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2010 THUNDER PLAYER PROFILES

HEZEKIAH STONE WEISS

Number: 7.

Position: Defender.

Birthday: June 30, 1989.

Hometown: Berea, Ky.

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High School: Berea Community High School.

College: Lindsey Wilson College.

Awards/Recognition: NAIA National Champions, Champions of Character Award.

Interesting Fact: First language was Spanish.

MARK HEATH-PRESTON

Number: 8.

Position: Forward.

Birthday: January 16, 1987.

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Hometown: King’s Lion, England.

High School: Methwold High School.

College: Bellevue University (Neb.)

Awards/Recognition: Bellevue leading goal scorer.

Interesting Fact: Owns 10 different types of butterflies.

JORDAN KADLEC

Number: 1.

Position: Goalkeeper.

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Birthday: May 16, 1989.

Hometown: Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

High School: Cedar Rapids Kennedy.

College: Drake University.

Awards/Recognition: Team made the Elite 8 in NCAA Division I Tournament.

Interesting Fact: Has been in seven different countries.

JUSTIN HOSKINS

Number: 4.

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Position: Defender.

Birthday: January 9, 1987.

Hometown: Billings, Mont.

High School: Billings Senior High.

College: Montana State University, Billings.

Awards/Recognition: Two-time GNAC First team All-Conference (defense); Two time CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team Member.

Interesting Fact: Has a twin.

TRAVIS DEHNE

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Number: 13.

Position: Defender.

Birthday: January 23, 1987.

Hometown: Gypsum, Colo.

High School: Littleton High School.

College: Westminster College.

Awards/Recognition: Played for Utah men's amateur team.

Interesting Fact: Owns a horse named Betsy. Rode the horse to high school everyday.

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FRANCIS OTIRA

Number: 18.

Position: Defender.

Birthday: September 12, 1989.

Hometown: London, England.

High School: Finchley High School.

College: Northern Illinois University.

Awards/Recognition: Captained the Hertfordshire County FA U-18 squad and the Borehamwood FC U-18, which won the Southern County Cup and English Conference Cup.

Interesting Fact: Professional pianist.

AUSTIN DECKER

Number: 22.

Position: Forward.

Birthday: March 26, 1991.

Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa.

High School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

College: Lehigh University.

Awards/Recognition: U.S. Region 2 ODP Team, traveling to Argentina, Germany, Austria and Costa Rica; U.S. Soccer Youth National Team Pool; Adidas Elite Soccer Program.

Interesting Fact: Went to a boarding school all throughout high school.

FINN BADOU JOR

Number: 20.

Position: Midfield/Forward.

Birthday: August 14, 1984.

Hometown: Oslo, Norway.

High School: NTG - Oslo.

College: Northern Illinois University.

Awards/Recognition: Top scorer for FC Lyn Oslo and captain.

Interesting Fact: Half Norwegian / half Senegalese. Has been to more than 50 different countries.

ALEX EVERT

Number: 14.

Position: Midfield.

Birthday: September 30, 1989.

Hometown: Marietta, Ga.

High School: Harrison High School.

College: Northern Illinois University.

Awards/Recognition: Most Improved Freshman of the Year for NIU.

Interesting Fact: Wears a size 8 cleat.

JUAN CHANG

Number: 9.

Position: Forward.

Birthday: November 17, 1989.

Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala.

High School: El Shaddai.

College: Oral Roberts University.

Awards/Recognition: Two-time First Team All-Conference; Second Team All-Conference; President’s Cup; 2010 Male Athlete of the Year at ORU.

Interesting Fact: Born in Germany, but has Guatemalan citizenship. Parents are from El Salvador.

JORDAN BURT

Number: 17.

Position: Midfield/Defender

Birthday: August 19, 1990.

Hometown: Elkhart, Ind.

High School: Concord High School.

College: Butler University.

Awards/Recognition: Northern Indiana Player of the Year; All-State; All-Conference.

Interesting Fact: Loves to fly fish.

TJ HAAG

Number: 24.

Position: Midfield.

Birthday: June 16, 1988.

Hometown: Apple Valley, Minn.

High School: Burnsville Senior High School.

College: Augsburg College.

Awards/Recognition: Two-time All-Region at DLTL; team captain; MVP.

Interesting Fact: Just returned from playing soccer in Spain for a week.

BAKARI WILLIAMS

Number: 21.

Position: Defender.

Birthday: May 2, 1990.

Hometown: Danville, Va.

High School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

College: James Madison University.

