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O<=G@ JA >JIO@ION PIDQ@MNDOT DIAJMH O@ H@?D< DIAJMH >M@?DON 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 // // 77 MM << HH NN 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 BD==N¬N > 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 M < H N N @ O O J > C < G G @ I B @ A J M < N @ > J I ? O DD O G @ 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 I P H @ M DD > < G M J N O @ M < G K C < = @ O DD > M J N O @ M 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. Red Oak,TX/Red Oak HS 7 Leo Cubrilo F 11 Adis Druzanovic M/D 3 Marcus Harris F 5-7 Fr. Austin,TX/McNeil HS 10 Rafael Franco M/F 33 Kyle Fritz F 4 Cameron Stapleton M 5-9 So. Kansas City, KS/Kansas City Chris. HS RS Gregory Grant D 5 Kevin Rauch D 5-11 Jr. Colleyville,TX/Pfeiffer Universiy 6 Anthony Guibert D 0 Dominick Gutierrez GK 6 Anthony Guibert D 5-11 Jr. Cedar Hill,TX/Cedar Hill HS 26 David Harrington D 3 Marcus Harris F 7 Leo Cubrilo F 5-10 So. Sarajevo, Bosnia/North Crowley HS RS Lucas Hoss M 13 John Kuethe F 8 Justin Blythe F 5-9 Jr. Weatherford,TX/Weatherford HS 31 Juan Martinez M 9 Theo Nabassi F 5-10 So. Lome,Togo/Adidogome HS 32 Randal McClanahan F 20 Jeff Mullin D 10 Rafael Franco M/F 5-9 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/Arlington Heights HS 9 Theo Nabassi F 2 Adam Pierce M 11 Adis Druzanovic M/D 6-2 So. Bihac, Bosnia/South Hills HS 14 Jorge Pineda D 17 Chamuquin Prince D 13 John Kuethe F 6-0 Jr. Arlington,TX/Mansfield Summit HS 5 Kevin Rauch D 14 Jorge Pineda D 5-8 Jr. Fort Worth,TX/Schreiner University 24 Chase Richeson M 1 Toby Rochau GK 15 Miguel Arreguin M 5-9 So. Haltom City,TX/Haltom HS 18 Jaime Saenz M 30 Joakim Soderbaum GK 16 Jeremy Browder D 6-3 Jr. Mansfield,TX/Howard Payne University 4 Cameron Stapleton M 25 Ala’a Taha M 17 Chamuquin Prince D 5-11 Jr. Dallas,TX/Midwestern State University 23 Charlie Torres M 18 Jaime Saenz M 5-10 Jr. El Paso,TX/Franklin HS RS Robert Vera D 22 Angel Villanueva M/D 19 Christian Villasenor F 5-5 Sr. Fort Worth,TX/North Crowley HS 21 Luis Villanueva D/M 19 Christian Villasenor F 20 Jeff Mullin D 5-10 Jr. Arlington,TX/Martin HS 21 Luis Villanueva D/M 5-8 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/North Side HS I PH = @MN > J HDDIB = <>F 22 Angel Villanueva M/D 5-7 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/North Side HS Cat. Return Lost %Back 23 Charlie Torres M 5-5 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/North Crowley HS Goals 20 8 .714 24 Chase Richeson M 5-9 Jr. Yorba Linda, CA/Cal St. Fulerton Assists 5 16 .238 25 Ala’a Taha M 6-0 Fr. Palestine,TX/Oakridge HS Points 45 32 .584 26 David Harrington D 6-1 Fr. Duncanville,TX/Red Oak HS Shots 234 107 .686 27 Vedran Ceric M 6-1 Fr. Slavonskibrod, Croatia/Southwest HS Saves 139 0 1.000 30 Joakim Soderbaum GK 6-3 So. Varberg, Sweden/Peder Skrivares Gym. @ O P M I D I B @ < ? @ M N 31 Juan Martinez M 5-8 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/Crowley HS M @ O P M I D I B G @ < ? @ M N 32 Randal McClanahan F 5-10 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/Arlington Heights HS Cat. No. Player 33 Kyle Fritz F 5-10 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/Birdville HS Goals 7 Leo Cubrilo RS Gregory Grant D 5-10 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/Fossil Ridge HS Assists 3 Theo Nabassi RS Luxas Hoss M 5-9 Fr. Fort Worth,TX/Hohenfels American HS Points 15 Leo Cubrilo RS Robert Vera D 5-10 Fr. Los Angeles, CA/Kennedale HS Shots 65 Leo Cubrilo Saves 104 Joakim Soderbaum www.ramsports.net 5 2008 Schedule/Opponents 1//7 O @S < N R @ N G @ T < I M Home games in bold * Denotes Red River Athletic Conference match All times local to site J K K J I @ I O ¬¬N ? DDM @ > O J M T School 2007 Record (RRAC) Head Coach SID SID Email Bacone 2-12-0 (0-7-0) David Oesch Beth Gulley [email protected] Benedictine 13-4-3 Rob Herringer Josh Pound [email protected] Concordia 4-13-0 Dan Darden Brooke Boggs [email protected] Houston Baptist 10-3-1 Steve Jones Steven Key [email protected] Howard Payne 4-12-1 Kevin Wright Abram Choate [email protected] Huston-Tillotson 12-6-2 (4-2-1) Arick Lassiter Alan Weiderhold [email protected] McMurray 3-9-2 Tim Grove Ben Dobson [email protected] Northwood 4-11-1 (3-3-0) Ryan Lindell Gary Belt [email protected] Oklahoma City 15-5-1 Brian Harvey Rich Tortorelli [email protected] Our Lady of the Lake 10-4-1 Shane Hurley Shane Hurley [email protected] St. Gregory’s 4-12-1 Andrew Rundell Richard Kemper [email protected] Science & Arts (OK) 8-8-0 Jimmy Hampton Zac Underwood [email protected] SW Assemblies of God 1-16-1 (1-5-1) Jeremy Tosaya Clay Scarborough [email protected] Texas College 7-9-3 (3-2-1) Demetrio Hernandez Carlos Barocio-Leon [email protected] UT-Brownsville 13-5-1 (7-0-0) Dan Balaguero Ronnie Zamora [email protected] University of the Southwest 6-11-0 (3-4-0) Jevan Muenzer Jevan Muenzer 6 2008 Ram Soccer Meet the Rams N @ I DD J M N 2007: Redshirt. 2006: Played in nine games including seven starts for the Rams...named 2nd-team All-RRAC...ranked second on the team with three goals on 29 shots...scored the first goal in a 3-0 win over Maryville (9/4)...tied the game in the 82nd minute at Sterling (9/16)...gave the Rams a 1-0 lead with a goal in the second half against Northwood (9/30). 2005: Saw action in 17 games including 16 starts for the Rams...led the team with 28 points and 12 goals while ranking third with four assists...named 1st-team All- Conference...set Texas Wesleyan career records with 37 goals and 80 points...scored multiple goals on four occasions...had a season high five points on two goals and an assist in a 4-3 double-overtime win against Bacone (10/6)...net- ted two golden goals, one in double-overtime against Bacone and one in overtime against College of the Southwest (11/4)...netted the game-winning goal in the con- ference championship game against UT-Permian Basin (11/5). 1199 Christian VILLASENOR 2004: Redshirt. M l Sr. l 5-5 Fort Worth,TX 2003: Appeared in 18 games for the Rams, starting 17 of them...scored a school- record 25 goals and dished out two assists...named 1st-team All-Conference, 1st- North Crowley HS team All-Region, and Honorable Mention All-American...also named co-conference Newcomer of the Year...tallied a season-high four goals against Dallas Christian (9/30). Prep: A three-year letterwinner for Beal Pumphrey at North Crowley High School...named District Player of the Year in his senior season. Personal: Born Christian Villasenor, Dec. 2, 1985, in Mexico...son of Francisco and Luz Maria Villasenor...has two brothers,Areli and Axel, and one sister,Alexis...is majoring in biology. Qcff[m_hil¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att 2003 18/17 52 25 2 52 3 1-0 0-0 2005 17/16 43 12 4 28 3 3-1 0-0 2006 9/7 29 3 0 6 1 1-0 0-0 Totals 44/40 124 40 6 86 7 5-1 0-0 E P I DD J M N 2007: Played in eight games, including seven starts, in an injury shortened sea- son...posted a paltry 1.33 goals against average while making 35 saves...had a sea- son-high nine saves in the Rams’ season opener in a 3-2 double-overtime win over Manhattan Christian (8/25)...made eight saves in a 2-1 win over Texas College (9/21)...made nine saves in a 0-0 double overtime shutout against St. Thomas-Houston (9/23). 