-1 win over 2005 — Saw action in UCLA's 3-0 win over UNLV. Poland … Started all three games for the U-20s at the 2006 Milk Cup … Starter for the U-18 team that won the 2005 Milk Cup … Member of the U.S. National Team High School — Two-time fi rst-team All-American under coach Rick Jacobs at St. pool since 2003. Benedict’s Prep … Led his team to its 16th consecutive State Championship (18th overall) and to a fourth-place fi nal national ranking his senior season … Scored two 2006 — Starting midfi elder for seven of the fi rst eight games of the year and a goals and 10 assists and led the defense to 19 shutouts … As a junior, he scored two starter in 14 games overall … Missed nearly a full month after undergoing an ankle goals with seven assists and led the team to 16 shutouts while winning the state title arthroscopy on Sept. 29 … His return to the lineup in the second half of the Oct. 27 … Played at West Orange HS as a freshman and sophomore, earning fi rst-team all-area game against Stanford coincided with the Bruins' post-season run to the title game and all-conference honors both seasons … As a sophomore, he was named the Best … Recorded his fi rst point for the Bruins with an assist in the Championship match Sophomore in Essex County and earned third-team All-State honors after posting … Earned College Cup All-Tournament honors. 16 goals and 22 assists … His team was the runner-up at the county championships 2005 (St. John's) — Played in 21 games with 10 starts at St. John's University … and fi nished 10th in the state … As a freshman, he was named the Best Freshman Scored two goals with three assists for a total of seven points, which ranked him in Essex County and was the only freshman recognized by the state coaches on the fi fth on the team Red Storm team in scoring … Recorded a goal and an assist against honorable mention All-State team … Club team Casa Mia Bays was the three-time Louisville … Scored a goal in the 4-1 win over second-ranked Duke … Assisted on defending national champions (2003-05) … U-15 squad PDA Cantona won the State the game-winning goal against 17th-ranked Cincinnati. Cup, and his U-12-14 squads with the Montclair Eagles won the State Cup three years High School — Two-time Parade All-American at Claremont HS under coach Fred in a row … Lettered two years in . Bruce Olivier … Also named to the 2004 NSCAA/adidas high school All-America Personal — Biggest athletic thrill was being asked to play for the Casa Mia Bays squad … Listed as the No. 2 prospect at the forward position in 2005 … Adidas ESP … Admires Liverpool’s … Says that UCLA has been his dream ever All-Star in 2004 and an adidas All-Star selection in 2003 …Served as team captain in since he heard the word "college" … Full name is Sean Conrad Alvarado … Born 2005 and also earned Baseline League MVP honors … Received fi rst-team all-league Sept. 20, 1987 in Beverly Hills, CA … History major. honors as a senior and junior and second-team acclaim as a freshman … Region IV team member from 2002-05 and captain of the 2004 squad … ODP State team Career Statistics member from 2001-05 and helped lead that team to the national championship in Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2003 … Played club soccer with Arsenal FC. 2005 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal — Lists playing for the U.S. at the 2007 FIFA Under-20 World Cup as the 2006 18 9 6 0 0 0 0 most thrilling moment in his athletic career … Admires midfi elder Totals 19 9 6 0 0 0 0 … Full name is Anthony Benjamin Beltran … Born Oct. 11, 1987 in Whittier, CA … History major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005* 21 10 34 2 3 7 0 2006 15 14 4 0 1 1 0 Totals 36 24 38 2 4 8 0 *at St. John's

8 2007 UCLA Men's Soccer Returning Player Biographies #24 David Estrada #16 Greg Folk 5-8 • 160 5-9 • 165 Sophomore • Forward Senior • Defender Salinas, CA Woodland Hills, CA (Alisal HS) (Edison Academic Center)

U.S. National Team — Member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team pool … Called U.S. National Team — Team captain for the U.S. at the 2007 up for U-18 camp in January of 2007. … Played with the Under-18 National Team at the 2005 International Tourna- 2006 — Went from unheralded walk-on to Soccer America's National Freshman of ment and at the 2005 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland … Played in all three games and the Year … Led UCLA in scoring with 12 goals, four game-winning goals and 28 points started in two games at the Milk Cup to help lead the U.S. to the tournament victory … Second in the Pac-10 in points and goals scored … His 28 points were the most … Part of the U.S. Soccer Residency program in Bradenton, FL … Member of the by a Bruin freshman since Joe-Max Moore scored 32 in 1990 … Scored 11 of his 12 U.S. National Team program since 2001. goals after being inserted into the for the last 13 games of the year 2006 — One of UCLA's most consistent and versatile players, he played in several … Recorded two goals to lead UCLA to a 3-0 victory over Clemson in the NCAA different positions at midfi eld and defense and was one of three players to start in all third round … Scored the game's fi rst two goals in a 4-0 NCAA semifi nal rout over 24 games … Led the team in minutes played with 2,216 … Recipient of the Coaches' Virginia … Had game-winning goals at Oregon State and against San Diego, Clemson Award at the team's year-end banquet … Scored his fi rst career goal in the season and Virginia … Named to the College Cup All-Tournament team … Second-team opener against Cal State Northridge … Assisted on the game-winner at New All-Pac-10 selection … Voted UCLA's Offensive MVP. and picked up another assist against Santa Clara … Saved a goal with a great backline High School — A prolifi c goal scorer out of Alisal HS under coach Jesus Sanchez save in the second half of the 3-1 win over San Diego … Earned honorable mention … Scored a school-record and national-best 66 goals in his senior season, including Pac-10 All-Academic honors for the second-straight year. 11 in one game, the second-most single-game goals in state history … Also led his 2005 — Started in 19 of 20 games played … Defensive midfi elder who helped the team as a junior with 36 goals and ranked second with 12 goals as a sophomore … Bruins record 14 shutouts and a team goals against average of 0.67 … Earned honor- Two-time all-league, all-county and All-CCS … Two-time league and team MVP … able mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors. Twice named Player of the Year by the Salinas Californian and the San Jose Mercury 2004 — Played in seven games and recorded two shots. News … Two-time Offensive Player of the Year for the Monterey County Herald … Led Alisal HS to its fi rst-ever CCS fi nals his junior season and to a 24-1-1 record and High School — Graduated from Edison Academic Center a year early to start college No. 2 national ranking his senior year … Also played two years of football as a running … Played prep soccer at Notre Dame HS in Sherman Oaks under coach ReneVelado in back under coach Sunil Smith … Played club soccer with Atlas … Participated in the 2001 and 2002 … Lettered in football in 2002, earning fi rst-team all-league honors as a ODP camp in Florida, as well as the ODP Nationals. kicker … Helped lead his football team to the CIF Division III championship … Earned a letter in track and fi eld in 2002 … Played on the 2003 ODP National Championship Personal — Admires Brazilian star … Hobbies include soccer and drib- squad … Parade All-American and McDonald’s All-American in 2004 … NSCAA/adidas bling the ball in the air … Full name is David Estrada … Born February 4, 1988 in All-American in 2003 … ODP State Team member from 2000-2004 and a Regional Mexico … Undeclared major. Team member from 2001-2004 … Member of the 2003 National Champion So Cal United team … His team also won the 2001 and 2002 Coast , the Career Statistics 2002 Pateadores Cup and NHB Cup and the 2003 League Cup. Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2006 23 13 40 12 4 28 4 Personal — Greatest athletic thrill was being invited to join the U.S. Soccer Residency program … Admires ’s … Hobbies are fi shing and … Older brother Nick was a kicker on the University of Arizona football team and is now with the Dallas Cowboys in the NFL … Younger brother Erik is a kicker at the University of Washington … Full name is Gregory Michael Folk … Born April 10, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA … Economics major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2005 20 19 7 0 0 0 0 2006 24 24 4 1 2 4 0 Totals 51 43 13 1 2 4 0

