2012 Roster Information
2012 Roster Information Pronunciation
Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School / Club) 0 Oshick Shams Fr. GK 5-11 205 Southlake, Texas (Carroll / USSDA Solar Chelsea) 1 Alex Bolowich So.* GK 5-9 165 Chapel Hill, N.C. (Florida International / Triangle United) 2 Sean Moyo Fr. D 5-7 155 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Blair [N.J.] Academy / Lightning SC) 3 Benito Amaral Jr. D 5-6 150 East Palo Alto, Calif. (San Jacinto / De Anza Force) 4 Vincent Keller Fr. D/M 5-8 155 Frieburg, Germany (Angell Akademie / SC Frieburg) 5 JT Seger So. D/M 6-0 170 Austin, Texas (Westwood / Lonestar SC) 6 Brendan Hines-Ike Fr. D 6-1 170 Denver, Colo. (Diamond Ranch / Chivas USA) 7 Bruno Castro Jr. M/F 5-8 165 San José, Costa Rica (North Carolina / Club Sport Herediano) 8 Jose Ribas So. M 5-9 150 Guayaquil, Ecuador (UE Javier / Barcelona SC) 9 Sean Kim Jr. F 5-8 140 Fremont, Calif. (Washington / De Anza / Foothills) 10 Jose Gomez Sr.* M 5-9 155 Santa Ana, Calif. (Cal State Fullerton / OSC Rage) 11 Sonny Makh Jr. M 5-9 150 London, England (Louisburg College / Belmont Abbey) 12 Zach Barnes Jr. M 5-10 160 Flower Mound, Texas (SMU / Des Moines Menace) 13 Hunter Gorby Fr. M 5-10 155 Omaha, Neb. (Millard North / Omaha FC) 14 Carlos McCrary Jr. F 5-11 178 Roswell, Ga. (North Carolina / Madison 56ers) 15 Eric Miller So. D/M 6-1 175 Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury / Minnesota Thunder Academy) 16 Myles Englis Fr. M 5-11 155 Rome, Ga. (Rome / Darlington Academy) 17 Bryce Ciambella Fr. M 5-10 160 Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard / Ocala Stampede PDL) 18 Timo Pitter Fr. M 5-8 155 Oberschwarzach, Germany (Frankenlandschulheim Gaibach / Schweinfurt 05) 19 Chris Tuso Fr. D/M 5-7 145 Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest / Sporting KC Jr’s) 20 Christian Blandon Fr. * M/D 6-0 170 Miami Beach, Fla. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s [Minn.] / SSM) 21 Benjamin Kucera Fr. D 6-3 185 Burr Ridge, Ill. (Benet Academy / Chicago Fire) 22 Eric DeJulio Fr. D 6-2 170 Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest / Sporting KC Jr’s) 23 Gabe Garbin Fr. D 5-10 160 Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East / Nebraska ODP) 24 JP Pulverenti Fr. * D/M 5-8 140 Omaha, Neb. (Millard North / NFC Veleno) 25 Jake Brown Sr. D 6-3 190 Omaha, Neb. (Saint Louis / Arsenal United) 27 Brent Kallman Sr. D 6-2 190 Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury / Minnesota Thunder Academy) 28 Andrew Ribeiro Sr. M/F 6-0 180 Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) 30 Jeff Gal Fr. * GK 6-1 170 Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett / Sockers FC) Head Coach: Elmar Bolowich (Mainz, 1981) – Second season at Creighton Assistant Coach: Johnny Torres (Creighton, 2008) - Sixth season at Creighton Assistant Coach: Justin Hughes (North Carolina, 2006) - Second season at Creighton Graduate Manager: Kyle Deremer (Creighton, 2010) - First season at Creighton * Previously redshirted
Alphabetical Roster No. Name 3 Benito Amaral 12 Zach Barnes 20 Christian Blandon 1 Alex Bolowich 25 Jake Brown 7 Bruno Castro 17 Bryce Ciambella 22 Eric DeJulio 16 Myles Englis 30 Jeff Gal 23 Gabe Garbin 10 Jose Gomez 13 Hunter Gorby 6 Brendan Hines-Ike 27 Brent Kallman
Yr. Pos. Jr. D Jr. M Fr. M/D So. GK Sr. D Jr. M/F Fr. M Fr. D Fr. M Fr. GK Fr. D Sr. M Fr. M Fr. D Sr. D
No. Name 4 Vincent Keller 9 Sean Kim 21 Benjamin Kucera 11 Sonny Makh 14 Carlos McCrary 15 Eric Miller 2 Sean Moyo 18 Timo Pitter 24 JP Pulverenti 8 Jose Ribas 28 Andrew Ribeiro 5 JT Seger 0 Oshick Shams 19 Chris Tuso
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Yr. Pos. Fr. D/M Jr. F Fr. D Jr. M Jr. F So. D/M Fr. D Fr. M Fr. D/M So. M Sr. M/F So. D/M Fr. GK Fr. D/M
Bolowich: BOWL • o • vich Ciambella: See • am • BELL • ah Gal: GAUL Kucera: Coo • SARA Makh: Mack Moyo: MO • yo Oshick: OH • schick Pitter: Peter Ribas: REE • bahs Ribeiro: Rib • AIR • oh Seger: SEE • ger Shams: rhymes with hams Timo: TEE • mo Tuso: TOO • so
Class Seniors (4): Jake Brown, Jose Gomez, Brent Kallman, Andrew Ribeiro Juniors (6): Benito Amaral, Zach Barnes, Bruno Castro, Sean Kim, Sonny Makh, Carlos McCrary Sophomores (4): Alex Bolowich, Eric Miller, Jose Ribas, JT Seger Freshmen (15): Christian Blandon, Bryce Ciambella, Eric DeJulio, Myles Englis, Jeff Gal, Gabe Garbin, Hunter Gorby, Brendan Hines-Ike, Vincent Keller, Benjamin Kucera, Sean Moyo, Timo Pitter, JP Pulverenti, Oshick Shams, Chris Tuso
Location California (3): Benito Amaral, Jose Gomez, Sean Kim Colorado (1): Brendan Hines-Ike Costa Rica (1): Bruno Castro Ecuador (1): Jose Ribas England (1): Sonny Makh Florida (2): Christian Blandon, Bryce Ciambella Georgia (2): Myles Englis, Carlos McCrary Germany (2): Vincent Keller, Timo Pitter Illinois (2): Jeff Gal, Benjamin Kucera Kansas (2): Eric DeJulio, Chris Tuso Minnesota (2): Brent Kallman, Eric Miller Nebraska (4): Jake Brown, Gabe Garbin, Hunter Gorby, JP Pulverenti North Carolina (1): Alex Bolowich Texas (3): Zach Barnes, JT Seger, Oshick Shams Wisconsin (1): Andrew Ribeiro Zimbabwe (1): Sean Moyo
2012 Season Outlook
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eplacing seven starters from last year’s NCAA College Cup Semifinal team that posted a 21-2-1 overall record will provide quite the challenge for the 2012 Creighton men’s soccer squad, but don’t expect the perrennial powerhouse to lower its expectations. Secondyear head coach Elmar Bolowich brings in 15 new faces to combine with a talented core of returners who have the desire to make it back to the school’s fifth NCAA College Cup. With the loss of All-American’s Andrew Duran, Ethan Finlay, Brian Holt and Greg Jordan, the Missouri Valley Coach of the Year Bolowich turns to a core of returners to mesh the familiar with the fresh faces. “I expect a core of proven returning players to lead by example, as they understand our style of play,” said Bolowich when looking ahead to the fall. “Jose Gomez, Bruno Castro, Andrew Ribeiro and Eric Miller were solid starters on a team that went to the College Cup. I will lean on these student-athletes to guide the other players.” The midfield will provide the most depth for the Bluejays this season, as Gomez and Castro will be counted upon as the main playmakers. The pair of Second-Team All-MVC middles combined for 10 goals and 16 assists last season, Gomez starting 21 matches and Castro starting all 24. Adding depth in the midfield are returners Ribeiro and Jose Ribas. A senior in the fall, Ribeiro will be slated as an outside midfielder after starting all 24 matches last season, scoring four goals (all game-winners) and dishing off one assist. Ribas made 17 appearances in his rookie campaign last season, finishing with a goal and four assists while in the middle of the field. Other new options at midfield include redshirt freshman JP Pulverenti, Kansas City native Chris Tuso and Bryce Ciambella, a Florida native who just led his 18U Rush team to the National Championship. One of the biggest question marks on the Bluejay starting lineup will be at the attacking position, as Creighton tries to replace Finlay, who accounted for 14 of the team’s 40 goals in 2011. Not a single potential starter was on the Creighton roster a season ago. Three of the four incoming attackers do bring some sort of collegiate experience to Creighton, however. Sonny Makh, originally from England and formerly of Louisburg College in North Carolina, led his Hurricanes squad with 26 goals and 26 assists last season. Carlos McCrary was just named the National Premier Soccer League Player of the Year, scoring 17 goals this summer for the Madison 56ers. McCrary added three goals and one
assist last season with national champion North Carolina. Junior transfer Sung “Sean” Kim gained experience playing at both the Foothills College and De Anza College. Two true freshmen will also get a shot at a starting spot on the Bluejay front line. German native Timo Pitter and Myles Englis, a Darlington Academy product, both help add to the depth of the Bluejay attackers. The Bluejay backfield will be patrolled by Miller, who spent his summer playing with the United States U-20 National Team. A member of the 2011 MVC All-Freshman squad in his inaugural campaign, Miller was a key cog in the defense that held opponents to just five goals all season, a 0.21 goals against average, and posted 19 combined shutouts.
