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#28 SEAN ALVARADO FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER 6-3 •190 WEST ORANGE, NJ (ST. BENEDICT’S PREP)
High School ̶ Two-time fi rst-team All-American under coach Rick Jacobs at St. 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 goals and 10 assists and led the defense to 19 shutouts … As a junior, he scored two goals with seven assists and led the team to 16 shutouts while winning the state title … Played at West Orange HS as a freshman and sophomore, earning fi rst-team all-area and all-conference honors both seasons … As a sophomore, he was named the Best Sophomore in Essex County and earned third-team All-State honors after posting 16 goals and 22 assists … His team was the runner-up at the county championships and fi nished 10th in the state … As a freshman, he was named the Best Freshman in Essex County and was the only freshman recognized by the state coaches CAREER HIGHLIGHTS on the honorable mention All-State team … Club team Casa Mia Bays was the three-time defending •Two-time high school All- national champions (2003-05) … U-15 squad PDA Cantona won the State Cup, and his U-12-14 squads American with the Montclair Eagles won the State Cup three years in a row … Lettered two years in golf. Personal ̶ Biggest athletic thrill was being asked to play for the Casa Mia Bays … Admires Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard … Says that UCLA has been his dream ever since he heard the word "college" … Full name is Sean Conrad Alvarado … Born Sept. 20, 1987 in Beverly Hills, CA … Undeclared major.
#7 JONATHAN BORNSTEIN SENIOR • MIDFIELDER 5-9 •145 LOS ALAMITOS, CA (LOS ALAMITOS HS/CAL POLY POMONA)
2005 ̶ Helped the U.S. win a silver medal at the Maccabiah Games … Scored two goals in the quar- terfi nal win over South Africa. 2004 ̶ Scored the tying goal in the Bruins' 2-1 win over Stanford … Had an assist in the UC Davis game … Played in all 20 games with nine starts. 2003 (Cal Poly Pomona) ̶ Led Cal Poly Pomona in all scoring categories with seven goals, 12 assists and 26 points … First-team All-California Collegiate Athletic Association and second-team All-Far West Region for the second consecutive year … His 12 assists on the year were one shy of the program’s single-season record … Had a pair of three-assist games … Finished his career at Cal Poly CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Pomona ranked second in career assists (19), fi fth in career goals (19) and third in career points (53) •Silver medalist at the 2005 … Selected to the CoSIDA Academic All-America College Division District VIII team with a 3.30 GPA in Business Administration. Maccabiah Games 2002 (Cal Poly Pomona) ̶ CCAA Freshman of the Year …First-team All-CCAA and second-team All- •Two-time All-CCAA first- Far West Region selection … Led the team in scoring with 10 goals, seven assists and 27 points … team selection at Cal Poly Recorded game-winning goals in consecutive matches at Sonoma State and San Francisco State and Pomona also scored the game-winner in the 87th minute of a 2-1 win over UC Davis. •2002 CCAA Freshman of High School ̶ MVP of the Sunset League as he led his Los Alamitos HS team to a CIF Championship the Year … Earned fi rst-team all-county, All-CIF and team MVP honors after scoring 23 goals and 16 assists … As a junior, scored eight goals and six assists … Played under coach Trey Scharlin … Won the Golden Boot Award after leading the Irvine Strikers club team to the national championship. Personal ̶ Lists his biggest athletic thrill as winning the national championship with the Irvine Strik- ers and scoring the most goals in the tournament to win the Golden Boot Award … Brother Andrew played soccer at Cal Poly Pomona … Uncle Scott Bornstein is a UCLA alum … Hobbies include playing ping pong and pool … Full name is Jonathan Rey Bornstein … Born November 7, 1984 in Torrance, CA … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2002 18 18 52 10 7 27 3 2003 18 18 71 7 12 26 3 2004 20 9 17 1 1 3 0 Totals 56 45 140 18 20 56 6 8 2005 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
#0 ERIC CONNER REDSHIRT FRESHMAN • GOALKEEPER 6-0 •170 TRABUCO CANYON, CA (MISSION VIEJO HS)
2004 ̶ Redshirted the season. High School ̶ Three-year letterman under coach Roger Castle at Mission Viejo HS … Two-year team captain … Earned league MVP honors as a senior and also won the Diablo of the Year award … First- team all-league selection as a junior and second-team all-league as a sophomore … Received the team MVP award his sophomore and junior years … Lettered two years in track and fi eld under coach Mike Hoff man and competed in the long jump … Played club soccer for the Mission Viejo Pateadores, who won the Nomads Tournament in 2003 and reached the semifi nals of the National Cup in 2004 … Also a member of the ODP State and Region IV Team. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Personal ̶ Listed his greatest athletic thrill as signing his letter of intent to play for UCLA … Admires •ODP State and Region goalkeepers Iker Casillas of Real Madrid and Shay Given of Newcastle United … Hobbies include watching soccer, playing video games and listening to music … Full name is Eric Albert Conner … team member Born February 26, 1986 in Laguna Beach, CA … Undeclared major.
