13 BRIAN ACKLEY FORWARD/MIDFIELDER 6-2 183 Senior Cary, N.C.> Athens Drive 2007 (JUNIOR) Missed a portion of the season due to injury appeared in 12 games, making five starts his only points of the season came with an assist on Kevin Noschang s goal in a 1-1 tie with Maryland in the season opener earned the starting nod in a 1-0 win over then-no. 1 UCLA had a shot on goal in a 2-1 loss to Creighton at the Saint Louis/Nike Classic missed the final four games of the season before returning to the pitch in an NCAA Tournament second-round match against Bradley had a season-high three shots in the 1-1 tie finished with nine shots on the season. 2006 (Sophomore) Offensive Player of the Big Ten Championship named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week twice (Aug. 28 and Oct. 30) led the Hoosiers with 19 points on the year (7 goals, 5 assists) fourth in the Big Ten in points scored and third in points per game (0.95) tied for third in the conference in goals scored had four game-winning goals on the year scored his first goal against Creighton netted a score against UAB Offensive MVP of the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament tallied the game-tying goal vs. Tulsa scored the game-winning goal in overtime against Kentucky tallied a score vs. IUPUI against Penn State in the Big Ten Championship, assisted on the game-winner scored the only goal of the game in the Big Ten Championship title game against Ohio State, heading a rebound off the crossbar into the net netted the gamewinning goal against Northern Illinois in the NCAA Tournament in the preseason, scored goals against ranked foes Maryland and Illinois-Chicago. 2005 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 11 matches during his rookie campaign saw action in the Hoosiers first two games of the season in the adidas/iu Credit Union Classic against then-no. 10 Wake Forest and then-no. 7 SMU took four shots on the year scored the equalizer in the second half against the Cincinnati Kings during the 2006 spring season. A 2004 NSCAA/adidas All-Region III (South) selection 2004 Triangle Athletic Conference Player of the Year played for head coach Chris Barefoot at Athens Drive High School helped Athens Drive to the 2004 North Carolina 4A State Championship was a North Carolina all-state selection in 2003 and 2004 earned North Carolina Eastern Region team and Triangle Athletic all-conference honors as a junior and senior was a four-year letterman in earned Triangle Athletic Conference All-Academic team honors in 2003 and 2004 played club at CASL Elite under head coach Carl Flemming played on the North Carolina ODP team for two years a general studies major born Sept. 27, 1986 son of Wayne and the late Christine Ackley. 2005 11 0 4 0 0 0 2006 20 16 27 7 5 19 2007 12 5 9 0 1 1 TOTAL 43 21 40 7 6 20 58 INDIANA iu.com
FORWARD 5-9 150 Sophomore Hartland, Wis. > Brookfield East ANDY ADLARD 10 2007 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 19 games, making seven starts for the Hoosiers... took a season-high four shots in a 1-0 win over Northern Illinois on Sept. 7... scored his first point with an assist on Michael Roach s goal in a 3-1 victory over Rhode Island on Sept. 9... tallied three shots, with one on goal, at Saint Louis on Sept. 15... closed the regular season with a pair of shots at Wisconsin on Nov. 4 as Indiana clinched the Big Ten regular season title. Two-time National Soccer Coaches Association of America Youth All- American a three-time all-state and all-area player led Brookfield East to a 21-1-3 record and a state runner-up finish in 2006 a four-time all-conference selection tallied 13 goals and 10 assists in his senior season named Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Player of the Year in 2006 competed with Chicago Magic and Bavarians NPSL at the club level was runner-up in the adidas Super Group at the Disney Showcase in 2006 and was the leading scorer national runner-up in 2005 with Bavarians NPSL participated in the adidas ESP Camp in 2005-06 adidas ESP all-star in 2005 a member of the ODP Regional Team from 2002-06 also participated in the triple jump and long jump, reaching regionals and sectionals in the triple jump majoring in education born Aug. 7, 1988 the son of Stephen and Shelly Adlard father played professionally as a goalkeeper for the England National Team mother holds the all-time wo basketball scoring record at the University of Evansville. 2007 19 7 22 0 1 1 TOTAL 19 7 22 0 1 1 iu.com INDIANA 59
7 2007 (SOPHOMORE) Started all 22 matches... unanimous first-team All-Big Ten... secondteam NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes All-Region pick Academic All- Big Ten third on the team in scoring with 11 points (5g, 1a)... tied for first in goals scored with five... tallied four shots in a 1-0 win over No. 1 UCLA... netted a goal on three shots in a 3-1 win over Rhode Island at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament... named to the all-tournament team... followed up with a goal against Creighton at the Saint Louis/Nike Soccer Classic... had a season-high seven shots vs. UAB... picked up his third goal of the season in a 2-0 win over Butler... took just one shot but made it count with a goal at Louisville on Oct. 10... contributed an assist as the Hoosiers defeated No. 4 Notre Dame, 3-2... was one of four IU players to find the back of the net in a 4-0 win at Kentucky on Oct. 31 put up a team-high five shots against Bradley in the NCAA Tournament three of those attempts were on goal... spent the summer playing with the Kalamazoo Kingdom of the PDL, earning honorable mention Team of the Week honors. 2006 (FRESHMAN) Unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman team fourth on the team in points (10), third on the team in assists (4) and tied for third in goals scored (3) ESPNSoccernet recognized him on Oct. 15 as the best freshman in the country named as one of College Soccer News Top 100 Freshmen to Watch played in every game, starting in 11 tallied his first assist against Akron in his first start also had an assist the next game against Michigan was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 9 after scoring goals against Louisville and Northwestern against the Cardinals, tallied his first goal netted the only goal of the game vs. the Wildcats had an assist against IUPUI for a streak of three consecutive games with a point assisted on the game-winning goal, then scored a goal in the late minutes at Butler. Named NSCAA/adidas Boys High School National Player of the Year and Gatorade National Boys Soccer Player of the Year played for former Hoosier B.J. Snow at Portage Central High School a fourtime all-conference selection finished his senior season with 28 goals and 12 assists named Mr. Soccer in the state of Michigan a two-time first team Division I All-State selection helped Portage Central to regional finals each of his final two seasons named to the Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association (MHSSCA) Boys Soccer Dream Team, as one of the top 11 players in the state, in 2004 and 2005 an NSCAA/adidas High School and Youth All- American in 2005 an NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American in 2004 as well played club for Vardar 88, helping them claim a pair of State Cup titles and advance to the USYS National Championship in 2005 a four-year member of the Michigan ODP team, a threeyear member of the Region II ODP team, and was the 2004 State Cup MVP was a member of the Business Professionals Association and the Rotary Club in high school a finance major in the Kelley School of Business born April 14, 1988 son of Donald and Donna Alexander. Eric ALEXANDER Midfielder 6-1 165 Junior Portage, Mich. > Central 2006 22 11 10 3 4 10 2007 22 22 50 5 1 11 TOTAL 44 22 60 8 5 21 60 INDIANA iu.com