Jose Gomez was named Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference last year and will lead the Bluejay midfield in 2012.
A pair of senior defenders will vie for starting positions this fall, as Jake Brown and Brent Kallman bring full-speed game experience to the backline this season. After transferring into the Bluejay program prior to last season, Brown started 10 of the 20 matches he played in last season, providing depth to the record-setting 2011 squad. Kallman has now played in 55 matches over the last three seasons, playing in each of the NCAA Tournament matches at the end of last season. A trio of redshirt freshmen learned the Bluejay system in last year’s College Cup run, and will look for their turn to step on the field and make an impact on the Bluejay program. Sean Moyo, JT Seger and Christian Blandon will each look for playing time on a backline that has ranked
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among the nation’s best the last six seasons. Bolowich and the Bluejay staff are excited for the incoming class of defenders, with six players adding depth. Junior college transfer Benito Amaral impressed the staff in the spring, as the outside defender learned the Creighton system in workouts prior to summer break. A quartet of true freshmen will all compete for a spot on the back line, with Benjamin Kucera (from the Chicago Fire), Brendan Hines-Ike and Eric DeJulio (Sporting KC) vying for a spot as a center back and Gabe Garbin (NFC) contending for the left back position. Rounding out the Bluejay defensive candidates will be a freshman from Germany, Vincent Keller; a junior transfer from SMU, Zach Barnes; and a true freshman from the Omaha Futbol Club, Hunter Gorby. Barnes and Gorby also have the athleticism to add depth in the midfield. Creighton will carry just three goalkeepers on the roster this year after traveling with five on the squad last season. While none of the three have significant experience, count on sophomore Alex Bolowich and freshmen Oshick Shams and Jeff Gal to replace the fouryear starter Brian Holt. Bolowich transferred to Omaha with his father, head caoch Elmar Bolowich, and had the benefit to learn from Holt last season. He and Gal, a redshirt freshman, saw first-hand what Holt did and will compete for the starting position in goal this fall. Shams joins the Bluejays for his rookie campaign after a stellar club career down in Texas. With a host of uncertainties, the former NSCAA National Coach of the Year Bolowich is excited to see how this squad will come together starting in August. “The recruiting class consists of a lot of talent and ability and some will challenge our returning players for starting positions and playing time. We are very deep and balanced in all positions, and I anticipate a healthy level of competition amongst the players for starting spots. “It will be exciting to see how this group will come together. We are ready to get started and look forward to an outstanding season.” The Bluejays again play a challenging nonconference schedule as they take aim at earning their 20th NCAA Tournament bid in the last 21 seasons. The Jays will look to defend their MVC regular-season crown, opening conference play Sept. 29 at Drake. Creighton’s 2012 schedule features eight teams that reached the 2011 NCAA Tournament, including home games with seven of them, highlighted by national power Akron.
Player Profiles
#25 Jake Brown Sr. • 6-3 • 190 • D Omaha, Neb. Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) Saint Louis Brown’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2009 13-11 1 1 3 - - 1 2010 18-18 0 2 2 10 2 0 2011 20-10 0 1 1 4 1 0 CU Totals 20-10 0 1 1 4 1 0 Totals 51-39 1 4 6 14 3 1
2009 and 2010 Saint Louis; 2011 Creighton
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Started in 10 of the 20 matches in his first season as a Bluejay ... Had his lone assist of the season in the 3-0 win over Northern Illinois (Nov. 20) ... Took four shots on the season, including three straight games against Providence (Sept. 17), Kentucky (Sept. 21) and Saint Mary’s (Sept. 24) ... Named Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12) following a double overtime win at DePaul ... Part of the record-setting Creighton defense that surrendered just five goals on the season for a 0.20 goals against average. 2009-10 (Saint Louis) – Started 29 of 31 career matches played for the Billikens ... Started all 18 matches for the Billikens as a sophomore ... Totalled one goal and three assists for five points in his two seasons at SLU ... Scored his only collegiate goal, the game-winner, at Temple (Nov. 6, 2009) ... Named Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 9, 2009) following his goal and helping SLU to two shutouts ... First career point came on an assist against Tulsa (Sept. 26, 2009) ... Assisted the game-winner against Saint Bonaventure (Nov. 11, 2010) ... SLU posted 15 shutouts in his two seasons. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Arsenal United, winning five Nebraska state championships ... Attended Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn., for junior and senior seasons after attending Omaha Millard North his first two prep seasons ... Named team MVP following his senior season ... Starter on undefeated Millard North team, which finished 22-0-0 and posted 17 shutouts in 2007 ... High school teammate of former Bluejay teammate Bryan Hoie. PERSONAL: The son of Steve and Colleen Brown, Jake was born Sept. 23, 1990, in Wheaton, Ill. ... Has two older sisters, Michaela (26) and Kelsey (25) ... Michaela played soccer at Nebraska Omaha and was on the 2005 NCAA Division II Championship team ... Marketing major ... Enrolled at Creighton in January 2011 and trained with the Bluejays that spring.
