CHRIS HAFFNER DEFENDER 6-0 180 ST. LOUIS, MO. 25 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH Prep/Personal: Led SLUH to the state finals in 2007 and a top-10 national ranking in 2006... making the switch from forward to central defender his senior season, Haffner anchored a defense that allowed just 10 goals in 33 matches played... as a sophomore and junior he tallied 38 goals and was a Metro Catholic Conference Top-5 Scorer in 2005-06... named first-team all-conference and allstate in 2007 and was selected by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch to its AllMetro first team... played on the Scott-Gallagher U-18 U.S. Soccer Development Academy team alongside future IU teammates Will Bruin and Luis Soffner... starting central defender on the USYSA Region II championship squad in 2007 and competed with the team at the 2006 Nike Friendlies where they played the U-17 U.S. National Team to a 1-1 tie... recorded Missouri State Cup titles in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2007 and was a U.S. National Club Championship finalist in 2005... sports marketing and management major... born Aug. 24, 1989... son of Chris and Patti Haffner. GP GS SH G A P 75
LUIS SOFFNER GOALKEEPER 6-4 210 1 ST. LOUIS, MO. SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY HIGH Prep/Personal: Soffner spent his final two seasons at SLUH after playing his freshman and sophomore years at St. Ignatius in Cleveland, Ohio... helped lead the Wildcats to the 2005 Ohio state championship, as well as the NSCAA high school national title his sophomore season... as a senior at SLUH, Soffner posted 18 shutouts in 23 matches with a 0.32 goals-against average as the Junior Billikens were the 2007 Missouri state runner up... for his efforts he was named to the St. Louis All-Metro first team and all-state team... high school teammate of fellow Hoosiers Tommy Meyer and Chris Haffner... from 1999-2005, Soffner played his club ball with the Internationals in Cleveland, leading the team to Ohio state titles from 2001-05... as a member of the North American All-Stars he competed at the Youth World Cup in 2000 and 2001... after moving to Missouri he joined the Scott-Gallagher Soccer Club with the team capturing Missouri state championships in 2006 and 2007... his grandfather, Jim Scott, was one of the founders of the Scott-Gallagher Soccer Club...also a standout in the classroom, earning first honors all four years of high school... secondary education (math) major... born Jan. 15, 1990... son of Julie and Rodney Soffner. GP GS MIN GAA 76 SV W L T SO
JOE TOLEN MDFIELDER 5-9 160 EVANSVILLE, IND. 27 EVANSVILLE CENTRAL Prep/Personal: A four-time allconference selection out of Evansville Central... tallied 79 goals and 53 assists from the midfield in his four-year career... first-team all-state and all-region selection... named to Indiana s Super 16 in 2007 and led his team to the regional final for the best finish in school history... Central s all-time single-season leader in scoring, assists and varsity starts... also a standout on the football field, earning all-state accolades in 2007... a two-time academic all-state honoree and a member of the National Honor Society and class valedictorian... business major... born May 3, 1990... son of Jim and Joyce Tolen... both parents are IU alums... sister Trish plays soccer at the University of Evansville. GP GS SH G A P 77
TIM WYLIE FORWARD 6-2 180 FT. WAYNE, IND. CARROLL 26 Prep/Personal: Four-year starter at Fort Wayne Carroll High School where he was a first-team all-state and unanimous all-conference selection in 2007... named team captain and MVP... also earned all-conference mention as a sophomore and junior... two-time firstteam all-isca district selection... helped lead the Chargers to a 54-19-4 record, two sectional and one conference title in four seasons... tallied 34 goals (eighth in school history) and 95 points (seventh in school history) during the course of his career... led the team in goals (12), total points (32) and second in assists (8) as a senior... his 75 games played ranks 10th in school history... played club soccer with the Indy Burn Eagles, helping his team win one of six running state titles... also spent time with the Fort Wayne Fever of the Premier Development League (PDL) and was a member of the Super Y League Regional ODP Team in 2004-05 and 2005-06... pre-business major... born Sept. 1, 1989... son of Tim Wylie and Brenda Wylie-Biggs. GP GS SH 78 G A P
Graham Basecke 7 MF 5-10, 170 Fr. Springfield, Mo. Glendale Prep/Personal: Led Glendale to the Class 3 state title game in 2008, the best-ever finish for the school... earned four straight district titles... named second team all-state as a senior... named to the All-Ozarks team, Southwest All-Star team and received the Glendale Coach s Award... finished his final season with eight goals and 11 assists... second team all-district and all-conference selection as a junior... playing for Springfield Soccer Club, won back-to-back Missouri State Cup titles (2007, 2008)... semifinalist at the 2007 Disney College Showcase... National Soccer Rankings placed the squad at No. 1 in the nation in January 2009, while Top Drawer Soccer had the team in the No. 2 slot... played with current Hoosiers Tommy Meyer and Luis Soffner as a member of the ODP state team... member of the Principal s Honor Roll... also played varsity tennis as a freshman... plans to major in business... has two brothers (Neil and Jacob)... born Nov. 27, 1990... parents are Jeff and Lori Basecke Kevin BICK 24 MF 6-1, 170 Fr. Louisville, Ky. Saint Xaiver Prep/Personal: Two-time National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA)/adidas Boys High School All-American... Kentucky s first two-time winner of the state s Mr. Soccer award... named the 2007 state Gatorade Player of the... firstteam all-state pick in 2007 and 2008... led Saint Xavier to the state title as a junior and senior as the team compiled a record of 47-1-2 during those two years... in 2007 the team went undefeated at 25-0-2... in his final three seasons Bick tallied 43 goals