#21 EVAN COREY SENIOR • FORWARD 5-10 •165 PACIFIC PALISADES, CA (LA BAPTIST HS)
2004 ̶ Second-team Pac-10 All-Academic … Played in 11 games and started once against Oregon State at home … Took four shots on the year … Scored a goal in UCLA's 4-1 exhibition win over San Diego State in August. 2003 ̶ Saw action in 12 games and started at Washington … Hero of UCLA’s NCAA third round game against Florida International, scoring a pair of goals, the fi rst of his collegiate career, in the 2-0 win … Subsequently named the UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week … Picked up an assist at San Diego … Took fi ve shots, three on goal. 2002 ̶ Played in 12 games … Earned his fi rst career point with an assist against San Diego State CAREER HIGHLIGHTS … Took nine shots on the year. •Scored two goals in the High School ̶ Played two years of high school soccer at LA Baptist HS … Scored four goals as a 2003 NCAA third round freshman forward in 1999 … A broken foot limited him to just 14 of 25 games as a senior, but he victory over Florida Inter- still scored 15 goals and six assists and earned all-league and All-CIF honors as a forward and center midfi elder … Played club soccer for West Valley Samba, which won the 2001 state championship and national was runner-up at the 2001 Far West Regional Championship … Averaged 1.5 goals per game for the •Second-team Pac-10 All- Samba … Also a member of the ODP state and regional teams. Academic in 2004 Personal ̶ Biggest athletic thrill was winning the 2001 State Championship and scoring nine goals •UCLA/MET-Rx Student- and then moving on to the regional championship, where his team placed second and he scored Athlete of the Week in seven goals … Admires Dutch legend Johan Cruyff … Full name is Evan Jay Corey … Born January 2003 13, 1984 in North Hollywood, CA … Geography major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2002 12 0 9 0 1 1 0 2003 12 1 5 2 1 5 1 2004 11 1 4 0 0 0 0 Totals 35 2 18 2 2 6 1
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#15 RICHARD FLORES SOPHOMORE • FORWARD 5-10 •164 LENNOX, CA (ANIMO LEADERSHIP SCHOOL)
2004 ̶ Played in 14 games with starts in the fi rst three games of the season … Scored three goals and one assist … Scored UCLA's fi rst goal of the year in the opener against Oakland … Also scored goals against Creighton and against San Diego. High School ̶ McDonald’s All-American who scored two goals in the All-American game at The Home Depot Center … One of the most prolifi c goal scorers in CIF history, he tallied 88 goals in his fi nal two years at Animo Leadership School under coach Sergio Medrano … Scored 43 goals as a junior and 45 goals and 15 assists as a senior … CIF Off ensive Player of the Year … Two-time Los Angeles Times all-star … Daily Breeze all-star … Member of the ODP Region IV team … Earned the Golden Boot at CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Regional camp … Played club soccer with the Irvine Strikers, where he was the leading scorer and a CSL All-Star … Led the Strikers to the Premier League title. •Scored three goals as a Personal ̶ Lists his biggest athletic thrill as not only being picked for the McDonald’s All-American freshman in 2004 game but also scoring two goals in front of his home crowd … Admires Chivas striker Bofo Bautista •McDonald’s High School … Enjoys dancing … Full name is Richard Randy Flores … Born January 5, 1986 in East Los Angeles, All-American CA … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 14 3 13 3 1 7 0
#16 GREG FOLK SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-8 •155 WOODLAND HILLS, CA (EDISON ACADEMIC CENTER)
2005 ̶ Played with the U.S. Under-18 National Team at the Lisbon International Tournament in June and at the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland in August … Played in all three games at the Milk Cup to help lead the U.S. to the tournament victory … Started in the team’s victories against Serbia & Montenegro and Northern Ireland. 2004 ̶ Played in seven games and recorded two shots. High School ̶ Member of U.S. U-18 National Team … Part of the U.S. Soccer Residency program in Bradenton, FL … Graduated from Edison Academic Center a year early to start college … Has been with the U.S. National Team program since 2001 … Played prep soccer at Notre Dame HS in Sherman CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Oaks under coach Rene Velado in 2001 and 2002 … Also lettered in football in 2002, earning fi rst-team •U.S. U-18 National Team all-league honors as a 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 squad member … Parade All-American and McDonald’s All-American in 2004 … NSCAA/adidas All-American in 2003 •Consensus High School … ODP State Team member from 2000-2004 and a Regional Team member from 2001-2004 … Member All-American of the 2003 National Champion So Cal United team … His team also won the 2001 and 2002 Coast Premier League, the 2002 Pateadores Cup and NHB Cup and the 2003 League Cup. Personal ̶ Greatest athletic thrill was being invited to join the U.S. Soccer Residency program … Ad- mires Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer … Hobbies are fi shing and skiing … Brother Nick is a kicker on the University of Arizona football team … Aunt and cousin attended UCLA … Full name is Gregory Michael Folk … Born April 10, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 7 0 2 0 0 0 0
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#23 MIKE GARDNER JUNIOR • DEFENDER 5-9 •160 ALTA LOMA, CA (DAMIEN HS)
