Nation's Top High School Players Named to Compete In POWERade/McDonald's All American High School Soccer Games
PRNewswire
CHARLESTON, S.C.
Jun 5, 2002
Seventy-two of the nation's top high school soccer players have been named to play in the inaugural POWERade/McDonald's All American High School Soccer Games June 15 on Daniel Island in Charleston, S.C.
Selected by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA), the 36 boys and 36 girls hail from 33 states and represent the cream of the crop among players who participated in high school soccer during the 2001-2002 school year.
"We are honored to announce the boys and girls teams who will represent all of high school soccer in these two important games to be played in one of America's finest soccer stadiums," said Barry Gorman, president of the NSCAA and head men's soccer coach at Penn State University. "These players will put on a great show for the fans and will be outstanding representatives of their respective schools."
Leading the list of All Americans is Kristine Weiss of Walsh Jesuit High School in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, the NSCAA/adidas Girls High School Player of the Year; and David Walters of Lake-Lehman High School in Lehman, Pa., runner- up for the 2002 NSCAA/adidas Boys Player of the Year.
Weiss, who is headed to the University of Virginia, helped lead Walsh Jesuit to two consecutive state championships, along with Colleen Hoban, another Walsh Jesuit player named to the All American game.
Walters, a two-time NSCAA All American and three-time all-state selection in Pennsylvania, is headed for Penn State. He has played for U.S. national teams at the under-16 and under-15 age levels.
Among the outstanding female players named to play in the event are Holly Ryder from American Heritage High School in Plantation, Fla., who will play next year for the University of Kansas; Kacey White, from Grace Prep Academy (Arlington, Texas) who is a member of the U.S. Under-19 National Team and is headed for North Carolina; and Marie Pederson, the NSCAA California State Player of the Year from Peninsula High School (Rancho Palos Verdes) who will attend the University of Southern California.
Outstanding male players who will represent their high schools include Alex Chursky, a goalkeeper from Decatur High in Federal Way, Wash., who is a national youth team player for Canada; Jordan Chirico, who tied the New York State goal scoring record this year while playing for Livonia High School in Livonia, N.Y.; and Ross Vaillancourt, a two-time All American from Manchester West High in Bedford, N.H.
"For many years soccer has been one of the fastest growing team sports in the United States, and POWERade is proud to introduce this event along with our friends and partners at McDonald's," said David Goerke, marketing manager for the Coca-Cola Company, which markets and distributes POWERade.
"We are pleased to carry on the tradition of honoring top scholastic athletes who excel in their chosen sport," said John Lewicki, Director of McDonald's U.S. Sports Marketing. "The POWERade McDonald's All American High School Soccer Games will be an outstanding platform to showcase the skills of America's top high school soccer players, many of whom will go on to careers in college and the professional ranks."
The games will be played Saturday night, June 15, at Blackbaud Stadium, home of the Charleston Battery of the A-League. The girls' East-West game kicks off at 6 p.m., followed by the boys' East-West Game, which begins at 8 p.m.
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BOYS EAST SQUAD ROSTER
Name High School Hometown College
Adam Bruh Wheatley Roslyn Heights, N.Y. Michigan
Jordan Chirico Livonia Conesus, N.Y. Indiana
Michael Conway Wando Mt. Pleasant, S.C. Dartmouth
John Cooper Riverside Greer, S.C. Clemson
Brian Crunk Bearden Knoxville, Tenn. King College
(Tenn.)
Jeff Davis Falmouth Falmouth, Maine Davidson
Dave Glaudemans Walt Whitman Bethesda, Md. Maryland
Jeff Grosser Shawnee Medford, N.J. Johns Hopkins
Brian Healy A. I. DuPont Newark, Del. Elizabethtown
College
Ryan Kerlew Loomis Chaffee Windsor, Conn. Duke
School
John Kochis, Jr. Naugatuck Naugatuck, Conn. Rhode Island
Phillip Long James B. Hunt Wilson, N.C. Virginia
Charles Rowan Seton Hall Prep Livingston, N.J. Villanova
Andrew Russo Weymouth East Weymouth, Mass. Bowdoin College
Kyle Teixeira Mt. Hope Warren, R.I. Undecided
Ross Vaillancourt Manchester West Bedford, N.H. Seattle Pacific
David Walters Lake-Lehman Hunlock Creek, Pa. Penn State
Hunter West Manatee Bradenton, Fla. South Florida
Coaches: Don Ridall, Manlius Pebble Hill High School, DeWitt, N.Y.
Dick Smith, T.L. Hanna High School, Anderson, S.C.
BOYS WEST SQUAD ROSTER
Name High School Hometown College
Omid Aldaghi Salpointe Tucson, Ariz. St. Mary's
(Calif.)
