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PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

#6 SEAN ALVARADO SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 6-3 •190 WEST ORANGE, NJ (ST. BENEDICT’S PREP)

2005 ̶ Saw action in UCLA's 3-0 win over UNLV. 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 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS County and was the only freshman recognized by the state coaches on the honorable mention All-State •Two-time high school All- team … Club team Casa Mia Bays was the three-time defending national champions (2003-05) … U-15 squad American PDA Cantona won the State Cup, and his U-12-14 squads 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 ’s … 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. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

#9 TONY BELTRAN SOPHOMORE • 5-9 •150 CLAREMONT, CA (ST. JOHNS' UNIVERSITY/CLAREMONT HS)

2006 ̶ Started all three games for the U.S. Under-20 National Team at the Milk Cup … Also played with the U-20s against Canada in July. 2005 (St. John's) ̶ Played in 21 games with 10 starts at St. John's University … Scored two goals with three assists for a total of seven points, which ranked him fi fth on the team Red Storm team in scoring … Recorded a goal and an assist against Louisville … Scored a goal in the 4-1 win over second-ranked Duke … Assisted on the game-winning goal against 17th-ranked Cincinnati. High School ̶ Two-time Parade All-American at Claremont HS under coach Fred Bruce Olivier … Also named to the 2004 NSCAA/ high school All-America squad … Listed as the No. 2 prospect at the forward position in 2005 … Adidas ESP All-Star in 2004 and an adidas All-Star selection in 2003 …Served as team AREER IGHLIGHTS C H captain in 2005 and also earned Baseline League MVP honors … Received fi rst-team all-league honors as a •U.S. National Team mem- senior and junior and second-team acclaim as a freshman … Member of the U.S. National Team pool since ber since 2003 2003 … Starter for the U.S. Under-18s at the 2005 Milk Cup, which the U.S. won … Region IV team member •Two-time Parade All-Amer- from 2002-05 and captain of the 2004 squad … ODP State team member from 2001-05 and helped lead that team to the national championship in 2003 … Played club soccer with Arsenal FC. ican Personal ̶ Lists winning the Milk Cup with the U.S. U-18 National Team as the most thrilling moment in his athletic career … Admires midfi elder … Full name is Anthony Benjamin Beltran … Born Oct. 11, 1987 in Whittier, CA … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 21 10 34 2 3 7 0

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#24 DAVID ESTRADA FRESHMAN • FORWARD 5-7 • 160 SALINAS, CA (ALISAL HS)

High School ̶ A prolifi c goal scorer out of Alisal HS under coach Jesus Sanchez … Scored a school-record and national-best 66 goals in his senior season, including 11 in one game, the second-most single-game goals in state history … Also led his team as a junior with 36 goals and ranked second with 12 goals as a sophomore … Two-time all-league, all-county and All-CCS … Two-time league and team MVP … Twice named Player of the Year by the Salinas Californian and the San Jose Mercury News … Two-time Off ensive Player of the Year for the Monterey County Herald … Led Alisal HS to its fi rst-ever CCS fi nals his junior season and to a 24-1-1 record and No. 2 national ranking his senior year … Also played two years of football as a running back under coach Sunil Smith …Played club soccer with Atlas … Participated in the ODP camp in Florida, as well as the ODP Nationals. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Personal ̶ Admires Brazilian star … Hobbies include soccer and dribbling the ball in the air … •Scored 66 goals as a senior Full name is David Estrada … Born February 4, 1988 in … Undeclared major. in 2006, including 11 in one game

#16 GREG FOLK JUNIOR • MIDFIELDER 5-8 •155 WOODLAND HILLS, CA (EDISON ACADEMIC CENTER)

2005 ̶ Started in 19 of 20 games played … Defensive midfi elder who helped the Bruins record 14 shutouts and a team goals against average of 0.67 … Earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic honors … Played with the U.S. Under-18 National Team at the 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 AREER IGHLIGHTS C H Edison Academic Center a year early to start college … Has been with •U.S. U-20 National Team the U.S. National Team program since 2001 … Played prep soccer at member Notre Dame HS in Sherman Oaks under coach Rene Velado in 2001 and •Consensus High School 2002 … Also lettered in football in 2002, earning fi rst-team all-league honors as a kicker … Helped lead his football team to the CIF Division All-American III championship … Earned a letter in track and fi eld in 2002 … Played on the 2003 ODP National Championship squad … Parade All-American and McDonald’s All-American in 2004 … NSCAA/adidas All-American in 2003 … ODP State Team member from 2000-2004 and a Regional Team member from 2001-2004 … Member of the 2003 National Champion So Cal United team … His team also won the 2001 and 2002 Coast , 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 … Admires ’s … 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 … Economics major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 7 0 2 0 0 0 0 2005 20 19 7 0 0 0 0 Totals 27 19 9 0 0 0 0