2006: Saw action in two games in goal for the Rams...recorded five saves against Midwestern State University (10/5). Prep: Played for Coach Greenwich at GP High School. Personal: Born Tobias Rochau, Mar. 16, 1985, in Frankfurt, Germany...son of Holger and Heidrun Rochau...has one brother, Steffen, and one sister,Tanja...is majoring in marketing. 11 Mi]b[o¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Toby ROCHAU Yr. GP/GS Min SF SV GA SHO GAA GK l Jr. l 6-0 2006 2/0 60:00 13 5 4 0 6.00 2007 8/7 542:23 90 35 8 1 1.33 Oberorsec, Germany Totals 10/7 602:23 103 40 12 1 1.79 GP HS www.ramsports.net 7 Meet the Rams 2007: Played in seven games and made one start as a sophomore...earned the start in a 3-0 conference win at Bacone (10/9). Prior to Wesleyan: Played one season at Pfeiffer University under head coach Ken Hassler...played in seven games, including one start...recorded one assist. Prep: A two-time Honorable Mention All-District selection for coach Chris Beswick at Colleyville Heritage High School...a team captain in his senior year. Personal: Born Kevin Rauch, Jan. 1, 1988, in Chicago, IL...son of Charles and Sandy Rauch...has two brothers, Steve and Matt...is majoring in kinesiology. Kevin55 RAUCH D l Jr. l 5-11 M[o]b¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att Colleyville,TX 2007 7/1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Pfeiffer University Totals 7/1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2007: Redshirt 2006: Redshirt. 2005: Played in six games, including two starts as a freshman. Prep: A two-time team captain and three-time All-District selection for coach Jim Davis at Cedar Hill High School...led his team in points and was named Midfielder of the Year as a senior. Personal: Born Anthony Abel Guibert, Feb. 11, 1987, in Dallas,TX...son of Jim and Patsy Guibert...has one brother, Chris, and one sister, Candace...is majoring in criminal justice. Anthony66 GUIBERT D l Jr. l 5-11 Boc\_ln¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att Cedar Hill,TX 2005 6/2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Cedar Hill HS Totals 6/2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 2007: Redshirt. 2006: Played in nine games, including two starts for the Rams...took one shot in a 2-1 win over Northwood (9/30)...helped the Rams to a 0-0 draw in double- overtime at College of the Southwest (9/23). 2005: Saw action in nine games for the Rams as a freshman...took seven shots on the season. Prep: A 3-year letter winner for Spencer Spivey at Weatherford High School...helped lead his team to the playoffs in his junior season. Personal: Born Justin Michael Blythe, July 1, 1986, in Fort Worth,TX...son of Tony and Lydia Blythe...has two sisters, Rachael and Stephanie...is majoring in 88 kinesiology. Justin BLYTHE =fsnb_¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m F l Jr. l 5-9 Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att 2005 9/0 7 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Weatherford,TX 2006 9/2 1 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 Weatherford HS Totals 18/2 8 0 0 0 0 0-1 0-0 8 2008 Ram Soccer Meet the Rams 2007: Played in all 20 games and made 10 starts for the Rams...took 13 shots and five shots on goal. 2006: Redshirt. 2005: Saw action in 17 games, including nine starts for the Rams...recorded five points on two goals and an assist...scored two goals on just five shots...scored a goal in a 3-1 loss to Southern Nazarene (9/22)...scored a goal in a 6-0 win over Wiley (9/28). Prep: A 1-year letter winner for John Fazekas at Mansfield Summit High School and a 2-year letter winner for David McDonald at Summit High School...named 1st-team All-District,All-Area, and All-Metro in his senior year after helping lead the Jaguars to a district title and an 18-4-1 record...named 2nd-team All-District in his sophomore and junior seasons...also lettered in golf for one season. 1133 Personal: Born John Edward Kuethe, March 7, 1987, in Grand Prairie,TX...son John KUETHE of John and Nancy Kuethe...is majoring in business management and marketing. M l Jr. l 6-0 Arlington,TX Fo_nb_¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att Mansfield Summit HS 2005 17/9 5 2 1 5 0 0-0 0-0 2007 20/10 13 0 0 0 0 2-0 0-0 Totals 37/19 18 2 1 5 0 2-0 0-0 2007: Anchored the Texas Wesleyan defense in 18 games, while making 17 starts...named 2nd-team All-Conference and team MVP...led the team to two shutouts and a 1.8 goals against average. Prior to Wesleyan: Played one season for head coach Paul Hayes at Schreiner University...scored five goals and had four assists in his freshman year. Prep: A four-year letterwinner for coach Heath Brown at Diamond Hill Jarvis High School...named 1st-team All-District in his junior and senior seasons...named team captain in his senior year. Personal: Born Jorge Pineda,Apr. 29, 1988, in Los Angeles, CA...son of Jorge and Xiomara Pineda...has two brothers, Daniel and Kevin, and one sister, Kimberly...is majoring in marketing and computer information systems. Jorge11 44PINEDA Kch_^[¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m D l Jr. l 5-8 Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att 2007 18/17 5 0 0 0 0 1-0 0-0 Fort Worth,TX Totals 18/17 5 0 0 0 0 1-0 0-0 Schreiner University 2007: Played in six games, including four starts for the Rams...took one shot on goal...helped the Rams to a shutout in a 3-0 conference win at Bacone (10/9). Prior to Wesleyan: Played one season for head coach Sam McCutchen at Howard Payne University. Prep: A 1st-team All-District selection for coach David McDonald at Mansfield Summit High School...led MSHS to District and Area Championships, as well as an appearance in the regional finals in his junior year. Personal: Born Jeremy Browder, Jul. 14, 1988, in Bedford,TX...son of Gary and Melissa Browder...has one sister, Molly...is majoring in exercise science. Jeremy11 6BROWDER6 =liq^_l¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m D l Jr. l 6-2 Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att 2007 6/4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Mansfield,TX Totals 6/4 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Howard Payne Univ. www.ramsports.net 9 Meet the Rams Prior to Wesleyan: Played one season for head coach Doug Elder at Midwestern State University...earned All-American recognition at Richland College in 2005 under head coach Sean Worley. Prep: A 2nd-team All-District selection for coach Danny Barentine at Skyline High School...a team captain in his senior year. Personal: Born Chamuquin Prince, Dec. 6, 1985, in Panama City, Panama...son of Oscar and Marisol Bell...is majoring in physical therapy. Chamuquin1177 PRINCE D l Jr. l 5-11 Dallas,TX Midwestern State Univ. 2007: Played in 19 games, inclueding 18 starts...received the Coaches’ Award...scored one goal on 17 shots...netted the game-tying goal from 30 yards out in a 2-1 win over St. Gregory’s (9/14). 2006: Played in seven games for the Rams...started each of his first five colle- giate games...took three shots on the season. Prep: Was a teammate of fellow Ram Jaime Zubiate under head coach Gilbert Montes at Franklin High School in El Paso...participated in the senior showcase. Personal: Born Jaime Saenz, Sep. 5, 1988, in El Paso,TX...son of Fred and Josie 1188 Saenz...has one brother, Fred Jr...is majoring in business finance. Jaime SAENZ N[_ht¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m M l Jr. l 5-10 Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att 2006 7/5 3 0 0 0 0 2-0 0-0 El Paso,TX 2007 19/18 17 1 0 2 0 4-1 0-0 Franklin HS Totals 26/23 20 1 0 2 0 6-1 0-0 2007: Redshirt. 