DEFENDER 5-8 150 Junior Silver Spring, Md. > Edison Academy 2006 20 17 9 0 1 1 2007 20 20 22 2 0 4 TOTAL 40 37 31 2 2 5 KEVIN ALSTON 6 2007 (SOPHOMORE) Started all 20 games played... second-team All-Big Ten... missed the final two games of the regular season due to injury..defensive MVP of the adidas/iu Credit Union Classic... had two shots in a 3-1 win over Rhode Island on Sept. 9... contributed a pair of shots in wins over Butler, Michigan and UIC... scored his first goals in a 2-0 win over Michigan State on Oct. 6... the two goals came on just three shot attempts... named the Big Ten Player of the Week for his efforts... also honored by Soccer America, College Soccer News and TopDrawerSoccer had a pair of on-goal shots against Bradley in the NCAA Tournament. 2006 (FRESHMAN) Started 17 games, playing in 20 in his first season with the Hoosiers named as one of College Soccer News Top 100 Freshmen to Watch tallied his first assist against Louisville, sending a cross from the right side to Eric Alexander stepped up after two starters in the back left the game due to injuries, helping hold Ohio State scoreless in the Big Ten Championship game... represented the U.S. at the Pan Am Games in Brazil in the summer of 2007. Enrolled at IU in January of 2006 and participated during the spring season a member of U.S. Soccer s Residency Program and the Under-17 National Team from September 2003 through his enrollment at IU started opening two matches at back at the 2005 FIFA Under-17 World Youth Championship in Peru started the quarterfinal match against the Netherlands until sustaining a broken leg in the 16th minute helped the United States win its group with a 2-0-1 record and advance to the quarterfinals appeared in 34 matches in 2004 with 32 starts and an assist earned 17 caps as a member of the U-17 National team with coaches John Ellinger and John Hackworth started 51 of the 76 matches he played, posting a goal and three assists after joining the Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla. scored his first U-17 goal in a 6-0 victory over Ajax Orlando U-18 on Oct. 16, 2004 was a 2005 PARADE Magazine All-America selection at back earned NSCAA All-America team honors in 2004 invited to the prestigious adidas ESP Camp in both 2004 and 2005 but could not attend the 2005 event due to a national team competition in Brazil played club for the Potomac Cougars under coaches David Kelley and Arnold Tarzy helped the Cougars to the Maryland State Cup title in 2003 (U-15) and 2004 (U-16), beating the Casa Mia Bays played for D.C. United in the Super Y League in 2002 and 2003 played one season at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Wheaton, Md. played for FC Delco Crunch and coach Joan Fenney in the summer of 2006, leading them to a third place finish at the US Youth Soccer National Championship, a Region 1 Championship and the Pennsylvania (East) State Championship a management major in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs born May 5, 1988 to Jeanne Fox-Alston and Larry Alston. iu.com INDIANA 61
2 RICH BALCHAN 2007 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 17 games, making 15 starts... Big Ten All-Freshman Team... got his first starting nod against UAB on Sept. 21, scoring his first goal... his second goal of the season came at Notre Dame on Oct. 17 as he scored in the 18th minute tied the game at 1-all... against Evansville on Oct. 24, it was Balchan who put home the game winner in the 68th minute... he also assisted on Brad Ring s goal which tied the game at 1-all... his second game winner came on Oct. 31 as his goal in the 13th minute gave the Hoosiers a 1-0 lead at Kentucky... also recorded an assist in the match... tallied his third assist on the season against Bradley in the NCAA Tournament one of four freshmen to score a goal in 2007, joining Michael Roach, Daniel Kelly and Neil Wilmarth competed with U-20 National Team at New Orleans tournament in Feb.... also selected to the U-20 squad trip to England in May, playing against reserve squads from Manchester United and Bolton... spent the summer playing with the Ft. Wayne Fever of the PDL. Honorable mention all-state as a senior helped lead Carmel to the Indiana state championship with a 23-0 record and a No. 2 national ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America scored two goals in the state semi-finals against Lawrence North had six goals and nine assists his senior year scored eight goals with 10 assists during high school named all-district and all-county first-team All-North by the Indianapolis Star played club with Carmel United Cosmos III team captain in 2005 with Cosmos six-time state champions with the Cosmos business major born Jan. 18, 1989 son of Daryl and Patricia Balchan. DEFENDER/MIDFIELDER 6-0 165 Sophomore Carmel, Ind. > Carmel 2007 17 16 11 4 3 11 TOTAL 17 16 11 4 3 11 62 INDIANA iu.com
GOALKEEPER 6-0 175 Senior Aurora, Ill. > Waubonsie Valley CHAY CAIN 0 2007 (JUNIOR) Started 22 games in goal... first-team All-Big Ten... second-team NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes All-Region ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America pick for the second-straight season Academic All-Big Ten National Soccer Coaches Association/adidas Men s Scholar All-America second team 10 solo shutouts... 0.61 goalsagainst average... allowed just one goal in the Big Ten play as the Hoosiers claimed the league title with a 4-0-2 record... 0.17 GAA in league action... shut out No. 1 UCLA, 1-0 for his first win of the season... posted six saves in 1-1 tie with Maryland and 2-0 win over Butler... led the Big Ten in save percentage (.869) and second in GAA... Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 15 and Nov. 5... picked up the award on Oct. 15 after becoming the first keeper to shut out Northwestern in 2007... had a season-best scoreless streak of 627:17... had six saves in a 2-0 win over Butler on Sept. 26, including two spectacular shots in a three-minute span where leaping punch-overs from Cain prevented goals... had three crucial stops to hold No. 24 Ohio State scoreless in a 0-0 tie on Oct. 21... it was a spectacular leaping save in the second half that kept Wisconsin off the board on Nov. 4 and preserved a 0-0 tie... posted back-to-back shutouts of Michigan State and Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament... had a season-high nine saves against the Buckeyes... recorded eight saves in a 1-1 tie with Bradley in the second round of the NCAA Tournament after allowing just one goal in a pair of wins over Northern Illinois and Rhode Island, Cain was named Most Outstanding Goalkeeper at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament. 2006 (Sophomore) Defensive Player of the Big Ten Championship ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American finished the season with a 0.57 goals against average, good for eighth in the country and first in the Big Ten had a record of 13-2-3 in goal notched 10 shutouts, including a five-game shutout streak to end the season had seven saves against Ohio State in a 1-0 victory earned his first start against UAB, making one save tallied three saves in a shutout against Kentucky earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on Oct. 9, recording back-to-back shutouts against Louisville and Northwestern tallied six saves against the Cardinals, with four saves vs. the Wildcats had six saves in the NCAA Tournament, including four against Northern Illinois stopped a penalty kick against the Huskies to preserve the shutout. 