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 Liverpool’s Steven Gerrard … 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 • MIDFIELDER 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/adidas 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 Cristiano Ronaldo … 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 8 2006 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES #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 Ronaldinho … 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 Mexico … 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 Lisbon 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 Premier League, 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 Germany’s Franz Beckenbauer … 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 2006 UCLA MEN’S SOCCER 9 PLAYER BIOGRAPHIES #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 California 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.