2006: Saw action in five games with the Rams...helped the defense to shutouts against West Texas A&M (8/25) and Maryville (9/4). 2005: Appeared in 14 games for the Rams as a freshman, including six starts...recorded two assists on the season...had an assist in a 6-0 win over Wiley (9/28)...had an assist in a 3-1 win at Huston-Tillotson (9/29). Prep: A two-year letter winner for Chris Naughton at Arlington Martin High School...named 1st-team All-District in his senior season and Honarable Mention in his junior campaign...helped lead his team to a 39-6-5 record in his two-year career...named Who's Who Among American High School Students. Personal: Born Jeffrey Baird Mullin, Mar. 31, 1987, in Arlington,TX...son of Stan and Carol Mullin...has one brother, Patrick...is majoring in business administra- 2200 tion. Jeff MULLIN Hoffch¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m D l Jr. l 5-10 Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att 2005 14/6 4 0 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 Arlington,TX 2006 5/0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Martin HS Totals 19/6 4 0 2 2 0 0-0 0-0 10 2008 Ram Soccer Meet the Rams 2007: Played in 12 games and made 10 starts in an injury shortened season...totalled four points on two goals...scored the game-winning goal in the 78th minute of a 2-1 decission over Texas College and was named RRAC Player of the Week (9/21). 2006: Played in 12 games, making seven starts in his first year with the Rams...led the team with four assists...ranked second on the team with three goals and ten points...netted one goal and assisted on another in a 5-2 win over Bacone (10/21)...led the Rams to a 4-1 win over SAGU in the RRAC Tournament quar- terfinals by converting a penalty kick and dishing out two assists (10/30). Prior to Wesleyan: Played in one game for head coach Bob Ammann at California State University, Fullerton. Prep: Played for coach David McDonald at Mansfield Summitt High School in Masnfield,TX...was named to the top-100 recruits for the class of 2005...named 1st-team All-District as a sophomore, junior, and senior...named District MVP and 1st-team All-Region as a senior...2005 NTX All-Star Game MVP. Personal: Born Chase Lawrence Richeson,Apr. 8, 1986, in Cleveland, OH...son of Don and Heidi Richeson...has two brothers, Kyle and Clark...is majoring in busi- 2244 ness. Chase RICHESON Mc]b_mih¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m M l Jr. l 5-9 Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att Yorba Linda, CA 2006 12/7 27 3 4 10 2 2-0 1-1 Cal. State Fullerton 2007 12/10 24 2 0 4 1 1-1 0-0 Totals 24/17 51 5 4 14 3 3-1 1-1 N J K C J H J M @ N 2007: Played in 12 games and made two starts as a freshman...recorded two shots and one shot on goal. Prep: Led Kansas City Christian High School to back-to-back state champi- onships in his junior and senior year...also ran track and was a state qualifier in his sophomore, junior, and senior seasons. Personal: Born Cameron Cruise Stapleton, Mar. 3, 1989, in Clovis, NM...son of Steve and Laechele Stapleton, has three siblings, Cayden, Candler, and Campbelle...is majoring in mass communications. 44 Nn[jf_nih¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Cameron STAPLETON Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att M l So. l 5-9 2007 12/1 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Kansas City, KS Totals 12/1 2 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 Kansas City Chris. HS 2007: Named 2nd-team All-Conference after leading the RRAC with 65 shots while ranking second with 28 shots on goal, second with two game-winning goals, fourth with seven goals, and ninth with 15 points...scored two goals, including the game-winner in a 3-1 win over Mid-America Christian (9/7)...named RRAC Player of the Week after scoring two goals in a 2-2 draw at SAGU (10/6) and netting the game-winner in a 3-0 win at Bacone (10/9). Prep: A four-time 1st-team All-District selection for Coach Pamphrey at North Crowley High School...named All-Region I as a senior. Personal: Born Leonid Cubrilo, Jan. 16, 1984, in Sarajevo, Bosnia...son of Zeljko and Mira Cubrilo...has one brother, Davorin...is majoring in business management. 77 >o\lcffi¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Leo CUBRILO Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att F l So. l 5-10 2007 19/18 65 7 1 15 2 3-0 0-0 Sarajevo, Bosnia Totals 19/18 65 7 1 15 2 3-0 0-0 North Crowley HS www.ramsports.net 11 Meet the Rams 2007: Named 1st-team All-Conference as a freshman...posted 13 points on five goals and three assists...scored the game-tying goal in the 89th minute and the game-winning goal in the 110th minute in his first collegiate game, a 3-2 win over Manhattan Christian (8/25)...followed that game with a goal against Oklahoma City (9/1) and was named RRAC Player of the Week...tallied at least one point in each of his first four collegiate contests. Prior to Wesleyan: Has played one season for the DFW Tornados under head coach Paul Robinson. High School: Led Adidogome to a Togo National Championship in 2001. Personal: Born Theo Ouyi Nabassi, Nov. 9, 1980, in Lome,Togo...son of Kpante Nabassi and Monikpa Kossiwa...has three brothers,Tchapou,Wake, and Gbare, and four sisters, Gisele,Wapondi, Epiphanie, and Mayi...is majoring in accounting. Theo99 NABASSI F l So. l 5-10 I[\[mmc¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att Lome,Togo 2007 20/18 58 5 3 13 1 4-0 0-0 Adidogome HS Totals 20/18 58 5 3 13 1 4-0 0-0 2007: Played in all 20 games and made 12 starts as a freshman...ranked second in the conference with a pair of game-winning goals...scored the game-winner in a 2-1 victory over St. Gregory’s (9/14)...netted a golden goal in the 93 minute at Huston-Tillotson to give the Rams a 2-1 win (10/14)...scored two goals in the RRAC semifinals against Huston-Tillotson (10/26). Prep: A 1st-team All-District selection for Coach Andrews at South Hills High School. Personal: Born Adis Druzanovic, Oct. 18, 1984, in Bihac, Bosnia...son of Rasim and Ismeta Druzanovic...has one sister,Amra...is majoring in exercise science. Adis11 DRUZANOVIC00 F l So. l 6-2 ?lot[hipc]¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Yr. GP/GS S G A Pts. GW YC-RC PK-Att Bihac, Bosnia 2007 20/12 37 5 1 11 2 3-0 0-0 South Hills HS Totals 20/12 37 5 1 11 2 3-0 0-0 2007: Played in 15 games, including three starts as a freshman...recorded 11 shots...earned a start in the RRAC championship match against UT-Brownsville (10/27). Prep: A four-year letter winner for coach Michael Welch at Haltom High School...named team captain and received 2nd-team All-District honors in his junior and senior seasons...scored 11 goals in his senior year. Personal: Born Miguel Arreguin, Oct. 17, 1989, in Santa Ana, CA...son of Miguel Arreguin Sr....has two sisters, Jessica and Jennifer...is majoring in business. Miguel11 ARREGUIN55 M l So. l 5-9 12 2008 Ram Soccer Meet the Rams 2007: Named 1st-team All-Conference after leading the RRAC with 104 saves...received the team’s 3-D Award...received the O.D. and Maurice Bounds Scholar-Athlete Award...posted a 1.81 goals against average in 15 matches...recorded first career shutout after making one save in a 3-0 confer- ence win at Bacone (10/9)...tied the school record with 23 saves against defend- ing champion Huston-Tillotson in the RRAC semifinals and then stopped two shots in the ensuing shootout (10/26)...made seven saves in a double-overtime shutout in the RRAC title match against UT-Brownsville before falling in a shootout (10/27). 