1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 9 Returning Player Biographies #15 Robert Georgiefski #11 Maxwell Griffin 6-0 • 180 6-0 • 175 R. Freshman • Forward/Midfi elder Junior • Forward Austin, TX Palmdale, CA (Leander HS) (Littlerock HS)

2006 — Tore his ACL and medial meniscus in the Bruins' fi rst at 2006 — Was UCLA's leading scorer with fi ve goals and one assist (11 points) Loyola Marymount Aug. 20 and redshirted the season. when he tore his left ACL three minutes into the eighth game of the season at Cal High School — Played at Irvine HS for one year as a junior and earned all-county on Sept. 22 … The week prior to his injury, he had scored a goal and assisted on and all-league honors …Moved to Leander HS in for his senior year and received the game-winner in the 2-1 win over then-undefeated Santa Clara and then scored second-team all-district in football … Also earned all-district honors in football at the game-winner against another undefeated team, San Francisco, two days later … Leander as a sophomore … An ACL injury prevented him from playing soccer during His heroics in those two games earned him consensus National Player of the Week his senior year … Played club soccer for the Mission Viejo Pateadores and the Austin honors as well as Pac-10 Player of the Week acclaim … Was also named the Pac-10 Capitals … Scored the game-winning goal in the fi nals of the U.S. Club Soccer National Player of the Week and selected to the Soccer America Team of the Week after scor- Championships in 2005 with the Pateadores … Leading scorer in 2004 and 2005 for ing both goals in the 2-0 win at New Mexico … Earned honorable mention Pac-10 the Pateadores, which won the Surf Cup, NHP Cup, Pats Cup and the Nomads Spring All-Academic acclaim. Showcase titles in 2005. 2005 — Ranked third on the Bruin squad in goals scored (four) and points (10) … Personal — Hobbies include fi shing and wakeboarding … Admires Manchester Scored a goal in each of his fi rst two collegiate games, including the game-winner United forward … Full name is Robert Michael Georgiefski … Born against Maryland … Recorded the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win at Stanford … January 5, 1988 in Beaufort, SC … Business-Economics major. Assisted on the game-winning goal against Oregon State …Had two assists on the year … Held UCLA's highest shot percentage, scoring on four of 11 shots (.364) … Played in 20 games with seven starts. High School — Leading scorer for Littlerock HS … Lettered four years under coach Eric Stanford … Third-team All-Antelope Valley as a sophomore … Team won the league title and reached the CIF Quarterfi nals his senior year … Named to the Southern High School All-Star Team … Three-year letterman in cross country … Leading scorer for Arsenal FC, which won the 2004 U.S. Club Soccer National Championship and the 2005 Dallas Cup (U-17s) … Club team was also Surf Cup and league champion, as well as North/South champions. Personal — Brother Leonard Griffi n played for the Chicago Fire in MLS and was a fi rst-team All-American at UCLA in 2003 … Lists his biggest athletic thrill as winning the Dallas Cup … Admires France's … Enjoys listening to music and playing the piano … Full name is Maxwell Ramon Griffi n … Born Sept. 17, 1987 in Riverside, CA … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 20 7 11 4 2 10 2 2006 8 6 16 5 1 11 2 Totals 28 13 27 9 3 21 4

10 2007 UCLA Men's Soccer Returning Player Biographies #18 Trevor Hunter #20 James Jaramillo 6-3 • 205 6-0 • 170 R. Freshman • Goalkeeper Sophomore • Midfi elder Chino Hills, CA Orem, UT (Ayala HS) (Mountain View HS)