2005 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in three matches for the Hoosiers without allowing a goal played a total of 70:45 on the year made first appearance of his Hoosier in a 5-0 victory over Boston University at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament also saw action against IUPUI and Butler named to the College Soccer News Top 100 Freshmen to Watch notched a pair of saves in a 2-0 shutout of the defending FIFA World Champion Mexican Youth National Team in the spring. Ranked as the top goalkeeper and the 15th-best player in the Class of 2005 by StudentSportsSoccer.com a 2005 PARADE Magazine All-American a 2003 and 2004 National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Youth Boys Region II All-American named Chicago Sun-Times Player of the Year in 2004 an all-state, all-conference and all-sectional selection as a junior and senior played for former Hoosier All-American and 1978 Hermann Trophy winner Angelo DiBernardo at Waubonsie Valley High School finished his fouryear high school with 44 shutouts and a goals against average of 0.46 played club with the Chicago Magic and coach Mike Matkovich a U-16 and U-18 U.S. National Team pool player attended the adidas ESP in 2003 and 2004 was named an adidas ESP All-Star and won the Golden Glove as the top goalkeeper in 2004 majoring in accounting in the Kelley School of Business born Feb. 13, 1987 to Daniel and Janice Cain. Year GP GS MIN GA GAA Sv. W L T SO 2005 3 0 70:45 0 0.00 0 0 0 0 0 2006 19 19 1735:24 11 0.57 56 13 2 3 10 2007 22 22 1920:13 13 0.61 86 12 3 5 10 TOTAL 44 41 3726:22 24 0.57 142 25 5 8 20 iu.com INDIANA 63
17 LEE HAGEDORN MIDFIELDER 5-9 145 Junior Columbus, Ind. > North 2007 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in 21 matches, making two starts Academic All-Big Ten had a pair of shots in a 2-1 loss to Creighton at the Saint Louis/ Nike Classic scored the game-winning goal in a 2-0 victory over Butler had a season-high two shots in the contest earned the starting nod in a 4-0 win over Kentucky and a 0-0 tie at Wisconsin finished the year with 10 shots (four on goal). 2006 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Saw increased playing time in the later part of the season provided a spark off the bench scored his first goal against Wisconsin to give Indiana the Big Ten regular season title assisted on the game-winning goal against IUPUI helped Indiana end the year with five straight shutouts started on the backline during the spring campaign. 2005 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted scored a pair of goals during the 2006 spring season notched a marker in IU s 4-1 win over IUPUI and its 3-0 win over Butler saw time in IU s shutout victory over the defending FIFA World Champion Mexican Youth National team. Earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas All- Region IV (Mideast) honors in 2004 played for head coach David Green at Columbus North was a first team all-state selection as a senior and a third team honoree as a junior earned all-district and all-conference honors in 2003 and 2004 during his senior season, Columbus North won the Hoosier Cup Tournament as a senior, scored 21 goals and added 10 assists was a member of the Bloomington Cutters (Red) U-18 team Cutters won the Region II Advancement, the Indiana State Cup, the Indiana League and the adidas Warriors Classic in 2004 club team went 17-4-1 during the 2004 season led Cutters in scoring with 13 goals also competed for the track team at Columbus North was a member of National Honor Society as a junior and a senior in high school was an academic all-state selection during his junior and senior campaigns worked in an orphanage on two mission trips to Honduras in high school majoring in finance in the Kelley School of Business the son of Jeffrey and Pamela Hagedorn... born July 27, 1986. 2006 20 0 6 1 1 3 2007 21 2 10 1 0 2 TOTAL 41 2 16 2 1 5 64 INDIANA iu.com
DEFENDER 6-0 173 Sophomore Hendersonville, Tenn. > Hendersonville DANIEL KELLY 21 2007 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in all 22 matches, making 19 starts... Big Ten All-Freshman team... Soccer America second-team All-Freshman took two shots in the season opener against Maryland on Aug. 31... scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Northern Illinois at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament... took three shots in a 2-0 win over Butler on Sept. 26... added his second goal of the year on his only shot of the night in a 3-2 win at Michigan on Sept. 29... picked up an assist at Louisville on Oct. 10... took three shots at No. 6 Northwestern, recording the game-winning goal for the Hoosiers... tallied a season-high five shots in a 2-1 win over Evansville on Oct. 24... matched that five-shot total in the Big Ten Tournament championship game against Ohio State attempted three shots against Bradley in the NCAA Tournament competed with U-20 National Team at New Orleans tournament in Feb.. 2006 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted a key contributor during the spring, starting all six games... represented the U.S. at the Pan Am Games in Brazil in the summer of 2007. Despite being one of the last players called into United States Under-17 National team residency, made the roster for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship in Peru made one appearance in the championship, starting at back in the United States 1-1 tie with the Ivory Coast helped the U.S. finish fifth at the championship and win its group with a 2-0-1 record and advance to the quarterfinals earned 11 international caps with the U.S. U-17s was invited to training camps with both the U-18 and U-20 U.S. National teams earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America All-America accolades in 2005 selected to the adidas Elite Soccer Player (ESP) camp in 2005 enjoyed an outstanding prep at Hendersonville High School under the direction of former IU manager Russ Plummer before moving into the residency program in August of 2005 led Hendersonville to the most wins (20) in school history and a state runner-up finish in 2005 earned The Tennessean All-State, Mid- State and All-Region honors the Star News, The News Examiner and District 9 Player of the Year played club for Tennessee Football Club (TNFC) 89 under the direction of Manny Sanchez helped the club to Region III Premier League Championship in 2005, while leading the league in scoring was a member of TOP SOC- CER, a program that was instituted to help handicapped children play the game of exercise science major born March 29, 1989, to Marie and Joseph Kelly in Nashville, Tenn. 2007 22 19 30 4 1 9 TOTAL 22 19 30 4 1 9 iu.com INDIANA 65
16 TYLER mccarroll MIDFIELDER 6-1 183 Redshirt Freshman Carmel, Ind. > Carmel 2007 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... saw action in the spring, including a start in the back against the Mexican Youth National Team at Armstrong Stadium... also came in off the bench in a 1-0 win over Virginia Tech and a 3-0 victory over UIC... spent the summer playing with the Ft. Wayne Fever of the PDL. First team all-state helped lead Carmel to the Indiana state championship with a 23-0 record and a No. 2 national ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Assocation of America school s all-time assists leader with 43 had 23 assists his senior year a two-time all-county honoree and a two-time Metro All-North named first team All-North by the Indianapolis Star played club with Carmel United Cosmos III six-time state champions with the Cosmos spent three summers training with youth teams in Brazil majoring in biology born Dec. 20, 1988 son of John and Jan McCarroll has three sisters who also played collegiate Tara (UNC-Greensboro), Tracey (Clemson) and Tammy (Ohio State). 66 INDIANA iu.com
