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2013 OHIO STATE MEN’S SOCCER UNIVERSITY FACTS THE BIG TEN CONFERENCE CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Location ....................................Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Asst. Commissioner Media Relations.......... Scott Chipman Members of the media interested in obtaining game credentials Founded ........................................................................ 1870 Phone ........................................................847-696-1010 should contact Alex Morando in the Athletics Communications Enrollment .................................56,867 (Columbus campus) E-mail [email protected] offi ce at 614-292-1389. In addition, media interested in attending a pratice session should contact Morando in advance. Nickname ..............................................................Buckeyes Soccer Contact ..................................................Olivia Truby Colors ........................Scarlet (PMS 200) & Gray (PMS 429) Phone ........................................................847-696-1010 PLAYER INTERVIEWS Mascot ........................................................Brutus Buckeye E-mail ................................................otruby@bigten.org Media wishing to conduct interviews with any member of the Interim President ................................................Joe Alluto Fax/Web site ................................847-696-1110/bigten.org Ohio State soccer team should contact Alex Morando to arrange Director of Athletics .......................................Eugene Smith the appointment. Please call at least one day in advance to Associate AD/Sport AD ..............................Chris Schneider ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS allow setup time. Faculty Representative.......................................John Bruno Associate AD of Communications .............Dan Wallenberg Director ........................................................... Leann Parker ROAD REQUESTS SOCCER HISTORY Associate Directors ...................Jerry Emig, Adam Widman Please direct all credential requests for Ohio State’s road games to the host school’s sports information director (see opponent First Year ..................................................................... 1953 Assistant Directors ......................................Alex Morando, information on page 5). All-Time Record (Years) ...................406-439-104/.483 (60) Brett Rybak, Danielle Warner and Kendra Willard NCAA Tournament Appearances ......................................8 Sport Associates ........................ Julie Brown, Ben Vondal TRAINING (2000, 01, 04, 05, 07, 08, 09, 10) Main Offi ce Phone .........................................614-292-6861 Big Ten Record (Years) ........................... 55-57-11/.492 (22) The Buckeyes practice Monday through Friday from 4 p.m.-6 p.m. Big Ten Tournament Record (Years) ........15-19-1/.443 (22) Mailing Address ......................2400 Olentangy River Road until Daylight Savings Time begins, when practice will run from Big Ten Tournament Championships ..........3 (2000, 07, 09) Fawcett Center, Sixth Floor 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. All sessions take place on the practice fi eld Big Ten Reg. Season Titles ..........................2 (2004/co-, 09) Columbus, OH 43210 west of the main stadium across Fred Taylor Drive. Please contact All-Big Ten Selections (First/Second Team) ....................74 Alex Morando if you would like to attend practice. Academic All-Big Ten Selections ..................................164 Web site .......................................OhioStateBuckeyes.com Facility ........................... Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium WEEKLY RELEASE Playing Surface/Capacity ...................Natural Grass/8,000 The weekly release, which includes notes and statistics, is Men’s Soccer Contact ..................................Alex Morando available on the offi cial Ohio State Athletics Department web site Offi ce Phone .............................................614-292-1389 at OhioStateBuckeyes.com. If you could like to receive releases Cell Phone .................................................330-421-9034 by email, contact Alex Morando. COACHING STAFF E-mail [email protected] Head Coach .....................................John Bluem, 17th year GAME DAY MEDIA SERVICES Alma Mater, Year ......................................Hartwick ’75 Game notes and starting lineups will be made available to the Record at Ohio State (Years) .......166-118-43/.573 (16) SOCIAL MEDIA media prior to each game. Scoring summaries will be distributed Rank on OSU’s all-time wins list .......................... No. 1 Facebook.com................................./OhioStateMensSoccer to the media following the game. Additional requests should be Big Ten Record (Years) .......................46-37-9/.549 (15) Twitter.com/ ............................................OhioState_MSOC directed to Alex Morando. Big Ten Tourn. Record (Years) ............12-13-1/.481 (15) Hashtag ................................................................ #GoBucks Career Record (Years) ..................252-145-54/.619 (21) RADIO/TELEVISION BROADCASTS Associate Head Coach ....................Frank Speth, 15th year GAME DAY NUMBERS Any member of the media wishing to broadcast games should Alma Mater, Year ................................Fresno State ’93 Soccer Press Box ............................................614-247-7108 contact Alex Morando in the Athletics Communications offi ce at Assistant Coach .................................Taly Goode, fi fth year Facility Operations ........................................614-292-9450 least 48 hours prior to the game. Alma Mater, Year ......................................Marshall ‘01 Marketing ......................................................614-292-3672 Soccer Offi ce Phone Number ........................614-292-3139 Training Room ...............................................614-292-1165 PHOTO REQUESTS Fax Number ....................................................614-292-9195 Equipment Room ...........................................614-292-1679 All still photography requests of Ohio State student-athletes and coaches must be e-mailed to Kyle McKee. He can be reached at TEAM FACTS at [email protected] 2012 Record ..............................................................6-10-3 (Home: 5-4-2, Away: 1-5-1, Neutral: 0-1) POSTGAME PROCEDURES 2012 Big Ten Record ............................................0-4-2/7th Postgame interviews will begin 10 minutes after the match ends. 2012 Big Ten Tournament .....0-1 (L, 2-0, at Northwestern) Players and coaches will be available on the fi eld in front of the Letterwinners Returning/Lost ....................................11/10 Ohio State bench. A member of the athletics communications Starters Returning/Lost ..................................................4/7 offi ce will escort the media to the fi eld. Newcomers ...................................................................... 17 Captains .............................................................Sage Gardner VIDEO SERVICES For information regarding video services and game footage (if available), contact Russ Hoefl ich in video services at 614-292-0881. OHIOSTATEBUCKEYES.COM This is the offi cial Web site of the Ohio State Athletics Department Ohio State men’s soccer releases, as well as a wide variety of related soccer and athletics department information can be found on the web, including links to all 36 varsity sports. TABLE OF CONTENTS Quick Facts .......................................................................1 Head Coach John Bluem ...............................................6-7 2012 Review..............................................................19-20 Radio & TV Roster .........................................................2-3 Associate Head Coach Frank Speth .................................7 Awards & Records ....................................................21-27 Roster & Pronunciation Guide..........................................4 Assistant Coach Taly Goode & Support Staff ..................8 NCAA & Big Ten History ..........................................28-29 Schedule & Opponent Info ...............................................5 Player Bios...................................................................9-18 All-Time Results ........................................................30-36 1 2013 OHIO STATE MEN’S SOCCER RADIO / TV ROSTER 1 Andrian McAdams 2 Craig Zahour 3 Kyle Culbertson 4 Diego Aguirre 5 Sage Gardner 6 Yianni Sarris Junior / Goalkeeper Freshman / Defender Sophomore / Midfi elder Freshman / Defender Senior / Defender Junior / Midfi elder Oberlin, Ohio Barrington, Ill. Columbus, Ohio Miami, Fla. Columbus, Ohio Mentor, Ohio HS: Oberlin HS: Barrington HS: Olentangy HS: North Miami Beach HS: Worthington Kilbourne HS: St. Ignatius Last College: Akron Last College: Columbia Last College: FGCU 7 Zach Mason 8 Ben Killian 9 Danny Jensen 10 Henry Chancy 11 Raymond Olavarria 12 Tyler Kidwell Sophomore / Defender Senior / Defender Freshman / Forward Freshman / Midfi elder Sophomore / Forward Freshman / Defender Galenda, Ohio Round Rock, Texas Weston, Fla. Atlanta, Ga. Hilliard, Ohio Dublin, Ohio HS: Big Walnut HS: Round Rock HS: Cypress Bay HS: Marist School HS: Hilliard Bradley Dublin Jerome 13 Christian Soldat 14 Adam Gorski 15 Denio Leone 16 Alec Lowell 17 Kenny Cunningham 18 Sam Steurer Freshman / Midfi elder Junior / Midfi elder Senior / Forward Junior / Midfi