2006 — Redshirted the season. 2006 — Starter in nine of 19 games played … Scored the game-winning goal with 18 High School — Three-year letterman under coach Carlos Moore at Ayala HS … All- seconds remaining in double to defeat Washington at home, 2-1 … Earned Sierra League performer (honorable mention in 2004) and his team's Defensive MVP UCLA/Muscle Milk Student- of the Week honors after his overtime heroics. as a freshman … Also lettered three years in track and fi eld … School record-holder High School — 2005 NSCAA/adidas All-American … Three-year letterman under in the long jump and shot put … Set a school record in junior high in the 4x100 … coach Dave Wooley at Mountain View HS … Graduated early from high school and Played club soccer for the Mission Viejo Pateadores, which won the U.S. Club Soccer enrolled at UCLA in the spring quarter … First-team All-State as a sophomore and National Championship in 2005 and the California State Championship in 2006. junior and did not play as a senior due to his early graduation … Named to the Region Personal — Listed his greatest athletic thrill as winning the state championship in 7 fi rst-team all three years … As a junior, was named the Offensive Region 7 MVP … 2006 … Admires Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White … Hobbies include Led team to the Region Championship in 2003 and 2004 and to a second-place State , wakeboarding and surfi ng … Full name is Trevor McHugh Hunter … fi nish in 2003 … Member of the Region IV Team from 2002-06 and team captain in Born June 30, 1988 in Orange, CA … Business-Economics major. 2004-05 … adidas ESP participant and All-Star in 2005 … Played club soccer with Sparta in 2000-02, Inter FC from 2002-05 and with the Pateadores in 2005-06 … His teams won the Utah State cup in 2000, 2003-05 and were Far Western Regionals semifi nalists in 2003 and 2004 … Team captain of his club teams from U-12 to U-17. Personal — Sister Danielle is a senior soccer player at the Air Force Academy … Father Jim played football at BYU … Listed his greatest athletic thrill as going to Eu- rope with his club team … Admires Liverpool's Steven Gerrard … Attended UCLA's soccer camp when he was 8 and 10 years old … Full name is James Jackson Jaramillo … Born January 24, 1988 in Provo, UT … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2006 19 9 4 1 0 2 1

1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 11 Returning Player Biographies #2 Jason Leopoldo #4 Edwige Ligondé 5-7 • 145 6-0 • 185 Junior • Midfi elder R. Junior • Defender Thousand Oaks, CA Fresno, CA (Thousand Oaks HS) (Buchanan HS)

U.S. National Team — Member of the Under-18 National Team that won the 2005 2006 — Redshirted the season with a stress fracture in his left tibia. Milk Cup and played in the Lisbon International Tournament. 2005 — Played in six games, seeing action against Maryland, LMU, UNLV, Stanford, 2006 — Ranked second on the team in goals scored (8) and game-winning goals (3) Cal State Northridge and San Diego State. and third in scoring (21 points) … Second-team All-Pac-10 selection … Scored UCLA's 2004 — Saw action in three games, against Oakland, Creighton and San Diego. only goal in the NCAA Championship game and was selected to the College Cup All-Tournament Team … His fi rst three goals of the year were game-winners, against High School — Earned All-San Joaquin Valley honors three times and led his team Santa Clara, Oregon State and UC Santa Barbara … Recorded his fi rst career multiple- to the Valley championship in 2003 … As a senior team captain, he received All-CIF, goal game with a two-goal effort at Oregon State …Scored one goal and assisted on League Defensive MVP, All-City Defensive MVP and All-Valley Defender of the Year the game-winner in the 3-1 win over San Diego … Scored a goal and assisted on the acclaim … Played and started in 30 games and helped his team earn 20 shutouts game-winner in the 3-2 overtime win at Duke in the NCAA quarterfi nals … One of while scoring three goals of his own … In his junior season, he played and started in three players to start in all 24 games … Voted the team's Most Improved Player. 28 games at midfi eld and scored nine goals … Team posted 18 shutouts in 28 games … Three-year letterman under coach Jeff Manfredo … Played club soccer at Central 2005 — Played in 12 games with starts at Penn State and Cal State Northridge. Valley Soccer Academy, where he was team captain … Team placed third in the State High School — Named the 2004 NSCAA/adidas Boys Scholar- Premier League, and he scored four goals last season. and the 2004-05 Gatorade State Player of the Year … NSCAA/adidas High School Personal — Described his greatest athletic thrills as scoring the winning penalty kick and Youth All-American … 2005 Parade and EA All-American … Rated the to help his high school team win the Valley Championship and being recruited by UCLA No. 4 prospect in the nation by StudentSportsSoccer.com … CIF Southern Section … Admires and … Hobbies include piano, playing soccer, Division II Offensive Player of the Year in 2005 after scoring 15 goals and 10 assists basketball and golf … Career aspiration is to be a CPA … Full name is Edwige Em- … Scored the game-tying goal in the CIF title game that fi nished in a draw … Named manuel Ligondé … Born January 4, 1986 in Ft. Lauderdale, FL … Sociology major. the LA Times, Daily News and Ventura County Star Player of the Year in 2005 … Three-year letterman at Thousand Oaks HS under coach Mark Tietjen and lettered as Career Statistics a freshman at West Torrance HS under coach Mike Shimizu … Led his Thousand Oaks Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG team to CIF Southern Section titles in 2004 and 2005 … His 2005 squad started the 2004 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 season 0-7 without him in the lineup due to national team commitments, and when 2005 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 he returned, the team went 15-2-2 … Scored 12 goals with 14 assists as a junior to earn all-league, all-county and All-CIF honors … Played club soccer with SoCal United, Totals 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 which won the 2003 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship … Member of the Cal South ODP team since 2000 and was a member of the 2003 U.S. Youth Soccer ODP National Championship team … ODP Region IV team member from 2001-2005 … Trained with the U-20 Paulista F.C. in Sao Paulo, in August of 2004. Personal — Graduated in the Top 5 percent of his class … Speaks four languages - English, Portuguese, French and Spanish … Lists his biggest athletic thrill as playing with the national team and representing his country by wearing its colors … Admires Brazilian midfi elder Ronaldinho … Hobbies include surfi ng and snowboarding … Full name is Jason Sergio Leopoldo … Born June 21, 1987 in New York … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 2006 24 24 55 8 5 21 3 Totals 36 26 56 8 5 21 3