MIDFIELDER 5-10 160 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio > Lakota West 2005 4 0 2 0 1 1 2006 20 13 20 0 4 4 2007 12 6 8 1 0 2 TOTAL 36 19 30 1 5 7 JOHN mellencamp 8 2007 (JUNIOR) Appeared in 12 games with six starts as injuries plagued his junior season... Academic All-Big Ten scored Indiana s goal in a 1-1 tie with Bradley in the second round of the NCAA Tournament that was his first score tallied a shot on goal in a 1-0 win over No. 1 UCLA on Sept. 2... added another shot in a 3-2 overtime victory at Michigan in the Hoosiers Big Ten opener on Sept. 29... in the starting lineup for the Hoosiers 3-2 win at No. 4 Notre Dame on Oct. 17... also got the starting nod and tallied two shots in a 0-0 double overtime tie with No. 24 Ohio State on Oct. 21. 2006 (Sophomore) Earned a starting spot at the midfield position midway through the season, and started the final 13 games a strong defender and passer for Indiana tallied four assists on the season assisted on the game-winning goal against Kentucky posted an assist vs. IUPUI at Ohio State, took a long shot at the goal that was deflected in by Greg Stevning for the game-winning tally assisted on the game-winning score against Northern Illinois in the NCAA Tournament. 2005 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Played in three of the first four games of the season finished the campaign appearing in four games after suffering an injury registered first point on an assist against IUPUI fed the ball forward to former high school teammate Kevin Noschang for a secondhalf tally an Academic All-Big Ten selection scored the game winner in each of the last two spring games against the defending FIFA World Champion Mexican Youth National team and Butler. 2004 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted named one of the top 100 freshmen to watch in the country by College Soccer News participated in the 2005 spring season played in all six spring matches, making three starts registered an assist in IU s 2-0 win over Saint Louis spent the summer playing for the Toledo Slayers of the Premier Development League along with IU teammates Kevin Noschang and Doug Reisinger. A teammate of fellow Hoosier Kevin Noschang at Lakota West High School and on Cincinnati United Premier a four-year starter at Lakota West helped lead the Firebirds to a 17-2-3 record and the round of four in the state tournament in 2003 named Ohio first team all-state and first team All-Greater Miami Conference in 2003 earned All-Region IV (Midwest) honors from the National Soccer Coaches Association of America named to the U-18 Region II (Midwest) Olympic Development team adidas ESP All-Star selection Tampa Sun Bowl MVP won four State Cup Championships majoring in management in the Kelley School of Business born June 3, 1983, to Joe and Lynn Mellencamp. iu.com INDIANA 67
32 MICHAEL munroe GOALKEEPER 6-4 200 Redshirt Freshman Indianapolis, Ind. > North Central 2007 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... saw action in the spring, playing 45 minutes in a 1-0 victory over Virginia Tech... also took the pitch in a 3-0 victory over UIC, recording one save... spent the summer playing with the Ft. Wayne Fever of the PDL. Honorable mention all-state in 2006 helped lead North Central to a state title in 2005, finishing as runners-up in 2003 had a 0.49 GAA as a senior in 2006 all-district, all-county and All-North as a senior 2006 state champions with Carmel Inferno participated with the ODP State team from 2001-05 Dynamo FC team captain from 2004-05 a bright student who earned the AP Scholar with Honor distinction and is with the National Society of High School Scholars academic all-state in 2005-06 academic all-conference from 2004-06 economic consulting major in the Kelley School of Business born Dec. 1, 1988 son of John and Kathy Munroe brother Chris spent four seasons (2004-07) as a goalkeeper with Indiana. 68 INDIANA iu.com
FORWARD 6-0 160 Senior Cincinnati, Ohio > Lakota West 2005 21 0 23 2 4 8 2006 17 6 16 2 1 5 2007 21 16 44 5 3 13 TOTAL 59 22 83 9 8 26 KEVIN NOSCHANG 9 2007 (JUNIOR) Appeared in 21 games, making 16 starts... second-team All-Big Ten... second on the team in scoring with 13 points (5g, 3a)... tied for the top spot in goals scored with five... scored in back-to-back games to open the season against No. 9 Maryland and No. 1 UCLA... earned a spot on the adidas/iu Credit Union All-Tournament team... his game winner against the Bruins garnered him Big Ten Player of the Week, NSCAA Player of the Week, Soccer America Team of the Week, and College Soccer News Team of the Week honors... recorded his second game-winning goal in a 3-1 victory over Rhode Island... had a season-high five shots against Northern Illinois... scored the game winner in the 96th minute for a 3-2 victory at Michigan in the Big Ten opener on Sept. 29... matched his season shot total with five attempts at Northwestern... came up with a goal and a pair of assists in a 3-2 win at No. 4 Notre Dame on Oct. 17... for his efforts named the Big Ten Player of the Week and NSCAA Player of the Week... tallied five shots at Wisconsin on Nov. 4. 2006 (Sophomore) A speedy player at forward who played in 17 games, starting six scored the game-winning goal against IUPUI just 1:38 into overtime, and also tallied an assist scored against Butler to even the score 1-1 led Indiana in scoring in the spring (two goals, one assist). 2005 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) A key reserve for the third-ranked scoring offense in the country played in 21 matches notched eight points on two goals and four assists scored both his goals in a 5-0 victory over IUPUI notched assists in both games of the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament at Notre Dame sent a cross that found Jacob Peterson for the equalizer against Saint Louis notched a helper on the third goal in a victory over Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals. 2004 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted named one of the top 100 freshmen to watch in the country by College Soccer News participated in the 2005 spring season played in all six spring matches, making three starts was the team s leading scorer during the spring with five goals spent the summer playing for the Toledo Slayers of the Premier Development League along with IU teammates John Mellencamp and Doug Reisinger. A teammate of fellow Hoosier John Mellencamp at Lakota West High School and on Cincinnati United Premier recognized as a high school All-American by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America also earned first team All-Greater Miami Conference honors and was named the league s Athlete of the Year for 2003 posted 23 goals and 15 assists as a senior owns school records with 15 assists in a season and 32 in a first team all-state honoree helped lead Lakota West to a 17-2-3 record and the round of four in the state tournament in 2003 named to the U-18 Region II (Midwest) Olympic Development team general studies major born Nov. 18, 1985, to Daniel and Mary Noschang. iu.com INDIANA 69