2004 ̶ Did not play. 2003 ̶ Played against Cal State Fullerton and in both games against Fresno State … Recorded an assist in the road match against Fresno State. 2002 ̶ Redshirted the season. High School ̶ Four-year letterman under coach Martin Vasquez at Damien HS … Made an immediate impact as a freshman, becoming only the ninth frosh in any sport to earn fi rst-team All-CIF honors … Ended his career with a school-record 89 assists, along with 25 goals … First-team All-CIF, four-time All-Sierra League, All-San Gabriel Valley and All-Inland Valley … Helped lead the Irvine Strikers to fi ve CAREER HIGHLIGHTS state championships, two regional fi nals and two Surf Cup titles … Four-year member of the ODP •Four-time All-CIF first team Region IV team and Cal-South State team … Captain of the state team in 2000-01 and led the team selection to the national championship in 1999 … Participated in the 2001 adidas ESP Camp. •Damien HS record-holder Personal ̶ Greatest athletic thrill was winning the national ODP Championship with the Cal-South with 89 career assists State team … Admires U.S. National Team and Ajax star John O’Brien … Hobbies include reading and traveling … Full name is Michael Lee Gardner … Born April 13, 1984 in Upland, CA … History major with an interest in sports broadcasting. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2003 3 0 0 0 1 1 0
#20 MAXWELL GRIFFIN FRESHMAN • FORWARD 6-0 •170 PALMDALE, CA (LITTLEROCK HS)
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 California 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 plays 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 Thierry CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Henry … Enjoys listening to music and playing the piano … Full name is Maxwell Ramon Griffi n … Born Sept. 17, 1987 in Riverside, CA … Undeclared major. •Leading scorer for 2005 Dallas Cup U-17 champion Arsenal FC
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#4 JORDAN HARVEY SENIOR • DEFENDER 5-11 •170 MISSION VIEJO, CA (CAPISTRANO VALLEY HS)
2005 ̶ Named to the PDL All-Conference Team. 2004 ̶ Honorable mention All-Pac-10 … One of two players to start in all 20 games … Recorded four assists on the season in games against UC Riverside, at Cal, at Washington and against San Diego … Defensive MVP of the Cal State Fullerton SoccerTown Classic after recording an assist and leading the Bruin defense to a 1-0 shutout against UC Riverside. 2003 ̶ Ranked third on the team in goals scored (four) and fi fth in points (10) … Seven-game starter and played in a total of 16 games … Scored a goal in two of his last three games, including the game-winner CAREER HIGHLIGHTS against Fresno State at home … Also scored against Cal •Honorable mention All- and Stanford at home … Assisted on the game-winner against LMU … Named to Soccer America’s Team of the Pac-10 in 2004 and 2002 Week for Sept. 21-28 … Missed the playoff s while play- •Member of U.S. National ing with the U.S. Under-20 National Team at the World Teams at U-14 to U-20 Youth Championships. levels 2002 ̶ Honorable mention All-Pac-10 selection despite •Co-captain of the U.S. missing the last three Pac-10 games while helping the Under-17 National Team in U.S. National Team qualify for the 2003 World Youth Championships … Played in 13 games with seven starts 2000-01 … Recorded an assist in UCLA’s 2-1 win over Fresno •Gatorade National Player State on Oct. 13. of the Year in 2001-02 High School ̶ Member of the U.S. Under-20 National •Two-time Parade All-Amer- Team and has played with the national teams at the U- ican 14, U-16 and U-17 levels … Team co-captain of the U-17s who has earned 23 caps with that team … Played the entire match in 22 of his 23 international appearances … Played every minute of every international in 2001, prior to sitting out the last match at the World Cham- pionship … Led the U-17s with 37 starts in 2001 and 52 starts in 2000 … Scored his fi rst international goal in a 4-1 win over Canada in 2000 … Recorded two assists with the U-17s in 2001 … Featured in Sports Illustrated as the Old Spice Athlete of the Month in October of 2001 … Gatorade National Player of the Year as a senior at Capistrano Valley HS, becoming the fi rst California player ever to receive the award for boys’ soccer … Scored 14 goals and fi ve assists in 16 games as a senior and earned all-league, all-city, All-CIF and all-state honors … Named a Parade All-American as a junior and senior … Only played two years in high school due to national team residency … Played for the Irvine Strikers club team. Personal ̶ Greatest athletic thrill was playing in the U-17 World Cup for the U.S. … Favorite pas- time is baseball … Full name is Jordan Cole Harvey … Born January 28, 1984 in Mission Viejo, CA … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2002 13 7 8 0 1 1 0 2003 16 7 14 4 2 10 1 2004 20 20 9 0 4 4 0 Totals 49 34 31 4 7 15 1
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#11 KAMANI HILL SOPHOMORE • FORWARD 6-0 •175 BERKELEY, CA (BERKELEY HS)
2004 ̶ Honorable mention All-Pac-10 … Ranked second on the team with fi ve assists … Scored two goals, the game-winner against UC Riverside and a goal against Cal State Northridge … Off ensive MVP of the Cal State Fullerton SoccerTown Classic … Played in all 20 games with 12 starts. High School ̶ Named the No. 1 recruit in the nation by Soccer America … Member of the U.S. U-20 National Team that played in South Korea and Northern Ireland in the summer of 2004 … Four-year letterman at Berkeley HS under coach Janu Juarez … Parade, McDonald’s and EA Sports All-American in 2003-04 … Recorded a goal and assist in the McDonald’s All-American game in 2004 … Two-time NSCAA/adidas All-American … Twice named the North Coast Section Player of the Year and the CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Contra Costa Times Player of the Year … In his career, scored 133 goals and had 70 assists … Scored 42 goals and 16 assists in 27 games as a senior … Recorded 38 goals and 18 assists as a junior, 35 •Honorable mention All- goals and 22 assists as a sophomore and 18 goals and 14 assists as a freshman … Member of the ODP Pac-10 in 2004 Regional Team … Played club soccer for Marin United from 2000-03 and for Marin FC in 2003-04 … •Member of U.S. U-20 Na- Team won the state championship in 2003 and 2004, the regional championship in 2003 and was a tional Team pool national fi nalist in 2003. •Soccer America No. 1 Personal ̶ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as representing the U.S. in Korea and playing in front of 35,000 people … Admires France’s Thierry Henri … Hobbies include listening to music … Full name recruit in 2004 is Kamani Helekunihi Hill … Born December 28, 1985 in Berkeley, CA … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 20 12 28 2 5 9 1