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Player Profiles
#10 Jose Gomez Sr. • 5-9 • 155 • M Santa Ana, Calif. Century / Cal State Fullerton Gomez’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2008 15-11 1 5 7 12 4 0 2009 Did Not Play 2010 19-19 5 9 19 51 29 2 2011 21-20 4 8 16 41 21 3 CU Totals 40-39 9 17 35 92 50 5 Totals 55-50 10 22 42 104 54 5 2008 Cal State Fullerton; 2010 and 2011 Creighton
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Second Team, finishing tied for third on the team with four goals and tied for the squad lead with eight assists ... Finished the season with three game-winning goals, tying him for third on the team ... Started in 20 of the 21 matches he played in ... Scored his first goal of the season at UMKC (Aug. 31), also assisting on a pair of goals for a seasonhigh four points in the match ... Scored the lone goal, a game-winner, in the 1-0 win over Fordham (Sept. 9) ... Tied his season-high with a pair of assists in Creighton’s 3-1 win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Oct. 15) ... Both assists came on teammate Ethan Finlay’s first two goals of the match en route to his hat trick ... Had the lone assist in Creighton’s first MVC win of the season over Bradley, a 1-0 win (Oct. 19.) ... Had single assists in backto-back MVC wins over Central Arkansas (3-0 on Oct. 29) and Evansville (2-0 on Nov. 5) ... One of four players with three assists for the Bluejays during conference play ... Scored the match-winning goal in the MVC semifinal over Bradley to advance the Bluejays to the tournament final ... Helped propel Creighton over Northern Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 20) ... Took a season-high five shots in Creighton’s 1-0 win that advanced the Bluejays to their first College Cup in nine years. 2010 (Creighton) – Named to the Missouri Valley Conference First Team and NSCAA AllMidwest Region Third Team after finishing third in the MVC with nine assists and 19 points ... Ranked 16th in the NCAA in assists per game and 19th in
total assists ... Made an immediate impact by recording at least one point in each of his first six matches, the first Bluejay to notch a six-match point streak since Brian Biggerstaff in 2004 ... Scored a goal in his Creighton debut at Loyola (Ill.) on Sept. 1 ... Tallied at least one assist in four straight matches (Sept. 4-17), dishing six in that span, including two against UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4) in his home debut and two against DePaul (Sept. 11) ... Named MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) after assisting all three goals Creighton scored during the week he was honored ... Scored overtime game-winning goal against Dartmouth (Sept. 19) to earn The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team honors ... Also had the game-winning score against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 1) ... Scored a goal and added an assist in NCAA Tournament win over New Mexico (Nov. 18). 2008 (Cal State Fullerton) – Started 11 of the 15 matches in which he appeared for the Titans (5-14-1) during the 2008 season ... Led the team with five assists ... Scored his only goal of the season against Cal State Northridge on Nov. 5. PREP CAREER: Three-year varsity starter ... Tabbed team MVP following his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Named first-team all-city as a junior and senior ... Honored with the Coaches Award as a senior ... Tabbed MVP of the Orange County All-Star Game in 2008 ... Played club soccer for the OSC Rage. PERSONAL: The son of Margarito Gomez and Bertha Gonzalez, Jose was born on Oct. 23, 1990 in Mexico City, Mexico ... The oldest of four children, Diana (17), Erick (14) and Jennifer (9) ... Graphic design major.
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Player Profiles
#27 Brent Kallman Sr. • 6-2 • 190 • D Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury Kallman’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2009 13-7 0 0 0 4 3 0 2010 20-12 0 1 1 7 3 0 2011 22-0 1 0 2 10 1 1 Totals 55-19 1 1 3 21 7 1
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2011 (Junior) -- Played in 22 of the 24 games on the season for the Bluejays, seeing 675 minutes on the pitch ... Scored his lone goal of the season, the match-winner, in the 1-0 win at SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 22) ... Took a season-high three shots in the win over SIU Edwardsville ... Played a season-high 59 minutes in the 2-0 win over Evansville in the regular-season finale (Nov. 5). 2010 (Sophomore) – Started 12 straight matches from Sept. 24 through Nov. 12, following injuries to Andrew Duran and Jace Peters ... Came off the bench in CU’s first six and final two matches of the season ... Defender helped the Bluejays post eight shutouts and a 1.06 goals against average ... Played a career-high 110 minutes and collected his first career point with an assist in 2-2 draw with SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 30).
2009 (Freshman) – Named to the Missouri Valley Conference AllFreshman Team ... Started seven of the 13 matches in which he appeared ... Team was 4-1-2 when he started ... Made his collegiate debut in the third match of the season, against Missouri State (Sept. 19) ... Given more playing time as a defensive midfielder due to season-ending injury to Greg Jordan ... All three of his shots on goal during the season came against Portland on Sept. 27 ... Earned his first start against Evansville (Oct. 3) ... Played entire match in scoreless draw at Eastern Illinois (Oct. 24). PREP CAREER: Multi-sport athlete earned four letters in soccer, three in tennis, two in basketball and one in football ... Tabbed first-team all-state and all-conference as a senior when he was named his soccer team’s MVP ... Also earned all-conference and honorable-mention all-state honors as a junior ... Had six goals and six assists for 18 points as a senior, following a 23-point junior season (8 g, 7 a) ... Honored as Mr. Defense and Mr. Hustle as a senior basketball player ... Earned Honorable Mention all-conference nods in tennis and basketball as a senior ... Member of the Minnesota ODP. PERSONAL: The son of Rich and Laura Kallman, Brent was born October 4, 1990 in Omaha, Neb. ... One of six children, Brian (28), Brad (27), Krystle (25), Kylie (23) and Kassey (20) ... Management major ... Brother Brian played his senior season at Creighton in 2005 after playing at Jacksonville University for three years, sister Krystle played her final collegiate season at Minnesota and is now on the Golden Gopher coaching staff, sister Kylie also played soccer at Minnesota (2007-10) and Kassey has played at Florida State since 2010 and was recently named to Fifa U20 World Cup roster.
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Player Profiles
#28 Photo taken Aug 7
Andrew Ribeiro Sr. • 6-0 • 180 • M Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy
Ribeiro’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2009 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 18-6 3 1 7 18 5 0 2011 24-24 4 1 9 47 14 4 Totals 46-30 7 2 16 65 19 4
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2011 (Junior) - Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team and Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... Earned NSCAA Men’s Collegiate Scholar All-North/ Central Region Second-Team ... Tabbed an All-MVC honorable-mention midfielder ... Started all 24 games of the season, logging a career-high 1,843 minutes ... Tied for third on the team with four goals on the season, each of which was a game-winner ... Scored his first goal of the fall in the 3-0 win over Drexel (Sept. 4) ... Netted the first goal in the 2-0 win over No. 22 Kentucky (Sept. 21) ... Propelled Creighton to a 1-0 win over MVC foe Bradley in the regular-season meeting, scoring in the 36th minute with a header (Oct. 22) ... Scored the second goal of the game, the match-winner, to send Creighton to the NCAA quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 27) ... Named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week, the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week and the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week following his match-winning goal against No. 13 UC Santa Barbara ... His lone assist of the season came in the 97th minute of the 1-0 quarterfinal win over South Florida to send Creighton to the College Cup (Dec. 4) ... Played a season-high 98 minutes in the 0-0 tie against Charlotte in the College Cup match (Dec. 9). 2010 (Sophomore) – Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention team ... MVC All-Tournament Team honoree ... Started six matches, after playing in only four as a rookie ... Scored his first career goal against No. 18 SMU on Sept. 17 at The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic in Peoria, Ill. ... Earned his first career start against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 1) ... Second goal came against No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5) ... Scored goal in regulation of 2-1 Bluejay overtime win at
Evansville (Oct. 16) ... Notched an assist at Drake (Oct. 20) ... Injury prevented him from playing in Creighton’s two NCAA Tournament matches ... Played PDL soccer for the Chicago Fire Premier in the summer of 2011. 2009 (Freshman) – Appeared in four matches off the bench as a rookie ... Made his collegiate debut and played a season-high 26 minutes against No. 23 Cal Poly (Sept. 5) ... Other three appearances were in MVC contests – vs. Missouri State (Sept. 19), vs. Eastern Illinois (Oct. 11) and at Bradley (Oct. 21) ... Had two assists and a goal in preseason action. PREP CAREER: Named team MVP as a junior and senior, leading his team to the state championship in both seasons ... Team posted a combined 44-9-4 record over his final two prep campaigns ... Named the Green Bay Press Gazette’s Player of the Year and tabbed second-team all-state as a senior, after totalling 64 points on 26 goals and 12 assists ... Two-time First Team all-conference pick, earning second-team as a sophomore ... Participated in the Masonic All-Star Game as a senior ... Had 19 goals, six assists and 44 points as a junior ... Four-year letter winner in soccer, also earning one letter in tennis ... Olympic Development Program Super Y National Team Selection in 2008. PERSONAL: The son of Fernando Ribeiro and Karen VanGemert, Andrew was born October 22, 1990 in Green Bay, Wis. ... Has three brothers, Philip (29), Nick (27) and Alexander (20) ... Nursing major.