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#15 ROBERT GEORGIEFSKI FRESHMAN • FORWARD 6-0 • 170 AUSTIN, TX (LEANDER HS)

High School ̶ Played at Irvine HS for one year as a junior and earned all-county and all-league honors …Moved to Leander HS in Texas for his senior year and received second-team all-district in football … Also earned all-district honors in football at Leander as a sophomore … An ACL injury prevented him from playing soccer during his senior year … Played club soccer for the Mission Viejo Pateadores and the Austin Capitals … Scored the game-winning goal in the fi nals of the U.S. Club Soccer National Championships in 2005 with the Pateadores … Leading scorer in 2004 and 2005 for the Pateadores, which won the Surf Cup, NHP Cup, Pats Cup and the Nomads Spring Showcase titles in 2005. Personal ̶ Hobbies include fi shing and wakeboarding … Admires Real Madrid forward Ronaldo … Full name is Robert Michael Georgiefski … Born January 5, 1988 in Beaufort, SC … Biology major. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS •Scored the game-winner at the 2005 U.S. Club National Championship

#11 MAXWELL GRIFFIN SOPHOMORE • FORWARD 6-0 •175 PALMDALE, CA (LITTLEROCK HS)

2005 ̶ Ranked third on the Bruin squad in goals scored (four) and points (10) … Scored a goal in each of his fi rst two collegiate games, including the game-winner against Maryland … Recorded the only goal of the game in a 1-0 win at Stanford … Assisted on the game-winning goal against Oregon State …Had two assists on the year … Held UCLA's highest shot percentage, scoring on four of 11 shots (.364) … Played in 20 games with seven starts. High School ̶ Leading scorer for Littlerock HS … Lettered four years under coach Eric Stanford … Third-team All-Antelope Valley as a sopho- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS more … Team won the league title and reached the CIF Quarterfi nals •Ranked third on team in his senior year … Named to the Southern High School All-Star scoring in 2005 with 10 Team … Three-year letterman in cross country … Leading scorer for Arsenal FC, which won the 2004 U.S. Club Soccer National Champion- points ship and the 2005 Dallas Cup (U-17s) … Club team was also Surf Cup •Leading scorer for 2005 and league champion, as well as North/South champions. Dallas Cup U-17 champion Personal ̶ Brother Leonard Griffi n plays for the Chicago Fire in MLS Arsenal FC 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 … Enjoys listening to music and playing the piano … Full name is Maxwell Ramon Griffi n … Born Sept. 17, 1987 in Riverside, CA … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 20 7 11 4 2 10 2

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#18 TREVOR HUNTER FRESHMAN • GOALKEEPER 6-3 • 195 CHINO HILLS, CA (AYALA HS)

High School ̶ Three-year letterman under coach Carlos Moore at Ayala HS … All-Sierra League performer (honorable mention in 2004) and his team's Defensive MVP as a freshman … Also lettered three years in track and fi eld … School record-holder in the long jump and shot put … Set a school record in junior high in the 4x100 … Played club soccer for the Mission Viejo Pateadores, which won the U.S. Club Soccer National Championship in 2005 and the California State Championship in 2006. Personal ̶ Listed his greatest athletic thrill as winning the state championship in 2006 … Admires Olympic gold medalist snowboarder Shaun White … Hobbies include snowboarding, wakeboarding and surfi ng … Full name is Trevor McHugh Hunter … Born June 30, 1988 in Orange, CA … Business-Economics major.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS •Won the 2005 U.S. Club Soccer National Champion- ship with the Pateadores

#12 DAMON JAMES JUNIOR • MIDFIELDER 5-10 •165 PETALUMA, CA (PETALUMA HS)

2005 ̶ Scored his fi rst collegiate goal in the 4-0 win at Loyola Marymount … Also saw action against UNLV and in both games against Washington. 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 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS … Member of the ODP Regional team. •Member of the ODP Re- Personal ̶ Lists his greatest athletic thrill as traveling to Europe to compete gional Team as a youngster … Admires … Hobbies include community service, jet-setting and croquet … Full name is Damon Elias James … Born February 22, 1985 in San Francisco, CA … Political Science major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2005 4 0 1 1 0 2 0 Totals 5 0 1 1 0 2 0

