2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER

Rich Miranda • Head Coach • Second Season at Navy • 16th Overall at Navy • 8-6-2 at Navy • 8-6-2 Career Record • 2005 Patriot League Coach of the Year

Rich Miranda begins his second year as the head picked eighth by a near-unanimous decision, despite since 1989. coach of the Navy soccer program after leading the pro- returning 10 starters. Going into the final day of the sea- During his collegiate career at William & Mary, gram to one of its best turnarounds in school history. son, Navy had a shot to qualify for the Patriot League Miranda was a four-year letterwinner for the Tribe. He One year after posting a 3-10-4 record, Miranda guid- Tournament. A 2-2 tie on the final day of the regular sea- earned first team All-Colonial Athletic Association honors ed Navy to an outstanding 8-6-2 record and a tie for fifth son with Bucknell gave Navy an 8-6-2 record, its first and first team All-South Region honors, as well as the place in the competitive Patriot League. The turnaround winning season since 2001. Tribe's Rookie of the Year during his freshman cam- was an improvement of 4.5 games, tied for the 15th-best Miranda has also excelled in the homes of recruits, paign. Miranda also competed on the international level, improvement in NCAA soccer last year. signing one of Navy’s best classes, including several including England's Tottenham Hotspurs, Canada's As a result, Miranda earned Navy’s first Patriot players that turned down high-profile soccer schools to Under-18 National Team and the Toronto Blizzard League Coach of the Year honor. attend Navy. Reserves from the North American Soccer League The Mids did it last year with an explosive offense, Miranda took over the reigns after head coach Dr. (NASL). scoring 27 goals for an average of 1.69 goals per game, Greg Myers stepped down in January of 2004. As a long- “I learned a great deal about the game from a legend Navy’s highest per-game average since 2000 (1.81 time assistant under Myers, Miranda learned from one of of the game itself,” said Miranda. “It is a distinguished goals per game). Navy had scored a combined 22 goals the best and was named the program’s fourth head honor to represent such a respected institute of higher in the previous two seasons. In 2004, the Mids scored 12 coach in its 86-year history. learning as the men's head soccer coach. I look forward goals, giving Navy a 15-goal jump from one year to the Miranda's most recent position was that of assistant to aligning the goals of the soccer program with the goals next — the second-largest jump in school history. Lastly, men's soccer coach at Navy. Under the direction of Greg of the NAAA which will, in turn, create the winning tradi- the Mids scored four goals in a game three times last Myers, Miranda held that position for 14 years. He tion that Navy has enjoyed during its history of athletic season. The last time Navy had scored four goals that helped coach the Mids to a 113-106-24 record during competition. Go Navy!” many times in a season came in 1994. that span, including the 1991 Patriot League regular- Navy’s defense was also one of the league’s best in season title. During that timeframe, Navy advanced to 2005, recording five shutouts and allowing just 16 goals, seven Patriot League Tournaments with three appear- second only to Lehigh’s 11 goals allowed. ances in the finals. Since 1991, Navy has had 42 players In the Patriot League preseason poll released a few earn All-Patriot League honors, including five days before the 2005 season started, the Mids were players that won either Offensive or Defensive Player of the Year or Rookie of the EDUCATION Year accolades B.A. — Business Management (William & Mary, 1985) In the summer of 2005, Miranda, along M.S. — Sports Management (Richmond, 1990) with assistant coach Patrick Kennedy, guided the Maryland State Olympic Development COACHING EXPERIENCE Program (U-16 Team) to it first regional Head Coach — Navy (2005 - present) Championship at the U.S. Youth Soccer Assistant Coach — Navy (1991-2004) Regional Championships held at Rider Head Coach — U.S. Youth Soccer Assn “Top Guns” University in June. The team won the cham- Assistant Coach — William & Mary (1988) pionship in double overtime on penalty kicks Assistant Coach — Olympic Dev. Program (1986-87) over the New York East State Team. Assistant Coach — Richmond (1986-87) Miranda earned his bachelor's degree in Head Coach — Lafayette High School (1983-85, 89) business management from William & Mary in 1985 and his master's degree in sports man- HEAD COACHING EXPERIENCE agement from Richmond in 1990. Career Record: 8-6-2 (.562 / one year) Miranda spent a year as an assistant soc- Year School Record Pct. cer coach at William & Mary and two seasons 2005 Navy 8-6-2 .562 as an assistant at Richmond during the 1986 and 1987 seasons. He has been an active HONORS participant in the Olympic Development • 2005 Patriot League Coach of the Year Program for youth soccer in the local area

6 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Patrick Kennedy Assistant Coach • Sixth Year at Navy Navy (1996)

Patrick Kennedy enters his second year as an assis- Championships held at Rider University this past June. The team won the champi- tant coach for the Navy soccer program after spending onship in double overtime on penalty kicks over the New York East State Team. the previous four years as a volunteer assistant coach. Kennedy comes from a long line of soccer influences, as his father was the head Kennedy has been a member of the Navy coaching staff for the last four years, while coach at Belmont Abbey College before starting the men's soccer program at Wake working full-time in Washington D.C., as a defense contractor for Naval Criminal Forest University from 1979-1987. His uncle, Matt Kennedy, was a professional goal- Investigative Services. Before working in the government sector, he served seven keeper and played in the now-defunct Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) and the years on active duty in the United States Navy and was stationed in San Diego, National American Soccer League (NASL). He now currently coaches high school and Washington, D.C., and overseas. While serving in the military, he was selected to play youth select teams in Des Moines, Iowa. with the All-Navy and All-Armed Services teams and represented the U.S. Armed Kennedy continues to play competitive soccer on a premier men’s team in Northern Forces Team in Cairo, Egypt, at the World Military Games in 2000 and 2002. His last Virginia Soccer League. The team made it to the amateur U.S. National Cup in 2004 duty station was the Office of Naval Intelligence in Suitland, Md., before resigning his before losing in the semi-finals in double overtime on penalty kicks. active duty commission as a Lieutenant in 2002. Patrick is married to Christine Kennedy (Navy '94). Christine was a former women's Kennedy started his coaching career in youth select soccer in San Diego in 1997, track and field captain at Navy and is currently serving on active duty in the United where he led the Villa Soccer Club. He has coached at a number of elite summer States Marine Corps at the White House Military Office. They reside in Alexandria, Va., camps including Hubert Volgelsinger Soccer Academy, Virginia Tech and Navy. He and Patrick is currently pursuing his master's degree at George Washington University received his "A" coaching license through the United States Soccer Foundation this in crisis and emergency management. past January in Tampa, and has started coaching with the Maryland State Olympic Development Program (U-16). He and Coach Rich Miranda led the Maryland State Team to its first regional Championship at the US Youth Soccer Regional Mark Gower Assistant Coach • Eighth Year at Navy Maryland (1987)