Awards/Recognition: Virginia High School Western Valley District First Team and Second Team; Defensive MVP; Virginia High School Northwestern Region Second Team; Defensive MVP.

Interesting Fact: Studying dance in college.

RYAN SAPPINGTON

Number: 16.

Position: Midfield.

Birthday: January 2, 1990.

Hometown: Barboursville, Va.

High School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s

College: Bucknell University.

Awards/Recognition: Three-year Virginia State ODP player; Two-year Minnesota State ODP player; Region II ODP Pool; 2007 U.S. Club Soccer National Finalist Team; 2008 U.S. Youth Soccer National Finalist Team.

Interesting Fact: Could survive off only Chipotle.

SAMUEL ASANTE

Number: 2.

Position: Midfield/Forward.

Birthday: August 13, 1989.

Hometown: Sunyani, Ghana.

High School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s.

College: Lindsey Wilson College.

Interesting fact: Plans to attend medical school.

NAOKI MIHARA

Number: 6.

Position: Defender.

Birthday: June 19, 1985.

Hometown: Japan.

High School: Shonan High School.

Awards/Recognition: U14 and U19 Japanese National Teams.

CHRIS ANDRE

Number: 12.

Position: Midfield.

Birthday: August 3, 1988.

Hometown: Billings, Mont.

High School: Billings Senior High.

College: Montana State University, Billings.

Awards/Recognition: Great Northwest Athletic Conference Second Team.

BEN JACOB SIPPOLA

Number: 5.

Position: Defender.

Birthday: July 13, 1989.

Hometown: Northfield, Minn.

High School: Shattuck-St. Mary’s

College: Butler University.

Awards/Recognition: SSM captain; Butler captain; All-Region Academic Team; Horizon League All-Tournament Team; Horizon League 2010 Champions

Interesting Fact: Loves to fly fish.

TYLER MORIARTY

Number: 15.

Position: Midfield.

Birthday: April 15, 1989.

Hometown: Bozeman, Mont.

High School: Bozeman High School.

College: Montana State University, Billings.

Awards/Recognition: GNAC All-Conference Honorable Mention.

CRISTIAN FERNANDES

Number: 12.

Position: Forward.

Hometown: Mariga, Brazil.

College: Oklahoma Christian University.

Awards/Recognition: 2009 All-America Honorable Mention; Two-time All-America Award; 2008 All-America Third-Team; All-Conference First-Team selection for the Sooner Athletic Conference.

MIGUEL BONILLA

Number: 19.

Position: Midfield.

Hometown: Cali, Colombia.

High School: Colegio Bolivar High School, Cali, Colombia.

College: Loras College.

Awards/Recognition: Previously played for Colon De Santa Fe, Argentina; NCAA Division III Final Four in Orlando, Fla.; Selected First-Team All-Conference and First-Team NSCAA All-West Region; 2008 NCAA D-III Final Four in Greensboro, N.C. Selected Conference MVP and NSCAA First Team All-West Region.

PAUL GRANDSTRAND

Number: 0.

Position: Goalkeeper.

Hometown: Orono, Minn.

High School: Breck School.

College: Brown University.

Awards/Recognition: Ivy League’s Rookie of the Year; Second Team All-Ivy goalkeeper; Ivy League Player of the Week honor three times; captain at Breck School; All-Region in 2006; Two-time All-State selection; Two time All-Conference honoree; 2006 Minnesota Mr. Soccer; 2005 State Class A Championship; All-State defender.

PER ENGEBRETH FAERDEN

Number: 11.

Position: Midfield.

Hometown: Olso, Norway.

High School: Norwegian College for Top Athletes.

College: Northern Illinois University.

Awards/Recognition: Played for Ullem FC Club.

JAKE KESSLER

Number: 3.

Position: Midfield.

Hometown: Hopkins, Minn.

High School: Hopkins High School.

College: Luther.

Awards/Recognition: Honorable Mention All-Conference; Classic Lake All-Conference Team twice; All-State Honorable Mention.

SEBASTIAN NARVAEZ

Number: 1.

Position: Midfield.

Hometown: Cali, Colombia.

High School: Bennett High School.

College: Bellevue University.

Awards/Recognition: 2009-10, MCAC Scholar-Athlete; 2009 First team All-MCAC; MCAC Defensive Player of the Week four times; First team NAIA all-Nebraska; 2008-09 MCAC Scholar-Athlete; 2008 Second team all-MCAC;  Second team all-MCAC.

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