2006: Redshirt. Prep: Named team captain and led his team to a district championship in 2004...named Rookie of the Year in his first season with Lilla Traslovs FF in 2003. Personal: Born Joakim Soderbaum, May 2, 1984, in Varberg, Sweden...son of Lars 3300 and Birgitta Soderbaum...has two brothers, Christofer and Gustaf...is majoring in Joakim SODERBAUM athletic training and English. GK l So l 6-3 Varberg, Sweden Ni^_l\[og¬m >[l__l Nn[ncmnc]m Yr. GP/GS Min SF SV GA SHO GAA Peder Skrivares Gym. 2007 15/13 1340:04 278 104 27 2 1.81 Totals 15/13 1340:04 278 104 27 2 1.81 A M @ N C H @ I Dominick Adam GUTIERREZ PIERCE GK l Fr. l 5-10 M l Fr. l 5-10 Waco,TX Red Oak,TX University HS Red Oak HS Prep: Played for coach Mike Prep: A four-time All- Chapman at University High District selection for coach School...a three-time 1st- Trent Kutch at Red Oak High team All-District selection School...two-time District 0 and was named Super 2 MVP...led the team in goals as CenTex0 Region Goalkeeper of the Year in three 2 a junior...was named team captain and led the squad straight seasons...received North Texas’ “Stone Wall in goals and assists as a senior. Award” for top goalkeeper. Personal: Born Adam Jame Pierce, Jan. 1, 1990, in Personal: Born Dominick Gutierrez,Aug. 23, 1990, in Waco,TX...son of Joe and Tanya Gutierrez...has one Orange City, CA...son of Jim and Terri Pierce..has one brother, Landon, and one sister, Mia...is majoring in brother, Ryan...is majoring in criminal justice. education. Marcus Rafael HARRIS FRANCO F l Fr. l 5-7 M/F l Fr. l 5-9 Austin,TX Fort Worth,TX McNeil HS Arlington Heights HS Prep: A team captain on Prep: Played for coach Jack coach Justin Shamrock’s Warren at Arlington Heights McNeil High School High School...named team team...named Defensive MVP. captain and best forward as a 3 10 senior...led the team in scor- 3 ing1 as a senior0 Personal: Born Marcus S. Harris, Nov. 5, 1988, in Panama...son of Robin and Merna Harris..has three siblings...is majoring in accounting. Personal: Born Rafael Ivan Franco Rodriguez, Jan. 7, 1988, in Aguascalientes, Mexico...son of Alfredo Franco and Rita Rodriguez..has two brothers,Alan and Omar, and two sisters, Karen and Karla...is major- ing in education. www.ramsports.net 13 Meet the Rams Luis Angel VILLANUEVA VILLANUEVA D/M l Fr. l 5-8 M/D l Fr. l 5-7 Fort Worth,TX Fort Worth,TX North Side HS North Side HS Prep: A three-time All- Prep: A two-time 1st-team District selection for coach All-District selection for Garth Briggeman at North coach Garth Briggeman at Side High School...helped the North Side High 2211 team to Area Championships 2222 School...helped the team to and Regional qualification as a junior and Area Championships and Regional qualification as a senior...named team MVP and Utility Player of the Year junior and senior...led the team in goals and assists as as a senior. a junior. Personal: Born Luis Villanueva, Feb. 2, 1990, in Fort Personal: Born Angel Villanueva, Feb. 2, 1990, in Fort Worth,TX...son of Alfredo and Eliza Villanueva...has Worth,TX...son of Alfredo and Eliza Villanueva...has two brothers,Alfredo and Angel...is majoring in bio- two brothers,Alfredo and Luis...is majoring in bio- chemistry. chemistry. Charlie Ala‘a TORRES TAHA M l Fr. l 5-5 M l Fr. l 6-0 Fort Worth,TX Palestine,TX North Crowley HS Oakridge HS Prep: A four-year letter win- Prep: Played for Coach ner for Coach Pumphrey at Godfrey at The Oakridge North Crowley High School in Arlington,TX...All School...named 1st-team All- SPC Medal. 2233 District and 1st-team All- 2255 State. Personal: Born Ala’a Ahmed Taha, Feb. 16, 1990, in Kuwait...son of Manal Sulieman...has one sister, Personal: Born Juan C.Torres, Nov. 3, 1984...son of Noor...is majoring in business. Eduardo and Arrora Perez..has one sister...is majoring in biology. David Vedran HARRINGTON CERIC D l Fr. l 6-1 M l Fr. l 6-1 Duncanville,TX Slavonskibrod, Croatia Red Oak HS Southwest HS Prep: A two-time 1st-team Prep: A three-time All- All-District selection for District performer for coach coach Trent Kutch at Red Alejandro Banda at Oak High School. Southwest High 2266 2277 School...named 1st-team All- Personal: Born David Ray Harrington,Aug. 8, 1990, in Area as a freshman...named District 8-4A MVP in his Bedford,TX...son of Danny and Doris Page..has one junior and senior seasons. brother, Brandon...is majoring in criminal justice and sociology. Personal: Born Vedran Ceric, Jul. 5, 1989, in Slavonskibrod, Croatia...son of Nedeljko Ceric and Ruzica Lepan...is undecided on major. 14 2008 Ram Soccer Meet the Rams Juan Randal MARTINEZ McCLANAHAN M l Fr. l 5-8 F l Fr. l 5-10 Fort Worth,TX Fort Worth,TX Crowley HS Arlington Heights HS Prep: A two-time 2nd-team Prep: Played for coach Jack All-District selection for Warren at Arlington Heights coach William Walker at High School. Crowley High School...named 3311 team captain as a 3322 Personal: Born Randal senior...received Academic All-State recognition as a McClanahan, Dec. 2, 1989, in Fort Worth,TX...son of senior. Rudy and Donna McClanahan...has three siblings...is undecided on major. Personal: Born Juan Paulo Martinez, Dec. 20, 1989, in Fort Worth,TX...son of Seferino and Rosalba Martinez..has one sister,Alma...is majoring in business. Kyle Gregory FRITZ GRANT F l Fr. l 5-10 D l Fr. l 5-10 Fort Worth,TX Fort Worth,TX Birdville HS Fossil Ridge HS Prep: Played at both Haltom Prep: A two-year letter win- High School and Birdville ner for coach Howard Putter High School...named at Fossil Ridge High School. Defensive Player of the Year 3333 in 2000-01 at HHS. RRSS Personal: Born Gregory Lee Grant,Apr. 13, 1986, in Tulsa, OK...son of Tony and Personal: Born Kyle Fritz, Jan. 19, 1986...son of Yolanda Grant...has two sisters, Sabrina and Jessica...is Robert and Debby Fritz...has one brother, Karl...is undecided on major. majoring in history. Lucas Robert HOSS VERA M l Fr. l 5-9 D l Fr. l 5-10 Fort Worth,TX Los Angeles, CA Hohenfels American HS Kennedale HS Prep: Played for coach Shawn Prep: A 2nd-team All-District Rodman at Hohenfels selection for coach Jay Zeller American High School in at Kennedale High School. Germany...helped the team to RRSS three Division III Conference RRSS Personal: Born Robert Championships and a European Championship in Christopher Vera,Aug. 26, 1990, in Los Angeles, 2006...named Division III South All-Conference as a CA...son of Luz Vera...has one brother, Edgar...is major- junior and Region VI All-Conference as a senior. ing in computer science. Personal: Born Lucas Hoss, Dec. 20, 1989, in Pacific Grove, CA...son of Jennifer Remey...has one brother, Michael, and one sister, Katie...is majoring in criminal justice. www.ramsports.net 15 11 // // 66 MM @@ QQ DD @@ RR 2007 Season Review M < H N M @ O P M I O J M M < > A DD I < G In 2007 the Rams earned their second trip to the NAIA Region VI tournament in the last three seasons. At 4-2-1 in conference play, they earned the second seed in the Red River Athletic Conference tournament and reached the title match to earn a regional bid. The Rams started the season hot. Thanks to two goals from Theo Nabassi in the season opener the Rams prevailed 3-2 over Manhattan Christian with just 15 seconds remaining in the second overtime