#3 PATRICK IANNI JUNIOR • MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER 6-1 •175 LODI, CA (LODI HS)
2005̶ Starter on U.S. Under-20 National Team at the World Youth Championships … Key member of defensive unit that shut out all three opponents in group play … Scored his fi rst international goal in a 2-0 friendly win over China. 2004 ̶ Pac-10 Co-Player of the Year … First-team All-Pac-10 … Strong defensive presence who helped the Bruins limit 12 opponents to single-digit shot totals … Starter in 18 of 20 games played … Took 12 shots. 2003 ̶ Played in 19 games with starts against Maryland, Virginia, Fresno State (home), Tulsa, FIU and Indiana … Starter in UCLA’s last four games … Took eight shots … Missed parts of pre-season CAREER HIGHLIGHTS training to play with the U.S. Under-20 National Team at a tournament in Spain. •2004 Pac-10 Co-Player of High School ̶ Member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team … NSCAA High School and Youth All- the Year American … Two-time Parade All-American … 2002-03 McDonald’s All-American … Four-year let- terman at Lodi HS under coach Don Rootimoly … All-SJAA selection who led his team to the Section •2004 All-Pac-10 First-Team Finals … Team captain for Lodi HS … Captained the San Juan Soccer Club to the U-17 Nor-Cal State selection Championship and to the regional semifi nals … Was on the U-14 and U-16 National Teams. •Starter on the U.S. U-20 Personal ̶ Brother Tayt Ianni was a member of UCLA’s NCAA Championship team in 1990 and a National Team two-time NSCAA All-Far West selection and UCLA Defensive MVP … Tayt also played professionally with the San Jose Clash … Described his greatest athletic thrill so far as being selected as part of the U-14, U-16 and U-18 National Teams … Career aspiration is to be a preacher … Full name is Patrick Edward Joseph Ianni … Born April 15, 1985 in Lodi, CA … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2003 19 6 8 0 0 0 0 2004 20 18 12 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 24 20 0 0 0 0
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#12 DAMON JAMES REDSHIRT SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-10 •165 PETALUMA, CA (PETALUMA HS)
2004 ̶ Made his collegiate debut against San Diego. 2003 ̶ Redshirted the season. High School ̶ Four-year letterman at Petaluma HS under coach Fred Brunton … Four-time all-league selection … Two-time MVP (2000, 2001) … Lettered in track from 2001-2002, running sprints … Played club soccer with the Santa Rosa United, which won six North Cal State championships … Member of the ODP Regional team. Personal ̶ Lists his greatest athletic thrill as traveling to Europe to compete as a youngster … Ad- mires Eric Cantona and Laurent Robert … Hobbies include watching Dog the Bounty Hunter and CAREER HIGHLIGHTS participating on eBay … Full name is Damon Elias James … Born February 22, 1985 in San Francisco, •Member of the ODP Re- CA … Political Science major. gional Team Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
#27 JASON LEOPOLDO FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER/FORWARD 5-7 •145 THOUSAND OAKS, CA (THOUSAND OAKS HS)
High School ̶ Member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team … Named the 2004 NSCAA/adidas Boys Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Selected the 2004-05 Gatorade State Player of the Year … NSCAA/adidas High School and Youth All-American … 2005 Parade and EA Sports All-American … Rated the No. 4 prospect in the nation by StudentSportsSoccer.com … CIF Southern Section Division II Off ensive Player of the Year in 2005 after scoring 15 goals and 10 assists … Scored the game-tying goal in the CIF title game that fi nished in a draw … Named the LA Times, LA 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 a freshman at West Torrance HS under coach Mike Shimizu … Led his Thousand Oaks team to CIF Southern Section titles in 2004 and 2005 … His 2005 squad started the season 0-7 without him in the CAREER HIGHLIGHTS lineup due to national team commitments, and when he returned the team went 15-2-2 … Scored •2004 NSCAA/adidas Schol- 12 goals with 14 assists as a junior to earn all-league, all-county and All-CIF honors … Played club ar-Athlete of the Year soccer with SoCal United, which won the 2003 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship … Member •Parade, NSCAA All-Ameri- 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 can F.C. in Sao Paulo, Brazil in August of 2004. •U.S. Under-18 National Personal ̶ Graduated in the Top 5 percent of his class … Speaks four languages - English, Portu- Team member guese, 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 … Undeclared major.
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#7 EDWIGE LIGONDE SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-11 •185 FRESNO, CA (BUCHANAN HS)
2004 ̶ Played in three games, seeing action against Oakland, Creighton and San Diego. High School ̶ Earned All-San Joaquin Valley honors three times and led his team to the Valley championship in 2003 … As a senior team captain, he received All-CIF, League Defensive MVP, All- City Defensive MVP and All-Valley Defender of the Year acclaim … Played and started in 30 games and helped his team earn 20 shutouts while scoring three goals of his own … In his junior season, he played and started in 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 Valley Soccer Academy, where he was team captain … Team placed third in the State Premier League, and CAREER HIGHLIGHTS he scored four goals last season. •All-CIF selection and All- Personal ̶ Described his greatest athletic thrills as scoring the winning penalty kick to help his high school team win the Valley Championship and being recruited by UCLA … Admires Rio Ferdinand Valley Defender of the Year and Sol Campbell … Hobbies include piano, playing soccer, basketball and golf … Career aspiration in 2003-04 is to be a CPA … Full name is Edwige Emmanuel Ligondé … Born January 4, 1986 in Ft. Lauderdale, •Led team to Valley Cham- FL … Business-Economics major. pionship in 2003 Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