12 2007 UCLA Men's Soccer Returning Player Biographies #26 Mikey Meschures #7 Chance Myers 5-10 • 155 6-0 • 160 Junior • Midfi elder Sophomore • Defender Beverly Hills, CA Thousand Oaks, CA (Beverly Hills HS) (Thousand Oaks HS)

2006 — Played in UCLA's 3-0 win at Oregon State on Oct. 20. U.S. National Team — U.S. starter at the … Played 2005 — Played in UCLA's 3-0 win over UNLV in September. in all three games for the Under-20 Team at the 2006 Milk Cup and helped lead the team to the championship game … Also made appearances with the Under-18 High School — Four-year letterman at Beverly Hills HS under coach Steve Rap- National Team. paport … Played midfi eld, forward and defense during his prep career … Named to the All-CIF second-team and selected the Ocean League’s Defensive Player of the 2006 — Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman second-team … Played in Year … Broke school varsity records for goals, assists and points and was named the 21 games with fi ve starts … Scored his fi rst collegiate goal in the NCAA semifi nals BHHS Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2001 … Starter on the Cal-South ODP against Virginia … Tied for fourth on the team with four assists … Assisted on game- ‘87 boys team that won the ODP Regional and National Championships … Played winning goals against Oakland and San Francisco and also assisted on the Bruins' tying club soccer with the Wolfpack. goal against Stanford at home and on the fi nal goal against Harvard in the NCAA 2nd Round … Was slowed a bit due to injury, spraining an ankle on the fi rst day of Personal — Played in the European Maccabi Games in Rome during the summer pre-season training and again in the Sept. 29 game against Washington, which kept of 2007 … Played high school soccer with older brothers Eli (2003-05 UCLA let- him on the sidelines for three games. terwinner) and Harry (UCLA team manager) … Father Victor is a UCLA grad … Described his greatest athletic thrill as winning the ‘87 ODP National Championship High School — Earned Parade All-America and NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America … Admires Brazilian star Ronaldinho … Hobbies include basketball and running … honors in 2005 … Ventura County Player of the Year as a senior at Thousand Oaks Full name is Michael Meschures … Born February 27, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA … HS … Also earned all-county honors as a junior and senior … First-team All-CIF and Sociology major. All-Marmonte League from 2004-06 … Named the 2005 Marmonte League Offensive MVP … Finished his prep career with 37 goals and 17 assists … Helped lead his team Career Statistics to two CIF titles … Four-year soccer letterwinner under coach Mark Tietjen … Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG Earned three varsity letters with the Thousand Oaks golf team … adidas ESP All-Star 2005 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 selection in 2005 … Played club soccer with the Pateadores, which won the U-18 2006 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 State Cup championship and was a semifi nalist at the Regional Cup. Totals 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Personal — Listed his biggest athletic thrill as committing to play at UCLA … Hobbies include snowboarding, bodyboarding and golf … Full name is Chance Russell Myers … Born December 7, 1987 in Valencia, CA … Biology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2006 21 5 10 1 4 6 0

1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 13 Returning Player Biographies #10 #14 Brandon Owens 5-11 • 165 6-1 • 170 Sophomore • Midfi elder R. Senior • Defender Palos Verdes Estates, CA Murrieta, CA (Edison Academic Center) (Edison Academic Center)

U.S. National Team — Member of U.S. Under-20 National Team pool … Member U.S. National Team — Earned his fi rst with the Under-20 National Team for a of the U.S. U-17 residency program and starter on the U-17 National Team that game against Honduras in 2004 … Co-captain of the Under-17 National Team at the placed fi fth at the FIFA World Youth Championships in 2005 … Scored two goals World Youth Championships … Member of the U-17 residency program for two with one assist in four games at the WYC … Led all U-17 players in 2005 in assists years, earning over 30 international caps … Also played with the U-14s and U-16s. (13) and games started (37 of 38) and ranked fourth with 10 goals … Played in 15 2006 — Tore his ACL in Spring 2006 and was granted a medical redshirt year. international games in 2005, scoring six goals and three assists …Totaled 21 career caps with the U-17s. 2005 — Earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors … Named to the Top Drawer Soc- cer National Team of the Season (fourth team) … Started and played in 19 games … 2006 — Selected to the Soccer America and Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman fi rst Assisted on the game-winning goal at LMU and was subsequently named to the Top teams and to College Soccer News' All-Freshman second team … Honorable mention Drawer Soccer Team of the Week … Key member of UCLA’s defensive unit that led All-Pac-10 honoree … One of three players to start in all 24 games for UCLA … the nation in shutout percentage (0.70) and ranked 12th in the nation with a 0.67 goals Ranked second on the team with eight assists and was fourth in scoring with 16 points against average … Third-team pre-season All-American by College Soccer News. … Scored four goals on the year, including two in the last six games after being moved to the forward position … Had second-half goals against San Diego and Harvard … 2004 — Second-team All-Pac-10 selection … Starter in 18 of 19 games played Recorded two assists in the 3-2 overtime win at Duke in the NCAA quarterfi nals … Helped the Bruin defense earn a 0.82 team GAA and eight shutouts. … Assisted on the game-winner in the NCAA semifi nals against Virginia … Named 2003 — Soccer America Freshman All-American … Named to College Soccer News’ to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week twice (Sept. 10 and Oct. 1) All-Freshman team … Only freshman selected to the All-Pac-10 fi rst team … Starter … Enjoyed a one goal, two assist game in the 4-1 win over Oakland … Scored the in the backfi eld in UCLA’s last 18 games … Helped the Bruins achieve a team goals game's fi rst goal in the 2-1 home win over Oregon. against average of 0.52, tied for the lowest team mark in school history … Scored High School — Three-time NSCAA/adidas All-American (2002, 2004, 2005) … his fi rst career goal at Fresno State … Recorded the game-winning goal in UCLA’s Parade All-American in 2005 … Member of the Cal South ODP team that won the Pac-10 clinching win over Oregon State … Named to Soccer America’s Team of the National Championship in 2004 … Member of the Region IV ODP Team in 2001, Week for Nov. 3-9. 2002 and 2004 … Trained and played in the Ajax Amsterdam Youth program in the fall High School — Graduated a year early to join the Bruins … 2003 McDonald’s and of 2001 … Prior to entering U-17 residency, played at Peninsula High School under two-time Parade All-American … Rated the No. 3 recruit in the nation by Soccer coach Jim Lillie and led his team to the 2003 Bay League Championship while earning America … Member of the Region IV ODP state and regional teams … Played one second-team all-league honors and winning the team's Most Inspirational Player award year of prep soccer at Murrieta Valley HS, earning all-league and all-league academic … Played club soccer with Irvine Strikers. honors as a freshman … Also competed in track and fi eld in sprints and long jump Personal — Began school at UCLA in spring quarter 2006 … Lists his biggest athletic … Offensive Player of the Year on the freshman football team as a wide receiver and thrill as competing in the U-17 World Championships and representing the U.S. in a kicker … Team captain of the Nomads Soccer Club, which were the 1999 State Cup World Cup … Full name is Kyle Nakazawa … Born March 16, 1988 in Torrance, CA and regional champions … Featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd in … Undeclared major. January 2003 … Awarded by the USOC the FLAME (Finding Leaders Among Minori- ties Everywhere) Award. Career Statistics Personal — Greatest athletic moment was going to Finland with the U-17 National Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG Team for the World Championships … Admires defender Liliam Thuram … Full 2006 24 24 39 4 8 16 0 name is Dwight Brandon Anthony Owens … Born January 23, 1986 in West Covina, CA … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2003 23 20 8 2 0 4 1 2004 19 18 2 0 0 0 0 2005 19 19 2 0 1 1 0 Totals 61 57 12 2 1 5 1