period. Nabassi scored the Rams lone goal in a 2-1 over- time loss to Oklahoma City and then recorded assists in the follow- ing two contests as the Rams got off to a 3-1 start. In an eight day stretch midway through the season, the Rams strug- gled to an 0-3-1 record. However, they rebounded to record three straight conference wins, the last coming at defending champion Huston-Tillotson and sealing the second seed in the conference tournament. With that second seed came a first-round bye. In the semifinals, the Rams met with Huston-Tillotson once again. Goalkeeper Joakim Soderbaum put the team on his shoulders with an amazing 23 save performance that sent the match to a shootout. in the shootout, Soderbaum stopped two more shots to advance to the final. In that final, Soderbaum shutout the top-seed, UT-Brownsville for 110 min- utes. However, the Scorpions prevailed in the shootout to break a 0-0 tie. Seven Rams earned All-Conference honors. Soderbaum, Nabassi, and seniors Eddie Hernandez, Seth Mullins, and Ekene Onuoha were all selected to the 1st-team. Sophomore Jorge Pineda and freshman Leo Cubrillo were 2nd-team selections. Mullins led the conference with seven assists, while Soderbaum led the way with 104 saves. After the conference tournament, the Rams had to turn around and face UT-Brownville again in the Regoin VI tournament. The Scorpions prevailed 5-0 in that contest. www.ramsports.net 17 2007 Season Review 1//6 M@NPGON Overall Home Away Neutral All Games: 9-9-2 6-5-1 3-4-1 0-0-0 Conference: 4-2-1 1-2-0 3-0-1 0-0-0 Non-Conference: 5-7-1 5-3-1 0-4-0 0-0-0 Date Opponent Result Overall RRAC Aug. 25 Manhattan Christian W, 3-2 (2OT) 1-0-0 ----- Sep. 1 Oklahoma City University L, 2-1 (OT) 1-1-0 ----- 7 Mid-America Christian Univ. W, 3-1 2-1-0 ----- 8 Univ. of Mary Hardin-Baylor W, 2-1 3-1-0 ----- 12 West Texas A&M University L, 3-0 3-2-0 ----- 14 St. Gregory’s University W, 2-1 4-2-0 ----- 18 Univ. of Science & Arts (OK) L, 3-0 4-3-0 ----- 21 *Texas College W, 2-1 5-3-0 1-0-0 23 Univ. of St Thomas-Houston T, 0-0 (2OT) 5-3-1 1-0-0 29 *UT-Brownsville L, 1-0 5-4-1 1-1-0 Oct. 3 Houston Baptist University L, 3-2 5-5-1 1-1-0 4 Our Lady of the Lake Univ. L, 2-1 5-6-1 1-1-0 6 *SW Assemblies of God University T, 2-2 5-6-2 1-1-1 9 *Bacone College W, 3-0 6-6-2 2-1-1 12 *Northwood University W, 3-2 7-6-2 3-1-1 14 *Huston-Tillotson University W, 2-1 (OT) 8-6-2 4-1-1 20 *College of the Southwest L, 2-0 8-7-2 4-2-1 26 1-Huston-Tillotson University W, 3-3 (PK’s) 9-7-2 4-2-1 27 1-UT-Brownsville L, 0-0 (PK’s) 9-8-2 4-2-1 Nov. 3 2-UT-Brownsville L, 5-0 9-9-2 4-2-1 * - Denotes Red River Athletic Conference Game 1 - Denotes Red River Athleitc Tournament, Fort Worth,TX 2 - Denotes NAIA Region VI Tournament, Home Sites Home Games in bold 1//6 ADI 1//6 MM<> 1//6 M@? MDQ@M >JIA@M@I>@ NO 1//6 MM<> 1//6 MM<> OJPMI 1//6 Player-Team Cl. Pos. Player-Team Cl. Pos. Fernando Mendoza-UTB Jr. F Leo Cubrillo-TWU Fr. F Theo Nabassi-TWU Fr. F Marcos Diaz-NU Sr. F Dylan Thomas-CSW So. F Sam Durand-SAGU Sr. F Frank Toscano-HTU So. F Marko Malovik-UTB Fr. F Eddie Hernandez-TWU Sr. M Varney Saidu-HTU Jr. F Mark McCormack-UTB Sr. M Abraham Bernal-HTU So. M Seth Mullins-TWU Sr. M Juan Manriquez-NU Sr. M Joey Skiff-HTU Fr. M Stephen Nelson-CSW Jr. M Diego Flores-HTU Sr. D Jony Rivera-TC Fr. M Ekene Onuoha-TWU Sr. D Aaron Scott-UTB Fr. M Ranger Parrish-NU So. D Herbert Montesino-HTU So. D David Purser-UTB Jr. D Jorge Pineda-TWU So. D Juan Gamboa-UTB Fr. GK Victor Rodriguez-HTU Fr. D Joakim Soderbaum-TWU Fr. GK Chris Sotelo-NU Fr. D Mike Crawford-NU Jr. GK Jose Mora-CSW Sr. GK OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Frank Toscano - Huston-Tillotson Mark McCormick - UT-Brownsville DEFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR COACH OF THE YEAR Diego Flores - Huston-Tillotson Daniel Balaguero - UT-Brownsville www.ramsports.net 19 The RRAC 1//6 O@ Scoring Offense Goals Player-Team Gls Gms Gls Avg. 1. Frank Toscano-HTU 15 1.Texas College 16 46 2.88 2. Fernando Mendoza-UTB 14 2. Huston-Tillotson 18 50 2.78 3.Varney Saidu-HTU 12 4. Mark McCormick-UTB 7 3. UT-Brownsville 19 47 2.47 Enrique Rivera-UTB 7 4. Northwood 16 26 1.63 Marko Malovic-UTB 7 5.Texas Wesleyan 20 30 1.50 Leo Cubrillo-TWU 7 6. Col. of the Southwest 17 17 1.00 8. Mrian Hardie-UTB 6 9. Seth Mullins-TWU 5 7. Bacone 14 12 0.86 Theo Nabassi-TWU 5 8. SW Assemblies of God 18 15 0.83 Adis Druzanovic-TWU 5 Marcos Diaz-NU 5 Scoring Defense Glorie Ndongala-SAGU 5 Gms GA Avg. Assists 1. UT-Brownsville 19 17 0.90 Player-Team Ast 2. Huston-Tillotson 18 24 1.33 1. Seth Mullins-TWU 9 2.Abraham Bernal-HTU 7 3.Texas Wesleyan 20 36 1.80 3. Mark McCormick-UTB 6 4.Texas College 16 32 2.00 Ricky Rodriguez-UTB 6 5. Col. of the Southwest 17 39 2.29 5. Ranger Parrish-NU 5 6. Northwood 16 37 2.31 Joey Skiff-HTU 5 Mario Orosco-HTU 5 7. Bacone 14 57 4.07 Tony Vernaschi-UTB 5 8. SW Assemblies of God 18 90 5.00 9. Eddie Hernandez-TWU 4 Four Tied 4 Scoring Margin Points Gms Gls GA Marg. Player-Team Gls Ast Pts 1. UT-Brownsville 19 47 17 1.58 1. Frank Toscano-HTU 15 4 34 2. Huston-Tillotson 18 50 24 1.44 2. Fernando Mendoza-UTB 14 2 30 3.Varney Saidu-HTU 12 3 27 3.Texas College 16 46 32 0.88 4. Mark McCormick-UTB 7 6 20 4.Texas Wesleyan 20 30 36 -0.30 5. Seth Mullins-TWU 5 9 19 5. Northwood 16 26 37 -0.69 6. Enrique Rivera-UTB 7 2 16 Brian Hardie-UTB 6 4 16 6. C. of the Southwest 17 17 39 -1.29 Marko Malovic-UTB 7 2 16 7. Bacone 14 12 57 -3.21 9. Leo Cubrilo-TWU 7 1 15 8. SW Assemblies 18 15 90 -4.17 10.Theo Nabassi-TWU 5 3 13 Abraham Bernal-HTU 3 7 13 Saves Player-Team Svs 1. Joakim Soderbaum-TWU 104 2.Aleksander Lesichkov-SAGU 96 3. Julien Werling-BC 80 4.Tyler Perry-BC 72 5. Michael Crawford-NU 58 6. Jose Mora-CSW 53 7. Gabe Gibbons-HTU 49 Girien Salazar-SAGU 49 9. Bo Maric-UTB 47 Juan Gamboa-UTB 47 Goals Against Average Player-Team Min GA GAA 1.Toby Rochau-TWU 542 8 1.33 2. Joakim Soderbaum-TWU 1340 27 1.81 3. Michael Crawford-NU 1143 26 2.05 4. Jamey Engstrom-NU 100 3 2.70 5.Tyler Perry-BC 635 20 2.83 6.Alex Tipton-NU 200 8 3.60 7. Nathan Enerson-BC 189 9 4.29 Joakim Soderbaum led the RRAC with 104 saves in 2007. 8. Girien Salazar-SAGU 503 27 4.83 9.Aleksander Lesichkov-SAGU 945 51 4.86 10. Julien Werling-BC 346 23 5.98 20 2008 Ram Soccer MM << HH MM @@ >> JJ MM ?? == JJ JJ FF Ram Record Book T@ Year Overall Pct. Conference Pct. Coach 1988 8-13-1 .386 Randy Walter 1989 14-6-1 .690 7-2-1 .750 Alex Alkhazsvilly 1990 8-11-1 .425 4-6 .400 “ 1991 4-12-1 .265 1-8-1 .150 “ 1992 7-9-1 .441 5-4-1 .550 “ 1993 13-7-1 .643 5-4-1 .550 “ 1994 6-14 .300 4-8 .333 “ 1995 5-8-1 .393 3-9 David McAlpine 1996 6-13 .316 4-8 .333 Kenny Medina 1997 10-6-1 .618 6-4 “ 1998 6-8-2 .438 2-5-1 .313 “ 1999 10-8 .556 2-6 .250 “ 2000 8-10 .444 3-4 .429 “ 2001 0-8 .000 “ 2002 6-11 .353 3-4 .571 Steve Jones 2003 12-6-1 .658 6-1-1 .813 “ 2004 7-9-1 .441 6-2 .750 “ 2005 11-7-1 .611 7-2 .778 “ 2006 6-8-2 .429 4-2-1 .667 Josh Gibbs 2007 9-9-2 .500 4-2-1 .667 “ Total 156-183-17 .460 76-81-8 .484 >J<>CDIB M@>JM?N Coach Years W L T Pct. Alex Alkhazsvilly 1989-94 (6) 52 59 5 .468 Kenny Medina 1996-01 (6) 40 53 3 .430 Steve Jones 2002-05 (4) 36 33 3 .522 Josh Gibbs 2006- (2) 15 17 4 .469 Randy Walter 1988 (1) 8 13 1 .386 David McAlpine 1995 (1) 5 8 1 .393 Totals 1988-07 (20) 156 183 17 .460 O @S < N R @ N G @ T < I M @ > J M ? N Individual Team Goals Goals Game ...... 6, Eric Littlejohn, 1991 Game...... 23, at Dallas Christian, 2003 Season ...... 