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Player Profiles
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#1
Bruno Castro
Alex Bolowich
Jr. • 5-8 • 165 • M
RS So. • 5-10 • 170 • GK
San José, Costa Rica
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Saint Paul College
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Florida International
Castro’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2010 9-1 1 0 2 2 1 1 2011 24-24 6 8 20 33 18 3 Totals 33-25 7 8 22 35 19 4
Bolowich’s Career Statistics Year M-MS Min. GA GAA SV 2011 1-0 18:53 0 0.00 0 Totals 1-0 18:53 0 0.00 0
2010 North Carolina; 2011 Creighton
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Named to the NSCAA Midwest Region Second Team and Missouri Valley Conference Second Team ... Finished second on the team with 20 points, thanks to six goals and a team-leading eight assists ... Got off to a hot start in his first season as a Bluejay, scoring two goals in the first three matches of the season ... In the 5-0 win over UMKC (Aug. 31), Castro had a goal and an assist and followed that with another goal against Drexel (Sept. 4) ... Scored the lone goal in the win over Fordham (Sept. 9) ... Dished off a pair of assists in the 3-0 win over Providence (Sept. 17), one of three times he had two assists in a single match ... Had a single assist in Creighton’s 2-0 win over No. 22 Kentucky (Sept. 21) ... Assisted on two of teammate Ethan Finlay’s three goals in the 3-1 win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Oct. 15) ... Scored matchwinning goals in back-to-back MVC wins over Central Arkansas (Oct. 29) and Evansville (Nov. 5) ... Assisted on two of the three goals in the 3-0 win over Northern Illinois in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 20) ... Scored the first goal of the match against UC Santa Barbara, a penalty kick in the 2-1 NCAA Tournament third round win (Nov. 27).
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Saw his first action as a Bluejay at UMKC (Aug. 31) ... Played nearly nine minutes of shutout soccer to close out the 5-0 win. 2010 (FIU) – Redshirted his only season on campus at Florida International University in Miami. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Triangle United Soccer Association (TUSA) ... TUSA won the Southern Regional Championship and advanced to nationals in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Won the Golden Glove Award at nationals two times. PERSONAL: The son of Elmar and Nina Bolowich, Alex was born June 17, 1992 in Chapel Hill, N.C. ... Has an older sister, Alya (23) ... Father is in his second season as the Creighton men’s soccer coach ... Majoring in communications with a Spanish minor.
#15 Eric Miller
2010 (North Carolina) – Earned ACC All-Freshman Team honors ... Played in nine matches, earning one start as a rookie ... Made his only start of the season against Wofford (Sept. 21) ... Scored his first collegiate goal, the only tally in a 1-0 win over rival and 11th-ranked Duke (Sept. 17) ... Made his collegiate debut against No. 1 Akron (Sept. 3). PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Club Sport Herediano, where he was a three-year captain ... Member of the Costa Rica U-17 National Team in 2006 and 2007 ... Played in the U-17 World Cup in South Korea, helping his team advance to the knockout stage ... Played in all four matches at the World Cup, starting the final three. PERSONAL: The son of Jorge Castro and Olga Zumbado, Bruno was born August 6, 1990 in San José, Costa Rica ... One of four children; Sebastian (26), Ignacio (23) and Alonzo (15) ... Majoring in marketing.
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So. • 6-0 • 165 • M/D Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury Miller’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2011 24-23 0 2 2 6 2 0 Totals 24-23 0 2 2 6 2 0
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team and to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team ... Started 23 of the 24 matches on the season, sitting third in field players with 2,042 minutes played in his rookie campaign ... Had a pair of assists on the season, first in the 3-0 win over Drexel (Sept. 4) and also in the 3-0 win over Northern Illinois (Nov. 20) ... Key cog in the record-setting defense that allowed just five goals all season, holding a 0.20 goals against average ... Played with the United States U-20 National team in the summer of 2012. PREP CAREER: Invited to training camp for the U.S. U-18 National Team
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Player Profiles in February 2011 ... Played club soccer for Minnesota Thunder Academy and Bangu Tsunami ... Member of the Minnesota ODP and Region II ODP Team ... Four-year starter earned NSCAA All-America notice as a senior ... Tabbed the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and Minnesota Mr. Soccer as a senior, after scoring 15 goals and adding 16 assists ... Twice named First-Team allstate and all-region ... Named to the state all-tournament team as a junior, leading his team to a third-place finish ... Scored 22 goals as a junior ... Graduated high school in December 2010, enrolling and starting his Creighton career in January 2011. PERSONAL: The son of Mike and Susan Miller, Eric was born January 15, 1993 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Youngest of three children; Stephanie (22) and Matt (21) ... Majoring in business.
(Oct. 29) ... Played a career-high 50 minutes in Creighton’s 2-0 win over Drake ... Scored the first goal of his Bluejay career, the match-winner, in the 1-0 final over Missouri State in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship match, giving Creighton an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 13) ... Saw playing time in each Bluejay match of the NCAA Tournament, including 31 minutes in the College Cup semifinal match. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Barcelona Sporting Club and head coach Raul Noriega, a former Ecuadorian National Team member ... Attended Unidad Educativa (UE) Javier, graduating in January 2011 ... Named his team’s MVP as a junior and senior ... Tallied 48 goals in his four seasons at UE Javier. PERSONAL: The son of Jose Enrique Ribas and Alegria Weber, Jose was born on April 1, 1993 in Guayaquil, Ecuador ... Has one younger brother, Daniel (16) ... Majoring in business.
#5 JT Seger So. • 6-0 • 170 • D/M
#8
Austin, Texas
Jose Ribas
Westwood
So. • 5-9 • 150 • M
Seger’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2011 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Guayaquil, Ecuador UE Javier
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Played in four matches in
Ribas’ Career Statistics his first season as a Bluejay ... Saw his first action in the 5-0 win at UMKC Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW (Aug. 31) ... Took his lone shot of the season in the UMKC match, playing 2011 17-0 1 4 6 12 5 1 a season-high 19 minutes ... Provided depth to the defense, playing in the Totals 17-0 1 4 6 12 5 1
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman) - Saw playing time in 17 matches off the bench for the Bluejays in his first season on the squad, tallying one goal and four assists ... Played 23 minutes in his Bluejay debut at Denver, taking his first shot in the 1-0 win (Aug. 27) ... Dished off his first assist in Creighton’s 3-1 win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Oct. 15) ... Had the assist on the lone goal of the match in Creighton’s win over SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 22) ... Turned around to have assists in backto-back matches against Drake (Oct. 26) and Central Arkansas
1-0 win over Fordham (Sept. 9), the 3-0 win over Providence (Sept. 17) and the 2-0 conference win over Drake (Oct. 26) ... Team was 4-0 when he played, outscoring opponents 11-0 in those four matches. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Lonestar Soccer Club and Boise Capitals Soccer Club ... Member of the Idaho Olympic Development Program ... Team’s leading scorer each year of his prep career, including his freshman season at Bishop Kelly in Boise ... Named district offensive MVP as a junior and earned first-team all-district honors in each of his prep campaigns. PERSONAL: The son of Rick and Martha Seger, Joshua Thomas (JT) was born Dec. 11, 1992 in Boise, Idaho ... The youngest of four children; Stuart (26), Lauren (24) and Kassie (22) ... Kassie is on the tennis team at Trinity (Texas) University ... Finance and business intelligence and analytics majors at Creighton.