Mark Gower returns for his eighth season as an sons ever by a Navy sophomore goalkeeper. assistant coach to Rich Miranda, working primarily with Prior to arriving in Annapolis, Gower spent five seasons as an assistant coach with Navy's goalkeepers. the Georgetown women's team (1994-98). Gower entered the coaching ranks as an Under Gower's tutelege, former standout Brian Steckroth earned All-America hon- assistant coach at Suitland High School (1990-92), taking over the head coaching ors in 2001, Navy's first All-American in 26 years. Steckorth posted a career goals- duties in 1993. Suitland made the playoffs in all four of his seasons after missing the against average of 0.97, breaking the Patriot League career record. He also guided postseason for 30 consecutive years. He has been coaching goalkeepers since he Frank DiFilippo to second-team All-Patriot League honors in 2004, while posting a 0.97 began club coaching in 1986. GAA and 97 saves, the second-highest total in school history. Last season, current jun- Gower, a 1987 graduate of Maryland, recently earned a master’s degree in coun- ior Thomas Jenkins came on in the middle of the year and recorded one of the top sea- seling psychology at Bowie State.

The three Navy coaches, Patrick Kennedy, Rich Miranda and Mark Gower, have coached a combined 30 years at Navy.

WWW.NAVYSPORTS.COM 7 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER 2006 Navy Men’s Soccer Roster

No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School Roster Superlatives 0 Keegan Shields GK So. 6-3 210 Dryden, N.Y. / Dryden By State 00 Evan Barnes GK Jr. 6-4 205 Columbus, Ohio / The Columbus Academy / Ohio State Florida (5): Gorden, Marino, Pennington, 1 Thomas Jenkins GK Jr. 5-11 185 Franklin, N.C. / Franklin Strasdas, Trespalacios 2 Anthony Parker M Jr. 5-11 156 Fredericksburg, Va. / Chancellor Virginia (4): Feige, Parker, Robertson, 3 Doug DeVuono F Jr. 5-9 170 Racine, Wis. / Horlick Tapajcik 4 Tom Shelly D Sr. 6-0 185 Crofton, Md. / South River California (3): Huff, Plank, Pleis 5 Chris Schneider M / D Fr. 5-9 155 Arlington, Texas / James W. Martin New Jersey (2): Copare, Grebb 6 Eric Gorden M Jr. 5-10 160 Longwood, Fla. / Lake Mary North Carolina (3): Jenkins, Riordon, 7 Addy Strasdas M Sr. 6-1 170 Tampa, Fla. / Paul R. Wharton Stapleton 8 Brad Feige M Sr. 5-10 157 Annandale, Va. / Falls Church Texas (2): A. Garcia, Schneider 9 Justin Waskey M Jr. 6-0 175 Georgetown, Ky. / Saint Xavier Ohio (2): Barnes, King 10 McKenzie Plank F Sr. 6-0 165 Mountain View, Calif. / Bellarmine College Prep Arizona (1): M. Garcia 11 Cash Elston M Fr. 6-1 185 Sammamish, Wash. / Eastlake Kentucky (1): Waskey 12 Adam Pennington M So. 6-2 190 Tampa, Fla. / Jupiter Maryland (1): Shelly 13 Kris Huff D Sr. 6-1 182 Kenifield, Calif. / Redwood New York (1): Shields 14 Ryan Trespalacios F Jr. 5-8 150 Lake City, Fla. / Fort White Oregon (1): Chertude 15 Andrew Garcia F Fr. 5-10 170 Garland, Texas / Naaman Forest Pennsylvania (1): Biesecker 16 Travis King F Jr. 5-6 160 Loveland, Ohio / Loveland Rhode Island (1): Behbehani 17 Matt Tapajcik M Fr. 6-0 175 Alexandria, Va. / Gonzaga College Washington (1): Elston 18 Will Riordon D Jr. 5-10 165 Oak Ridge, N.C. / Northwest Guilford Wisconsin (1): DeVuono 19 Brett Copare D Jr. 5-10 165 Pittsgrove, N.J. / Arthur P. Schalick 20 Zach Pleis D Sr. 5-9 165 Granite Bay, Calif. / Granite Bay By Class 21 Carter Stapleton F Sr. 5-11 167 Summerfield, N.C. / Northwest Guilford Seniors (7): Feige, Huff, Plank, 22 Michael Chertude D Fr. 6-2 175 Beaverton, Ore. / Jesuit Pleis, Shelly, Stapleton, Strasdas 23 Scott Robertson M Fr. 6-0 165 Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale Juniors (10): Barnes, Copare, DeVuono 24 Chris Marino M / F Fr. 5-7 145 Longwood, Fla. / Lake Mary Gorden, Jenkins, King, Parker 25 Kyle Behbehani M Fr. 6-0 155 East Greewich, R.I. / East Greenwich Riordon, Trespalacios, Waskey 26 Mark Garcia M Fr. 5-7 140 Tempe, Ariz. / McClintock Sophomores (3): Grebb, 27 Matthew Biesecker D Fr. 6-0 165 Lewisberry, Pa./Red Land Pennington, Shields 87 Nolan Grebb GK So. 6-1 188 Woodbury, N.J. / Woodbury Freshmen (10): Behbehan, Biesecker, Head Coach: Rich Miranda (William & Mary ‘85) Chertude, Elston, A. Garcia, M. Garcia, Assistant Coaches: Mark Gower, Patrick Kennedy Marino, Robertson, Schneider, Tapajcik Officer Representative: Lt. Col. Thomas W. Hofer, USMC Faculty Representative: Dr. Reza Malek-Madani Team Captain: MIDN 1 / C Tom Shelly Managers: Antony Robertson, Megan Green