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#20 JAMES JARAMILLO FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER 6-0 • 170 OREM, UT (MOUNTAIN VIEW HS)

High School ̶ 2005 NSCAA/adidas All-American … Three-year letterman under coach Dave Wooley at Mountain View HS … Graduated early from high school and enrolled at UCLA in the spring quarter … First- team All-State as a sophomore and junior and did not play as a senior due to his early graduation … Named to the Region 7 fi rst-team all three years … As a junior, was named the Off ensive Region 7 MVP … Led team to the Region Championship in 2003 and 2004 and to a second-place State fi nish in 2003 … Member of the Region IV Team from 2002-06 and team captain in 2004-05 … adidas ESP participant and All-Star in 2005 … Played club soccer with Sparta in 2000-02, Inter FC from 2002-05 and with the Pateadores in 2005-06 … His teams won the Utah State cup in 2000, 2003-05 and were Far Western Regionals semifi nalists in 2003 and 2004 … Team captain of his club teams from U-12 to U-17. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Personal ̶ Sister Danielle is a junior soccer player at the Air Force Academy … Father Jim played football at •2005 NSCAA/adidas All- BYU … Listed his greatest athletic thrill as going to Europe with his club team … Admires Liverpool's Steven American Gerrard … Attended UCLA's soccer camp when he was 8 and 10 years old … Full name is James Jackson Jaramillo … Born January 24, 1988 in Provo, UT … Undeclared major. •2005 adidas ESP All-Star

#2 JASON LEOPOLDO SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER/FORWARD 5-7 •145 THOUSAND OAKS, CA (THOUSAND OAKS HS)

2005 ̶ Played in 12 games with starts at Penn State and Cal State Northridge. High School ̶ Member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team that won the Milk Cup and played in the Lisbon International Tournament in 2005 … 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 Of- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS fensive Player of the Year in 2005 after scoring 15 goals and 10 assists •2004 NSCAA/adidas Schol- … Scored the game-tying goal in the CIF title game that fi nished in a ar-Athlete of the Year draw … Named the LA Times, LA Daily News and Ventura County Star Player of the Year in 2005 … Three-year letterman at Thousand Oaks •Parade, NSCAA All-Ameri- HS under coach Mark Tietjen and lettered as a freshman at West Tor- can rance HS under coach Mike Shimizu … Led his Thousand Oaks team •U.S. Youth National Team to CIF Southern Section titles in 2004 and 2005 … His 2005 squad started the season 0-7 without him in the lineup due to national team member commitments, and when he returned the team went 15-2-2 … Scored 12 goals with 14 assists as a junior to earn all-league, all-county and All-CIF honors … Played club soccer with SoCal United, which won the 2003 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championship … Member 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 F.C. in Sao Paulo, in August of 2004. Personal ̶ Graduated in the Top 5 percent of his class … Speaks four languages - English, Portuguese, 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 snowboard- ing … Full name is Jason Sergio Leopoldo … Born June 21, 1987 in New York … Undeclared major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 12 2 1 0 0 0 0

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#4 EDWIGE LIGONDE JUNIOR • DEFENDER 5-11 •185 FRESNO, CA (BUCHANAN HS)

2005 ̶ Played in six games, seeing action against Maryland, LMU, UNLV, Stanford, Cal State North- ridge and San Diego State. 2004 ̶ Saw action in three games, against Oakland, Creighton and San Diego. High School ̶ Earned All-San Joaquin Valley honors three times and led his team to the Valley champion- ship 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 AREER IGHLIGHTS C H … Team placed third in the State Premier League, and 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 Valley Defender of the Year team win the Valley Championship and being recruited by UCLA … Admires and in 2003-04 … Hobbies include piano, playing soccer, and golf … Career aspiration is to be a CPA … Full name •Led team to Valley Cham- is Edwige Emmanuel Ligondé … Born January 4, 1986 in Ft. Lauderdale, 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 2005 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 9 0 0 0 0 0 0

#17 KIEL MCCLUNG SENIOR • DEFENDER 6-1 •180 PALMDALE, CA (QUARTZ HILL HS)