19 ALEC PURDIE FORWARD 5-10 145 Redshirt Freshman Elkhart, Ind. > Central 2007 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted... was a key contributor in the spring, including a goal in the 3-0 win over UIC... also saw action in the Hoosiers 1-0 spring victory over Virginia Tech... spent the summer playing with the Indiana Invaders of the PDL. A 2006 National Soccer Coaches Association of America High School All-American was the top scorer in the state of Indiana as a senior tallied 93 goals and 39 assists in his with 38 goals and 21 assists as a senior first team all-state as a senior, honorable mention as a junior honored as a two-time first team all-district selection, two-time first team all-conference choice and the conference MVP as a senior led Elkhart to a state runner-up finish in 2006 played club with Carmel Cosmos and Indiana Invaders won a state title with the Cosmos, majoring in health, physical education and recreation born Nov. 24, 1988 son of Tim and Lona Purdie. 70 INDIANA iu.com
MIDFIELDER 5-11 165 Senior Columbus, Ohio > St. Francis DeSales DOUG REISINGER 28 2007 (JUNIOR) Did not see any action while recovering from injury... played in the spring, including the Hoosiers 1-0 victory over Virginia Tech and 3-0 win over UIC. 2006 (Sophomore) Took three shots vs. IUPUI played against Notre Dame and the Columbus Crew of MLS during the spring campaign tallied an assist against Notre Dame during the spring. 2005 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in two games made first appearance in a Hoosier uniform against IUPUI. 2004 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted participated in the 2005 spring season bent a free kick into the left corner for a goal in the Hoosiers 5-1 victory over Butler at North Central High School spent the summer playing for the Toledo Slayers of the Premier Development League along with IU teammates John Mellencamp and Kevin Noschang. A three-year letterwinner at Saint Francis DeSales and a team captain his junior and senior years a first team Central Catholic League selection in 2003 a first team Division II Central District choice in 2003 a member of the 2003 USYSA ODP Region II Pool played club for the Ohio Thunder and was a team captain in 2002 also a member of the U-18 Ohio Crew Team club team, the Ohio Thunder, went 97-20-25 during his four-year majoring in general studies born Nov. 12, 1985 son of Bernie and Tina Reisinger. 2005 2 0 0 0 0 0 2006 1 0 3 0 0 0 2007 0 0 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 3 0 3 0 0 0 iu.com INDIANA 71
5 BRAD RING 2007 (JUNIOR) One of five players to start all 22 matches... named a semifinalist for the MAC Hermann Trophy unanimous first-team All-Big Ten pick... firstteam NSCAA/adidas Great Lakes All-Region second-team All-America selection by both College Soccer News and the NSCAA/adidas Big Ten All-Tournament Team selection Academic All-Big Ten Soccer America second-team MVP led the team in scoring with 16 points (5g, 6a)... tied for the team lead in goals scored with five... had two gamewinning goals... against Penn State on Oct. 28, Ring gave IU a 1-0 lead and a share of the regular season title with his score in the 50th minute... he continued his goal-scoring streak with IU s fourth and final goal of the night in a 4-0 win at Kentucky on Oct. 31... he also had a pair of assists in the game... for his efforts he was named to the College Soccer News and Soccer America Teams of the Week... the Big Ten also honored him as its Player of the Week... named the Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week on Sept. 10 after an outstanding performance in a pair of IU wins at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament... College Soccer News also took notice, naming Ring to its Team of the Week on Sept. 10 and Oct. 29... named to the Mike Berticelli All-Tournament Team and was named the tournament s Defensive MVP... named to the all-tournament team at the adidas/iu Credit Union Classic after assisting on the game-winning goal against No. 1 UCLA... scored his first goal of the year against Saint Louis at the Saint Louis/Nike Soccer Classic where he was named to the all-tournament team... had a pair of assists in a 3-2 win at Michigan on Sept. 29... scored the game-winning goal against UIC on Oct. 3. 2006 (Sophomore) Started nine games at the beginning of the season, and fought his way back into the starting lineup for the Big Ten Championship and NCAA Tournament had two goals and an assist on the season netted a score against Notre Dame ripped a shot at Akron to put the Hoosiers on top 1-0 assisted on the game-winner against Wisconsin to give Indiana the Big Ten regular season title, heaving a long throw-in inside the box netted a score in the shootout against Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament scored a goal against Cincinnati during the spring campaign. 2005 (FRESHMAN) A Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection played in 20 matches, making three starts started first game against Ohio State started in the Big Ten Championship opener against Wisconsin started the Hoosiers second round NCAA Tournament match against Notre Dame scored first goal in the second half against then-no. 25 Cal State-Northridge at the Oregon State Diadora Classic named to the College Soccer News Top 100 Freshmen to Watch. Named the 2004 StudentSportsSoccer.com fall season National Player of the Year was a first team StudentSportsSoccer.com All-American the 2004 State Player of the Year by the NSCAA and the Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association a 2005 PARADE Magazine All- American a 2004 NSCAA/adidas High School All-American earned NSCAA/adidas Youth Boys Region II All-America distinction and NSCAA/ adidas All-Region V (Midwest) honors in 2003 and 2004 was a threetime conference MVP and leading scorer finished his high school with 102 goals and 67 assists led Guilford to a 27-3-0 record and a third-place finish in the 2004 Class AA state tournament scored 43 goals with 21 assists as a senior helped Guilford finish second in the MIDFIELDER 5-10 165 Senior Rockford, Ill. > Guilford 2003 Class AA state tournament was a three-time Chicago Tribune All-State selection was an adidas ESP 2004 All Star Team selection was named the most valuable player in leading the Chicago Magic to the 2004 Super Y-League North American Championship played alongside fellow Hoosier Chay Cain with the Chicago Magic under coach Mike Matkovich was a U.S. Youth Soccer ODP Boys Region II member was a U.S. National Team invitee in 2000 and 2004 was a member of the student council and the National Honor Society in high school majoring in legal studies born April 7, 1987 son of Gordon and Janice Ring. 2005 20 3 19 1 0 2 2006 19 13 28 2 1 5 2007 22 22 60 5 6 16 TOTAL 61 38 107 8 7 23 72 INDIANA iu.com
FORWARD 5-11 158 Sophomore St. Louis, Mo. > Chaminade College Prep MICHAEL ROACH 11 2007 (FRESHMAN) Appeared in 18 games, making three starts... scored his first goal in a 3-1 win over Rhode Island at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament... had a season-high two shots in front of a hometown crowd at Saint Louis on Sept. 15... assisted on Brad Ring s gamewinning goal in a 1-0 victory over Penn State on Oct. 28. A 2006 National Soccer Coaches Association of America High School All-American was named the 2006 NSCAA Missouri Player of the Year, the 2006 Missouri Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year and the Gatorade Player of the Year led Chaminade College Prep to a 31-2 record en route to a Missouri state championship scored 17 goals and 19 assists as a senior, as Chaminade was ranked No. 4 in the country by the NSCAA served as team captain in both his junior and senior seasons, and was named his team s MVP in both years scored 21 goals and 23 assists as a junior led Chaminade to state championships in each of his four seasons overcame a near-fatal car accident in October 2005 that left him with a broken neck to return to the playing field born Nov. 18, 1988 son of Mike and Barb Roach. 2007 18 3 6 1 1 3 TOTAL 18 3 6 1 1 3 iu.com INDIANA 73