Support Staff

ERIC RUDEN RAY CHRONISTER LT. COL. DR. REZA KIRK WOOLFOLK LT. CMDR. Senior Associate Athletic Trainer THOMAS W. MALEK-MADANI Strength Coach SIMON BARTLETT Athletic Director HOFER, USMC Faculty Representative Team Physiologist Officer Representative

8 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER 2006 Returning Midshipmen Brad Feige Kris Huff Midfielder Defender 5-10 • 157 • Sr. 6-1 • 182 • Sr. Annandale, Va. Kenifield, Calif. 8 Falls Church 13 Redwood

2005: Feige had a strong year for Navy, appearing in 14 2005: Huff had an outstanding season, ranking tied for fifth on the team in scoring ... games with eight starts ... finished the season with three scored all six of his points in 2005 in Patriot League play ... started all 16 games and points ... netted first career goal, the game-winner, in the sea- has started all 49 career games ... was named CSTV's Player of the Game after lead- son-opening victory over Niagara ... distributed an assist in ing the Mids to a 4-2 win over Army ... tallied career-best three points in that game, the next contest against Georgia Southern ... had including his first career goal ... also dished out an assist against the Black Knights ... nine shots on the year, with two coming on goal. distributed helpers against American, Holy Cross and Bucknell ... took seven shots on 2004: Feige played in 13 games, starting 11 of the year with four of them being on goal. them, including the first nine of the season 2004: Huff had another solid season for Navy, starting all 17 games for the Mids … has … registered an assist in 3-0 triumph started all 33 games in his two seasons for Navy … dis- over Philadelphia University on Sept. tributed two assists on the season, coming against 25 … had three shots on the season. Philadelphia University (Sept. 25) and Colgate (Oct. 9) 2003: Was active in nine games on … also recorded eight shots, including four on goal ... defense ... fired off four shots from named to the UC-Irvine College Cup All-Tournament his defensive position ... took a team. season-high three shots 2003: Made an immediate impact on the program, against Delaware. starting all 16 games for Navy ... took his only Personal: Earned four letters in shot of the season in the Army game. soccer at Falls Church High School ... helped Personal: Four-year letterwinner at squad capture the 1998 Virginia State Redwood High School ... played Championship with a 9-0 record ... a on the 2003 Cal-North State Cup and Region IV member of the 1998 NCSL Division I Championship teams ... selected to the Cal-North All- Championship team and the 2001 State Team from 1999-02 ... named to the 2001- Capital City Championship squad ... 02 Marin County Athletic League First Team ... served as team captain and was served as the RHS 2002 team captain and selected team MVP in 2001 ... was voted team MVP ... born March 21, also earned Honorable- 1985 ... son of Robert Huff and Judy Mention All-Metro honors in Helden ... ocean engineering major. addition to being picked first-team all-district his senior year ... also earned four varsity letters in golf, and one in football, wrestling, indoor track and swimming ... was the 2000 MVP and team captain of the FCHS golf team ... member of the National Honor Society ... born Dec. 7, 1983, in Colorado Springs, Colo. ... son of Edmund and Margaret Feige ... economics major. HUFF’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. FEIGE’S CAREER STATISTICS 2003 16/16 1 0 0 0 Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. 2004 17/17 8 022 2003 9/0 4 0 0 0 2005 16/16 7 1 4 6 2004 13/11 30 1 1Totals 49/49 16 1 6 8 2005 14/8 9 1 1 3 Totals 36/19 16 1 2 4 HUFF’S CAREER HIGHS Points: 3 vs. Army (10-28-05) FEIGE’S CAREER HIGHS Goals: 1 vs. Army (10-28-05) Points: 2 vs. Niagara (9-2-05) Assists: 1, Six Times; MR vs. Bucknell (11-5-05) Goals: 1 vs. Niagara (9-2-05) Assists: 1, Two Times; MR vs. Georgia Southern (9-4-05) Game-Winning Goals: 1 - Niagara (9-2-05)

WWW.NAVYSPORTS.COM 9 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER McKenzie Plank Zach Pleis Forward Defender 6-0 • 165 • Sr. 5-9 • 165 • Sr. Mountain View, Calif. Granite Bay, Calif. 10 Bellarmine College Prep 20 Granite Bay

2005: Played in 13 games, drawing 12 starts for the 2005: Played in 16 games, drawing 12 starts ... dished out an assist in the 4-2 N-Star Midshipmen ... ranked tied for fifth on the team with victory over Army ... all three of his career points have come against the Black Knights six points (2 g, 2 a), while leading the Mids with 38 ... registered two shots on the season ... was a vital part shots ... scored goals against Davidson and of a Navy defense that allowed just 18 goals and only American, and dished out helpers against Holy five teams to score at least two goals. Cross and Bucknell ... had at least three shots in 2004: Pleis had another solid season, apparing in 11 nine of his 13 games played. games, starting five of them ... had four shots on 2004: Plank had a strong sophomore the season, while playing solid defense in the season, appearing in 16 games with 10 back. starts … ranked first on the team in 2003: Was an impact player from day assists (3), shots (31), shots on goal one ... was one of only six players (16) and game-winning goals (2) and to start every game he played in was second in goals (2) and points (7) ... recorded nine shots on the … netted a career-best three points season as a defender ... (1 g, 1 a) in the 3-0 victory over UC- scored once, the game- Irvine on Sept. 4 … scored second winner in the Army con- goal of season, the eventual game- test ... named Patriot winner, in a 2-1 victory over Colgate League Freshman of (Oct. 9) … dished out assists the Week for the against Philadelphia University and week ending Oct. 27 UMBC … scored in back-to-back after his game-winning performance against the games against Colgate and UMBC. Black Knights. 2003: Was a key player on the squad Personal: Two-year letterwinner at Granite ... started four of the 15 games he played Bay High School ... led GBHS to the 2001 in ... earned the first start of his and ‘02 Sierra Foothill League career in the season-opener Championship with a combined record against Birmingham Southern of 23-1-2 ... named all-city, all-league, ... recorded a season-high two team captain and team MVP in 2002 ... awarded the shots in that game. GBHS Scholar-Athlete Award in 2003 ... born Jan. 20, Personal: Earned two varsity 1985, in Mountain View, Calif. ... son of Mitchell and letters at Bellarmine College Prep ... led the squad to a 25-0 Carole Pleis ... father played college football at record and the 2002 National High School Championship ... Stanford and professionally for the San Francisco served as team captain in 2003 and was named all-league ... 49ers ... ocean engineering major. also earned two varsity letters in track ... born Jan. 30, 1985, in Norfolk, Va. ... son of Scott and Sally Plank ... English major.