25, Christian Villasenor, 2003 Season ...... 84, 1989 Career ...... 40, Christian Villasenor, 2003, 05- Assists Assists Game...... 22, at Dallas Christian, 2003 Game ...... 4, Steven Vik, 1989 Season ...... 70, 1989 Season...... 15, Brad Pool, 1989 Points Career ...... 25, Rene Mercado, 2002-05 Game...... 68, at Dallas Christian, 2003 Points Season ...... 238, 1989 Game ...... 12, Eric Littlejohn, 1991 Saves Season ...... 52, Christian Villasenor, 2003 Game ...... 23, vs HTU, 10/26/07 Career ...... 86, Christian Villasenor, 2003, 05- ...... 23, at UT-Dallas, 2002 Saves Season ...... 167, 2002 Game . . . 23, Joakim Soderbaum, vs HTU 10/26/07 Goals Against ...... 23, Oscar Burciaga, at UT-Dallas 2002 Game...... 9, at Midwestern State, 10/5/06 Season ...... 123, Micha Buccholz, 1997 Season ...... 58, 1994 Career ...... 245,Thomas Hansen, 2004-06 Longest Losing Streak ...... 7, 2000 Longest Winning Streak ...... 6, 1993 22 2008 Ram Soccer Ram Record Book < R < M ? R DDI I @ M N All-Conference Rene Mercado 2nd-team 1989 Kenny Medina 1st-team 2004 Thomas Hansen 1st-team Gilbert Richardson 1st-team Jose Melendez 1st-team 1990 Kenny Medina 1st-team Damien McBrien 2nd-team Rene Mercado 2nd-team 2005 Jose Melendez 1st-team Christian Villasenor 1st-team Seth Mullins 2nd-team 2006 Damien McBrien Defensive Player of the Year Francisco Delaseirra 2nd-team Chrisitan Villasenor 2nd-team 2007 Eddie Hernandez 1st-team Seth Mullins 1st-team Theo Nabassi 1st-team Ekene Onuoha 1st-team Joakim Soderbaum 1st-team Leo Cubrilo 2nd-team Jorge Pineda 2nd-team Coach of the Year 2004 Steve Jones RRAC All-District 1990 Kenny Medina 1st-team Christian Villasenor was an Honorable Mention All- American selection as a freshman in 2003. Gilbert Richardson 1st-team 1991 Scott Foster 1st-team Gilbert Richardson 1st-team 1992 Scott Foster 1st-team Brad Pool 1st-team 1993 Ruben Carrasco 1st-team Eric Littlejohn 1st-team Sean Wilson 1st-team 1996 Jason Afkhami 2nd-team Paul Baker 2nd-team 2002 Josh Gibbs 2nd-team Eddie Hernandez 2nd-team 2003 Ricky Gallardo 1st-team Christian Villasenor 1st-team Co-Newcomer of the Year Steven Deering 2nd-team Eddie Hernandez 2nd-team Nathan Mutchler was a two-time Academic All-American selection. Gilbert Richardson 1st-team Steve Vik 2nd-team 1993 Eric Littlejohn 1st-team All-Region 2003 Christian Villasenor 1st-team 2004 Jose Melendez 1st-team All-America Scholar Athlete 2004 Nathan Mutchler 2005 Thomas Hansen Nathan Mutchler All-American 1993 Eric Littlejohn Hon. Mention 2003 Christian Villasenor Hon. Mention 2004 Jose Melendez Hon. Mention Jose Melendez was an All-American selection in 2004. www.ramsports.net 23 Ram Record Book < GG ,O DDH@ Q N -- J K K J I @ I O N *2008 opponents in bold Team W-L Streak Team W-L Streak Ambassador College 1-0 W1 Northwood 5-4 W2 Austin College 5-3 W3 Oklahoma Christian 1-3 L2 Bacone 4-1-1 W4 Oklahoma City 0-7 L7 Belhaven 1-1 W1 Oklahoma Wesleyan 0-1 L1 Benedictine First Meeting Oral Roberts 0-1-1 L1 Centenary 0-1 L1 Our Lady of the Lake 0-1 L1 Central Arkansas 1-1 L1 Regis College 1-1 L1 Concordia-Lutheran 3-1 W3 Richland College 1-0 W1 Concordia-Texas First Meeting Rollins College 1-0 W1 Dallas Baptist 5-2 L2 St. Edward’s 7-12-1 L4 Dallas Christian 1-0 W1 St. Gregory’s 2-1 W2 Drury College 1-0 W1 St. Mary’s 8-10-1 L1 East Texas Baptist 1-2 L2 St.Thomas-Houston 0-0-1 L1 Eastern New Mexico 0-0-1 T1 Schreiner 5-1 L1 Florida Southern 0-0-1 T1 Science & Arts (OK) 1-2-1 L1 Fort Lewis 0-2 L2 Southern Nazarene 0-4 L4 Hardin-Simmons 2-0 W2 Southwestern Assemblies of God 6-1-1 T1 Houston Baptist 3-2 L1 Southwest Oklahoma State 1-0 W1 Howard Payne First Meeting Sterling 0-1 L1 Huston-Tillotson 6-2 W2 TAMU-International 2-2 W1 Incarnate Word 1-17-1 L3 TCU 2-6 L1 John Brown 0-3 L3 Texas College 2-1 W1 LeTourneau 3-3 L1 Texas Lutheran 8-7-4 W3 Lincoln 1-0 W1 University of Dallas 4-2 L2 Louisiana College 1-0 W1 University of the Ozarks 0-1 L1 LSU-Shreveport 1-0 W1 Univ. of the Southwest 3-2-0 L2 Manhattan Christian 2-0 W2 UT-Brownsville 0-3 L3 Mary Hardin-Baylor 9-5-1 W1 UT-Dallas 2-3 L2 Maryville 1-0 W1 UT-Permian Basin 4-2 W1 McMurry 1-1 W1 UT-San Antonio 1-0 W1 Mid-America Christian 1-0 W1 UT-Tyler 0-4 L4 Midwestern State 0-9 L9 West Texas A&M 0-4-1 L1 North Texas 0-1 L1 Wiley College 4-1 W4 NE Oklahoma State 1-1 L1 24 2008 Ram Soccer Ram Record Book RR @@ NN GG @@ TT << II Martin Field H < M O DDI A DD@G ? Martin Field was built in 1999 and has Directions to Martin Field been the home of Texas Wesleyan soccer ever From Interstate Highway 30, exit Beach Street, since. The field has an official seating capacity approximately two miles east of downtown of 500, but also has unlimited overflow seating. Fort Worth.Travel south on Beach Street, then The Rams offer a natural grass playing surface take a left on Lancaster Avenue (State Hwy. as well as a practice field. 180). Martin Field will be on your right side Martin Field is also used by the Texas less than a mile from Beach Street. Wesleyan intramural department, and plays host to the Texas Wesleyan Soccer Finishing Camp each summer. John Kuethe played in all 20 games in his Adis Druzanovic had two game-winning sophomore season. goals last season. www.ramsports.net 29 Campus Map 30 2008 Ram Soccer Athletic Directory Ryan Christy Bobby Keith Stacy Shannon Josh Rusty Amador Clawson Cornett Evans Francis Gower Gibbs Greer Mike Josh Amanda Gaspar Kevin Kyle Jasna Brennen Jeffcoat Lacy Martin Martinez Millikan Morgan Reed Shingleton Cooper Terry Maddie Vittitow Waldrop Williams Administration Dr. Harold G. Jeffcoat, President (817) 531-4401 [email protected] Pati Alexander,VP Enrollment and Student Services (817) 531-4214 [email protected] Kevin Millikan,Athletic Director (817) 531-4874 [email protected] Pam Rast, Faculty Athletic Represenative (817) 531-4876 [email protected] Josh Lacy, Sports Information Director (817) 531-4855 [email protected] Ryan Amador,Assistant Sports Information Director (817) 531-4432 [email protected] Kyle Morgan, Head Athletic Trainer (817) 531-7590 [email protected] Baseball Staff Mike Jeffcoat, Head Coach (817) 531-7547 [email protected] Rusty Greer,Assistant Coach (817) 531-7548 Cooper Vittitow,Assistant Coach (817) 531-7548 Golf Staff Kevin Millikan, Head Coach (817) 531-4874 [email protected] Bobby Cornett,Assistant Coach (817) 531-4874 [email protected] Men’s Basketball Staff Terry Waldrop, Head coach (817) 531-4224 [email protected] Brennen Shingleton,Assistant Coach (817) 531-4212 [email protected] Men and Women’s Soccer Staff Josh Gibbs, M/W Head Coach (817) 531-7556 [email protected] Gaspar Martinez,Assistant Coach (817) 531-7556 [email protected] Softball Staff Shannon Gower, Head Coach (817) 531-4852 [email protected] Maddie Williams,Assistant Coach (817) 531-4852 Table Tennis Jasna Reed, Head Coach (817) 531-7555 [email protected] Keith Evans, Coach (817) 531-7555 [email protected] Volleyball Staff Christy Clawson, Head Coach (817) 531-4850 [email protected] Amanda Martin,Assistant Coach (817) 531-4850 Women’s Basketball Staff Stacy Francis, Head Coach (817) 531-6599 [email protected] www.ramsports.net 31 Texas Wesleyan The Texas Wesleyan athletic department has been competing in intercollegiate sports for almost a century. Here is a look at some of the highlights the Rams have enjoyed in every sport since 1908: Men’s Soccer: The men’s soccer team has advanced to the postseason in five consecutive seasons, winning their first Red River Championship