and 46 assists, including 21 goals and 19 assists as a forward in 2007... moved to the midfield in 2008 where he finished with 12 goals and 14 assists... spent time as a member of the U.S. U-18 Men s National Team, traveling to Argentina and Uruguay in the summer of 2008... took part in the Adidas Elite Soccer Program (ESP) in 2007... played club ball with the Chicago Magic... comes from an athletic family as his father, Sam, played professionally in the NASL (Minnesota Kicks, San Jose Earthquakes) and MISL (St. Louis Steamers), and earned two caps with the U.S. Men s National Team in 1976... his older brother, Brian, played collegiately at West Virginia, while his other older brother, Dan, played football at Purdue... born Sept. 14, 1990... parents are Sam and Mary Beth Bick. IAN BLOCK 19 F 6-2, 170 Fr. Lawrenceburg, Ind. Lawrenceburg Prep/Personal: All-State honorable mention, all-conference, all-district and all-county as a senior... led team to three-straight sectional titles... regional runner-up in 2007... finished with 38 goals and 35 assists in his career... also earned a letter in basketball... plans to major in informatics... born Aug. 7, 1990... has one sister (Rachel)... parents are Randy and Susan Block. 79
Alex BOLER 23 Joined the team in the spring. D 6-0, 165 Jr. Wheaton, Ill. St. Francis Prep/Personal: Scored 43 career goals and tallied 63 assists at St. Francis High School... Chicago Tribune All-State Honorable Mention... IHSSCA All-Sectional team... Daily Herald All- Area team... two-year captain... two-time Suburban Catholic Conference All-Conference selection... Academic All-Conference... team co-mvp... helped lead the Spartans to four regional championships and a 69-21-6 record during his career... set the school record for assists in a season with 33 his senior campaign... also holds the career assists record... also played varsity basketball and baseball... majoring in sports marketing and management... sister Meghan played soccer at Illinois State... played his club ball with the Chicago Fire Juniors and Ajax F.C.... born April 24, 1988... parents are Tom and Maggie Boler. CALEB KONSTANSKI 22 MF 6-0, 180 Fr. Bloomington, Ind. South Prep/Personal: Recorded 28 goals and 21 assists in his final two seasons at South... tallied 18 goals and 11 assists his senior season, earning first-team all-state honors... named all-district and academic all-conference as a senior... Bloomington South soccer MVP for 2008... third-team all-state as a junior... all-conference and alldistrict selection... member of Indiana ODP state team 2003-05 and 2007-08... four-year starter at Bloomington South... played club soccer with the Bloomington Cutters... graduated from high school a semester early to join the Hoosier program in the spring of 2009... has one brother (Daniel) and a sister (Maggie)... born June 6, 1991... parents are Paul and Donna Konstanski NEMANJA KOSTIC 20 GK 6-4, 200 Sr. New Belgrade, Serbia Nikola Tesla Transferred to Indiana from Maine in the summer of 2009 after the Black Bears discontinued their program. 2008 (JUNIOR-MAINE): Appeared in 15 games, making 14 starts... allowed 16 goals in 1,395 minutes for a 1.03 goals-against average... recorded 70 saves... posted a record of 4-8-2 in the net with four shutouts... team finished 5-10-2. 2007 (Sophomore-MAINE): Started all 15 matches played... was 3-11-1 with a 2.01 goalsagainst average and a.716 save percentage... recorded a 1-0 overtime shutout of College Cup participant UMass in the season opener... made a career-high seven saves in the game... recorded an assist at No. 21 Brown... tied his career high with seven saves against the Bears... also posted seven saves at Rhode Island. 2006 (Freshman-VIRGINIA INTERMONT COLLEGE): Posted a 1.20 goals-against average and had 14 saves... team posted a 10-5-3 record. Prep/Personal: Led F.C. Rad to a national title in 2002... Cup winners in 2003 and 2004 while playing for F.C. Policajac... competed with the Belgrade U-20 team... named top goalkeeper for the Belgrade U-17 team in 2003 and 2004... plans to major in general studies with a minor in marketing... born July 21, 1987... parents are Borivoje and Milka Kostic. 80
SAM SWIHART 28 MF 6-0, 160 Fr. Bloomington, Ind. North Prep/Personal: Led a defense that allowed just 11 goals in 24 matches as a senior... team finished with a 21-2-1 record... earned all-area, all-district and all-state honors as a senior... made three semi-state appearances with the Cougars... team captain... earned Top Player and Mental Attitude team awards... played club soccer with the Bloomington Cutters alongside fellow IU freshman Caleb Konstanski... led team to Midwest Regional League title and one state championship... served as a ballboy for the Hoosiers as a kid... born Sept. 5, 1990... parents are Steve and Theresa Swihart. MATT WIET 5 D 5-11, 170 Fr. Columbus, Ohio Worthington Kilbourne Prep/Personal: Named the 2008 Huntington Bank/Ohio High School Magazine Boys Player of the... Ohio Scholastic Soccer Coaches Association Player of the, Central District Player of the and OCC Central Division Player of the... two-time All-Ohio and all-district honoree, as well as an OSSCA first team selection... fouryear starter at defender... part of a team that recorded 43 shutouts in 79 career matches... scored 11 goals and assisted on 17 others... served as team captain his junior and senior seasons... during his high school career the Wolves made two regional championship appearances and won four district titles... in 2008 the squad was 18-3-0, winning the Ohio Capital Conference championship and was a regional runner-up... plays club ball for Crew Soccer Academy, which made the U.S. Soccer U-18 Developmental Academy national tournament final four and finished the season ranked third in the nation... named a 2008 NSCAA/adidas Boys High School All-American... member of the National Honor Society and maintained a 4.0 GPA... plans to major in math/pre-med... has three brothers (Christopher, Ryan, William) and two sisters (Katie, Abby)... born Sept. 23, 1990... parents are Dr. Gregory and Susan Wiet. 81