PLEIS’ CAREER STATISTICS PLANK’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. 2003 14/14 9 1 0 2 2003 15/4 9 0 0 0 2004 11/5 4 0 00 2004 16/10 31 2 3 7 2005 16/12 2 0 1 1 2005 13/12 38 2 2 6 Totals 41/31 15 1 1 3 Totals 44/26 78 4 5 13 PLEIS’ CAREER HIGHS PLANK’S CAREER HIGHS Points: 2 vs. Army (10-24-03) Points: 3 vs. UC-Irvine (9-4-04) Goals: 1 vs. Army (10-24-03) Goals: 1, Four Times; MR vs. American (9-28-05) Assists: 1 vs. Army (10-28-05) Assists: 1, Five Times; MR vs. Bucknell (11-5-05) Game-Winning Goals: 1 - Army (10-24-03) Game-Winning Goals: 2 - UC-Irvine (9-4-04), Colgate (10-9-04)

10 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Tom Shelly Carter Stapleton Defender Forward 6-0 • 185 • Sr. 5-11 • 167 • Sr. Crofton, Md. Summerfield, N.C. 4 South River 21 Northwest Guilford

TEAM CAPTAIN IN 2006 2005: Stapleton had another strong year for the Mids, 2005: Shelly had an outstanding junior year, ranking third on the squad with nine points (3 g, 3 a) ... starting all 16 games for the Midshipmen ... appeared in 14 games with six starts ... scored first career point, an assist, in the N- scored three points (1 g, 1 a) in Star win over Army ... fired five shots on the each of the first two games of year with three coming on goal ... was a the year against Niagara leader of a defense that allowed just and Georgia Southern ... 18 goals and only five teams to score dished out an assist at least two goals in a game ... served against Rider ... as the center back, a role he has scored Navy's started in since his sophomore game-tying goal in year. final minutes against 2004: Shelly was one of four Bucknell in the season finale ... had 10 field players to start all 17 shots on the year with six of them on games, registering no points goal ... missed games against Colgate … had five shots, including and Lafayette. four on goal … was an integral 2004: Stapleton had a solid sophomore part of a defense that allowed only 19 campaign in Annapolis, starting all 17 games goals all season ... named to the UC-Irvine for the Mids … he was third on the team in points College Cup All-Tournament team. with five and led the squad with three assists … 2003: Played in 13 games, earning the recorded assists in two of the first four games of start in eight of those ... fired off one shot the year, against UC-Irvine (Sept. 4) and Old during the season. Dominion (Sept. 10) … potted first goal of 2004 Personal: Four-year letterwinner at South in a 3-0 win over Philadelphia University River High School ... led SRHS to the 2001 (Sept. 25) … also dished out a helper Anne Arundel County Championship with a aginast Colgate (Oct. 9) … was fourth 12-1 record ... named first-team all-county in on the team with 12 shots, including 2002 and second-team all-county in 2001 by seven on goal. The Capital newspaper ... also earned four 2003: Played in and started all 16 varsity letters in lacrosse at SRHS ... born games for Navy ... one of only four play- Sept. 30, 1984, in Annapolis, Md. ... son of ers to do so ... was second on the team Tom Shelly and Cindy Warboy ... father was with 21 shots ... scored his first collegiate goal against Massachusetts. a co-captain of the 1978 Navy soccer team Personal: Three-year letterwinner at Northwest Guilford High School ... member of the and graduated from the Academy in 1979 2002 State Cup Championship squad ... named the 2002 team MVP ... team captain in ... systems engineering major. the 2002 East-West All-Star Game ... also earned two varsity letters in basketball ... high school teammate of Navy junior Will Riordan ... born March 30, 1984, in Fayetteville, N.C. ... son of Michael and Mary Stapleton ... his great uncle, Jimmy SHELLY’S CAREER STATISTICS Carter, served as the 39th President of the United States (1977-81) ... international Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. relations major. 2003 13/8 1 0 0 0 2004 17/17 5 000STAPLETON’S CAREER STATISTICS 2005 16/16 5 0 1 1 Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. Totals 46/41 11 0 1 1 2003 16/16 21 1 0 2 2004 17/17 12 1 3 5 SHELLY’S CAREER HIGHS 2005 14/6 10 3 3 9 Points: 1 vs. Army (10-28-05) Totals 47/39 43 5 6 16 Assists: 1 vs. Army (10-28-05) STAPLETON’S CAREER HIGHS Points: 3, Two Times; MR vs. Georgia Southern (9-4-05) Goals: 1, Five Times; MR vs. Bucknell (11-5-05) Assists: 1, Six Times; MR vs. Rider (9-11-05)

WWW.NAVYSPORTS.COM 11 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Addy Strasdas Brett Copare Midfielder Defender 6-1 • 170 • Sr. 5-10 • 165 • Jr. Tampa, Fla. Pittsgrove, N.J. 7 Paul R. Wharton 19 Arthur P. Schalick