#6 RAMON MANAK SENIOR • MIDFIELDER 5-11 •175 MALIBU, CA (MALIBU HS/CAL POLY SLO)
2004 ̶Scored one goal and two assists in 12 games played … Made starts against UC Davis and in both games against Stanford … Recorded a two-assist game in the 4-3 overtime win over Cal … Scored his fi rst goal as a Bruin in the 3-0 road win at Cal. 2002 (Cal Poly SLO) ̶ For the second straight year played in 17 matches, starting 13 ... Scored a pair of assists for two points ... Both assists were in Big West matches in the second half of season. 2001 (Cal Poly SLO) ̶ Made an impression in his fi rst season of collegiate soccer, scoring a pair of goals ... Started 13 matches and played in four others ... Made 11 shots on goal ... Scored goals in the season opener against Illinois-Chicago on Aug. 31 and in the Big West opener against UC Irvine on CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Oct. 12. •Recorded two assists in a High School ̶ Attended Malibu HS one year and graduated in 2001 … Played on the CIF Division V 4-3 overtime win over Cal, championship team in 2001 under coach Frank Page … Teammates with current Bruin Luke Mehring including an assist on the … Played club soccer with So Cal United. tying goal Personal ̶ Admires Zinedine Zidane … Lists his greatest athletic thrill as getting accepted into UCLA to play soccer … Enjoys watching movies … Full name is Ramon Singh Manak … Born June 4, 1983 •Started in 26 games at Cal in Coventry, England … History major. Poly SLO from 2001-02 Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2001* 17 13 11 2 0 4 0 2002* 17 13 27 0 2 2 0 2004 12 3 9 1 2 4 0 Totals 46 29 47 3 4 10 0 *at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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#17 KIEL MCCLUNG JUNIOR • DEFENDER 6-1 •170 PALMDALE, CA (QUARTZ HILL HS)
2004 ̶ Played in 16 games with nine starts … Assisted on the game-winning goal against UC Davis … Starting defender on the U.S. U-20 National Team and earned nine caps with the team in the sum- mer. 2003 ̶ College Soccer News All-Freshman selection … Starter in 16 of 23 games played … Scored three goals, including game-winners against LMU and at Cal … Also recorded a goal with an assist against Virginia … Had two assists on the year, including an assist on the game-winner against Fresno State … Named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week CAREER HIGHLIGHTS for Sept. 28 after his performance against LMU. •College Soccer News All- High School ̶ NSCAA/adidas All-American … Mem- ber of the U.S. Under-18 National Team pool … Three- Freshman team year varsity starter at Quartz Hill HS under coach Tony •College Soccer News Team Bruce … Led his team to the CIF Division I co-cham- of the Week selection Sept. pionship as a junior and to two Golden League titles 28, 2003 overall … CIF Division I Off ensive Player of the Year and the Golden League MVP in 2002 after leading the •U.S. Youth National Team CIF Southern Section in goals scored with 33 … Also member recorded 20 assists … Daily News Player of the Year and LA Times all-area fi rst-team in 2002 … As a senior, earned league and Daily News fi rst-team honors … Scored 20 goals with 15 assists … Career high school scoring total was 63 goals and 53 assists … Played club soccer with League Cup Champion AV Heat for six years and with Dallas Cup Champion West Samba Valley for one year … Member of the ODP-Cal South State team, which were fi nalists in the national ODP championships and region champions … Member of the 85 Region IV team, which traveled to Holland, Belgium, Germany and Brazil. Personal ̶ Admires Brazil’s Cafu because of his attacking defense style … Describes his greatest athletic thrill as playing internationally against top teams such as Bayer Leverkusen, F.C. Kaiserslautern and Corinthians F.C. … Brother Ian plays soccer at Cal State Northridge … Full name is Kiel Gregory McClung … Born May 1, 1985 in Fresno, CA … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2003 23 16 18 3 2 8 2 2004 16 9 1 0 1 1 0 Totals 39 25 19 3 3 9 2
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#13 LUKE MEHRING JUNIOR • MIDFIELDER 6-0 •180 MALIBU, CA (MALIBU HS)
2004 ̶ Scored the game-winning goal with a header off a corner kick in the NCAA second round vs. LMU … Played in seven games and started in four, including the team’s two NCAA games. 2003 ̶ Redshirted the season with an injury. 2002 ̶ UCLA Rookie of the Year … Starter in seven of 13 games played … Scored two goals on the year, including the game-winner in a 1-0 victory at Washington … Also scored against Fresno State at home … Led the team in shot percentage, scoring 66.7% of the time he shot. High School ̶ Four-year letterman at Malibu HS under coaches Jason Moore and Frank Page … Played sweeper, center-midfi elder and forward during his prep career … School-record holder for career goals CAREER HIGHLIGHTS (70) and single-season goals (33 as a senior) … League MVP and fi rst-team All-CIF as a senior … Led his •2002 UCLA Rookie of the team to the CIF Div. V title in 2001, as well as the league championship and earned fi rst-team All-CIF Year and all-league honors after scoring 17 goals … Team MVP and fi rst-team all-league as a sophomore … Earned second-team all-league acclaim in his freshman season … Three-year member of the ODP state •Scored three career goals, team and two-year member of the ODP regional team … Five-year team captain for So. Cal United, including two game-win- which was a semifi nalist at the National Cup and the champion of the Premier League. ners Personal ̶ Described his greatest athletic thrill as winning the NCAA Championship in 2002 … Favorite soccer player is Jurgen Klinsmann of Germany … Hobbies include hanging with friends, sleeping and watching soccer and basketball … Grandmother and aunt also attended UCLA … Full name is Lukas Patrick Mehring … Born June 9, 1984 in Canoga Park, CA … History major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2002 13 7 3 2 0 4 1 2003 REDSHIRTED 2004 7 4 2 1 0 2 1 Totals 20 11 5 3 0 6 2