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Player Profiles
#3
#12
Benito Amaral
Zach Barnes
Jr. • 5-6 • 150 • D
Jr. • 5-10 • 160 • M
East Palo Alto, Calif.
Flower Mound, Texas
San Jacinto College
SMU
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (San Jacinto College): Dished off a pair of assists in his second season with the Coyotes. PREP CAREER: Went to Menlo Atuerton High School ... Also spent time with the North California Olympic Development Program during his prep days. PERSONAL: The son of Ignacio and Maria Amaral, Benito was born on September 4, 1991, in Stanford, Calif. ... One of three children; Adrian (23) and Marcos (14) ... Majoring in communications with a minor in business.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (SMU): Started 34 games in his first two years at SMU, scoring a combined six goals and dishing off a pair of assists in his sophomore season ... Tied for fourth on the team in 2010 with five goals. PREP CAREER: Played soccer for Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas ... Named Parade All-American his senior season and Rise All-American his junior season ... Also earned all-district, all-region and all-state accolades his junior and senior seasons ... Finished his prep career with 35 goals and 11 assists ... Played on the US U-15 National Team, U-17 National Team and one game vs. Japan with the U-20 National Team ... Named the 2010 Gatorade Texas Soccer Player of the Year. PERSONAL: The son of Greg and Tammie Barnes, Zach was born on March 17, 1992, in Lewisville, Texas ... Has one younger brother, Blake (17) ... Majoring in sociology at Creighton.
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#17
Christian Blandon
Bryce Ciambella Fr. • 6-0 • 170 • M
RS Fr. • 6-0 • 170 • M/D
Ocala, Fla.
Miami Beach, Fla.
Vanguard
Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Redshirted in his first season as a Bluejay. PREP CAREER: Graduated from Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn., after also attending high schools in Florida and New Jersey ... SSM did not compete in high school athletics, but sponsored club soccer teams ... Tabbed team Newcomer of the Year in his first club season at SSM ... Participated in the Olympic Development Program in Florida. PERSONAL: The son of Elkin Blandon and Claudia Garces, Christian was born October 2, 1992, in Cali, Colombia ... Plans to major in international business with a minor in French.
PREP CAREER: Three-time First Team all-area for Vanguard High School ... Team captain as a sophomore, Second Team all-area as a freshman ... Led the conference in assists his freshman through junior seasons ... Played just five matches his senior season, but finished with six goals and four assists ... Part of the International Baccalaureate Program ... Threetime All-Area Academic Team ... Member of the Ocala Stampede PDL team, playing for Matt Weston in Ocala, Florida. PERSONAL: The son of Bart and Lynn Ciambella, Bryce was born on January 26, 1994, in Buffalo, N.Y. ... One of six children; Justin (21), Josh (20), Quinn (16), Brayden (13) and Shaya (11) ... Brother Justin played soccer for two years and rugby for two years at Dartmouth, while his brother Josh played soccer at North Florida for two years ... Is undeclared on his major.
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Player Profiles
#22
#16
Eric DeJulio
Myles Englis
Fr. • 6-2 • 170 • D
Fr. • 5-11 • 155 • M
Overland Park, Kan.
Rome, Ga.
Blue Valley Northwest
Darlington Soccer Academy
PREP CAREER: A two-time All-Eastern Kansas League First Team member at Blue Valley Northwest High School ... Named ESPN Second Team in the fall of 2011, all-metro and all-state following his senior season ... Finished his prep career with 13 goals and three assists ... Played for the Sporting KC Jr. team for head coach Peter Vermes, named a team captain by his peers ... Participated in the US Summer Cup in 2010 and 2011, also taking part in the US Soccer Development Academy Playoffs during the two years ... High school teammate of Bluejay teammate Chris Tuso. PERSONAL: The son of Jim and Denise DeJulio, Eric was born on February 2, 1994, in Overland Park Kan. ... The middle of three children; Nick (22) and Jake (15) ... Plans to major in business at Creighton.
PREP CAREER: Led the Darlington Soccer Academy to the 2010 and 2011 Disney Championships ... Finished as the 2011 and 2012 Regional Quarterfinalists ... Finished third at the US Club Nationals with the Darlington Soccer Academy ... Member of the Georgia Olympic Development Program from 2008-2010 ... Will play for the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserve in Atlanta, Ga., next summer. PERSONAL: The son of Basil Englis and Judith Tutin, Myles was born on December 3, 1993, in Boca Raton, Fla. ... One of two children; Haley (13) ... Plans to major in exercise science or psychology at Creighton.
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#23
Jeff Gal
Gabe Garbin Fr. • 5-10 • 160 • D
RS Fr. • 6-1 • 170 • GK
Lincoln, Neb.
Bartlett, Ill.
Lincoln East
Bartlett COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Redshirted in his first season as a Bluejay. PREP CAREER: Member of the U.S. U-18 National Team Pool, training with the team in Phoenix, Ariz., and Portland, Ore., in 2011, before traveling with the team for the annual Lisbon International Tournament in Lisbon, Portugal ... Played club soccer for Sockers FC ... Played high school soccer as a sophomore and junior, focusing on club soccer as a freshman and senior ... Club program won a regional title and the Dallas Cup during his tenure ... Earned all-conference honors both of his prep seasons ... Tabbed team MVP as a junior ... Member of the Illinois Olympic Development Program.
PREP CAREER: Named an all-state, all-super state and Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year in 2012, scoring 14 goals and dishing off five assists his senior season ... Also earned Nebraska All-State honors following his junior campaign at Lincoln East, leading his team to an 18-3-0 mark ... Played in the Olympic Development Program from 2008-11. PERSONAL: The son of Cal and Jen Garbin, Gabriel “Gabe” was born on April 21, 1994, in Lincoln, Neb. ... Has two younger siblings, Jonah (16) and Maggie (13) ... Is undeclared on his major.
PERSONAL: The son of Jeffrey and Violet Gal, Jeff was born April 6, 1993 in Chicago, Ill. ... The oldest of three children; Melissa (15) and Ashley (13) ... Plans to major in business.
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Player Profiles
#13
#6
Hunter Gorby
Brendan Hines-Ike
Fr. • 5-10 • 155 • M
Fr. • 6-1 • 170 • D
Omaha, Neb.
Denver, Colo.
Millard North
Diamond Ranch
PREP CAREER: A member and captain of Olympic Development Program from 2006-09, also played for the Omaha FC in the last year ... Played on six Nebraska State Cup championship teams ... Named all-state Honorable-Mention as a member of the Millard North Mustangs ... Led the Mustangs in goals scored both his junior and senior seasons with 13 goals each year.
PREP CAREER: Played for the Chivas USA U18 team from 2011-12, named the team captain ... Led the team with 25 matches started, playing the most minutes on the squad ... Participated in five U18 National Team Market training camps throughout the 2011-12 season ... Did not play for his Diamond Ranch High School squad.