2005: Strasdas had an outstanding year, playing his best soccer late in the season on 2005: Appeared in four games, recording no statistics for the Mids. his way to second-team All-Patriot League honors ... played in 14 games, earning 13 2004: Copare played in seven games as a freshman, accounting for no statistics … starts ... scored career-best three points (1 g, 1 a) in the season-finale tie with Bucknell played in the last three games of the season. ... scored goals in three of the first five contests of the year, against Georgia Southern, Personal: Four-year letterwinner in soccer and track at Arthur P. Schalick High School Rider and Hartford ... dished out an assist ... led high school squad to two New Jersey state championships ... earned All-County, against La Salle ... finished second on All-South Jersey and All-Group One honors in final two years ... also helped club team, the team in scoring with 10 points (4 g, 2 FCDELCO, to a national championship ... brother of 2004 Naval Academy graduate a) ... accumulated 17 shots, with seven and men's soccer player Matthew Copare ... born October 13, 1985, in Camden, N.J. coming on goal, during the course of the ... son of Fiore and Andrea Copare ... economics major. year. 2004: Missed the entire 2004 COPARE’S CAREER STATISTICS season with a broken leg Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. suffered in a preseason 2004 7/0 0 0 0 0 scrimmage. 2005 4/0 0 0 0 0 2003: Was a starter in Totals 11/0 0 0 0 0 all 16 contests ... one of only four players to start every game ... was the team’s third- leading scorer with three points ... scored once and assisted on another goal ... was the highest scoring freshman on the squad ... notched his first collegiate goal in 2-1 win over Holy Cross ... assisted on Navy’s only score against Lehigh in the final game of the sea- son. Personal: Three-year letterwinner at Paul R. Wharton High School ... played on the 2001 U-15 Florida State Championship team, as well as the 2000 U-14 Nike Cup World Finalist squad ... member of the 2003 Florida State Olympic Development Program team and the 2003 Region III ODP team ... prep teammate, Garth Juckem, is a senior midfielder at American ... born Sept. 25, 1985, in Los Angeles, Calif. ... son of Richard Riggio and Tamami Strasdas ... economics major.

STRASDAS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. 2003 16/16 11 1 1 3 2004 -- DID NOT SEE ANY ACTION -- 2005 14/13 17 4 2 10 Totals 30/29 28 5 3 13

STRASDAS’ CAREER HIGHS Points: 3 vs. Bucknell (11-5-05) Goals: 1, Five Times; MR vs. Bucknell (11-5-05) Assists: 1, Three Times; MR vs. Bucknell (11-5-05) Game-Winning Goals: 2 - Georgia Southern (9-4-05), Hartford (9-16-05)

12 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Eric Gorden Thomas Jenkins Midfielder Goalkeeper 5-10 • 160 • Jr. 5-11 • 185 • Jr. Longwood, Fla. Franklin, N.C. 6 Lake Mary 1 Franklin

2005: Gorden had another solid year, ranking tied for fifth on 2005: Jenkins had a fantastic sophomore campaign, taking over the majority of goal- the team in scoring with six points (2 g, 2 a) ... appeared in keeping duties midway through the season ... appeared in nine games, drawing seven all 16 games, drawing 10 starts ... started the season slow, starts ... became the seventh Navy goalkeeper in school history to record a shutout in scoring no points in his first eight games, but tallied back-to- his first career start, when he accomplished the feat in a 2-0 blanking of American ... back game-winning goals in league play against American that performance, coupled with a four-save outing against La Salle earned him Rookie and Holy Cross ... also dished out assists against of the Week honors on Oct. 3 ... recorded a shutout La Salle and Army ... scored in three in a 0-0 tie against UMBC on Oct. 12 ... won his straight games from Sept. 28 to Oct. 9 first N-Star, allowing Army just one goal in over 82 ... finished season with 11 shots and minutes of action ... gave up two or more goals six shots on goal. just once ... made a career-high five saves twice 2004: Gorden had an outstanding (Holy Cross, UMBC). freshman season, ranking third on 2004: Did not see any game action. the team with five points (2 g, 1 a) Personal: Earned four varsity letters in … was fourth on the team with 11 soccer and one in golf at Franklin High shots and his two goals tied for school ... also earned a letter in soccer second … scored first career point, at Phillips Exeter Academy ... led high an assist, in Navy’s 3-0 win over UC-Irvine on school squad to 2000 Mountain Sept. 4 … potted first goal in 3-0 win over Athletic Conference Championship Philadelphia University on Sept. 25, then ... two-time all-conference player scored another goal three games later in a 2-1 ... born January 15, 1985, in victory over Colgate … appeared in all 17 Franklin, N.C. ... son of Tommy games, starting 11 of them … was named and Robin Jenkins ... political BRINE® Patriot League Rookie of the Week science major. on Oct. 11, after scoring Navy’s first goal against Colgate. Personal: Earned four varsity letters in soccer and one in cross country at Lake Mary High School ... finished second in the Florida state championship as a senior ... named to the All-State team in final two seasons ... father, David, is a 1972 graduate of the Naval Academy ... born October 17, 1985, in Oxnard, Calif. ... son of David and Susan Gorden ... mechani- cal engineering major.