and advancing to the Region VI tournament for Volleyball the first time in 2005. The 2005 Wesleyan vol- -Ram Soccer also has the third most goals leyball team reached the scored in one game in NAIA history, scor- “Elite 8” of the NAIA ing 23 goals in 2003 against Dallas National Championship, Christian. for the second consecu- Women’s Soccer: The women’s soccer tive season. The Lady team won its first Red River Championship Rams went 16-0 in con- in 2005 and took the title again in 2006. ference play and won 58 They have qualified for the postseason in consecutive games. six consecutive seasons. -Jessica Carrion was named 1st-team All- Conference in all four seasons with the Lady Rams. She graduated after the 2005 season with six Texas Wesleyan records holding the single game, season, and career records in goals and points. Women’s Soccer Volleyball: The volleyball team advanced to the “Elite 8” of the The women’s soccer team national tournament in 2004 and 2005. The Lady Rams have won back-to-back Red River made eight trips to nationals and finished as high as second in Athletic Conference 1982 and 1990. Championships in 2005 and -In 2005, the Lady Rams set school records by winning 58 2006 and hosted a Region consecutive games and 30 consecutive matches Tournament game for the first Men’s Basketball: The men’s basketball team made history in time in program history in 2006 by winning their first National Championship. They also 2006. became the lowest seed (27th) ever to win the NAIA National Tournament when Ben Hunt hit a three with 0.2 seconds remaining to deliver a 67-65 win over Oklahoma City. -The Rams have produced 16 All-Americans, one of which was Clifton McNeely, who led the entire nation in scoring in Golf 1947. The men’s golf team has Women’s Basketball: The enjoyed a rich history, win- women’s basketball team ning a record six national advanced to their first-ever titles and finishing in the NAIA National Championship Top-3 22 times. The pro- in 2005. gram has produced 69 All- -The Lady Rams have won America selections and 15 or more games in four of nine NAIA medalists. The the last five seasons. Rams have also finished in Golf: The men’s golf team the Top-10 of the NAIA has won a record six nation- National Tournament 44 al titles and has finished in times. the Top-3 22 times. TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 2008-09 Athletics History -The Rams have produced 69 All-America selections and nine History individuals have won medalists honors at the NAIA National Texas Wesleyan University Campus Championship. was founded in 1890 by the Texas Wesleyan maintains Methodist Episcopal Church, a historic campus in east Fort Baseball: The baseball team won its first Red River South, as Polytechnic College, Worth, a downtown Fort Worth Championship in 2007 and advanced to the Region VI final. and built on a forty-two acre tract campus which is adjacent to the The program has amassed over 1,000 victories in its 39-year of land donated by A.S. Hall, Fort Worth Convention Center W.D. Hall and George Tandy. and immediately across from the history and has had 36 players drafted in the major leagues. Classes began in 1891. A facul- Water Gardens, and a satellite Former Ram Jeff Moronko also saw time in the majors with ty of ten taught a student enroll- site in Burleson. The historic the Cleveland Indians. ment of one hundred ten that campus includes more than 75 -The Rams’ 42 wins in 2008 were the most since 1980. They first year. acres just four miles southeast of In 1934, male students downtown and is on one of the have won 30 or more games in five of the last six seasons were admitted and the college highest points of the city. The under the guidance of head coach Mike Jeffcoat, a former Softball took the name of Texas heritage of Texas Wesleyan is major league pitcher with the Texas Rangers. Rachel Hampton holds Texas Wesleyan College. This change reflected in some of the historic was, in large measure, due to buildings with Georgia-style Softball: The softball team has qualified for the postseason in Wesleyan University career the transfer of assets from Texas columns, while progress is seen each of the last six seasons and advanced to the national records in home runs (33), Wesleyan Academy in Austin. in the contemporary design of tournament in 1984. runs batted in (145), and dou- This marked a new era for the the newer buildings. The mixture -Lady Ram head coach Shannon Gower led the 2005 team to bles (40). University’s stability and future of old and new is reflected in all growth. aspects of Texas Wesleyan’s life a 28-25 record in her first season, marking the team’s first win- On January 9, 1989, the where new and innovative ideas ning record in three years. name was officially changed to Table Tennis: The Texas Wesleyan Table Tennis is one of the Texas Wesleyan University in recognition of the University’s most dominant programs in college athletics. The Rams have outstanding graduate programs won 33 of a possible 45 national titles in the last seven years. in Education and Health Science. The 1990-91 academic year marked the celebration of a cen- The Texas Wesleyan athletics program has also enjoyed tury of service in higher educa- success in other sports that are now defunct: tion. On August 1, 1992, the -The Texas Wesleyan football team won two con- University acquired the Dallas Fort Worth School of Law, now ference titles in their eight seasons in the 1930s. the Texas Wesleyan University -The Texas Wesleyan men and women’s tennis School of Law. The law school teams won four conference titles in their history is located in downtown Fort Worth and is fully accredited by and the men’s team quali- Baseball the American Bar Association. fied for the NAIA National Today, Texas Wesleyan Tournament four times. The baseball team had an University offers undergraduate historic season in 2007. The and graduate studies to over Rams won their first Red 2,800 students on the historic campus, law school downtown River Championship and Fort Worth campus, and satellite their 41-10 record marked site in Burleson. their most wins since 1980 and fewest losses since 1973. Mission Our mission at Texas Wesleyan University is to devel- Men’s op students to their full potential as individuals and as members Basketball of the world community. The The men’s bas- University is committed to the ketball team won 2007-08 Wesleyan Recap principles that each student deserves personal attention and its first national Sport Record RRAC Finish that all members of the academic championship last Baseball 42-16 2nd community must have freedom season when Ben Golf N/A 1st* to pursue independent thought Hunt hit “the shot and to exercise intellectual M. Basketball 20-12 1st* curiosity. The University actively heard ‘round the M. Soccer 9-9-2 2nd seeks and employs faculty and world” with 0.2 staff with commitment and dedi- seconds remain- Softball 19-31 3rd cation to teaching, inspiring and ing to deliver a Volleyball 32-16 2nd serving students. Texas Wesleyan University recognizes 67-65 win over W. Basketball 21-10 3rd its responsibility to the communi- Oklahoma City W. Soccer 8-7-3 2nd ty by providing leadership and University. * - National Tournament Appearance talent through programs that enable and enrich society. TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 2008-09 TEXAS This Is The 1990-91 aca- demic year marked WESLEYAN the celebration of a century of service in higher education. On August UNIVERSITY 1, 1992, the University acquired the Dallas Fort Worth School of Law, now the Texas Wesleyan University School of Law. The law school is located in down- town Fort Worth and History is fully accredited by the Texas Wesleyan University American Bar Association. was founded in 1890 by the Today, Texas Wesleyan Methodist Episcopal Church, University offers undergraduate South, as Polytechnic College, and graduate studies to over and built on a forty-two acre tract 2,800 students on the historic of land donated by A.S. Hall, campus, law school downtown W.D. Hall and George Fort Worth campus, and a satel- Tandy. Classes began in lite site in Burleson. 