14 2007 UCLA Men's Soccer Returning Player Biographies #1 Brian Perk #23 Patrick Rickards 5-11 • 175 5-9 • 155 Sophomore • Goalkeeper Sophomore • Defender/Midfi elder Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Sacramento, CA (Edison Academic Center) (Jesuit HS)

U.S. National Team — Member of the U.S. squad at the FIFA Under-20 World U.S. National Team — Was in residency with the U.S. Under-17 National Team Cup … Made seven saves in the victory over Uruguay in the Round of 16 … Played in 2004. with the Under-18s at the Lisbon International Tournament in June of 2007 and at 2006 — Saw action in six games and earned a start at home against Stanford, playing the SBS Cup in August of 2007 … Was called into U-20 duty twice during the 2006 season, missing opening weekend to play in the Tournament in Korea and again 50 minutes. in October to play Haiti … Started two games at the Busan Tournament, earning a High School — NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American in 2005 … Team captain as a victory and making fi ve saves against … Started and played 45 shutout senior at Jesuit HS under coach Paul Rose … Earned the JHS Outstanding Senior minutes against Haiti … Participated in international tournaments with the U-18s in award in 2005 and was named to the Sacramento Bee All-Metro fi rst team and to Portugal and Slovakia … Member of the U.S. U-17 residency program from 2004-06 the all-league fi rst team … Member of the adidas ESP camp all-star team in 2005 and … Member of the U-17 Team that placed fi fth at the FIFA World Youth Championships also attended the adidas ESP camp in 2004 … CalNorth State ODP team member in 2005 … Played with the U-15s in 2004. from 2002-05 and a Region IV team member in 2004 … Played with club team San 2006 — Named to the Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman second team … Made Juan Sting and served as team captain from U-15 through U-18 … Led his team to seven starts, posting a 3-1-3 record with 29 saves and a 1.27 goals against average … the 2004 State Cup fi nals and to a berth in the 2007 McGuire Cup. Recorded victories against Oakland, at UC Santa Barbara and against Washington … Personal — Lists his greatest athletic thrill as being invited to attend the U.S. Un- Also earned starts in both Stanford games and in home games against California and der-17 National Team residency program … Admires Juan Ramon Riquelme … Sister San Diego State … Made nine saves in the UC Santa Barbara game, two shy of the Stephanie also attends UCLA … Full name is Patrick Joseph Rickards … Born May school single-game record and the most by a Bruin goalkeeper since Zach Wells had 28, 1988 in Sacramento, CA … Undeclared major. 11 at Oregon State on Oct. 25, 2002 … Made seven saves in the double overtime game against Washington. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG High School — 2006 Parade All-American and Top Goalkeeper … NSCAA/adidas 2006 6 1 1 0 0 0 0 All-American … adidas ESP Camp selection in 2005 … Attended Tesoro HS as a freshman and earned fi rst-team all-conference honors … Played club soccer with the Pateadores from 1998-2006 … Member of the Cal-South (2002-04) and Region IV (2005-06) ODP teams, as well as the PDP (2005). Personal — Admires German midfi elder , U.S. goalkeeper and golfer Tiger Woods … Hobbies include golf, playing video games and listening to music … Lists his biggest athletic thrills as receiving an invitation to residency with the National Team and stepping onto the fi eld wearing the National Team jersey for the fi rst time in Paraguay … Full name is Brian G. Perk … Born July 21, 1989 in Yorba Linda, CA … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Min Sv So GA GAA W-L-T 2006 7 7 710 29 0 10 1.27 3-1-3

1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 15 Returning Player Biographies #3 Brad Rusin #17 Andrew Sinderhoff 6-4 • 200 5-11 • 150 Junior • Defender Sophomore • Midfi elder Holmes Beach, FL Coto de Caza, CA (St. Stephen's Prep) (Santa Margarita HS)