2005 ̶ Pre-season injury limited his playing time to 10 games … Made eight starts on the year. 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 summer. 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 for Sept. 28 after his performance against LMU. High School ̶ NSCAA/adidas All-American … Member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team pool … Three-year CAREER HIGHLIGHTS starter at Quartz Hill HS under coach Tony Bruce … Led his team to the CIF Division I co-championship as a junior and to two league titles overall … CIF Division I Off ensive Player of the Year and the Golden League •College Soccer News All- MVP in 2002 after scoring a CIF-leading 33 goals with 20 assists … Daily News Player of the Year and LA Times Freshman team all-area fi rst-team in 2002 … As a senior, earned league and Daily News fi rst-team honors after scoring 20 •College Soccer News Team goals and 15 assists … Career high school scoring total was 63 goals and 53 assists … Played with League Cup of the Week selection Sept. 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 28, 2003 … Member of the 85 Region IV team, which traveled to Holland, Belgium, Germany and Brazil. •U.S. Youth National Team Personal ̶ Admires Brazil’s because of his attacking defense style … Describes his greatest athletic thrill member as playing internationally against top teams such as Bayer Leverkusen, F.C. Kaiserslautern and Corinthians F.C. … Brother Ian played 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 2005 10 8 2 0 0 0 0 Totals 49 33 21 3 3 9 2

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#26 MIKEY MESCHURES SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER/DEFENDER 5-10 •155 BEVERLY HILLS, CA (BEVERLY HILLS HS)

2005 ̶ Played in UCLA's 3-0 win over UNLV in September. High School ̶ Four-year letterman at Beverly Hills HS under coach Steve Rappaport … Played midfi 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 ̶ Played high school soccer with older brothers Eli (2003-05 UCLA letterwinner) and Harry (UCLA team manager) … Father Victor is a UCLA grad … Described his greatest athletic thrill as winning the ‘87 ODP National Championship … Admires Brazilian star Ronaldinho … Hobbies include basketball and running … AREER IGHLIGHTS C H Full name is Michael Meschures … Born February 27, 1987 in Los Angeles, CA … Sociology major. •Starter on ODP Regional and National Championship Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG squads 2005 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

#7 CHANCE MYERS FRESHMAN • DEFENDER 6-0 • 160 THOUSAND OAKS, CA (THOUSAND OAKS HS)

High School ̶ Earned Parade All-America and NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America honors in 2005 … Ventura County Player of the Year as a senior at Thousand Oaks HS … Also earned all-county honors as a junior and senior … First-team All-CIF and All-Marmonte League from 2004-06 … Named the 2005 Marmonte League Off ensive MVP … Finished his prep career with 37 goals and 17 assists … Helped lead his team to two CIF titles … Four-year soccer letterwinner under coach Mark Tietjen … Earned three varsity letters with the Thousand Oaks golf team … adidas ESP All-Star selection in 2005 … Made appearances with the U.S. Under- 18 and Under-20 National Teams … Played in all three games for the U.S. Under-20 National Team at the 2006 Milk Cup in Northern Ireland … Played club soccer with the Pateadores, which won the U-18 State Cup championship and was a semifi nalist at the Regional Cup. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Personal ̶ Listed his biggest athletic thrill as committing to play at UCLA … Hobbies include snowboard- •U.S. U-20 National Team ing, bodyboarding and golf … Full name is Chance Myers … Born December 7, 1987 in Valencia, CA … member Biology major. •Parade, NSCAA/adidas All-American

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#10 KYLE NAKAZAWA FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER 5-10 • 155 PALOS VERDES ESTATES, CA (EDISON ACADEMIC CENTER)

High School ̶ Member of the U.S. U-17 residency program and starter on the U-17 National Team that placed fi fth at the FIFA World Youth Championships in 2005 … Scored two goals with one assist in four games at the WYC … Led all U-17 players in 2005 in assists (13) and games started (37 of 38) and ranked fourth with 10 goals … Played in 15 international games in 2005, scoring six goals and three assists …Has totaled 21 career caps with the U-17s … Three-time NSCAA/adidas All-American (2002, 2004, 2005) … Parade All-American in 2005 … Member of the Cal South ODP team that won the National Championship in 2004 … Member of the Region IV ODP Team in 2001, 2002 and 2004 … Trained and played in the Ajax Amsterdam Youth program in the fall of 2001 … Prior to entering U-17 residency, played at Peninsula High School under coach Jim Lillie and led his team to the 2003 Bay League Championship while earning second-team all-league honors and CAREER HIGHLIGHTS winning the team's Most Inspirational Player award … Played club soccer with Irvine Strikers. •U.S. Youth National Team Personal ̶ Began school at UCLA in spring quarter 2006 … Lists his biggest athletic thrill as competing in member the U-17 World Championships and representing the U.S. in a World Cup … Full name is Kyle Nakazawa … Born March 16, 1988 in Torrance, CA … Undeclared major. •Three-time NSCAA/adidas All-American