GORDEN’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. 2004 17/11 11 2 1 5 JENKINS’ CAREER STATISTICS 2005 16/10 11 2 2 6 Year Min. GA GAA Saves Sv. % Rec. SO Totals 33/21 22 4 3 11 2004 -- DID NOT SEE ANY GAME ACTION -- 2005 665:03 9 1.22 24 .727 4-2-1 2 GORDEN’S CAREER HIGHS Totals 665:03 9 1.22 24 .727 4-2-1 2 Points: 2, Four Times; MR vs. Holy Cross (10-9-05) Goals: 1, Four Times; MR vs. Holy Cross (10-9-05) JENKINS’ CAREER HIGHS Assists: 1, Three Times; MR vs. Army (10-28-05) Minutes: 110:00 vs. UMBC (10-12-05) Game-Winning Goals: 3 - Philadelphia U. (9-25-04), American (9-28-05), Holy Cross Saves: 5, Two Times; MR vs. UMBC (10-12-05) (10-9-05) Shutouts: 2 - American (9-28-05), UMBC (10-12-05)

WWW.NAVYSPORTS.COM 13 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Travis King Anthony Parker Forward Midfielder 5-6 • 160 • Jr. 5-11 • 156 • Jr. Loveland, Ohio Fredericksburg, Va. 16 Loveland 2 Chancellor

2005: King appeared in 14 games, and gave Navy instant offense off 2005: Parker had a solid year off the bench for the bench ... tallied two goals on just five shots ... scored his first goal Navy, appearing in all 16 games, and ranking of the season in a 4-1 win over Georgia Southern in the second game tied for fifth on the team in scoring with six of the year ... netted the game-winning goal against La Salle ... had five points (3 g, 0 a) ... scored first career goal in shots on the year, with two of them coming on goal. season-opening win over Niagara ... also 2004: King played in the last seven games of the sea- scored goals against Holy Cross and Army ... son, accounting for two points (1 g, 0 a) … had his goal against Holy Cross came perhaps Navy’s biggest right before halftime after the goal of the season, as his Crusaders had taken a 1-0 netter with 28 seconds left lead ... totaled 11 shots in regulation enabled Navy to tie UMBC, 2-2 … the goal came on the season, with nine in his first career game … recorded two shots on the season. coming on goal. Personal: Three-year letterwinner in soccer at Loveland High 2004: Appeared School ... team won district championship in 2002 ... mem- in three games, ber of two state championship club teams ... earned starting the contest conference Player of the Year honors and third-team against Army ... recorded no statistics all-state recognition as a senior ... father, Tony, a on the season. 1982 graduate of the Academy, and uncle, Personal: Earned two varsity letters in soc- Terry, a 1991 graduate of Navy, played cer and two in basketball at Chancellor High football for the Midshipmen ... born School ... senior season squad posted a 20-1 March 7, 1985, in South Carolina ... son record and won the Virginia state championship ... of Tony and Julie King ... economics earned all-district honors as a senior ... born March major. 12, 1985, in New York, N.Y. ... son of Anthony and Denise Parker ... economis major.

PARKER’S CAREER STATISTICS KING’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. 2004 3/1 0 0 0 0 2004 7/2 2 1 0 2 2005 16/0 11 3 0 6 2005 14/0 5 2 04Totals 19/1 11 3 0 6 Totals 21/1 7 3 0 6 PARKER’S CAREER HIGHS KING’S CAREER HIGHS Points: 2; Three Times; MR vs Arrmy (10-28-05) Points: 2; Three Times; MR vs. La Salle (10-2-05) Goals: 2; Three Times; MR vs Arrmy (10-28-05) Goals: 1; Three Times; MR vs. La Salle (10-2-05) Game-Winning Goals: 1 - La Salle (10-2-05)

14 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Will Riordon Ryan Trespalacios Defender Forward 5-10 • 165 • Jr. 5-8 • 150 • Jr. Oak Ridge, N.C. Lake City, Fla. 18 Northwest Guilford 14 Fort White

2005: Riordon had a solid season, appearing in 15 games, 2005: Appeared in two games on the season, registering no statistics ... saw action starting all of them ... missed the Delaware game with an injury against Lehigh and Army. ... dished out assists against Rider and La Salle ... the points 2004: Appeared in 10 games as a fresh- were the first of his career ... fired three shots on the year, man, ranking fifth on the team with four with one coming on goal ... was a vital part of a Navy points (2 g, 0 a) … played in the first defense that allowed just 18 goals and only five eight games of the season … net- teams to score at least two goals in a game. ted Navy’s third goal of the 2004: Riordon had a solid freshman cam- game in a 3-0 win paign, appearing in 12 games, starting over UC-Irvine seven of them … played in the last 11 on Sept. 4 … games of the year … recorded three scored the Mids’ only goal against shots on the season … was a big Georgetown, which cut the Hoyas’ part of a Navy defense that lead to 2-1, in the second half on allowed just 1.05 gpg. Oct. 26 … all five of his shots were Personal: Won four varsity on goal. letters in soccer at Northwest Guilford High School ... was also Personal: Varsity letterwinner in a two-year letterwinner in basketball ... high school soccer team soccer at Fort White High School ... won conference and state championships ... three-time all-city led his high school team in assists for three and all-state selection ... high school teammate of Navy senior straight years ... was also the squad’s top-scor- Carter Stapleton ... born July 14, 1984, in Greenville, S.C. ... son er as a senior ... born March 7, 1985, in Lake of William Jr. and Libby Riordon ... quantitative economics major. City, Fla. ... son of Rafael and Melissa Trespalacios ... information technology major.

RIORDON’S CAREER STATISTICS TRESPALACIOS’ CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. 2004 12/7 3 0 0 0 2004 10/0 5 2 0 4 2005 15/15 3 0 2 2 2005 2/0 0 0 0 0 Totals 27/22 6 0 2 2 Totals 12/0 5 2 0 4

RIORDON’S CAREER HIGHS TRESPALACIOS’ CAREER HIGHS Points: 1, Two Times; MR vs. La Salle (10-2-05) Points: 2; Two Times; MR vs. Georgetown (10-26-04) Assists: 1, Two Times; MR vs. La Salle (10-2-05) Goals: 1; Two Times; MR vs. Georgetown (10-26-04)

WWW.NAVYSPORTS.COM 15 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Justin Waskey Nolan Grebb Midfielder Goalkeeper 6-0 • 175 • Jr. 6-1 • 188 • So. Georgetown, Ky. Woodbury, N.J. 9 Saint Xavier 87 Woodbury

