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Quick Facts TABLE OF CONTENTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION Quick Facts/Table of Contents . 1 Location . Fort Worth,TX 76105 2008 Rams . 2-15 Founded . 1890 Coaching Staff . 3 Enrollment . 2,863 2008 Preview . 4 Nickname . Rams 2008 Roster . 5 Colors . Blue and Gold 2008 Schedule/Opponents. 6 Meet the Rams . 7-15 Facility . Martin Field (500) 2007 Review . 16-20 Affiliation. NAIA Division I 2007 Season Review . 17 Conference . Red River Athletic 2007 Results/Statistics . 18 President . Dr. Harold G. Jeffcoat Red River Athletic Conference . 19-20 Athletics Director . Kevin Millikan Ram Record Book . 21-28 Faculty Athletics Rep. Dr. Pam Rast Year-by-Year/Records. 22 Head Athletic Trainer . Kyle Morgan Award Winners . 23 Sport Information Director . Josh Lacy All-Time vs. Opponents . 24 Assistant SID. Ryan Amador All-Time Results . 25-26 All-Time Roster . 27-28 Texas Wesleyan . 29-36 COACHING STAFF Martin Field . 29 Head Coach. Josh Gibbs Campus Map . 30 Record at Wesleyan . 15-17-4 Athletic Directory . 31 Career Record . 15-17-4 Texas Wesleyan Athletic History . 32-33 Alma Mater . Texas Wesleyan ‘03 This is Texas Wesleyan . 34-35 E-Mail . [email protected] Ram Scorecard. 36 Assistant Coach. Gaspar Martinez E-Mail . [email protected] TEAM INFORMATION 2007 Record . 9-9-2 RRAC . 4-2-1 All-Time Record . 156-183-17 (.460) Starters Returning/Lost. 8/3 Letter Winners Returning/Lost. 13/11 MEDIA INFORMATION Fort Worth Star-Telegram Troy Phillips . (817) 642-0233 Dallas Morning News Bob Yates . (214) 977-8260 Theo Nabassi recorded at least one point in each of Arlington Star-Telegram his first four collegiate games. Larry Lutz. (817) 548-5400 Arlington Morning News NOTE Cameron Maun . (214) 977-2770 This guide contains historical information that WFAA-TV (ABC) dates back to the program’s inception. To George Riba. (214) 977-6585 make any corrections or provide more infor- KDFW-TV (Fox) mation that will aid in its accuracy, please con- Mike Doocy . (817) 654-4000 tact the Texas Wesleyan Sports Information KTVT-TV (CBS). (817) 451-1111 Department at (817) 531-4855 or write to us at 1201 Wesleyan St., Fort Worth,TX, 76105. KXAS-TV (NBC) Derek Castillo . (817) 654-6311 CREDITS The 2008 Texas Wesleyan Men’s Soccer Media Guide was designed, written, and edited by Josh Lacy, Sports Information Director. Editorial assistance by Adrienne Lacy, Ryan Amador, and Kevin Millikan. Photography pro- vided by Jose Valdez, Josh Lacy, and Ryan Amador. Covers designed by Josh Lacy. This book was printed by MultiAd Printing in The 2007 Rams went 3-2-1 in overtime games. Peoria, IL. www.ramsports.net 1 11 00 00 88 RR AA MM SS Coaching Staff Josh Gibbs His coaching career also began at Texas Wesleyan. Gibbs served as an assistant coach for one season, prior to playing in his senior HEAD COACH year. THIRD SEASON Gibbs joined the Wesleyan staff after serving as an assistant coach for the Baylor University Josh Gibbs took the women’s soccer program. He also worked helm of the Texas toward his Masters degree while at Baylor. Wesleyan men’s soccer program in 2006. Gibbs resides in Arlington with his wife, Jessica. After two seasons, Gibbs has the Rams poised to compete for BIBBSS CAREER RECORD a Red River Athletic Conference championship. Overall Conference Last season, the Rams featured seven All- Year W L T Pct. W L T Pct. Conference players after earning the second seed in the conference tournament with a 4-2- 2006 6 8 2 .429 4 2 1 .667 1 record. After a dramatic shootout win 2007 9 9 2 .500 4 2 1 .667 against defending champion Huston-Tillotson Totals 15 17 4 .469 8 4 2 .667 in the semifinals, the Rams fell to UT- Brownsville in another shootout in the title match. In his first season as head coach at his alma matter, Gibbs led the Rams to six wins and an appearance in the Red River Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals. In his first game, he led the Rams to a 0-0 tie through two overtime periods against a very strong West Texas A&M team. After starting the season 2-7-2, Gibbs’ Rams rattled off four straight wins to reach the conference semifi- nals. When he took the head coaching job at Texas Wesleyan, Gibbs renewed a long relationship with the school. He received his Bachelor of Science degree from Texas Wesleyan in 2003 after playing for three seasons. During his playing career, the goalkeeper was a 2nd-team All-RRAC selection in 2002. He transferred to Texas