2006 — Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors for the second consecutive 2006 — Played in 12 games and made starts at Virginia, at New Mexico and at home season … Played in 21 games with 16 starts … Stopped a sure goal at the goal line in against Oregon State … Scored his fi rst career goal in the win over Oakland. the opening minutes of the NCAA semifi nal game against Virginia … Headed a shot High School — High school All-American selection in 2006 … 2006 LA Times Player off the line in the second half of the NCAA third round game against Clemson … of the Year … Two-time Division I fi rst-team All-CIF selection and the 2006 CIF Divi- Suffered a separated shoulder three minutes into the Oct. 8 game at San Diego State sion I Offensive Player of the Year after recording 61 points (18 goals, 25 assists), the but benefi ted from a bye week and returned in time to start the Bruins' next game second-most in school history … His 25 assists also ranked No. 2 in school history on Oct. 20, helping the Bruins shut out Oregon State, 3-0. … Two-time All-Serra League fi rst-team selection and the 2006 League MVP … Two- 2005 — Named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman fi rst team and to Top time All-Orange County fi rst-team … Two-year team captain at Santa Margarita HS Drawer Soccer's All-Rookie Team … Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors under coach Curt Bauer … Led his team to the 2006 CIF Division I championship … Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Oct. 24 after scoring the and to Serra League titles in 2005 and 2006 … Scored 14 goals and had 15 assists game-winning goal, the fi rst of his career, against UC Santa Barbara … Played in 15 as a junior, and recorded four goals and seven assists as a sophomore … Received games and made 11 starts. All-Tournament fi rst-team honors at the Marina Tournament , the West Coast Classic High School — 2005 EA Sports All-American at St. Stephen’s Prep … Recorded eight (twice) and the Admiral Cup … Played 10 years with the Pateadores … Seven-time goals and four assists while playing center back … Named team MVP while leading St. and current team captain of the U-18 squad …Helped lead the Pateadores to the Stephen’s to an 18-1-2 season in 2005 … First-team all-state, all-area … Also played 2005 U.S. Club Regional and National U-17 Championship in 2005 and to the U-18 one year (2001-02) at Valparaiso HS in Indiana … Trained at the IMG Soccer Academy National Cup Championship and Far West Regional semifi nals in 2006 … Two-year in Bradenton, FL … IMG Defensive Player of the Year … Has served as team captain participant in the PDP program and the ODP winter pool. for the IMG PDL squad, North West Indiana United FC and the Arsenal Personal — Lists his greatest athletic thrill as signing a national letter of intent to SC … Five-year Indiana ODP State team member … Played on the IMG Academy attend UCLA … Admires French midfi elder … Brother Ian played Team that won the 2005 U-19 Dallas Cup … Earned a second-place fi nish in 2002 and soccer at the University of Chicago … Full name is Andrew Brian Sinderhoff … Born a third-place showing in 2000 at the 3v3 Nationals … Trained with Bolton Wanderers Nov. 10, 1987 in Mission Viejo, CA … Undeclared major. in the summer of 2004. Personal — Holds a USYSA D National Coaches License … Lists his greatest athletic Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG thrills as tying the U-17 Brazilian National Team, 1-1, and winning the 2005 Dallas Cup 2006 12 3 5 1 0 2 0 … Admires Michael Jordan … Names import cars as his hobby … Mother Karen and brother Parker live in Holmes Beach, FL … Father Clifford Rusin played Division I soccer in the early 70’s for Western Illinois University … Full name is Bradford Evan Rusin … Born Sept. 5, 1986 in Crown Point, IN … Geography major with a career objective in engineering management or architecture/construction management. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 15 11 9 1 0 2 1 2006 21 16 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 36 27 11 1 0 2 1

16 2007 UCLA Men's Soccer Returning Player Biographies #13 Michael Stephens #27 Danny Suits 5-9 • 155 5-10 • 160 Sophomore • Midfi elder Sophomore • Defender/Midfi elder Naperville, IL Los Alamitos, CA (Edison Academic Center) (Los Alamitos HS)

U.S. National Team — Trained with both the Under-20 and Under-18 National 2006 — Played in seven games on the year, with a season-best of 31 minutes played Teams in 2007 … Starting forward in three games at the 2007 Pan American Games in the regular season fi nale against San Diego. and also played with the U-18s at the SBS Cup in August … Starting midfi elder for the High School — All-CIF selection in 2006 after recording eight goals with 24 assists Under-18 National Team in 2006 and scored one goal with three assists … Played with … Scoring 15 goals and 13 assists as a junior and three goals and fi ve assists as a the U-18s in the Slovakia Cup and the Lisbon International Tournament … Member sophomore … Selected to the Orange Country Register's all-county fi rst team and of the U-17 National Team Residency Program from 2004-06 … Previously played led his team to the CIF semifi nals in 2006 … Two-time fi rst-team All-Sunset League … with the U-15 and U-16 National Teams. Twice named Team MVP at Los Alamitos HS … Four-year scholar-athlete … Three-year 2006 — Honored as UCLA's Rookie of the Year … Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer soccer letterman under coach Donovan Martinez … Also lettered one year in track All-Freshman fi rst team and to Soccer America's All-Freshman second team … Started and fi eld, running the 100m and 200m … Member of the ODP and PDP programs the last 22 games of the season and played in all 24 … Scored his fi rst collegiate goal in 2005 and 2006 … Played with the Wolfpack Soccer Club, which advanced to the at the one minute mark at UC Santa Barbara … Also scored a goal in the NCAA semifi nals of the Dallas Cup and won the League Cup championship. semifi nals against Virginia … Totaled three assists on the year, all on game-winning goals Personal — Lists his greatest athletic thrills as making the semifi nals of the Dallas (against San Francisco and at home against Oregon State and Harvard). Cup and winning the Score at the Shore championship … Admires midfi elder Zinedine High School — Parade All-American in 2004 and a NSCAA/adidasYouth All-American Zidane … Hobbies include golf and music … Full name is Danny Mahoney Suits … in 2005-06 … Chosen to the 2005 All-Star team at the ODP Regional Team Tourna- Born March 1, 1988 in Seal Beach, CA … Undeclared major. ment in Argentina …Attended the 2005 adidas ESP camp and was chosen for the all-star team that travelled to Germany in the Spring of 2006 … Played on the Illinois Career Statistics '89 State Team that won the 2005 National ODP Championship … Played club soc- Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG cer with Sockers F.C. Chicago from 1999-2006 and led the U-19 team to the 2006 2006 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 Region 2 fi nals. Personal — Older brother John played soccer at Notre Dame from 2002-05 and was team captain and an Academic All-American his senior season … Another brother, Jimmy, is a junior soccer player at Colgate … Lists his biggest athletic thrills as rep- resenting the on youth national teams … Admires player Rafael Nadal … Full name is Michael Francis Stephens … Born Apr. 3, 1989 in Hinsdale, IL … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2006 24 22 24 2 3 7 0