#19 ELI MESCHURES JUNIOR • MIDFIELDER 5-6 •145 BEVERLY HILLS, CA (BEVERLY HILLS HS)
2004 ̶ Played in just one game - against San Diego - due to injury … Scored the game’s only goal in a 1-0 spring victory over the LA Galaxy. 2003 ̶ Played in 15 games and took six shots. 2002 ̶ Redshirted the season. High School ̶ First-team All-CIF in 2002 and a third-team selection in 2001 and 2000 … Became the fi rst player in school history to earn All-CIF honors three times … Three-time fi rst-team All-Ocean League selection … As a senior, he was selected the Team MVP, Ocean League Best Defensive Player and All-West Regional … Named the team’s Best Defensive Player in 2000 and 2001 … Beverly Hills CAREER HIGHLIGHTS HS Sophomore and Junior Athlete of the Year … Lettered three years at BHHS under coach Steve Rap- •Played in 15 games in paport … Member of the Cal South team that won the 2001 ODP National Championships … Played 2003 club soccer with the Wolfpack. •Three-time All-CIF selec- Personal ̶ Played high school soccer with younger brothers Harry (now the UCLA team manager) tion and Michael (a freshman on the squad) … Father Victor is a UCLA grad … Admires Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos … Hobbies include music and travel … Full name is Eli Meschures … Born November 27, 1983 in Los Angeles, CA … History major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2003 15 0 6 0 0 0 0 2004 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 16 0 6 0 0 0 0 2005 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER 17 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES
#26 MICHAEL MESCHURES FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER 5-10 •145 BEVERLY HILLS, CA (BEVERLY HILLS HS)
High School ̶ Four-year letterman at Beverly Hills HS under coach Steve Rappaport … Played mid- fi 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 Year … Broke school varsity records for goals, assists and points and was named the BHHS Rookie of the Year as a freshman in 2001 … Starter on the Cal-South ODP ‘87 boys team that won the ODP Regional and National Championships … Played club soccer with the Wolfpack. Personal ̶ Older brother Eli is a junior on the UCLA squad, and younger brother Harry is the team’s manager … Described his greatest athletic thrill as winning the ‘87 ODP National Championship … CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Admires Brazilian star Ronaldinho … Hobbies include basketball and running … Father Victor is a UCLA alumnus … Full name is Michael Meschures … Born February 27, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA … •Starter on ODP Regional Undeclared major. and National Championship squads
#14 BRANDON OWENS JUNIOR • DEFENDER 6-1 •170 MURRIETA, CA (EDISON ACADEMIC CENTER)
2004 ̶ Second-team All-Pac-10 selection … Starter in 18 of 19 games played … Helped the Bruin defense earn a 0.82 team GAA and eight shutouts … Joined the U.S. U-20 National Team for a game against Honduras on Nov. 19. 2003 ̶ Soccer America Freshman All-American … Also named to College Soccer News’ All-Freshman team … Only freshman named to the All-Pac-10 fi rst team … Starter in the backfi eld in UCLA’s last 18 games … Helped the Bruins achieve a team goals against average of 0.52, tied for the lowest team mark in school history … Scored his fi rst career goal at Fresno State … Recorded the game-winning goal in UCLA’s Pac-10 clinching win over Oregon State … Named to Soccer America’s Team of the Week for CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Nov. 3-9 … Co-captain of the U.S. Under-17 National Team at the World Youth Championships. •Soccer America Freshman High School ̶ Member of the U.S. U-17 residency program and National Team … Graduated a year early to join the UCLA team … Played with the U-17s for two years, earning over 30 international caps All-American … U-17 team co-captain … Also played with the U-14s and U-16s … 2003 McDonald’s and two-time •First-team All-Pac-10 Parade All-American … Rated the No. 3 recruit in the nation by Soccer America … Member of the in 2003, second-team in Region IV ODP state and regional teams … Played one year of high school soccer at Murrieta Val- 2004 ley HS, earning all-league and all-league academic honors as a freshman … Also competed in track and fi eld in sprints and long jump … Played on the freshman football team as a wide receiver and •Named to 2004 Pac-10 kicker and was voted the Off ensive Player of the Year … Team captain of the Nomads Soccer Club, All-Freshman Team which were the 1999 State Cup and regional champions … Featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in •U.S. U-20 National Team the Crowd in January 2003 … Awarded by the USOC the FLAME (Finding Leaders Among Minorities member Everywhere) Award. Personal ̶ Greatest athletic moment was going to Finland with the U-17 National Team for the World Championships … Admires Juventus defender Liliam Thuram … Full name is Dwight Brandon Anthony Owens … Born January 23, 1986 in West Covina, CA … Biology 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 Totals 42 38 10 2 0 4 1
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#1 NATE PENA SENIOR • GOALKEEPER 6-0 •175 YORBA LINDA, CA (MATER DEI HS)
