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AKRON ZIPS ROSTER INFORMATION 2012 NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr.-Exp. Ht. Wgt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 1 Fernando Pina GK Fr.-HS 6-0 180 Houston, Texas (Challenge Early College HS) 2 Andrew Souders D Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele HS) 3 Chad Barson D Sr.-3L 5-10 170 Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 4 Bryan Gallego D So.-1L 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kennelson HS) 5 Matt Foldesy MF Fr.-HS 5-7 145 North Olmstead, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 6 Wil Trapp MF So.-1L 5-8 150 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 7 Reinaldo Brenes MF Jr.-2L 5-10 155 San Jose, Costa Rica (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 8 Alfred Koroma F Fr.-HS 6-0 160 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 9 Aodhan Quinn MF Jr.-1L 6-0 155 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Bradley) 10 Dillon Serna MF Fr.-HS 5-7 135 Brighton, Colo. (Horizon HS) 11 Robbie Derschang MF Jr.-TR 6-0 165 Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/SMU) 12 Omari Morris MF Fr.-HS 5-4 145 Toronto, Ontario (Pickering HS) 13 Zac Portillos MF Jr.-1L 5-9 141 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS/Washington) 14 Eric Steveson MF Jr.-2L 5-8 145 Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 15 Scott Caldwell MF Sr.-3L 5-8 145 Braintree, Mass. (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 16 Phil Fives D Fr.-HS 5-9 145 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny HS) 17 DeAndre Yedlin D So.-1L 5-8 150 Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS) 18 Osas Malkin MF Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) 19 Alex Renalli MF Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS) 20 Brad Ruhaak D Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Akron, Ohio (Copley HS) 21 Thomas Schmitt F Sr.-2L 5-7 140 Berea, Ohio (Berea HS) 22 Kayvon Afsarifard D Jr.-SQ 5-10 175 Chardon, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS/Loyola University Chicago) 23 Andrian McAdams GK So.-SQ 5-11 160 Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin HS) 24 David Meves GK Sr.-3L 6-1 195 Arlington Heights, Ill. (Christian Liberty Academy) 25 Saad Abdul-Salaam F So.-HS 6-2 165 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 26 Andy Chiu F Fr.-RS 5-8 155 El Paso, Texas (Coronado HS) 27 Chase Jabbori MF Fr.-HS 5-8 143 Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 30 Jake Fenlason GK Fr.-RS 6-0 157 San Diego, California (Rancho Bernardo HS) 2012 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Yr.-Exp. Ht. Wgt. Hometown (High School/Last School) 25 Saad Abdul-Salaam F So.-HS 6-2 165 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 22 Kayvon Afsarifard D Jr.-SQ 5-10 175 Chardon, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS/Loyola University Chicago) 3 Chad Barson D Sr.-3L 5-10 170 Lewis Center, Ohio (Olentangy HS) 7 Reinaldo Brenes MF Jr.-2L 5-10 155 San Jose, Costa Rica (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 15 Scott Caldwell MF Sr.-3L 5-8 145 Braintree, Mass. (Edison Academic Center [Fla.]) 26 Andy Chiu F Fr.-RS 5-8 155 El Paso, Texas (Coronado HS) 11 Robbie Derschang MF Jr.-TR 6-0 165 Englewood, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS/SMU) 30 Jake Fenlason GK Fr.-RS 6-0 157 San Diego, California (Rancho Bernardo HS) 16 Phil Fives D Fr.-HS 5-9 145 Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny HS) 5 Matt Foldesy MF Fr.-HS 5-7 145 North Olmstead, Ohio (St. Ignatius HS) 4 Bryan Gallego D So.-1L 5-10 165 Kinnelon, N.J. (Kennelson HS) 27 Chase Jabbori MF Fr.-HS 5-8 143 Novi, Mich. (Novi HS) 8 Alfred Koroma F Fr.-HS 6-0 160 Southlake, Texas (Southlake Carroll HS) 18 Osas Malkin MF Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Pittsburgh, Pa. (Pittsburgh Central Catholic HS) 23 Andrian McAdams GK So.-SQ 5-11 160 Oberlin, Ohio (Oberlin HS) 24 David Meves GK Sr.-3L 6-1 195 Arlington Heights, Ill. (Christian Liberty Academy) 12 Omari Morris MF Fr.-HS 5-4 145 Toronto, Ontario (Pickering HS) 1 Fernando Pina GK Fr.-HS 6-0 180 Houston, Texas (Challenge Early College HS) 13 Zac Portillos MF Jr.-1L 5-9 141 Aurora, Colo. (Grandview HS/Washington) 9 Aodhan Quinn MF Jr.-1L 6-0 155 San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Carmel HS/Bradley) 19 Alex Renalli MF Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Powell, Ohio (Olentangy Liberty HS) 20 Brad Ruhaak D Fr.-HS 6-0 170 Akron, Ohio (Copley HS) 21 Thomas Schmitt F Sr.-2L 5-7 140 Berea, Ohio (Berea HS) 10 Dillon Serna MF Fr.-HS 5-7 135 Brighton, Colo. (Horizon HS) 2 Andrew Souders D Fr.-HS 5-11 165 Amherst, Ohio (Amherst Steele HS) 14 Eric Steveson MF Jr.-2L 5-8 145 Columbus, Ohio (Worthington Christian HS) 6 Wil Trapp MF So.