#14 BRANDON OWENS SENIOR • DEFENDER 6-1 •170 MURRIETA, CA (EDISON ACADEMIC CENTER)

2005 ̶ Earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors … Named to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Season (fourth team) … Started and played in 19 games … Assisted on the game-winning goal at LMU and was subsequently named to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week … Key member of UCLA’s defensive unit that led the nation in shutout percentage (0.70) and ranked 12th in the nation with a 0.67 goals against average … Third-team pre-season All-American by College Soccer News. 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 … Earned a with 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 AREER IGHLIGHTS C H … Only freshman named to the All-Pac-10 fi rst team … Starter in the backfi eld in UCLA’s last 18 games •Soccer America Freshman … Helped the Bruins achieve a team goals against average of 0.52, tied for the lowest team mark in school All-American history … Scored his fi rst career goal at Fresno State … Recorded the game-winning goal in UCLA’s Pac-10 •First-team All-Pac-10 in clinching win over Oregon State … Named to Soccer America’s Team of the Week for Nov. 3-9 … Co-captain of the U.S. Under-17 National Team at the World Youth Championships. 2003, second-team in 2004 High School ̶ Member of the U.S. U-17 residency program … Graduated a year early to join the Bruins and 2005 … Played with the U-17s for two years, earning over 30 international caps … U-17 team co-captain … Also •Named to 2004 Pac-10 played with the U-14s and U-16s … 2003 McDonald’s and two-time Parade All-American … Rated the No. 3 All-Freshman Team recruit in the nation by Soccer America … Member of the Region IV ODP state and regional teams … Played one year of prep soccer at Murrieta Valley HS, earning all-league and all-league academic honors as a freshman •U.S. Youth National Team … Also competed in track and fi eld in sprints and long jump … Off ensive Player of the Year on the freshman member football team as a wide receiver and kicker … Team captain of the Nomads Soccer Club, which were the 1999 State Cup and regional champions … Featured in Sports Illustrated’s Faces in the Crowd in January 2003 … Awarded by the USOC the FLAME (Finding Leaders Among Minorities Everywhere) Award. Personal ̶ Greatest athletic moment was going to Finland with the U-17 National Team for the World Championships … Admires 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 2005 19 19 2 0 1 1 0 Totals 61 57 12 2 1 5 1

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#1 BRIAN PERK FRESHMAN • GOALKEEPER 5-11 • 175 RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA (EDISON ACADEMIC CENTER)

High School ̶ Current member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team … Participated in international tourna- ments with the U-18s in Portugal and Slovakia … Member of the U.S. U-17 residency program from 2004-06 … Member of the U-17 Team that placed fi fth at the FIFA World Youth Championships in 2005 … Played with the U-15s in 2004 … Has played in international games with the U.S. National Team in Europe, Asia, South America and Central America …2006 Parade All-American and Top Goalkeeper … NSCAA/adidas All- American … adidas ESP Camp selection in 2005 … Attended Tesoro HS as a freshman and earned fi rst-team all-conference honors … Played club soccer with the Pateadores from 1998-2006 … Member of the Cal-South (2002-04) and Region IV (2005-06) ODP teams, as well as the PDP (2005). Personal ̶ Admires German midfi elder , U.S. goalkeeper and golfer Tiger CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Woods … Hobbies include golf, playing video games and listening to music … Lists his biggest athletic •U.S. Youth National Team thrills as receiving an invitation to residency with the National Team and stepping onto the fi eld wearing member the National Team jersey for the fi rst time in Paraguay … Full name is Brian G. Perk … Born July 21, 1989 in Yorba Linda, CA … Undeclared major. •2006 Parade All-American Top Goalkeeper

#22 ERIC REED SENIOR • GOALKEEPER 6-0 •190 MISSION VIEJO, CA (LAGUNA HILLS HS)