1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 17 Returning Player Biographies #21 Ryan White #5 6-2 • 195 5-10 • 165 Sophomore • Defender Senior • Defender Eugene, OR Las Vegas, NV (South Eugene HS) (Bishop Gorman HS)

U.S. National Team — Played with the Under-16 National Team at age 14. U.S. National Team — Former member of the Under-18 National Team. 2006 — Played in six games … Started against Oregon State at home, playing in a 2007 — Third-team pre-season All-American by College Soccer News. season-best 61 minutes. 2006 — First-team All-Pac-10 and third-team NSCAA All-Far West selection … High School — NSCAA/adidas All-American in 2004 and 2005 … Earned fi rst-team Selected as UCLA's Defensive MVP … Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic All-State and League MVP honors as a senior in 2005 … Teams won league titles in for the second-straight year … A defensive leader at left back, he ranked second 2003 and 2005 and the state co-championship in 2002 …As a sophomore in 2003, he on the team in minutes played with 2,165 … Scored two goals and three assists on was second-team All-State and fi rst-team all-league … Earned second-team all-league the year, netting goals against Oakland and Washington … Played and started in 23 acclaim as a freshman … Four-year letterman at South Eugene HS under coach Colin games, missing just one (vs. Oregon State) due to injury … UCLA's highest-scoring McMillen … Participated in the adidas ESP camps from 2003-05 … Played with club upperclassman with seven points. team OUSA, which won the Oregon State Championship in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2005 — Played in 16 games with seven starts, including starts in the last four games 2004 … Also played with the 2006 Cal-South State Champion Pateadores. of the season … Scored his fi rst collegiate goal in the 4-0 win at LMU … Assisted on Personal — Lists his greatest athletic thrill as playing with the U-16 National Team the game-winning goal in the home win over Oregon State and also had an assist in in Mexico … Admires Zinedine Zidane … Hobbies include snowboarding, listening the 4-0 win over Maryland … Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic selection. to music, reading and traveling … Full name is Ryan Vinson White … Born Nov. 12, 2004 — Saw action in nine games and took three shots … Scored the game-winning 1987 in Eugene, OR … Undeclared major. goal in an exhibition game against San Diego State in August. Career Statistics High School — Named to Soccer America’s Top 25 recruits list at No. 21 … Two-time Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG Parade All-American and a member of the 2004 McDonald’s All-American team and 2006 6 1 2 0 0 0 0 the 2003 NSCAA/adidas All-American team … Gatorade State Player of the Year in 2004 … Selected to the ESP All-Star Team in 2002 and 2003 … Three-time all-region, all-state and all-city honoree … Four-time all-conference selection and league MVP in 2003 … Led his Bishop Gorman team to the high school state championship in 2002 … Scored 34 goals as a senior, 25 as a junior, 13 as a sophomore and six as a freshman for a total of 78 career goals … Earned a varsity letter in 2004 in … His club soccer team won seven Nevada state championships … ODP Region IV team member from 2001-03. Personal — Starred as the leading man in JoJo's music video "Too Little Too Late" … Greatest athletic moment so far has been traveling to , France, and Brazil to play with the regional and national teams … Admires Brazilian defender … Hobbies include bowling and playing Risk … Brother Joe was the 2002 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year at Oregon State and also earned fi rst-team Freshman All-America honors by Soccer America … Full name is Michael Rory Zaher … Born September 24, 1985 in Arizona … Political Science major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 2005 16 7 7 1 2 4 0 2006 23 23 19 2 3 7 0 Totals 48 30 29 3 5 11 0

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High School — Four-year letterman at St. Mary's HS under coach Matt Kusanov- #25 Fernando De Alba ich … Two-time Tri-City League Defensive MVP and all-league selection … Led his St. Mary's team in scoring as a junior (15 goals, eight assists) and senior (12 goals, 6-1 • 175 eight assists) and was named Team MVP both years … Team captain as a senior Freshman • Defender … Recorded 36 goals and 27 assists in his prep career … Played club soccer for Stockton, CA the Capital Athletic Casa Boca … Member of the ODP Region IV and Cal-North State team. (St. Mary's HS) Personal — Describes his biggest athletic thrill as earning the opportunity to play at UCLA … Admires Brazilian star Ronaldinho … Hobbies include soccer, baseball and music … Youngest of 12 children, all of whom have participated in sports at various levels, including the collegiate and pro levels … Full name is Fernando Octavio De Alba … Born November 13, 1989 in Stockton, CA … Undeclared major whose career objective is social services.