PERSONAL: The son of Richard and Louise Hines-Ike, Brendan was PERSONAL: The son of Gary and Kathy Gorby, Hunter was born on April born on November 30, 1994, in Denver, Colo. ... The middle of three chil26, 1994, in Omaha, Neb. ... The younger of two children; Connor (22) ... dren; Ian (20) and Kira (15) ... Ian is a member of the Seattle University Plans to major in business. men’s soccer team ... Plans to major in pre-med with intentions of being a pediatrician.
#4
#9
Vincent Keller
Sean Kim
Fr. • 5-8 • 155 • D/M
Jr. • 5-8 • 140 • F Fremont, Calif.
Freiburg, Germany
De Anza /
Angell Akademie
Foothills College
PREP CAREER: Led the SC Freiburg team to the German Soccer Cup in COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (De Anza/Foothills): Played for both 2011 ... Also played for the Boehlinger SC and was a State Selection of the De Anza College and Foothill College programs in the last two years. Sudbade, Germany. PREP CAREER: Named the school MVP his senior season at Washington PERSONAL: The son of Friedrid and Bettina Keller, Vincent was born on High School, as well as a three-time Mission Valley All-League First Team December 21, 1992, in Cahr, Germany ... The middle of three children; member ... Played for the Regional Olympic Development Program in 1996 ... Played in the De Anza Force Academy from 2009-11. Friedrick (22) and Konstantin (18) ... Plans to major in business. PERSONAL: The son of Charles and Annie Kim, Sung “Sean” was born on February 11, 1992, in South Korea ... He has a younger sister, Ashley (18) ... Plans to major in sociology at Creighton.
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Player Profiles
#21
#11
Benjamin Kucera
Sonny Makh
Fr. • 6-3 • 185 • D
Jr. • 5-9 • 150 • M London, England
Burr Ridge, Ill.
Belmont Abbey /
Benet Academy
Louisburg College
PREP CAREER: Played for the Benet Academy Redwings, leading his team to an Eastern Suburban Catholic Conference Championship his senior season ... Named All-Sectional First Team, conference MVP, Chicago Sun Times All-State Team and an NSCAA Senior Leader following his senior year ... Scored nine goals and dished off three assists in his final season of prep ball ... Chosen to the Chicago Fire Academy Team, starting 24 of the 25 matches on the U15/16 squad ... Qualified for playoffs both as a member of the U15/16 team and U17/18 team ... His Chicago Fire team held the No. 1 national power ranking for two months ... Honors student all four years of prep career.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Louisburg): Finished second in the nation in goals (26), including six match-winning goals for the Louisburg College Hurricanes ... Named an NJCAA All-American following his 2011 season, as well as an All-Region player.
PERSONAL: Son of Joseph and Rita Kucera, Benjamin was born on August 10, 1994, in Berwyn, Ill. ... Has one older sister, Marie (22) ... Plans to major in biology, with a pre-med emphasis ... Devout member of the Catholic church.
PERSONAL: The son of Balbinder and Baldey Makh, Jagdeep “Sonny” was born on September 1, 1990, in London, England ... He is an only child ... Majoring in economics.
(2009-10) Belmont Abbey: Played for the Crusaders for two years in Belmont, N.C., scoring a goal his second season in one match played ... Scored one goal and dished off one assist in his rookie campaign. PREP CAREER: Played for the Westgate School in Slough, Berkshire.
#14
#2
Carlos McCrary
Sean Moyo
Jr. • 5-11 • 178 • F
RS Fr. • 5-7 • 155 • D
Roswell, Ga.
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
North Carolina
Blair Academy (N.J.)
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (North Carolina): Played on the 2011 National Championship team at North Carolina, scoring three goals and dishing off one assist ... Also added a goal and a pair of assists in his rookie campaign ... Named the National Prospective Soccer League (NPSL) Player of the Year, scoring 17 goals for the Madison 56ers this summer. PREP CAREER: Led both Centennial High School and South Cobb High School with a combined 86 goals in four prep seasons ... Was the top offensive performer each of his prep years, highlighted by his 25-goal output his senior year ... Played for the Olympic Development Program from 2004-07, the Concorde Fire from 2008-10 and the Madison 56ers the last two seasons. PERSONAL: The son of James McCrary and Misty McCrary, Carlos was born on November 4, 1991, in Louisville, Kentucky ... Has one younger brother, Marcus (16) ... Is a communications major with a Spanish minor.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Redshirted in his first season as a Bluejay. PREP CAREER: Finished prep career at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., after attending Mzilikazi High School in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ... Played club soccer for the Lightning Soccer Club in Hanover, N.H. ... Member of the U-17 Zimbabwe National Team Pool ... Earned a varsity letter, named all-conference and Second Team all-state in both of his seasons at Blair, serving as team captain as a senior. PERSONAL: The son of Fany Moyo and Cecelia Usada, Sean was born November 17, 1991 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ... One of six children; Priscella (22), Fany, Jr. (16), Hopkins (14), Tadiwa (4) and Glenn (1) ... Finance and accounting major.
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Player Profiles
#18
#24
Timo Pitter
JP Pulverenti
Fr. • 5-8 • 155 • M
RS Fr. • 5-8 • 140 • M
Oberschwarzach, Germany
Omaha, Neb.
Frankenlandschulheim Gaibach PREP CAREER: Played high school soccer at Frankenlandschulheim Gaibach in Gaibach, Germany ... Was a member of the Schweinfurt 05 club team ... Delivered six goals and three assists in 28 matches in 201112, playing a combined 2,066 minutes last season ... Notched seasonhighs of two goals in a 3-0 win over FSV Erlangen-B and two assists in a 3-0 win over Unterhaching II ... Played for the FC Gerolzhofen as a U 16 player. PERSONAL: The son of Harald and Ingrid Pitter, Timo was born on September 1, 1992., in Schweinfurt, Germany ... One of four children; Ralf, Nadja and Jonas ... Is undeclared in his major.
Millard North COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Redshirted in his first season as a Bluejay. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for NFC Veleno, winning five state championships ... Member of the Nebraska Olympic Development Program ... Four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at Millard North ... Named First Team all-conference and second team all-state as a senior ... A Second Team all-conference selection as a junior. PERSONAL: The son of Jeff and Stephanie Pulverenti, John Patrick (JP) was born December 24, 1992 in Omaha, Neb. ... The youngest of four children; Andy (30), Joey (28) and Tim (24) ... Majoring in accounting.
#0
#19
Oshick Shams
Chris Tuso
Fr. • 5-11 • 205 • GK
Fr. • 5-7 • 145 • D/M
Southlake, Texas
Overland Park, Kan.
Carroll
Blue Valley Northwest
PREP CAREER: Led his Carroll High School Dragons to the state championship his junior season (2011), earning MVP honors for the tournament ... Sits second in Texas state history for most shutouts in a single season during the title run ... Named to the Dallas High School Soccer Starting Eleven by ESPN in 2012 ... Played for the ‘93 Olympic Development Program from 2006-08 ... Was starting goalkeeper for the USSDA Solar Chelsea U18 team in 2012, finishing fourth in the nation at Academy Finals ... Led his squad to the Dallas Cup Championship in 2006 and 2012 ... Named an ESPN Rise All-American in 2011 and was on the ESPN Rise 2012 Goalkeeper Watch List. PERSONAL: The son of Aftab and Arneta Shams, Oshick was born on July 7, 1994, in Dallas, Texas ... One of five children; Shahzad Shams (23), Alfred Koroma (18), Alya Shams (16) and Jai Shams (14) ... Plans to major in International business.