2005 ̶ Third-team NSCAA/adidas All-Far West and fi rst-team All-Pac-10 honoree … Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Season (fi rst team) … Second-team Pac-10 All-Academic … Ranked sixth in the nation in goals against average (0.60) and shots on goal save percentage (0.843) … Named the Pac-10 Player of the Week for Nov. 1-7 after leading UCLA to a shutout win at Stanford and a 1-1 tie at Cal that clinched the Pac-10 title for UCLA … Named to the College Soccer News Team of the Week on Oct. 30 after shutting out Oregon State and Washington (had a season-high six saves) … Assisted on the game- winning goal at LMU. 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 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS shot from two yards away, in the NCAA second round … Started 16 games and recorded six shutouts with 37 saves … Made a season-best six saves and shut out LMU in an overtime tie in the regular season … Had •Ranked sixth nationally back-to-back shutouts on the road against Cal and Stanford … All-Conference selection in the PDL with the with a 0.60 GAA in 2005 Southern California Seahorses. •2005 third-team NSCAA/ 2003 ̶ Played in four games … Allowed one goal in 100 minutes of play while making four saves on 11 adidas All-Far West shots … Shut out Stanford in 45 minutes of play on Oct. 19 … Recorded two saves at Fresno State. 2002 ̶ Redshirted the season. •2005 first-team All-Pac-10 High School ̶ Four-year letterwinner under coach Scott Johnson at Laguna Hills HS … Two-time All-Seaview League fi rst-team selection and a second-team honoree as a sophomore … Team captain and team MVP as a junior and senior … Laguna Hills HS Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2000 … Also lettered in 1999 and 2000 in … Played with the U.S. U-18 National Team in Chile in January of 2000 … Won the Golden Glove Award while helping 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 … Ad- mires U.S. National Team goalkeeper … 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 2005 18 18 1655 59 12 11 0.60 12-4-2 Totals 38 34 3226 100 18 24 0.67 23-7-4 16 2006 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES

#23 PATRICK RICKARDS FRESHMAN • DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER 5-9 • 155 SACRAMENTO, CA (JESUIT HS)

High School ̶ NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American in 2005 … Team captain as a senior at Jesuit HS under coach Paul Rose … Earned the JHS Outstanding Senior award in 2005 and was named to the Sacramento Bee All-Metro fi rst team and to the all-league fi rst team … Was in residency with the U.S. Under-17 National Team in 2004 … Member of the adidas ESP camp all-star team in 2005 and also attended the adidas ESP camp in 2004 … CalNorth State ODP team member from 2002-05 and a Region IV team member in 2004 … Played with club team San Juan Sting and served as team captain from U-15 through U-18 … Led his team to the 2004 State Cup fi nals. Personal ̶ Lists his greatest athletic thrill as being invited to attend the U.S. Under-17 National Team residency program … Admires Juan Ramon Riquelme … Sister Stephanie also attends UCLA … Full name is CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Patrick Joseph Rickards … Born May 28, 1988 in Sacramento, CA … Undeclared major. •Trained in residency with the U.S. Under-17 National Team in 2004 •2005 NSCAA All-American

#3 BRAD RUSIN SOPHOMORE • DEFENDER 6-4 •200 HOLMES BEACH, FL (ST. STEPHEN’S PREP)

2005 ̶ Named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman fi rst team and to Top Drawer Soccer's All-Rookie Team … Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 honors … Selected to the Top Drawer Soccer Team of the Week Oct. 24 after scoring the game-winning goal, the fi rst of his career, against UC Santa Barbara … Played in 15 games and made 11 starts. 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) CAREER HIGHLIGHTS at Valparaiso HS in Indiana … Trained at the IMG Soccer Academy in •College Soccer News All- Bradenton, FL … IMG Defensive Player of the Year … Has served as team Freshman selection captain for the IMG PDL squad, North West Indiana United FC and the Indianapolis Arsenal SC … Five-year Indiana ODP State team member •Honorable mention All- … Played on the IMG Academy Team that won the 2005 U-19 Dallas Pac-10 Cup … Earned a second-place fi nish in 2002 and a third-place showing •2005 EA Sports All-Ameri- in 2000 at the 3v3 Nationals … Trained with Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 2004. can Personal ̶ Holds a USYSA D National Coaches License … Lists his great- est athletic thrills as tying the U-17 Brazilian National Team, 1-1, and winning the 2005 Dallas Cup … Admires Michael Jordan … Names import cars as his hobby … Mother Karen and brother Parker live in Holmes Beach, FL … Father Cliff ord Rusin played Division I soccer in the early 70’s for Western Illinois University … Full name is Bradford Evan Rusin … Born Sept. 5, 1986 in Crown Point, IN … Undeclared major with a career objective in engineering management or architecture/construction management. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 15 11 9 1 0 2 1