-1L 5-8 150 Gahanna, Ohio (Gahanna Lincoln HS) 17 DeAndre Yedlin D So.-1L 5-8 150 Seattle, Wash. (O’Dea HS) Head Coach: Caleb Porter (Seventh Season; Indiana, ‘98) Associate Head Coach: Jared Embick (Sixth Season; Indiana Wesleyan, ‘00) Assistant Coach: Oliver Slawson (Seventh Season; Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, ‘03) Director of Operations: Pablo Moreira (Second Season; Akron, ‘07) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Liam Curran (Third Season; Xavier, ‘07) Volunteer Assistant Coach: Enrique Paez (Second Season; Akron, ‘11) 2 • www.GoZips.com AKRON ZIPS 2012 SCHEDULE/QUICK FACTS DATE DAY OPPONENT SITE TIME MEDIA Aug. 15 Wed. Saint Louis (Exhibition) Akron, Ohio 7:30 pm. None Aug. 17 Fri. Wright State (Exhibition) Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. None Aug. 24 Fri. Florida Gulf Coast Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Aug. 31 Fri. at Creighton# Omaha, Neb. 8:30 p.m. None Sept. 2 Sun. vs. SIU-Edwardsville# Omaha, Neb. 1:00 p.m. None Sept. 7 Fri. vs. Indiana% South Bend, Ind. 5:00 p.m. None Sept. 9 Sun. at Notre Dame% South Bend, Ind. 2:15 p.m. None Sept. 14 Fri. St. John’s^ Akron, Ohio 7:00 p.m. TV: FOX Soccer Channel Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Sept. 16 Sun. South Florida^ Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Sept. 22 Sat. at Bowling Green* Bowling Green, Ohio 7:00 p.m. None Sept. 29 Sat. Buffalo* Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. None Oct. 5 Fri. Florida Atlantic* Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Oct. 10 Wed. at Penn State University Park, Pa. 7:00 p.m. None Oct. 13 Sat. at Northern Illinois* Dekalb, Ill. 2:00 p.m. None Oct. 16 Tues. Michigan Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Oct. 20 Sat. West Viriginia* Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Oct. 23 Tues. at Ohio State Columbus, Ohio 8:00 p.m. TBA Oct. 27 Sat. at Hartwick* Oneonta, N.Y. 3:00 p.m. None Oct. 31 Wed. at Michigan State East Lansing, Mich. 3:00 p.m. None Nov. 3 Sat. Western Michigan* Akron, Ohio 7:30 p.m. Radio: 1350 AM (WARF) Nov. 9 Fri. MAC Tournament (Semifinals) TBA TBA TBA Nov. 11 Sun. MAC Tournament (Final) TBA TBA TBA Dec. 7 Fri. NCAA Tournament$ (Semifinals) Hoover, Ala. TBA TBA Dec. 9 Sun. NCAA Tournament$ (Final) Hoover, Ala. TBA TBA KEY * - Mid-American Conference game; # - Creighton Tournament; % - University of Notre Dame Tournament; ^ - The University of Akron Tournament; $ - NCAA College Cup, Hoover, Ala. THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2012 ZIPS Founded: 1870 as Buchtel College Starters Returning/Lost: 8/3 Enrollment: 29,699 Letterwinners Returning/Lost: 10/4 Nickname: Zips Newcomers: 13 School Colors: Blue and Gold Affiliation: NCAA Division I AKRON ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Conference: Mid-American Director: Gregg Bach President: Dr. Luis M. Proenza Associate Director/Men’s Soccer Contact: Paul Warner Alma Mater: Emory, 1965 Office Phone: (330) 972-2677 Athletics Director: Tom Wistrcill Cell Phone: (330) 962-0352 Alma Mater: St. Mary’s University, 1992 E-mail: [email protected] Assistant Director: Dallas Moyer ZIPS SOCCER Assistant Director: Dana Ingraham Head Coach/Yrs.: Caleb Porter/Seventh Season Graduate Assistant: Jim Rodriguez Alma Mater: Indiana, 1998 Main Office Phone: (330) 972-7468 Career Record/Pct. (Yrs.): 105-17-14/.824 (6) FAX: (330) 374-8844 Record at Akron (Yrs.): Same Press Box Phone: (330) 972-8896 Associate Head Coach/Yrs.: Jared Embick/Sixth Season Web Site: GoZips.com Alma Mater: Indiana Wesleyan, 2000 Mailing Address: Overnight Address: Assistant Coach/Yrs.: Oliver Slawson/Seventh Season The University of Akron University of Akron Athletics Alma Mater: Leeds Carnegie Metropolitan University, 2003 Rhodes Arena, Suite 83 373 Carroll Street Director of Operations: Pablo Moreira/Second Season Akron, OH 44325-5201 Rhodes Arena, Suite 81 Alma Mater: Akron, 2007 Akron, OH 44325-5201 Volunteer Assistant Coach/Yrs.: Liam Curran/Third Season Alma Mater: Xavier, 2007 Volunteer Assistant Coach/Yrs.: Enrique Paez/Second Season Alma Mater: Akron, 2011 Facility: FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field 2011 Record: 15-4-4 (.739) 2011 MAC Record: 6-0-0 (1st) THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON 2012 SOCCER • 3 AKRON ZIPS COACH PORTER veloped two Hermann Trophy winners in the last three seasons. Teal Bunbury, a current member of the U.S. Men’s National AKRON Team, became the first UA player to win the prestigious award MEN’S SOCCER in 2009 and teammate Darlington Nagbe, who was the No. 2 overall selection of the 2011 Major League Soccer SuperDraft, CALEB PORTER followed suit in 2010. UA was just the fifth school in the history of HEAD COACH the men’s player of the year award to record consecutive winners SEVENTH SEASON all-time and the first since Virginia in 1995-96.