2005: Waskey had a solid sophomore season, appear- 2005: Did not see any action as a freshman. ing in all 16 games, starting 15 of them ... scored first Personal: Four-year letterwinner as a goalie at Woodbury High School ... was named career goal, the eventual game-winner, in the 4-2 N-Star to the 2004 All-State second team and was the Gloucester County Times Player of the victory over Army ... dished out an assist in the season- Year ... was a member of the student council and varsity club at Woodbury ... son of opening 4-1 triumph against Niagara ... had 18 shots on Donna Grebb ... born Oct. 7, 1985, in Woodbury, N.J. ... majoring in quantitative eco- the season, with six coming on goal ... part of a Navy nomics. defense that held its foes to 18 goals and only five teams to score two or more goals in a game. Adam Pennington 2004: Waskey was another freshman that had Midfielder a strong first season on the Yard … appeared in 16 games, starting two of them 6-2 • 190 • So. … tallied one assist on the year, coming Tampa, Fla. against Georgetown on Oct. 26 … regis- tered eight shots, with five of them on 12 Jupiter goal. Personal: Varsity letterwinner in soccer 2005: Appeared in six games, registering one shot against Niagara. at Saint Xavier High School ... member Personal: Earned four letters at Jupiter High School, helping squad to 2004 Florida of five-time state championship high State Cup Championship and 2002 state runner-up finish ... was named 2003 All- school team ... squad also won Midwest County first team and 2004 All-Area first team and team captain ... son of Joseph and Region II Championship ... named first-team all-state and Gabrielle Pennington ... born Feb. 2, 1986, in Melbourne, Fla. ... majoring in history NSCAA Athletic/Academic All-South Team ... born February 20, 1985, in Louisville, Ky. ... son of David PENNINGTON’S CAREER STATISTICS Waskey and Paula Main ... economics major. Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. 2005 6/0 1 0 0 0 Totals 6/0 1 0 0 0

WASKEY’S CAREER STATISTICS Year GP/GS Shots Gls. Ast. Pts. 2004 16/2 8 0 1 1 2005 16/15 18 1 1 3 Totals 32/17 26 1 2 4

WASKEY’S CAREER HIGHS Points: 2 vs. Army (10-28-05) Goals: 1 vs. Army (10-28-05) Assists: 1, Two Times; MR vs. Niagara (9-2-05) Game-Winning Goals: 1 - Army (10-28-05)

16 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Evan Barnes Michael Chertude Goalkeeper Defenseman 6-4 • 205 • Jr. 6-2 • 175 • Fr. Columbus, Ohio Beaverton, Ore. 00 The Columbus Academy 22 Jesuit

Personal: Lettered for three years at The Columbus Academy, graduating in 2003 ... Personal: A four-year letterwinner in soccer, Chertude graduated from Jesuit High was originally appointed to the Class of 2007, but a serious injury in a car accident School in 2006 ... led team to the 2005 state championship ... an outstanding athlete, forced him to attend Ohio State for a year, before joining the Class of 2008 ... played Chertude won the 2006 state championship in the triple jump (44-10.5) ... lettered three club soccer for one year with the Buckeyes ... led high school team to the 2001 district times in track and field ... named All-City in track as a junior ... full name is Michael John title and the 2001 and 2002 Buckeye Athletic Conference titles ... was a two-time All- Chertude ... son of Michael and Tamera Chertude ... born June 30, 1988, in Portland, League and All-City selection and was the 2002 team captain and team MVP ... also Ore. lettered once in tennis at The Columbus Academy ... while at Navy, was a member of the Superintendent’s List in 2005 and the Dean’s List in 2005 and 2006 ... full name is Evan Anderson Barnes ... son of James and JoAnne Barnes ... born April 29, 1985, in Columbus, Ohio ... majoring in honors systems engineering. Doug DeVuono Kyle Behbehani Forward 5-9 • 170 • Jr. Midfielder Racine, Wis. 6-0 • 155 • Fr. Horlick East Greenwich, R.I. 3

25 East Greenwich Personal: DeVouno was a member of the club team at Navy, before joining the varsity team when the club team was Personal: A 2006 graduate of East Greenwich High School, Behbehani lettered four dropped in 2006 ... impressed the coaches in the spring and will times in soccer and twice in lacrosse ... led team to the Rhode Island Olympic push for a starting spot in the forward position ... was a Development Program state finals in 2004 ... was a three-time All-Division honoree in four-year letterwinner at Horlick High School ... soccer and spent five years in the state Olympic Development Program ... earned an scored 26 goals as a senior ... led team to three All-Division accolade in lacrosse following his senior year ... was a teammate of Holy regional championships ... during his senior year Cross’ Peter Siclari ... his sister, Erin, played soccer at George Mason ... full name is (2004), was named All-State, team MVP, team Kyle Evan Behbehani ... son of Alaedin and Mary Behbehani ... born Sept. 10, 1987, in captain and County Player of the Year ... served Providence, R.I. as vice president of the school, secretary of the National Honor Society and 2004 Student-Athlete of the Year ... brother, Anthony, was a member of the Navy Matthew Biesecker crew team from 2002-06, graduating from the Academy in 2006 ... full name is Douglas James DeVouno ... son of Defender Anthony and Cynthia DeVuono ... born March 26, 1986, in 6-0 • 165 • Fr. Columbus, Ohio. ... majoring in mechanical engineering. Lewisberry, Pa. 27 Red Land Doug DeVuono had a strong spring Personal: A 2006 graduate of Red Land High School, Biesecker was a three-year let- season, joining the team after spending terwinner on the soccer team ... also lettered twice in track, running the 400 and 800 ... two years on the club team. was the Battalion Commander of JROTC (Army) Unit in high school ... full name is Matthew David Biesecker ... son of H. Wayne and Linda Biesecker... born Nov. 24, 1987, in Harrisburg, Pa.