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#25 ANDREW SINDERHOFF FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER 5-11 •150 COTO DE CAZA, CA (SANTA MARGARITA HS)

High School ̶ High school All-American selection in 2006 … 2006 LA Times Player of the Year … Two-time Division I fi rst-team All-CIF selection and the 2006 CIF Division I Off ensive Player of the Year after recording 61 points (18 goals, 25 assists), the second-most in school history … His 25 assists also ranked No. 2 in school history … Two-time All-Serra League fi rst-team selection and the 2006 League MVP … Two-time All-Orange County fi rst-team … Two-year team captain at Santa Margarita HS under coach Curt Bauer … Led his team to the 2006 CIF Division I championship and to Serra League titles in 2005 and 2006 … Scored 14 goals and had 15 assists as a junior, and recorded four goals and seven assists as a sophomore … Received All-Tourna- ment fi rst-team honors at the Marina Tournament , the West Coast Classic (twice) and the Admiral Cup … Played 10 years with the Pateadores … Seven-time and current team captain of the U-18 squad …Helped CAREER HIGHLIGHTS lead the Pateadores to the 2005 U.S. Club Regional and National U-17 Championship in 2005 and to the •2006 High School All- U-18 National Cup Championship and Far West Regional semifi nals in 2006 … Two-year participant in the PDP program and the ODP winter pool. American Personal ̶ Lists his greatest athletic thrill as signing a national letter of intent to attend UCLA … Admires •2006 CIF Division I Offen- Real Madrid and French midfi elder … Brother Ian has played soccer the last three years at sive Player of the Year the University of Chicago … Full name is Andrew Brian Sinderhoff … Born Nov. 10, 1987 in Mission Viejo, CA … Undeclared major.

#13 MICHAEL STEPHENS FRESHMAN • MIDFIELDER 5-9 • 155 NAPERVILLE, IL (EDISON ACADEMIC CENTER)

High School ̶ Member of the U.S. U-15, U-16, U-17 and U-18 National Teams … Parade All-American in 2004 and a NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American in 2005-06 … Member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team Residency Program from 2004-06 … Starting midfi elder for the Under-18 National Team in 2006 and scored one goal with three assists … Played with the U-18s in the Slovakia Cup and the Lisbon International Tournament … Chosen to the 2005 All-Star team at the ODP Regional Team Tournament in …Attended the 2005 adidas ESP camp and was chosen for the all-star team that travelled to Germany in the Spring of 2006 … Played on the Illinois '89 State Team that won the 2005 National ODP Championship … Played club soccer with Sockers F.C. Chicago from 1999-2006 and led the U-19 team to the 2006 Region 2 fi nals. Personal ̶ Older brother John played soccer at Notre Dame from 2002-05 and was team captain and an CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Academic All-American his senior season … Another brother, Jimmy, is a sophomore soccer player at Colgate •U.S. Under-18 National … Lists his biggest athletic thrills as representing the United States on youth national teams … Admires Team starter tennis player Rafael Nadal … Full name is Michael Francis Stephens … Born Apr. 3, 1989 in Hinsdale, IL … Undeclared major. •2005-06 NSCAA/adidas All-American

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#27 DANNY SUITS FRESHMAN • DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER 5-10 • 160 LOS ALAMITOS, CA (LOS ALAMITOS HS)

High School ̶ All-CIF selection in 2006 after recording eight goals with 24 assists … Scoring 15 goals and 13 assists as a junior and three goals and fi ve assists as a sophomore … Selected to the Orange Country Register's all-county fi rst team and led his team to the CIF semifi nals in 2006 … Two-time fi rst-team All-Sunset League … Twice named Team MVP at Los Alamitos HS … Four-year scholar-athlete … Three-year soccer letterman under coach Donovan Martinez … Also lettered one year in track and fi eld, running the 100m and 200m … Member of the ODP and PDP programs in 2005 and 2006 … Played with the Wolfpack Soccer Club, which advanced to the semifi nals of the Dallas Cup and won the League Cup championship. Personal ̶ Lists his greatest athletic thrills as making the semifi nals of the Dallas Cup and winning the Score at the Shore championship … Admires midfi elder Zinedine Zidane … Hobbies include golf and music CAREER HIGHLIGHTS … Full name is Danny Mahoney Suits … Born March 1, 1988 in Bellfl ower, CA … Undeclared major. •All-CIF selection in 2006 •Two-time all-league selec- tion