High School — Played one season at Granite Bay HS, scoring seven goals with #28 Scott Hollingshead fi ve assists during his season year … Played in the California Premier League for club soccer in place of high school soccer … Member of the Placer United club 6-3 • 175 team for eight years and served as team captain four years … Team qualifi ed and Junior • Defender played as a fi rst-year Premier League team in 2002 … Helped lead Placer United to Granite Bay, CA a No. 2 ranking in Northern California, a No. 7 regional ranking and No. 24 national ranking during his senior year … Club team was a semifi nalist in the 2002 and 2005 (Granite Bay HS) State Cups, won the 2003 President’s Day Tournament, three California Cup titles and four District VI League titles. Personal — Member of the UCLA squad last year as a spring practice player and team manager … Describes his greatest athletic thrill as beating the Fremont Fury in overtime at the State Cup … Admires Brazilian National Team player Kaka … Hobbies include hanging out with friends and family, hiking Half Dome, roller hockey at the beach, snow skiing and Man vs. Wild … Has a black belt in Kenpo … Full name is Scott Matthew Hollingshead … Born August 10, 1986 in Sacramento, CA … Communication Studies major … Lists International Missions as his career objective.

2006 (AU) — Had 10 starts in 18 games played … Scored his fi rst collegiate goal #12 Tomer Konowiecki Sept. 3 at North Carolina State. 5-7 • 150 2005 (AU) — Started in seven of 18 games played … Selected to the Patriot Junior • Midfi elder League Men’s Soccer Academic Honor Roll with a 3.32 GPA. High School — Four-year letterman and team captain as a senior at Long Beach Long Beach, CA Poly HS … Named MVP of the Moore League in 2005 after scoring 18 goals and was (American Univ./Long Beach Poly HS) a two-year all-league and Long Beach Press-Telegram "Dream Team" selection … Team leader in 2004 with 15 assists … First-team All-CIF as a senior … Four-year team captain of club team NHB and the George Mitten Athletic Award winner … Partici- pated in PDP camp and played with the Orange County Blue Stars of the PDL. Personal — Admires Chelsea FC midfi elder … Hobbies include playing the guitar … Father Joseph Konoweicki is a UCLA graduate … Younger brother Kovi plays soccer in Germany for 1860 … Born April 10, 1987 in Long Beach, CA … Literature major with career aspirations in public relations. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 18 7 16 0 0 0 0 2006 18 10 13 1 0 2 0 Totals 36 17 29 1 0 2 0

1985 • 1990 • 1997 • 2002 NCAA Champions 19 Newcomer Biographies

High School — Four-year letterman at Huntington Beach HS under coach Mat- #22 Kyle McAthy thew Mosely … Compiled a school record 52 goals in his career and added 23 assists for 127 career points … Scored 24 goals and eight assists as a senior to 6-0 • 170 rank second in the county for goals scored … Ranked third in the county with 19 Freshman • Forward goals as a junior … Earned fi rst-team all-county acclaim as a junior and senior … Huntington Beach, CA Two-time All-CIF selection and team MVP … Team captain as a senior … Named the Most Inspirational Athlete at Huntington Beach HS …Played club soccer for (Huntington Beach HS) the Wolfpack and was the team's leading scorer …Led club team to the Nomad Cup championship and to the Dallas Cup semifi nals. Personal — Older brothers Aaron and Drew played soccer at UC Santa Barbara, and the trio rank No. 1, 2 and 3 on Huntington Beach HS's all-time goal scoring list … Drew is UCSB's all-time leading goal scorer (53 goals, 122 points) and the Most Outstanding Offensive Player at the 2004 NCAA College Cup … Admires and … Full name is Kyle Thomas McAthy … Born May 26, 1988 in Huntington Beach, CA … Sociology major.

High School — Four-year letterman and a teammate of current Bruin sophomore #19 Brian Rowe Ryan White at South Eugene HS … Named the 2005 Midwestern League Goalkeeper of the Year … Earned All-State honors in 2006 (fi rst team) and 2005 (second team) 6-1 • 175 … Three-time all-district selection … Led his team to four league champions and to Freshman • Goalkeeper the State quarterfi nals three times … Named Team MVP and Most Inspirational as Eugene, OR a senior … In his three years as a starter, he gave up just three goals in league play and set a school and league record as a sophomore by shutting out every league (South Eugene HS) opponent … Talented three- athlete, he also earned honors in football and track & fi eld … Honorable mention all-state and fi rst-team all-conference place kicker during his fi rst year on the football team in 2006 … Won the district javelin championship as a junior and the district high jump title with a lifetime-best mark of 6-6 as a senior … Named the track and fi eld Team MVP in 2007 … Played club soccer for QUSA and was the team's starting keeper for four years … Led club team to the U-15 State championship and to the U-16 through U-18 State semifi nals … Two-year member of ODP Region IV Team … Two-year ODP starting goalkeeper. Personal — Describes his biggest athletic thrill as playing with local Oregon stand- outs against the U-21 AC Milan Primavera team in front of a sold out local crowd in 2007 … Admires U.S. goalkeeper Tim Howard … Hobbies include skiing, traveling and listening to music … Full name is Brian Michael Rowe … Born November 16, 1988 in Chicago, IL … Undeclared major.

High School — Three-year letterman at Mira Costa HS under coach Gary Smith #00 Kevin Weiner … In his senior season, earned All-Bay League fi rst-team honors while posting a 0.9 goals against average and 9.5 shutouts despite missing time due to a sprained and 6-0 • 170 separated shoulder … Named Athlete of the Month in January 2007 … Team captain Freshman • Goalkeeper who led his team to the CIF playoffs … Recorded a 0.80 GAA as a junior … Seven- Manhattan Beach, CA year team captain for South Bay Soccer Club … Member of CDP in 2006-07. Personal — Admires English goalkeeper Ben Foster and Indianapolis Colts quar- (Mira Costa HS) terback Peyton Manning … Hobbies include outdoor activities, in particular beach and surfi ng … Lifelong dream was to attend UCLA … National Honors Society member … Father Ken is an Associate Athletic Director at UCLA … Both parents and his grandmother attended UCLA … Full name is Kevin Michael Weiner … Born October 23, 1989 in Torrance, CA … Political Science major.

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