WWW.NAVYSPORTS.COM 17 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Cash Elston Chris Marino Midfielder Midfielder / Forward 6-1 • 185 • Fr. 5-7 • 145 • Fr. Sammamish, Wash. Longwood, Fla. 11 Eastlake 24 Lake Mary

Personal: Elston is a 2006 graduate of Eastlake High School, where he lettered three Personal: A four-year letterwinner, Marino graduated from Lake Mary High School, in times and was the team’s leading scorer during his senior season ... led Eastlake to the 2006 ... helped Lake Mary to a 2006 State Runner-Up finish and final four appearances 2005 Washington State Championship and 2005 and 2006 King County Class 4-A in 2003 and 2005 ... named the Seminole County Player of the Year and was a first- league titles ... during his senior season, he garnered first-team All-State and All- team All-Central Florida selection in 2006 ... earned two All-County and All-District cita- County honors and wsa the King County Class 4-A Co-Player of the Year ... was a tions and was a two-time team MVP and team captain ... attended the same high member of the Seattle Times All-Area team ... also lettered twice in cross country ... his school as Navy junior Eric Gorden ... Marino played in four 3-on-3 national champi- mother, Ann Louise, ran track and field at the University of Pittsburgh ... full name is onship tournaments ... father, James, participated in lacrosse for four years and two in Cassius Alexander Elston III ... son of Cassius Jr., and Ann Louise Elston ... born Oct. soccer at Army, and graduated in 1978 from West Point ... was a member of National 23, 1987, in Newburyport, Mass. Honor Society and Summa Cum Laude ... full name is Christopher James Marino ... son of Jim and Anita Marino ... born Sept. 24, 1987, in Vicksburg, Miss. Andrew Garcia Scott Robertson Forward Midfielder 5-10 • 170 • Fr. 6-0 • 165 • Fr. Garland, Texas Chester, Va. Naaman Forest 15 23 Thomas Dale Personal: Earned four letters at Naaman Forest High School, where he graduated in 2005 ... earned team MVP honors at the Naval Academy Prep School a year ago ... led Personal: Graduated in 2006 from Thomas Dale High School, where he earned four let- his 2003 Naaman Forest team to an 11-1-0 record and the State Cup ... was a four-time ters in soccer and two in cross country ... led Thomas Dale to two Virginia state titles, member of the Texas All-State team ... played on the same club team, Dallas Solar FC, compiling a 48-0-0 record during his final two seasons ... was an All-District, All-Region as classmate Chris Schneider. Garcia was a year older ... was a member of Student and All-Metro (Richmond) honoree twice and garnered honorable mention All-State Council at Naaman Forest and participated in many volunteer groups that benefited accolades as a senior ... served as his high school and club team captain for three underprivileged children ... full name is Johathan Andrew Garcia ... son of Frank and years ... was a high school teammated of William & Mary’s Roger Both, James Ana Maria Garcia ... born March 16, 1987, in Dallas, Texas ... older brother, Patrick, Madison’s Matt White and American’s Jake Van Yahres ... member of Key Club, Latin played soccer at Saint Louis University ... is an accomplished juggler. Club, National Honor Society and was the school newspaper’s sports editor ... full name is Scott Byron Robertson ... son of Ken and Heather Robertson ... born Sept. 23, 1987, Mark Garcia in Fort Belvoir, Va. Midfielder 5-7 • 140 • Fr. Tempe, Ariz. 26 McClintock

Personal: Graduated in 2006 from McClintock High School, where he earned four let- ters ... garnered All-City and All-Region accolades as well as team MVP honors twice ... served as the team captain at McClintock, which competed in Class 4-A ... his father, Mark, lettered three times in track and field at Arizona State and his grandfather, Benjamin, lettered four times at Arizona State in track and field and competed in the 1956 Olympic Games javelin competition ... full name is Mark Albert Garcia ... son of Mark and Janis Garcia ... born Aug. 22, 1988, in San Diego, Calif.

18 UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY 2006 NAVY MEN’S SOCCER Chris Schneider Matt Tapajcik Midfielder / Defender Midfielder 5-9 • 155 • Fr. 6-0 • 175 • Fr. Arlington, Texas Alexandria, Va. 5 James W. Martin 17 Gonzaga College

Personal: Recently named to CollegeSoccerNews.com’s “100 Freshmen to Keep an Personal: A two-year letterwinner at Gonzaga College High School, where he lettered Eye On in 2006” ... a 2006 graduate of James W. Martin High School, Schneider let- twice ... earned WCAC Honorable Mention accolades as a senior ... member of tered three times ... was on the same club team of classmate Andrew Garcia on the National Honor Society ... his father, John, was a Naval Academy graduate in 1971 ... Dallas Solar Soccer Club that advanced to the national tournament twice and won the was a high school teammate of Virginia Tech’s James Carroll and James Madison’s 2006 Dallas Cup. Garcia was a year older ... was a two-time Class 5-A (Texas’ biggest Patrick Stevens ... full name is Matthew Joseph Tapajcik ... son of John and Janice class) All-State selection, two-time All-District honoree, team captain and team’s offen- Tapajcik ... born Nov. 22, 1987, in Bremerton, Wash. sive player of the year ... in 2004, Schneider earned All-City accolades ... was a seven- year captain on his club team that won the North Dallas League Grand Championship seven times ... his high school team won two Legion Three Championships and two State Cups ... member of the Olympic Development Program State and Regional teams since 2001 ... was a high school teammate of Saint Louis University’s Scott Wiznewski .... member of student council, National Honor Society, the Key Club, Spanish Club and won the American Legion Award ... full name is Christopher Martin Vincent Schneider ... son of Martin and Denise Schneider ... born Aug. 15, 1988, in Arlington, Texas. Keegan Shields Goalkeeper 6-3 • 210 • So. Dryden, N.Y. 0 Dryden

Personal: A two-year letterwinner at Dryden High School, Shields graduated in 2002 ... spent one year at NAPS and was enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, before com- ing to Navy ... was a member of the 2001 senior All-Star Team and the IAC All-Star Team ... sister, Chenoa played soccer at the University of Hartford ... full name is Keegan Gurnon Shields ... son of Elson Shields and Janice Gurnon ... born Aug. 7, 1984, in Madison, Wis. ... majoring in information technology.

Navy celebrates a goal in last year’s win over Army. The Mids and Black Knights will meet for the 73rd time on Oct. 28, in West Point, N.Y.

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