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WWILILDCATS S20092 Chico State O C C E Ali Sward R Evan Armstrong 2009 Men's Soccer Schedule Day Date Opponent Time Place Thurs. Aug. 20 Holy Names University (exhibition) 6:00 Chico Sun. Aug. 23 UC Davis (exhibition) 11:00 Davis Thurs. Aug. 27 Academy of Art 7:00 Chico Sat. Aug. 29 Saint Martin’s 7:00 Chico Sat. Sep. 5 Seattle Pacifi c 7:00 Seattle Mon. Sep. 7 Western Washington 2:00 Bellingham,WA Fri. Sep. 11 *Humboldt State 4:30 Arcata Sun. Sep. 13 *Sonoma State 11:30 Rohnert Park Wed. Sep. 16 *Cal State Stanislaus 4:30 Chico Fri. Sep. 18 *Cal State East Bay 7:00 Chico Sun. Sep. 20 *UC San Diego 2:00 Chico Fri. Sep. 25 *Cal State L.A. 4:30 Los Angeles Sun. Sep. 27 *Cal State Dominguez Hills 2:00 Carson Fri. Oct. 2 *CSU Monterey Bay 4:30 Chico Sun. Oct. 4 *San Francisco State 2:00 Chico Sat. Oct. 10 *Cal State Stanislaus 4:30 Turlock Fri. Oct. 16 *Cal State San Bernardino 3:00 San Bernardino Sun. Oct. 18 *Cal Poly Pomona 2:00 Pomona Fri. Oct. 23 *Sonoma State 7:00 Chico Sun. Oct. 25 *Humboldt State 2:00 Chico Fri. Oct. 30 *San Francisco State 12:30 San Francisco Sun. Nov. 1 *CSU Monterey Bay 2:00 Seaside Fri.-Sun. Nov. 6-8 CCAA Championship Tournament TBA Turlock Fri.-Sun. Nov. 13-15 NCAA Far West Regional TBA TBA Sun. Nov. 22 NCAA Quarterfi nals TBA TBA Thur-Sat. Dec. 3-5 NCAA Final Four TBA Tampa, FL *CCAA match What'sWhathathah s IidInside Wildcat Men: 2009 Schedule .................................inside cover Roster/Quick Facts .............................................2 Team Photo .........................................................3 Season Outlook ...............................................4-5 Coaching Staff ...................................................6 Player Profi les .................................................8-15 2008 Results .......................................................16 2008 Final Statistics ...........................................17 2008 CCAA Wrap-up .......................................18 Coaching Records ...........................................19 Career/Single-Season Leaders .......................20 Team Records ...................................................21 Individual Records/Accolades .......................22 Wildcats in the Pros ..........................................23 Michael Keohane All-Time Roster .............................................24-25 All-Time Series Results .......................................26 CCAA Opponents............................................27 Wildcat Women: 2009 Schedule ..................................................31 Roster/Quick Facts ...........................................32 Team Photo .......................................................33 Season Outlook ...........................................34-35 Coaching Staff .................................................36 Player Profi les ...............................................38-43 2008 Results .......................................................44 2008 Final Statistics ...........................................45 2008 CCAA Wrap-up .......................................46 Coaching Records ...........................................47 Career/Single-Season Leaders .......................48 Natalie Bensky Team/Individual Records ...........................49-50 All-Time Roster ..................................................51 All-Time Series Results .......................................52 The 2009 Chico State soccer media guide is a product of the Chico State Sports Information Offi ce. Design CCAA Opponents............................................53 and layout by Suzie Falk. Writing, research, and editing by Luke Reid and Rory Miller. Also Inside: The California State University is committed to providing Directors' Cup ...................................................28 equal opportunities to male and female students Administration ...................................................29 in all campus programs, including intercollegiate Campus Information ........................................55 athletics. Chico State athletics and recreational sports is funded in part by student instructionally related activities fees. 1 Chico State Soccer 2009 Team Roster No Name Pos Ht Wt Yr Hometown Previous School Major 1 Michael Keohane** GK 5-11 175 Sr. Cupertino St. John's University Business 2 Nicolas Dazzi Mid 5-7 155 Fr. San Jose Bellarmine Prep Undeclared 3 Kyle Conrad* Def 5-8 150 Sr. Pasadena Arcadia HS Construction Mngmt. 4 Ross Judge** Def 5-10 175 Jr. Portland, OR Grant HS Marketing 5 Evan Armstrong*** Fwd 5-9 150 Sr. Alamo Monte Vista HS Exercise Physiology 6 Zach Bradford** Mid 5-11 160 Jr. Beaverton, OR Westview HS Kinesiology 7 Ryan Villalpando Mid 5-6 150 Jr. San Jose West Valley CC Business Marketing 8 Kyle Crain* Mid 5-10 160 Sr. Pleasanton San Diego State Construction Mngmt. 