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.