#21 RYAN WHITE FRESHMAN • DEFENDER 6-2 • 195 EUGENE, OR (SOUTH EUGENE HS)

High School ̶ NSCAA/adidas All-American in 2004 and 2005 … Earned fi rst-team All-State and League MVP honors as a senior in 2005 … Teams won league titles in 2003 and 2005 and the state co-championship in 2002 …As a sophomore in 2003, he was second-team All-State and fi rst-team all-league … Earned second-team all-league acclaim as a freshman … Four-year letterman at South Eugene HS under coach Colin McMillen … Played with the U.S. Under-16 National Team when he was 14 … Participated in the adidas ESP camps from 2003-05 … Played with club team OUSA, which won the Oregon State Championship in 2000, 2002, 2003 and 2004 … Also played with the 2006 Cal-South State Champion Pateadores. Personal ̶ Lists his greatest athletic thrill as playing with the U-16 National Team in Mexico … Admires Zinedine Zidane … Hobbies include snowboarding, listening to music, reading and traveling … Full name CAREER HIGHLIGHTS is Ryan Vinson White … Born Nov. 12, 1987 in Eugene, OR … Undeclared major. •Two-time NSCAA/adidas All-American •Former U.S. Under-16 Na- tional Team member

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#5 MIKE ZAHER JUNIOR • DEFENDER 5-10 •165 LAS VEGAS, NV (BISHOP GORMAN HS)

2005 ̶ Played in 16 games and made seven starts, including starts in the last four games of the season … Scored his fi rst collegiate goal in the 4-0 win at LMU … Assisted on the game-winning goal in the home win over Oregon State and also had an assist in the 4-0 win over Maryland … Honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic selection. 2004 ̶ Saw action in nine games and took three shots … Scored the game-winning goal in an 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 AREER IGHLIGHTS C H ESP All-Star Team in 2002 and 2003 … Three-time all-region, all-state and all-city honoree … Four-time •2005 Pac-10 All-Academic all-conference selection and league MVP in 2003 … Led his Bishop Gorman team to the high school state selection championship in 2002 … Scored 34 goals as a senior, 25 as a junior, 13 as a sophomore and six as a freshman •U.S. Youth National Team 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 member from 2001-03. member Personal ̶ Starred as the leading man in JoJo's music video "Too Little Too Late" … Greatest athletic mo- •Two-time Parade All-Amer- ment so far has been traveling to , France, and Brazil to play with the regional and national ican teams … Admires Brazilian defender … Hobbies include bowling and playing Risk … Brother •2004 Gatorade State High Joe was the 2002 Pac-10 Freshman of the Year at Oregon 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 School Player of the Year … Business-Economics major. Career Statistics Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2004 9 0 3 0 0 0 0 2005 16 7 7 1 2 4 0 Totals 25 7 10 1 2 4 0

#8 SAL ZIZZO SOPHOMORE • MIDFIELDER 5-11 •165 SAN DIEGO, CA (PATRICK HENRY HS)

2005 ̶ Pac-10 Freshman of the Year and second-team All-Pac-10 selection … Named to the All-Freshman teams by Soccer America (second-team), College Soccer News (fi rst-team) and Top Drawer Soccer … Ranked second on the team with fi ve assists and fi fth in scoring with seven points …Scored a goal and had two assists in his fi rst collegiate start against Maryland, earning him Pac-10 Player of the Week and Soccer America Team of the Week honors … Assisted on game-winning goals against Maryland, UNLV, Stanford and Washington … Member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team that advanced to the fi nals of the 2006 Milk Cup. High School ̶ Member of the U.S. Under-18 National Team that played in the Lisbon International Tour- nament 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 … CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Played on the ODP Cal South team that won the National Championship in 2003 … Played club soccer with •Pac-10 Freshman of the Hotspurs USA … Four-year letterman in baseball at Patrick Henry HS … Played center fi eld and earned All- Year and 2nd-team All- CIF honors in 2004 . Pac-10 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 … Admires •Soccer America All-Fresh- Real Madrid’s … Hobbies are playing soccer and baseball … Born Apr. 3, 1987 in San Diego, man Team CA … Undeclared major. •U.S. Under-20 National Career Statistics Team member Yr GP GS Sh Gl A Pts GWG 2005 20 16 22 1 5 7 0

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