4 OFORI SARKODIE 2007 (SOPHOMORE) Started all 21 matches... first-team All-Big Ten... third-team NSCAA/ adidas Great Lakes All-Region selection Academic All-Big Ten heart of a defense that posted 12 shutouts... led the team to shutouts of five of six Big Ten opponents as the Hoosiers won the league regular season title with a 4-0-2 record... became the first team to shut out then-no. 6 Northwestern... helped keep Ohio State off the board in a 0-0 double overtime tie both in the regular season and the Big Ten Tournament... held Wisconsin scoreless in the season finale to clinch the Big Ten regular season title... led IU to a blanking of then-no. 1 UCLA... also has five shots on the season, two of which were on goal... named to the adidas/iu Credit Union All-Tournament Team. 2006 (FRESHMAN) Unanimous selection to the Big Ten All-Freshman Team named one of College Soccer News Top 100 Freshmen to Watch earned a starting spot midway through the season at center back helped lead the Hoosiers to 10 shutouts on the season, including five straight to end the season was a key part of keeping Ohio State scoreless in the Big Ten title game, as the Indiana defense blocked five shots helped hold Kentucky, which came into the game averaging over three goals per game, to just six shots held Penn State All-Big Ten forward Simon Omekanda to just one shot helped Indiana to two shutouts in the NCAA Tournament, against Northern Illinois and Santa Clara participated with the U-20 National Team at the U-20 World Cup in Canada in July 2007... helped team USA win group D and advance all the way to the quarterfinal round. The 2005 National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas National Youth Player of the Year one of five players nominated for the 2005 U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year Award for Young Males started all 37 matches with the Under-17 National team in 2005, including all 15 of his international appearances started and played every minute at the center back position at the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Youth Championship in Peru during September captained the team to a fifth-place finish, which included the U.S. winning its group with a 2-0-1 record and advancing to the quarterfinals scored the opening goal in a 3-1 upset of Italy on Sept. 20, 2005 named to the all-tournament team at the FIFA Under-17 World Championship started an astonishing 88 of his 93 games with the U-17 National team, including all 36 international matches earned 36 caps with the U.S. Under-17 National Team and scored four international goals in 2004, played in 43 matches with 41 starts, four goals and three assists played club for the Chicago Magic and helped the Magic to the 2004 national championship played one year at Carroll High School in Huber Heights, Ohio before joining the residency program a PARADE Magazine All-American and the magazine s top defender in 2005 majoring in exercise science born on June 18, 1988 to Amaning and Olivia Sarkodie parents are from Kumasi, Ghana has two brothers (Kwame and Kofi) and a sister (Mimi) Kwame was a starter in the midfield at the University of Cincinnati, while Kofi is a freshman defender at the University of Akron. DEFENDER 5-10 178 Junior Huber Heights, Ohio> Edison Academy 2006 16 13 1 0 0 0 2007 21 21 5 0 0 0 TOTAL 37 34 6 0 0 0 74 INDIANA iu.com
MIDFIELDER 5-11 170 Senior Barrington, Ill. > Barrington/UIC NICK SUTTER 22 2007 (REDSHIRT JUNIOR) Appeared in three games made his first appearance against Saint Louis his first start came against Saint Louis at the Saint Louis/Nike Classic also took the pitch in a 4-0 win at Kentucky. 2006 (JUNIOR) Redshirted after transferring from Illinois-Chicago saw action against the Columbus Crew of MLS during the spring. 2005 (SOPHOMORE) Played in 15 matches for Illinois-Chicago Notched an assist in the first game with Cleveland State scored his first goal against Cleveland State on Oct. 9 tallied 10 shots on the year. 2004 (FRESHMAN) Played in 15 matches as a freshman at UIC, starting 12 assisted on three scores collected 22 shots, including eight on goal started the Flames season opener at Denver notched first point with an assist against UNC Wilmington also had assists against Cleveland State and Loyola. Four-year letterwinner at Barrington as a midfielder and forward three-time All-Mid-Suburban selection earned All-Sectional and All-Area honors during his prep led the Broncos to a conference championship in his senior campaign played club with Sockers FC, leading the team to the U-19 U.S. Youth Soccer National Championships general studies major born July 27, 1986 son of Gus and Vesna Sutter. 2007 3 1 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 3 1 0 0 0 0 iu.com INDIANA 75
23 BILLY WEAVER MIDFIELDER 5-9 150 Senior Lake Orion, Mich. > Lake Orion 2007 (JUNIOR) Made 20 appearances on the pitch with 10 starts... Academic All-Big Ten assisted on both goals in a 2-0 win over Butler on Sept. 26... followed up that performance with a goal in a 3-2 win at Michigan on Sept. 29 to open Big Ten play... named to the Soccer America and College Soccer News Teams of the Week for his efforts... added an assist on Kevin Alston s second goal in a 2-0 win over Michigan State on Oct. 6... continued to add to his team-leading assist total by contributing to Daniel Kelly s game-winning goal at No. 6 Northwestern on Oct. 14... had a night at Kentucky on Oct. 31 with three assists, giving him a team-best seven on the season... tallied a total of 16 shots, eight of which were on goal. 2006 (Sophomore) Played in 11 games off the bench took five shots on the year, including three in the NCAA Tournament game against Northern Illinois netted a score in the shootout against Santa Clara in the NCAA Tournament started all six games of the spring campaign, recording five shots. 2005 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Came on toward the end of his rookie campaign appeared in eight matches finished the season with two goals and four points saw significant minutes in the Hoosiers opening-round Big Ten Tournament victory over Wisconsin scored the first goal of his Hoosier in a 5-0 victory over Boston University at the Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament, knocking in his own rebound scored off an assist from Lee Nguyen in a 6-0 win over Butler came off the bench in the second round of the NCAA Tournament against Notre Dame an Academic All-Big Ten selection. 2004 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted named one of the top 100 freshmen to watch in the country by College Soccer News participated in the 2005 spring season assisted on the Hoosiers lone goal in a 2-1 loss to the Mexican Youth National Team came off the bench in all six spring games spent the summer playing with the Kalamazoo Kingdom of the Premier Development League. Selected Michigan s Mr. Soccer in 2003 recognized as the Michigan State Player of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America also earned high school All-America honors from the NSCAA scored 53 goals and had 27 assists as a senior led his Lake Orion High School team to an 18-1-5 record in 2003 totaled 25 goals as a junior and 12 as both a freshman and a sophomore named to the Detroit News All-Area and All-Metro teams also chosen to the state of Michigan s Dream Team and Division I first team played for the Michigan Wolves club team a member of the U-18 Region II (Midwest) Olympic Development team majoring in real estate finance in the Kelley School of Business born on Nov. 9, 1985, to Thomas and Michelle Weaver. 2005 8 0 6 2 0 4 2006 11 0 5 0 0 0 2007 20 10 16 1 7 9 TOTAL 39 10 27 3 7 13 76 INDIANA iu.com