Wesleyan after one season at Huron University where he was an Honorable Mention NAIA All-American selection. Gaspar Martinez Coach Gibbs led the Rams to the RRAC title match ASSISTANT COACH last season. FIFTH SEASON Phillip Gaspar Martinez begins his fifth season as assis- tant coach for Texas Blocklinger Wesleyan. He also cur- rently serves as the director of coaching for STUD.ASST. COACH the Texas Development Acadamy. Martinez has had previous coaching expe- FIRST SEASON rience as an assistant at Richland College from 2001-02. In the prep ranks, he was an assistant Phillip Blocklinger at Nolan Catholic High School and junior high played one season at head coach at Fort Worth Country Day School. He was also a head coach in the Texas Wesleyan after Dallas Texans South Soccer Club for seven playing for the innaugural Hill College men's seasons and was the director of development soccer team. Blocklinger attended Red Oak for Legend Soccer Club from 1993-98. High School in Red Oak,TX where he played He currently resides in Arlington with his wife, Sheila, and their two sons,Aidan and under coach Austin Guest. He is majoring in Julien. accounting. www.ramsports.net 3 2008 Preview R A M S S E T T O C H A L L E N G E F O R A S E C O N D T II T L E After a solid 2007 campaign, the 2008 Rams Pineda will once again anchor a defense that are primed to make a run at a second Red allowed 1.75 goals per game and posted three River Athletic Conference Championship in shutouts last season. four years. The team is loaded with talent and experience; a combination that should allow Offensivley, the Rams return three of their top them to compete with the best teams in the four scorers from a year ago. Theo Nabassi country. was a 1st-team All-RRAC selection as a fresh- man. Nabassi scored three goals in his first Coach Gibbs’ squad returns 13 letter winners, two collegiate games and ranked third on the including eight starters and four All- team with 13 points. Leo Cubrilo is the team’s Conference selections. They possess speed leading returning scorer after netting seven and size on both sides of goals in his freshman sea- the ball. son. That performance netted Cubrilo 2nd-team Not surprisingly for a All-Conference recogni- team coached by a for- tion. Adis Druzanovic is mer All-American goal- also back for his shopho- keeper, the Rams are more season after posting extremely strong and 11 points on five goals deep in the net. Joakim and an assist last year. Soderbaum is back for his sophomore season. The Junior midfielder Chase 6’3” Swede was the top Richeson was slowed by goalkeeper in the RRAC injury last season, but last season after notching Ram fans can expect to 104 saves, two shutouts, see him exceed his 2006 and a 1.81 goals against form when he scored average. Soderbaum three goals and assisted stepped into the lineup in on four more. John place of an injured Toby Kuethe has also moved Rochau. Rochau is from the midfield to the healthy again and ready top. Kuethe played valu- Defender Jorge Pineda was named team MVP to prove that the paltry last season. able minutes last year, 1.33 goals against average making ten starts and he posted in eight games last year was no seing action in all twenty contests. Former All- fluke. With those two, the Rams already have America Christian Villasenor is also back after the top goalkeeping tandem in the conference; missing all of last year. however, Coach Gibbs has added a third out- standing talent. Dominick Gutierrez was one The 2008 Rams feature the strongest returning of the most decorated athletes to ever come core they have seen in several years. Coach out of University High School (Waco,TX). He Gibbs has also added 16 newcomers whose was named Super CenTex Goalkeeper of the speed and ability should blend well with the Year three times and also earned the North proven leadership he has coming back. Texas “Stone Wall” award. Expectations are running high for this team to Defensively, the Rams return team MVP and succeed in 2008. The Rams have the ability and 2nd-Team All-RRAC selection Jorge Pineda. the drive to take their second RRAC title. 4 2008 Ram Soccer 2008 Roster N U M E R II C A L R O S T E R A L P H A B E T II C R O S T E R No. Player Pos. Ht. Calss Hometown/Previous School No. Name Pos. 15 Miguel Arreguin M 0 Dominick Gutierrez GK 5-10 Fr. Waco,TX/University HS 8 Justin Blythe F 1 Toby Rochau GK 6-0 Jr. Oberorsec, Germany/GP HS 16 Jeremy Browder D 27 Vedran Ceric M 2 Adam Pierce M 5-10 Fr.