PREP CAREER: Named to the Kansas Soccer Coaches Association All-State First Team, All-Metro Kansas City First Team and All-Eastern Kansas League First Team after scoring 12 goals and dishing off 11 assists his senior season at Blue Valley Northwest ... Senior squad finished 15-5-1 ... High school teammate of current Bluejay Eric DeJulio ... Member of the Sporting KC Junior U16, U17 and U18 teams, also played for the Generation Adidas Summer Cup Team in 2010 ... Was the captain of the Olympic Development Program 1994 Europe team. PERSONAL: The son of Joseph Tuso, Chris was born on May 24, 1994, in Atlanta, Georgia ... The oldest of three children; Cameron (15) and Collin (12) ... Father, Joseph, played basketball at Concordia in Texas ... Plans to major in business.
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Numerical Roster No. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (Last School / Club) 0 Oshick Shams Fr. GK 5-11 205 Southlake, Texas (Carroll / USSDA Solar Chelsea) 1 Alex Bolowich So.* GK 5-9 165 Chapel Hill, N.C. (Florida International / Triangle United) 2 Sean Moyo Fr. D 5-7 155 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (Blair [N.J.] Academy / Lightning SC) 3 Benito Amaral Jr. D 5-6 150 East Palo Alto, Calif. (San Jacinto / De Anza Force) 4 Vincent Keller Fr. D/M 5-8 155 Frieburg, Germany (Angell Akademie / SC Frieburg) 5 JT Seger So. D/M 6-0 170 Austin, Texas (Westwood / Lonestar SC) 6 Brendan Hines-Ike Fr. D 6-1 170 Denver, Colo. (Diamond Ranch / Chivas USA) 7 Bruno Castro Jr. M/F 5-8 165 San José, Costa Rica (North Carolina / Club Sport Herediano) 8 Jose Ribas So. M 5-9 150 Guayaquil, Ecuador (UE Javier / Barcelona SC) 9 Sean Kim Jr. F 5-8 140 Fremont, Calif. (Washington / De Anza / Foothills) 10 Jose Gomez Sr.* M 5-9 155 Santa Ana, Calif. (Cal State Fullerton / OSC Rage) 11 Sonny Makh Jr. M 5-9 150 London, England (Louisburg College / Belmont Abbey) 12 Zach Barnes Jr. M 5-10 160 Flower Mound, Texas (SMU / Des Moines Menace) 13 Hunter Gorby Fr. M 5-10 155 Omaha, Neb. (Millard North / Omaha FC) 14 Carlos McCrary Jr. F 5-11 178 Roswell, Ga. (North Carolina / Madison 56ers) 15 Eric Miller So. D/M 6-1 175 Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury / Minnesota Thunder Academy) 16 Myles Englis Fr. M 5-11 155 Rome, Ga. (Rome / Darlington Academy) 17 Bryce Ciambella Fr. M 5-10 160 Ocala, Fla. (Vanguard / Ocala Stampede PDL) 18 Timo Pitter Fr. M 5-8 155 Oberschwarzach, Germany (Frankenlandschulheim Gaibach / Schweinfurt 05) 19 Chris Tuso Fr. D/M 5-7 145 Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest / Sporting KC Jr’s) 20 Christian Blandon Fr. * M/D 6-0 170 Miami Beach, Fla. (Shattuck-St. Mary’s [Minn.] / SSM) 21 Benjamin Kucera Fr. D 6-3 185 Burr Ridge, Ill. (Benet Academy / Chicago Fire) 22 Eric DeJulio Fr. D 6-2 170 Overland Park, Kan. (Blue Valley Northwest / Sporting KC Jr’s) 23 Gabe Garbin Fr. D 5-10 160 Lincoln, Neb. (Lincoln East / Nebraska ODP) 24 JP Pulverenti Fr. * D/M 5-8 140 Omaha, Neb. (Millard North / NFC Veleno) 25 Jake Brown Sr. D 6-3 190 Omaha, Neb. (Saint Louis / Arsenal United) 27 Brent Kallman Sr. D 6-2 190 Woodbury, Minn. (Woodbury / Minnesota Thunder Academy) 28 Andrew Ribeiro Sr. M/F 6-0 180 Green Bay, Wis. (Notre Dame Academy) 30 Jeff Gal Fr. * GK 6-1 170 Bartlett, Ill. (Bartlett / Sockers FC) Head Coach: Elmar Bolowich (Mainz, 1981) – Second season at Creighton Assistant Coach: Johnny Torres (Creighton, 2008) - Sixth season at Creighton Assistant Coach: Justin Hughes (North Carolina, 2006) - Second season at Creighton Graduate Manager: Kyle Deremer (Creighton, 2010) - First season at Creighton * Previously redshirted
Alphabetical Roster No. Name 3 Benito Amaral 12 Zach Barnes 20 Christian Blandon 1 Alex Bolowich 25 Jake Brown 7 Bruno Castro 17 Bryce Ciambella 22 Eric DeJulio 16 Myles Englis 30 Jeff Gal 23 Gabe Garbin 10 Jose Gomez 13 Hunter Gorby 6 Brendan Hines-Ike 27 Brent Kallman
Yr. Pos. Jr. D Jr. M Fr. M/D So. GK Sr. D Jr. M/F Fr. M Fr. D Fr. M Fr. GK Fr. D Sr. M Fr. M Fr. D Sr. D
No. Name 4 Vincent Keller 9 Sean Kim 21 Benjamin Kucera 11 Sonny Makh 14 Carlos McCrary 15 Eric Miller 2 Sean Moyo 18 Timo Pitter 24 JP Pulverenti 8 Jose Ribas 28 Andrew Ribeiro 5 JT Seger 0 Oshick Shams 19 Chris Tuso
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Yr. Pos. Fr. D/M Jr. F Fr. D Jr. M Jr. F So. D/M Fr. D Fr. M Fr. D/M So. M Sr. M/F So. D/M Fr. GK Fr. D/M
Bolowich: BOWL • o • vich Ciambella: See • am • BELL • ah Gal: GAUL Kucera: Coo • SARA Makh: Mack Moyo: MO • yo Oshick: OH • schick Pitter: Peter Ribas: REE • bahs Ribeiro: Rib • AIR • oh Seger: SEE • ger Shams: rhymes with hams Timo: TEE • mo Tuso: TOO • so
Class Seniors (4): Jake Brown, Jose Gomez, Brent Kallman, Andrew Ribeiro Juniors (6): Benito Amaral, Zach Barnes, Bruno Castro, Sean Kim, Sonny Makh, Carlos McCrary Sophomores (4): Alex Bolowich, Eric Miller, Jose Ribas, JT Seger Freshmen (15): Christian Blandon, Bryce Ciambella, Eric DeJulio, Myles Englis, Jeff Gal, Gabe Garbin, Hunter Gorby, Brendan Hines-Ike, Vincent Keller, Benjamin Kucera, Sean Moyo, Timo Pitter, JP Pulverenti, Oshick Shams, Chris Tuso
Location California (3): Benito Amaral, Jose Gomez, Sean Kim Colorado (1): Brendan Hines-Ike Costa Rica (1): Bruno Castro Ecuador (1): Jose Ribas England (1): Sonny Makh Florida (2): Christian Blandon, Bryce Ciambella Georgia (2): Myles Englis, Carlos McCrary Germany (2): Vincent Keller, Timo Pitter Illinois (2): Jeff Gal, Benjamin Kucera Kansas (2): Eric DeJulio, Chris Tuso Minnesota (2): Brent Kallman, Eric Miller Nebraska (4): Jake Brown, Gabe Garbin, Hunter Gorby, JP Pulverenti North Carolina (1): Alex Bolowich Texas (3): Zach Barnes, JT Seger, Oshick Shams Wisconsin (1): Andrew Ribeiro Zimbabwe (1): Sean Moyo
2012 Season Outlook
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eplacing seven starters from last year’s NCAA College Cup Semifinal team that posted a 21-2-1 overall record will provide quite the challenge for the 2012 Creighton men’s soccer squad, but don’t expect the perrennial powerhouse to lower its expectations. Secondyear head coach Elmar Bolowich brings in 15 new faces to combine with a talented core of returners who have the desire to make it back to the school’s fifth NCAA College Cup. With the loss of All-American’s Andrew Duran, Ethan Finlay, Brian Holt and Greg Jordan, the Missouri Valley Coach of the Year Bolowich turns to a core of returners to mesh the familiar with the fresh faces. “I expect a core of proven returning players to lead by example, as they understand our style of play,” said Bolowich when looking ahead to the fall. “Jose Gomez, Bruno Castro, Andrew Ribeiro and Eric Miller were solid starters on a team that went to the College Cup. I will lean on these student-athletes to guide the other players.” The midfield will provide the most depth for the Bluejays this season, as Gomez and Castro will be counted upon as the main playmakers. The pair of Second-Team All-MVC middles combined for 10 goals and 16 assists last season, Gomez starting 21 matches and Castro starting all 24. Adding depth in the midfield are returners Ribeiro and Jose Ribas. A senior in the fall, Ribeiro will be slated as an outside midfielder after