FORWARD 5-10 150 Redshirt Freshman Worthington, Ohio > Worthington Christian MAX WESTON 24 2007 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted. A National Soccer Coaches Association of America High School All- American in 2006 named the Ohio Player of the Year as a senior led Worthington Christian to the state title and a 20-1-1 record in 2006 reached the state semi-finals in 2003 and 2005 a twotime all-state honoree, two-time first team all-district player and the Central District Player of the Year in 2006 scored more than 100 goals and 50 assists in high school had 16 goals and 12 assists as a senior won several tournaments and championships with club team WASA Eagles FC a two-year letterwinner in track, specializing in the 100- and 200-meters fine arts major... born on May 3, 1989 son of Bill and Lois Weston. iu.com INDIANA 77
14 NEIL WILMARTH FORWARD 5-8 150 Sophomore Chatham, Ill. > Glenwood 2007 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Appeared in 17 games, making four starts... scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals... also put home the game-winning score in a 3-2 victory at No. 4 Notre Dame... assisted on Michael Roach s goal in a 3-1 win over Rhode Island... had a season-high four shots against Ohio State in the Big Ten Tournament championship match. 2006 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted was a key contributor up front during the spring campaign. Selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and Soccer America as an All-American in 2005 chosen as the Springfield State Journal Register 2005 Player of the Year earned a spot on the 2005 Chicago Tribune All-State squad also named to the 2004 NSCAA Midwest All-Region team finished with 51 goals and 39 assists as a four-year letterwinner at Glenwood High School under head coach Jay Lipe helped lead team to the 2005 Illinois Class AA state championship and a 24-1 overall record scored the game-winning goal in the 74th minute of action in championship game also assisted on the semifinal double-overtime game-winner, and scored in a 1-0 quarterfinal win during state tournament finished senior season with 25 goals and 24 assists club team was the Sangamon Raiders, coached by Chris Noonan general studes major born July 12, 1987 parents are Gary and Shelli Wilmarth. 2007 17 4 22 2 1 5 TOTAL 17 4 22 2 1 5 78 INDIANA iu.com
FORWARD 5-9 160 Junior Louisville, Ky. > Trinity DARREN YEAGLE 12 2006 18 17 27 7 2 16 2007 9 2 4 0 0 0 TOTAL 27 19 31 7 2 16 2007 (SOPHOMORE) Appeared in just nine games after suffering a knee injury in the spring season made his debut in a 2-0 win over Butler recorded a shot as Indiana defeated Michigan, 3-2, in overtime on the road earned his first start of the season in front of the hometown crowd at Louisville tallied shots against Notre Dame, Ohio State and Evansville awarded his second starting nod in a 1-0 win over Penn State as the Hoosiers clinched a share of the Big Ten Title missed the final five games due to injury finished the year with four shot attempts, three of which were on goal. 2006 (REDSHIRT FRESHMAN) Named the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, second team All-Big Ten and to the Big Ten All-Freshman team led the Hoosiers with seven goals on the year finished second on the team in points (16) led the Big Ten in game-winning goals with four tied for third in the conference in goals scored scored his first goal vs. Connecticut netted a score vs. Notre Dame and drew the game-tying penalty kick named to the adidas/iu Credit Union Classic All-Tournament team scored the game-winning goal vs. Tulsa in overtime at Akron, stripped a defender of the ball and scored from 20 yards out netted the game-winner in overtime against Michigan State, playing a rebounded shot named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 2 scored the game-winning goal against Butler with 2:36 remaining in regulation, and assisted on the Hoosiers final goal of the game netted the game-winner for Indiana against Penn State in the Big Ten Championship game. 2005 (FRESHMAN) Redshirted appeared in the Hoosiers first exhibition game of the season against UCLA in the IPFW Soccer Showcase named one of College Soccer News Top 100 Freshmen to Watch a mainstay in the Hoosier lineup during the 2006 spring season. Made four appearances with two starts, scoring one goal for the U-20 National Team a 2005 PARADE Magazine All-American earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America High School Boys All-America honors in 2004 named Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year and Mr. Soccer in the state was a StudentSportsSoccer. com fall season second team All-American a 2004 NSCAA/adidas Youth Boys Region II All-America selection was an NSCAA/ adidas All-Region IV (Mideast) honoree as a senior played high school at Trinity and was coached by Gregory Moss-Brown named a first team Kentucky All-State selection as a junior and senior a four-year varsity starter named Trinity s Golden Boot Award winner as a senior finished in third place for the Golden Boot Award at nationals in 2003 a 2004 ODP Region II Team member an ODP Region II Team pool player in 2003 and 2004 general studies major born Sept. 18, 1986, to Bruce and Pat Yeagle. iu.com INDIANA 79
NICK 18 WILL 20 CHRIS 25 BLEVINS Freshman Midfielder Carroll, Ohio Bloom Carroll Personal Named 2007 National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Boys High School Scholar Athlete of the Year and Gatorade Ohio Boys Soccer Player of the Year... also named an NSCAA Boys High School All-American after leading Bloom Carroll in goals scored (35) and assists... set an Ohio state record for assists in a season (39-sophomore) and (116)... one of just two players in Ohio high school history to join the 100/100 club with 100 goals and 100 assists... three-time All-Ohio selection... honored by the Eagle Gazette as its Player of the Year as a sophomore, junior and senior... Central District Player of the Year as a sophomore and senior... named the Ohio Division III Player of the Year in 2007... member of the 2005 ODP regional pool and 2007 ODP regional team... played his club with the U-17 Eagles SC-Black and has helped lead the team to four straight state titles... also a standout on the football field as a three-time all-district pick... earned first-team all-state honors as a place kicker in 2005... served as senior class president... member of the National Honor Society and student council... born May 17, 1990... son of Les and Betty Blevins. BRUIN Freshman Forward St. Louis, Mo. DeSmet Joins a long line of former DeSmet Jesuit players to wear the Cream and Crimson, following in the footsteps of IU greats Chris Klein, Harry Weiss, Pat Noonan and Mike Ambersley... holds the DeSmet Jesuit goals scored record with 102, topping the old mark held by Noonan... led the Metro Catholic Conference in scoring as a freshman, junior and senior... two-time NSCAA All-American... 2007 Missouri State Soccer Player of the Year and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Soccer Player of the Year... 2007 Parade Magazine All-American... named All-MCC each of his four seasons at DeSmet... led the Spartans to a 17-4-4 record in 2007 and a No. 1 national ranking in the NSCAA poll after a 2-0 win over preseason No. 1 St. Benedict s (N.J.) Prep... over the course of his DeSmet Jesuit posted a record of 69-18-13... member of Scott-Gallagher Soccer Club since age eight... helped lead the team to Missouri State Cup titles from 2005-07... a member of the United State Regional Team from 2003-05 and represented the U.S. in Torino, Italy... won the Golden Boot Award at the 2007 adidas/esp Soccer Invitational Camp... born Oct. 24, 1989... son of Bill and Eva Bruin. HAFFNER Freshman Defender St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis University High 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 all-state in 2007 and was selected by the St. Louis Post- Dispatch to its All-Metro 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... born Aug. 24, 1989... son of Chris and Patti Haffner. 80 INDIANA iu.com