2005 ̶ Named the PDL Goalkeeper of the Year and selected to the PDL All-Conference team … Led the league in goals against average (0.47), shutouts (seven) and wins (13). 2004 ̶ Started four games before being sidelined with an injury … Recorded a 3-1 record in fi ve games played with one shutout (against UNLV) and a 1.16 GAA … Earned an assist in the 4-0 win over San Diego … In the Bruins’ spring season, he shut out the LA Galaxy in February and held them to one goal in a 3-1 win in April. 2003 ̶ Did not allow a goal in four games and 93 minutes of action … Faced seven shots and made three saves … CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Saw action against Cal State Fullerton and Oregon State •Posted a 0.00 GAA as a and played in both Fresno State games. sophomore and a 0.73 GAA 2002 ̶ Saw action in four games for a total of 124 as a freshman minutes … Recorded a goals against average of 0.73 … Made his fi rst career start in the 2-1 win at home over •Holds a career GAA of Fresno State … Faced 12 shots and made three saves 0.90 … Allowed zero goals in nearly 23 minutes against San •Recorded an assist in Diego to earn his fi rst shared shutout … Faced one shot 2004 in fi ve minutes of scoreless play against Boston in the season opener … Kept Penn State scoreless in six minutes of play in the NCAA Quarterfi nals High School ̶ Two-time All-CIF performer at Mater Dei HS … Led his team to back-to-back CIF titles in 2000 and 2001 … In his senior season, he tied the school single- season shutout record of 16, which was held by Bruin assistant coach Peter van de Ven … Also made 154 saves and recorded a goals against average of 0.70 … Named league Defensive Player of the Year and fi rst-team all- county by the Orange County Register and Los Angeles Times … As a junior, posted 15 shutouts with 175 saves and a goals against average of 0.67 … Holds the Mater Dei record for career shutouts with 35 … Played club soccer with Jusa Select, which won consecutive championships at the Nomads Tournament in 2001- 02 … Member of the State ODP team. Personal ̶ Describes his greatest athletic thrill as winning back-to-back CIF Championships … Hob- bies include listening to music, snowboarding and hanging out with friends … Full name is Nathan Scott Pena … Born October 20, 1984 in Los Angeles, CA … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Min Sv So GA GAA W-L-T 2002 4 1 124 3 0 1 0.73 1-0-0 2003 4 0 93 3 0 0 0.00 0-0-0 2004 5 4 386 2 1 5 1.16 3-1-0 Totals 13 5 603 8 1 6 0.90 4-1-0
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#22 ERIC REED JUNIOR • GOALKEEPER 6-0 •190 MISSION VIEJO, CA (LAGUNA HILLS HS)
2004 ̶ Honorable mention All-Pac-10 … Also honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic … Ranked 12th in the nation with a 0.73 goals against average … Shut out LMU and made four saves, including a point-blank shot from two yards away, in the NCAA second round … Started 16 games and recorded six shutouts with 37 saves … Held a season record of 11-3-2 … Made a season-best six saves and shut out LMU in an overtime tie in the regular season … Had back-to-back shutouts on the road against Cal and Stanford … All-Conference selection in the PDL with the Southern California Seahorses. 2003 ̶ Played in four games … Allowed one goal in 100 minutes of play while making four saves on 11 shots … Shut out Stanford in 45 minutes of play on Oct. 19 … Recorded two saves at Fresno State. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2002 ̶ Redshirted the season. •Ranked 12th nationally High School ̶ Four-year letterwinner under coach Scott Johnson at Laguna Hills HS … Two-time with a 0.73 GAA in 2004 All-Seaview League fi rst-team selection … Earned second-team all-league honors his sophomore season … Team captain and team MVP as a junior and senior … Laguna Hills HS Scholar-Athlete of the •2004 Honorable mention Year in 2000 … Also lettered in 1999 and 2000 in baseball … Member of the U.S. U-18 National Team All-Pac-10 and Pac-10 All- … Played with the U-18s in Chile in January of 2000 … Won the Golden Glove Award while helping Academic selection the Region IV team capture the 2001 ODP National Championship … Also a member of the Cal South and Region IV ODP champions … Played club soccer with the Irvine Strikers, which won the National State Cup in 2002 and 2003 … Attended the adidas ESP Camp in 2000 and 2001 and was the Defensive MVP and Golden Glove winner in 2001. Personal ̶ Described his greatest athletic thrill as playing in the championship game of the ODP National Championships … Hobbies include motorcycles, weightlifting, going on missionary trips and music … Admires U.S. National Team goalkeeper Kasey Keller … Full name is Eric David Reed … Born December 7, 1983 in Nashua, NH … Religious Studies major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Min Sv So GA GAA W-L-T 2003 4 0 100 4 0 1 0.90 0-0-0 2004 16 16 1471 37 6 12 0.73 11-3-2 Totals 20 16 1571 41 6 13 0.74 11-3-2
#18 BRAD RUSIN FRESHMAN • DEFENDER 6-4 •200 HOLMES BEACH, FL (ST. STEPHEN’S PREP)
High School ̶ 2005 EA Sports All-American at St. Stephen’s Prep … Recorded eight goals and four assists while playing center back … Named team MVP while leading St. Stephen’s to an 18-1-2 season in 2005 … First-team all-state, all-area … Also played one year (2001-02) at Valparaiso HS in Indiana … Trained at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, FL … IMG Defensive Player of the Year … Has served as team captain for the IMG PDL squad, North West Indiana United FC and the Indianapolis Arsenal SC … Five-year Indiana ODP State team member … Played on the IMG Academy Team that won the 2005 U-19 Dallas Cup … Earned a second-place fi nish in 2002 and a third-place showing in 2000 at the 3v3 Nationals … Trained with Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2004. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Personal ̶ Father Cliff ord Rusin played Division I soccer in the early 70’s for Western Illinois Univer- sity … Holds a USYSA D National Coaches License … Lists his greatest athletic thrills as tying the U-17 •Five-year Indiana ODP Brazilian National Team, 1-1, and winning the 2005 Dallas Cup … Admires Michael Jordan … Names State team member import cars as his hobby … Mother Karen and brother Parker live in Holmes Beach, FL … Full name •2005 EA Sports All-Ameri- is Bradford Evan Rusin … Born Sept. 5, 1986 in Crown Point, IN … Undeclared major with a career can objective in engineering management or architecture/construction management.