Shane Bonin Klein Spring, Texas IUPU-Indianapolis
Marc Burch Turpin Cincinnati, Ohio Evansville
Raymond Burse St. Xavier Prospect, Ky. Ohio State
Jr.
Alex Chursky Decatur Federal Way, Wash. Seattle
University
Tim Collico Chaminade Florissant, Mo. Missouri-Kansas
City
Mark Futrell Strake Jesuit Sugar Land, Texas St. John's
College Prep
Chris Glinski Lourdes Rochester, Minn. Michigan
Bobby Guelich Edina Edina, Minn. Princeton
Duke Hashimoto Iolani School Kapolei, Hawaii Southern
Methodist
Matt Holtrust Santa Margarita Mission Viejo, California
Catholic Calif.
Mike Hutchinson Rochester Springfield, Ill. Undecided
Eric Mickschl Nicolet Glendale, Wis. Wisconsin-
Milwaukee
Armin Mujdzic Urbandale Des Moines, Iowa Undecided
Kevin Nugent Centerville Centerville, Ohio Ohio State
Marcellus North Central Indianapolis, Ind. Wake Forest
Tennyson
Sinisa Mentor Mentor, Ohio Illinois-Chicago
Ubiparipovic
Dan Wasson Liberty Colorado Springs, Air Force Academy
Colo.
Coaches: Michael Coulter, Brookwood High School, Snellville, Ga.
Bob Vroom, Swansboro High School, Swansboro, N.C.
GIRLS EAST SQUAD ROSTER
Name High School Hometown College
Kelly Campbell Gaithersburg Gaithersburg, Md. Illinois
Lindsey Finnegan Gloucester Blackwood, N.J. Villanova
Catholic
Amy Franciscovich Thomas Johnson Frederick, Md. Emory
Kara Frederick Woodbridge Woodbridge, Va. Virginia
Kelly Hammond St. Mary's Bowie, Md. Virginia
Lisa Jaffa South Side Rockville Centre, Loyola (Md.)
N.Y.
Ashley Kramer Chatham Chatham, N.J. Loyola (Md.)
Holly Law Upper St. Clair Pittsburgh, Pa. Notre Dame
Kristi Lefebvre Colchester Colchester, Vt. Connecticut
Natasha Moore Hillcrest Fountain Inn, S.C. Western Carolina
Geneil Newbern Ridgeway Memphis, Tenn. Georgia
Holly Ryder American Plantation, Fla. Kansas
Heritage
Melanie Schneider McIntosh Peachtree City, Ga. Wake Forest
Christine Waterville Waterville, Maine Brown
Serdjenian
Marisa Suarez Immaculate Carlstadt, N.J. LaSalle
Heart
Tiffany Weimer North Haven North Haven, Conn. Penn State
Lyndsey Williams Germantown Germantown, Tenn. Mississippi
Mary Zider Spaulding Barre, Vt. Boston College
Coaches: Bob Bigelow, South Side High School, Rockville Centre, N.Y.
Scott Ferguson, Wando High School, Mt. Pleasant, S.C.
GIRLS WEST SQUAD ROSTER
Name High School Hometown College
Carmen Bognanno Lafayette Chesterfield, Mo. Duke
Brooke Bowman Plano West Plano, Texas Brigham Young
Christine Cigno St. Joseph's St. Louis, Mo. Saint Louis
Emily Cobb South Oldham Louisville, Ky. Troy State
Brittany Cooper Eldorado Albuquerque, N.M. Arizona State
Colleen Hoban Walsh Jesuit Strongsville, Ohio Ohio State
Summer Loving James E. Taylor Katy, Texas Texas A&M
Lauren MacIver Jenks Tulsa, Okla. Oklahoma
Jamie Mangiardi Mission San Jose Fremont, Calif. California
Lindsey Michuda Brookfield Brookfield, Wis. Marquette
Central
Marie Pedersen Peninsula Rancho Palos Southern
Verdes, Calif. California
Jeanne Rankin Cassidy School Edmond, Okla. Colorado
Sherry Slye Roger Bacon Cincinnati, Ohio Cincinnati
Caroline Smith Edina Edina, Minn. Kansas
Kristen Weiss Walsh Jesuit Becksville, Ohio Virginia
Kacey White Grace Prep Arlington, Texas North Carolina
Academy
Lauren Zealear Nevada Union Nevada City, Calif. Santa Clara
Kristen Waubonsie Valley Aurora, Ill. Indiana
Zmijewski
Coaches: John Burke, Catholic Memorial High School, Waukesha, Wis.
Hank Tenney, Hanover High School, Hanover, N.H.
SOURCE: McDonald's Corporation
CONTACT: John Polis of Sports Events International, +1-813-269-8006,
JPolis@compuserve.com; Palmer Moody of McDonald's Corporation,
+1-630-623-5372, palmer.moody@mcd.com; or Holly Chambers of POWERade,
+1-404-676-0565, hchambers@na.ko.com
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