Cameron 15 TOMMY 3 NATE 33 Jordan Junior Midfielder Ft. Wayne, Ind. Canterbury/UCF 2007 (Sophomore) Appeared in 17 matches, starting 14 at UCF... took 16 shots on the season with one goal and one assist... five of his 16 shots were on goal... scored his lone goal of the season in a 3-2 victory over College of Charleston... picked up an assist against Florida International. 2006 (FRESHMAN) Earned starts in 11 of 16 matches played... scored a goal and added two assists for four points... recorded his first collegiate point against Wright State... assisted on Zak Boggs game-winning goal in the shutout of Furman... netted the game-deciding tally in the shutout of Florida International... named to the C-USA All- Freshman second team and was a second-team freshman All-American. Spent his sophomore year with the U-17 Youth National Team Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla.... earned NSCAA All-America honors... ESP participant in 2004 and 2005... played three seasons at Canterbury... recorded a goal and five assists as a freshman, earning all-area honors... scored six goals and 10 assists as a junior, earning third-team all-state accolades... first-team all-state and NSCAA All-American as a senior, scoring 13 goals and adding 20 assists... played with the Chicago Magic, finishing third at nationals in 2003... competed with the Ft. Wayne Fever his senior year... born May 21, 1988... son of Harold Jordan and Althia Kelly. MEYER Freshman Defender St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis University High Two-time NSCAA/adidas All-American... named to the all-state and all-metro first teams in 2007... all-state honoree and Parade Magazine All-American in 2006 and 2007... SLUH advanced to the quarterfinals in 2004, sectionals in 2006 and the state finals in 2007... as a sophomore, Meyer left SLUH to join the U-17 Residency Program in Bradenton, Fla. for one season before deciding to return to Missouri... member of the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup team which advanced to the round of 16... appeared in three matches for the U-17 s in South Korea... part of the U-20 National Team pool... the name Meyer should be familiar to IU fans as his father, Keith, was a four-year letterwinner for the Hoosiers and was part of Indiana s National Championship teams in 1982 and 1983... born March 20, 1990... son of Keith and Katie Meyer. MITCHELL Redshirt Freshman Goalkeeper Ft. Wayne, Ind. South Side 2007 (FRESHMAN) Did not compete in the fall... joined the team in the spring. Three-time All-SAC honorable mention pick... trained with Mexican first-division team Puebla F.C. in 2005... played for Argentinian club Newells Old Boys in 2006-07... majoring in business... born Dec. 7, 1988... parents are Walt and Mary Lee... has one sister (Amanda) and a brother (Thomas). iu.com INDIANA 81
LUIS 1 JOe 27 Tim 26 SOFFNER Freshman Goalkeeper St. Louis, Mo. St. Louis University High 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... born Jan. 15, 1990... son of Julie and Rodney Soffner. tolen Freshman Midfielder Evansville, Ind. Evansville Central A four-time all-conference selection out of Evansville Central... tallied 79 goals and 53 assists from the midfield in his four-year... 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... born May 3, 1990... son of Jim and Joyce Tolen... both parents are IU alums... sister Trish plays at the University of Evansville. WYLIE Freshman Forward Ft. Wayne, Ind. Carroll 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 first-team 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... 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 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... born Sept. 1, 1989... son of Tim Wylie and Brenda Wylie-Biggs. 82 INDIANA iu.com
JOE LUEKEN Assistant Athletics Trainer Joe Lueken begins his 12th season as the head trainer for the Indiana program and his 16th overall at IU. Former head coach Jerry Yeagley repeatedly praised Lueken for his work in keeping the IU regulars on the field and not on the injured list. Lueken has served as an athletic trainer at Indiana for the past 15 years and also has worked with the golf, track and field, football and baseball teams. In addition, he is an instructor and teaches within the curriculum of the athletic training programs. Lueken previously served as an athletic trainer for the U.S. Olympic Committee in Colorado Springs. He was responsible for team preparation, practice and competitive coverage for various teams, international travel and administrative responsibilities for the Sports Medicine clinic. Lueken earned a bachelor s degree in exercise and sports sciences from Indiana in 1987 and a master s from Arizona in 1990. He and his wife, Pam, are the parents of two daughters, Mckenzie and Abbie. The family resides in Bloomington. CATHY NAREY Administrative Assistant Entering her 17th season as Administrative Assistant for the IU Soccer Program is Cathy Narey. She is an integral part of the program as she handles all the day-to-day office operations. Narey and her husband, Ed have three children - Christa 31, Shana 30, and Dustin 20. The Bloomington native also has three grandchildren. TEAM MANAGERS Wade Berger Kyle Rawson CHRIS REYNOLDS Senior Associate Athletics Director Former IU basketball standout Chris Reynolds is in his sixth year at his alma mater and his fifth as senior associate athletics director. Reynolds returned to Bloomington after three years as an assistant athletic director for rules enforcement at Notre Dame. In addition to supervising several Olympic sports, including, Reynolds manages equipment room operations and multiple Department of Athletics contractual issues. During his tenure at Notre Dame, Reynolds handled coordination and education of NCAA and Big East Conference compliance rules to athletic department staff, coaches, student-athletes and the university community. Prior to working at Notre Dame, Reynolds was an assistant athletic director at Western Michigan. He was also a part-time faculty member at Western Michigan. Reynolds began his athletic administration in the Michigan State compliance office and has also conducted youth personal, professional and leadership skills development workshops for Nike, Inc., the NCAA and at Western Michigan. A native of Peoria, Ill., Reynolds is married to the former Katrina Cazares. The couple has a fiveyear-old son, Joshua, and a two-year-old daughter, Olivia. Jon Ryder iu.com INDIANA 83