1891. A faculty of ten taught a student enrollment of one Mission hundred ten that first year. Our mission at Texas In 1934, male students Wesleyan University is to devel- were admitted and the col- op students to their full potential lege took the name of Texas as individuals and as members Wesleyan College. This of the world community. The change was, in large meas- University is committed to the ure, due to the transfer of principles that each student assets from Texas Wesleyan deserves personal attention and Academy in Austin. This that all members of the academic community must have freedom to pursue independent thought and to exercise intellectual curiosity. The University actively seeks and employs faculty and staff with commitment and dedi- cation to teaching, inspiring and serving students. Texas Wesleyan University recognizes its responsibility to the communi- ty by providing leadership and talent through programs that enable and enrich society. Campus Texas Wesleyan maintains a historic campus in east Fort Worth, a downtown Fort Worth campus which is adjacent to the Fort Worth Convention Center and immediately across from the Water Gardens, and a satellite site in Burleson. The historic campus includes more than 75 acres just four miles southeast of downtown and is on one of the highest points of the city. The marked a new era for the heritage of Texas Wesleyan is University’s stability and future reflected in some of the historic growth. buildings with Georgia-style On January 9, 1989, the columns, while progress is seen name was officially changed to in the contemporary design of Texas Wesleyan University in the newer buildings. The mixture recognition of the University’s of old and new is reflected in all outstanding graduate programs aspects of Texas Wesleyan’s life in Education and Health Science. where new and innovative ideas TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 2008-09 Texas Wesleyan complement more than a century tions. of tradition. Affordable excellence Academics At Texas Wesleyan, we Texas Wesleyan University realize the importance of financ- is the first choice for many stu- ing an education at a private insi- dents who seek a strong liberal tution. Last year, we provided arts curriculum and who wish to $41 million in financial aid and pursue their careers in business, 88% of students received some teaching, science, the humani- type of financial aid. When you U.S. Congresswoman ties, or the performing arts. In apply for admission, our coun- an environment where teaching selors will sit down with you to Kay Granger and service are the most impor- make sure a Texas Wesleyan tant components, Texas education is within your reach. Excellence Within Reach Wesleyan helps students achieve What are the chances of being a world their academic dreams and goals Atmosphere record-holder, a golf pro, a U.S. through a dedicated faculty, 83% Let’s face it. Sometimes, Congresswoman, a Broadway producer, or of whom hold doctoral or termi- somewhere between classes, Teacher of the Year? Just ask some of our nal degrees in their field. labs, and studying, you just want alumni. They will tell you that even if your Teaching you what you to be with friends. No paths to goals seem as far away as the moon, excel- need to know is the number one explore, no destination to lence is within your reach at Texas Wesleyan. priority of our faculty. They will achieve. Just you and your advise you on the academic pro- friends, participating in exciting Ian Leggatt ‘89...... Golf pro, winner gram that will prepare you for cocurricular activities or serious ...... of the Tuscon Open your career, expose you to your conversations, on campus or off. chosen field through our Pre- At the (Brown-Lupton Kay Granger ‘65, HON ‘92 . . U.S. Representative Professional Program, and help Campus Center (the SUB), you you develop a resume or apply can play air hockey, pick up a to graduate schools. Most snack at the SUB Grill, hear Marc Veasey ‘95; and Phil King, JD ‘94...... State importantly, they will challenge some friends play the guitar, and ...... Representatives you to be the best you can be, search the Web for events at and to overcome obstacles so Fort Worth hot spots. If you live Cathy Cash, MEd ‘96. . . 2007 Fort Worth ISD you can get where you want to on campus, there are lounges for ...... Teacher of the Year go. playing table tennis, pool and With a multitude of under- foosball...or just plain lounging. Mike Skipper ‘78 . . . . Tony Award-Winning graduate majors in business, With vibrant downtown Fort ...... Broadway producer education, visual and performing Worth just minutes away and arts, and science and humani- Dallas nearby, there’s plenty to Richard Wier ‘77. . Captain, Fort Worth Fire Dept. ties, you will be able to satisfy do off-campus, too...... deployed to NYC Ground Zero just about any interest you have for the future. The choice is John WesleayWilliams ‘71 . . Bell Helicopter pilot yours. Wesleyan At a Glance ...... and two-time world 2,863 students (1,419 undergraduates) ...... helicopter speed record-holder Opportunities 15:1 student-faculty ratio 100% of classe are taught by faculty “It’s the journey, not the 154 full-time faculty Craig Watkins ‘94 ...... Dallas County destination, that counts.” You’ve 3 residence halls ...... District Attorney probably heard that phrase 13% of students live on campus before. At Texas Wesleyan, we 280 students particpate in athletics 65 clubs and organizations Amber Womack ‘99 ...... Opera singer think the journey and the desti- 10 fraternities and sororities nation both count. 88% of students recieve financial aid Tamlyn Wright ‘92 . . Emmy Award-winning $41 million in aid awards last year At Texas Wesleyan, you will ...... art director and production designer journey on paths of enrichment that may or may not directly relate to your career goals, but we know that they all eventually lead to your final destination: a sense of confidence, a sense of engagement, and a sense of pur- pose for your life. Wesleyan stu- dents grow as individuals and benefit from a genuine college experience by participating in numerous cocurricular clubs and activities, as well as professional clubs and religious, service, and special interest organizations. Texas Wesleyan offers you a personalized learning environ- ment within reach of cultural and The $2 million Ed and Rae Schollmaier Science and Technology Center recreational activities, internship opened in April 2007 and supports a variety of science and math pro- opportunities and career connec- grams, including bioinformatics. TEXAS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY 2008-09 Ram Scorecard 36 2008 Ram Soccer