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#24 RYAN VALDEZ SENIOR • MIDFIELDER 5-11 •170 PLACENTIA, CA (EL DORADO HS)
2004 ̶ Team co-captain … Scored his fi rst goal of the year against LMU in the NCAA second round … Played in 14 games with 10 starts … Took seven shots. 2003 ̶ Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic … Started 12 games and played in 19 games total … Scored his fi rst career goal as UCLA came from behind to tie San Diego … Scored the go-ahead goal in the NCAA second round against Tulsa … Assisted on the game-winning goal at Washington and also had an assist in UCLA’s win over Stanford … Selected UCLA’s Most Improved Player. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2002 ̶ Played in fi ve games and earned one start •2003 Honorable Men- at home against Fresno State … Also played against Cal State Fullerton, San Diego State, Rutgers and tion Pac-10 All-Academic St. John’s. selection 2001 ̶ Did not compete and redshirted the season •2003, 2001 UCLA Most … Voted the team’s Most Improved Player. Improved Player High School ̶ Four-time All-CIF and all-league selection at El Dorado HS under coach Marc Smith … Earned second-team all-county honors as a junior after scoring 21 goals and 19 assists … First-team all-county honoree as a senior after totaling 10 goals and 14 assists … Ended his prep career with 53 goals and 57 assists … Led his team to four league champi- onships, two CIF semifi nal berths and one CIF fi nals berth … Two-year team captain … Student Sports All- America selection … Lettered for two years in baseball … Played club soccer with JUSA, which won the Surf Cup and the Nomads Tournament twice … Scored 19 goals and 13 assists in 1999-2000 and 25 goals and 15 assists in 2000-2001 for JUSA. Personal ̶ Full name is Ryan Anthony Valdez … Has a brother, Casey and a sister, Andrea … Born September 16, 1982 in La Mirada, CA … Sociology major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2002 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 2003 19 12 10 2 2 6 0 2004 14 10 7 1 0 2 0 Totals 38 23 17 3 2 8 0
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#2 MARVELL WYNNE SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-9 •171 POWAY, CA (POWAY HS)
2005 ̶ One of the stars of the U.S. Under-20 National Team at the World Youth Championships in Holland … Assisted on the game’s only goal in the opening round victory over eventual tournament winner Argentina … Key member of a defense that shut out all three opponents in group play. 2004 ̶ Played in all 20 games with 17 starts … Recorded two assists, including an assist on the game-winner at UC Irvine … Called up for the fi rst time to the U.S. U-20 National Team for a game against Honduras Nov. 19 and made his international debut by starting and playing all 90 minutes in a 2-0 U.S. win. High School ̶ NSCAA/adidas All-American in 2003 … Three-year letterman at Poway HS under coach CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Bob Champion … Totaled 13 goals and 13 assists in his career, as well as 388 clears and nine saves •U.S. Under-20 National … Earned fi rst-team All-CIF, all-league and Palomar League Player of the Year honors as a senior … Poway HS retired his jersey #3 … As a junior, he earned second-team all-league and all-county hon- Team starter ors … Second-team all-county and honorable mention all-league honoree as a sophomore … Junior •Played all 20 games as a varsity MVP and team captain his freshman season … Also lettered in track and fi eld and broke school freshman in 2004 records in the 200m dash (21.87) and 400m dash (48.10) … All-CIF fi rst-team selection in the 4x400 and all-league selection in the 200m, 400m and 4x400 … Earned Most Valuable Freshman honors in 2001 and Most Valuable Athlete acclaim in 2002 … Played club soccer with Hotspurs USA, which won the Cal-South State Championship. Personal ̶ Father is former Major League Baseball player Marvell Wynne … Greatest athletic thrill so far was traveling to Germany and Holland with the ODP team in 2001 and being awarded the Coach’s Award … Admires MetroStars defender Eddie Pope … Full name is Marvell Wynne II … Born May 8, 1986 in Pittsburgh, PA … Physiological Science major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 20 17 12 0 2 2 0
#5 MIKE ZAHER SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 5-10 •165 LAS VEGAS, NV (BISHOP GORMAN HS)
2004 ̶ Saw action in nine games and took three shots … Scored the game-winning goal in an exhibi- tion game against San Diego State in August. High School ̶ Member of the U.S. U-18 National Team … Named to Soccer America’s Top 25 recruits list at No. 21 … Two-time Parade All-American and a member of the 2004 McDonald’s All-American team and 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 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS as a sophomore and six as a freshman for a total of 78 career goals … Earned a varsity letter in 2004 in bowling … His club soccer team won seven Nevada state championships … ODP Region IV team •U.S. Youth National Team member from 2001-03. member Personal ̶ Greatest athletic moment so far has been traveling to England, France, Spain and Brazil •Two-time Parade All-Amer- to play with the regional and national teams … Admires Brazilian defender Roberto Carlos … Hobbies ican include bowling and playing Risk … Brother Joe was the 2002 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year at Oregon •2004 Gatorade State High 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 … Business-Economics major. School Player of the Year Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 9 0 3 0 0 0 0
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#8 SAL ZIZZO FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER 5-11 •165 SAN DIEGO, CA (PATRICK HENRY HS)
High School ̶ Member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team that played in the Lisbon International Tournament and the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland … Parade and NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American in 2005 … Received All-CIF honors from 2003-05 … Member of the ODP Regional and State teams from 2002-05 … Played on the ODP Cal South team that won the National Championship in 2003 … Played club soccer with Hotspurs USA … Four-year letterman in baseball at Patrick Henry HS … Played center fi eld and earned All-CIF honors in 2004 . Personal ̶ Full name is Salvatore Zizzo … Biggest thrill playing soccer occurred this past summer when he competed with the U.S. U-18 National Team in Portugal against Portugal, Poland and Japan CAREER HIGHLIGHTS … Admires Real Madrid’s Michael Owen … Hobbies are playing soccer and baseball … Born Apr. 3, 1987 in San Diego, CA … Undeclared major. •U.S. Under-18 National Team member •Parade and NSCAA/adidas All-American
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