9 Jacob Darr* Def 5-9 170 So. Sacramento John F. Kennedy HS Business 10 Luis Martinez M/F 5-5 125 Fr. Marysville Lindhurst HS Undeclared 11 Tyson Crim Def 6-1 160 Fr. Boise, ID Borah HS Construction Mngmt. 12 Nick Tedrow* M/F 5-9 165 So. Sacramento Mira Loma HS Undeclared 13 Ryan Struckmeyer* Mid 5-11 170 Jr. Yuba City Sacramento State Agricultural Business 14 Adam Raish*** Def 5-10 175 Sr. Hemet Hemet HS Construction Mngmt. 15 Christopher Akwaja* Fwd 6-1 170 So. Orlu, Nigeria Bakersfi eld HS Civil Engineering 16 Josh Borja Def 6-1 180 Fr. San Diego West Hills HS Undeclared 17 Ryan Nevarez* Mid 6-0 165 Jr. San Diego San Diego City Psychology 18 Micah Miranda Def 6-1 165 Fr. Kailua Kona, HI Kealakehe HS Construction Mngmt. 19 Aren Dawkins* Fwd 5-11 170 So. Elk Grove Elk Grove HS Undeclared 20 Michael Janjigian Def 6-3 190 Fr. Pleasanton Amador Valley HS Civil Engineering 21 Kevin Gibson** Fwd 6-1 185 Jr. Santa Rosa Pines HS Accounting & Finance 22 Josh Johnson Fwd 5-10 160 Jr. Groveland West Valley CC Kinesiology 24 James Stroud GK 6-3 188 Fr. San Diego Torrey Pines HS Business 25 Luke Palmer Mid 5-11 167 Fr. Davis Davis HS Business 28 Michael Strobel Def 6-5 185 So. Loomis Del Oro HS Business RS Myles Baxter Def 5-6 145 Fr. Elk Grove Franklin HS Criminal Justice RS Michael Beigarten GK 6-0 185 Fr. Livermore Granada HS Health Science RS Sean Borella Mid 6-3 175 Fr. Millbrae St. Ignatius Prep Business RS Anton Dapello Mid 6-0 150 Fr. Encino Crespi Carmelite HS Kinesiology RS Dillon Thomas Fwd 5-11 150 Fr. Turlock Pitman HS Recreation RS Blake Zopfi Fwd 5-9 155 Fr. Fairfi eld Armijo HS Business *Years on Wildcat team Find us on Head Coach: Felipe Restrepo (UC Davis, 1998) - 2nd year Assistant Coach: Donny Ribaudo - 4th year Goalkeeper Coach: Brad Williams - 1st year twitter Graduate Assistant Athletic Trainer: Nick Harvey, ATC @chicowildcats Head Athletic Trainer: Scott Barker, ATC MEN'S SOCCER QUICK FACTS School ..........................Chico State Head Coach ...............Felipe Restrepo Address .........................Chico, CA 95929-0300 Alma Mater ..................UC Davis, '98 Established/Enrollment . 1887 (Chico Normal School)/16,000 Coach’s Phone ...........530-898-6810 University President ...... Dr. Paul J. Zingg (Belmont Abbey, '68) Coach's Email [email protected] Athletic Director .......... Anita Barker (Ohio Northern, ’85) Coach's Record ..........13-5-1 (1 year) Asst. Athletic Director .. Mitch Cox (Chico State, '81) 2008 Record .................13-5-1 (9-5-0) 2nd North Nickname/Colors ........ Wildcats/Cardinal and White Returners ......................Letterwinners: 20 Starters: 8 National Affi liation .......NCAA Division II SID/Assistant .................Luke Reid/Rory Miller Conference ................. CCAA SID Phone .....................530-898-4658 Field/Capacity ............ University Soccer Stadium (3,800) SID Email [email protected] Web site ........................www.chicowildcats.com SID/Soccer FAX ............530-898-4699 2 Team Photo Back row (L-R): Athletic trainer Nick Harvey, coach Brad Williams, Tyson Crim, Chris Akwaja, Michael Janjigian, Michael Strobel, Kevin Gibson, Micah Miranda, coach Donny Ribaudo, head coach Felipe Restrepo. Third row (L-R): Adam Raish, Jacob Darr, Aren Dawkins, Zach Bradford, Michael Keohane, James Stroud, Ross Judge, Ryan Struckmeyer, Josh Johnson. Second row (L-R): Nicolas Dazzi, Evan Armstrong, Ryan Nevarez, Kyle Crain, Ryan Villalpando, Nick Tedrow, Kyle Conrad, Luis Martinez. Front row (L-R): Myles Baxter, Blake Zopfi , Dillon Thomas, Luke Palmer, Michael Beigarten, Anton Dapello, Sean Borella. Not pictured: Josh Borja. 3 Chico State Soccer 2009 Future is Now for Five Seniors Kyle Crain Kyle Crain Kyle Conrad Chico State has returned to the upper echelon of California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) men’s soccer programs ahead of schedule. But the Wildcats are right on time for their fi ve seniors – Evan Armstrong, Adam Raish, Michael Keohane, Kyle Crain, and Kyle Conrad. Less than a year and a half after Felipe Restrepo was hired to turn around a program that had fi nished 8-12-0 the year before, the Wildcats have been named co-favorites, along with nationally top-ranked Cal State Dominguez Hills, to win the CCAA Champion- ship Tournament. “A lot of nice things have happened to this program in the last 14 months,” said Restrepo, who was named the CCAA Coach of the Year following last season’s 13-5-1 mark and the program’s fi rst postseason appearance since 2003. “It’s been good to be here. Really good.” The team’s fi ve seniors have played a key role in making things so good. Crain (four goals and seven assists last season) and Armstrong (seven goals