starting all 24 matches last season, scoring four goals (all game-winners) and dishing off one assist. Ribas made 17 appearances in his rookie campaign last season, finishing with a goal and four assists while in the middle of the field. Other new options at midfield include redshirt freshman JP Pulverenti, Kansas City native Chris Tuso and Bryce Ciambella, a Florida native who just led his 18U Rush team to the National Championship. One of the biggest question marks on the Bluejay starting lineup will be at the attacking position, as Creighton tries to replace Finlay, who accounted for 14 of the team’s 40 goals in 2011. Not a single potential starter was on the Creighton roster a season ago. Three of the four incoming attackers do bring some sort of collegiate experience to Creighton, however. Sonny Makh, originally from England and formerly of Louisburg College in North Carolina, led his Hurricanes squad with 26 goals and 26 assists last season. Carlos McCrary was just named the National Premier Soccer League Player of the Year, scoring 17 goals this summer for the Madison 56ers. McCrary added three goals and one
assist last season with national champion North Carolina. Junior transfer Sung “Sean” Kim gained experience playing at both the Foothills College and De Anza College. Two true freshmen will also get a shot at a starting spot on the Bluejay front line. German native Timo Pitter and Myles Englis, a Darlington Academy product, both help add to the depth of the Bluejay attackers. The Bluejay backfield will be patrolled by Miller, who spent his summer playing with the United States U-20 National Team. A member of the 2011 MVC All-Freshman squad in his inaugural campaign, Miller was a key cog in the defense that held opponents to just five goals all season, a 0.21 goals against average, and posted 19 combined shutouts.
Jose Gomez was named Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference last year and will lead the Bluejay midfield in 2012.
A pair of senior defenders will vie for starting positions this fall, as Jake Brown and Brent Kallman bring full-speed game experience to the backline this season. After transferring into the Bluejay program prior to last season, Brown started 10 of the 20 matches he played in last season, providing depth to the record-setting 2011 squad. Kallman has now played in 55 matches over the last three seasons, playing in each of the NCAA Tournament matches at the end of last season. A trio of redshirt freshmen learned the Bluejay system in last year’s College Cup run, and will look for their turn to step on the field and make an impact on the Bluejay program. Sean Moyo, JT Seger and Christian Blandon will each look for playing time on a backline that has ranked
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among the nation’s best the last six seasons. Bolowich and the Bluejay staff are excited for the incoming class of defenders, with six players adding depth. Junior college transfer Benito Amaral impressed the staff in the spring, as the outside defender learned the Creighton system in workouts prior to summer break. A quartet of true freshmen will all compete for a spot on the back line, with Benjamin Kucera (from the Chicago Fire), Brendan Hines-Ike and Eric DeJulio (Sporting KC) vying for a spot as a center back and Gabe Garbin (NFC) contending for the left back position. Rounding out the Bluejay defensive candidates will be a freshman from Germany, Vincent Keller; a junior transfer from SMU, Zach Barnes; and a true freshman from the Omaha Futbol Club, Hunter Gorby. Barnes and Gorby also have the athleticism to add depth in the midfield. Creighton will carry just three goalkeepers on the roster this year after traveling with five on the squad last season. While none of the three have significant experience, count on sophomore Alex Bolowich and freshmen Oshick Shams and Jeff Gal to replace the fouryear starter Brian Holt. Bolowich transferred to Omaha with his father, head caoch Elmar Bolowich, and had the benefit to learn from Holt last season. He and Gal, a redshirt freshman, saw first-hand what Holt did and will compete for the starting position in goal this fall. Shams joins the Bluejays for his rookie campaign after a stellar club career down in Texas. With a host of uncertainties, the former NSCAA National Coach of the Year Bolowich is excited to see how this squad will come together starting in August. “The recruiting class consists of a lot of talent and ability and some will challenge our returning players for starting positions and playing time. We are very deep and balanced in all positions, and I anticipate a healthy level of competition amongst the players for starting spots. “It will be exciting to see how this group will come together. We are ready to get started and look forward to an outstanding season.” The Bluejays again play a challenging nonconference schedule as they take aim at earning their 20th NCAA Tournament bid in the last 21 seasons. The Jays will look to defend their MVC regular-season crown, opening conference play Sept. 29 at Drake. Creighton’s 2012 schedule features eight teams that reached the 2011 NCAA Tournament, including home games with seven of them, highlighted by national power Akron.
Player Profiles
#25 Jake Brown Sr. • 6-3 • 190 • D Omaha, Neb. Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) Saint Louis Brown’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2009 13-11 1 1 3 - - 1 2010 18-18 0 2 2 10 2 0 2011 20-10 0 1 1 4 1 0 CU Totals 20-10 0 1 1 4 1 0 Totals 51-39 1 4 6 14 3 1
2009 and 2010 Saint Louis; 2011 Creighton
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Started in 10 of the 20 matches in his first season as a Bluejay ... Had his lone assist of the season in the 3-0 win over Northern Illinois (Nov. 20) ... Took four shots on the season, including three straight games against Providence (Sept. 17), Kentucky (Sept. 21) and Saint Mary’s (Sept. 24) ... Named Missouri Valley Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Sept. 12) following a double overtime win at DePaul ... Part of the record-setting Creighton defense that surrendered just five goals on the season for a 0.20 goals against average. 2009-10 (Saint Louis) – Started 29 of 31 career matches played for the Billikens ... Started all 18 matches for the Billikens as a sophomore ... Totalled one goal and three assists for five points in his two seasons at SLU ... Scored his only collegiate goal, the game-winner, at Temple (Nov. 6, 2009) ... Named Atlantic-10 Rookie of the Week (Nov. 9, 2009) following his goal and helping SLU to two shutouts ... First career point came on an assist against Tulsa (Sept. 26, 2009) ... Assisted the game-winner against Saint Bonaventure (Nov. 11, 2010) ... SLU posted 15 shutouts in his two seasons. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Arsenal United, winning five Nebraska state championships ... Attended Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn., for junior and senior seasons after attending Omaha Millard North his first two prep seasons ... Named team MVP following his senior season ... Starter on undefeated Millard North team, which finished 22-0-0 and posted 17 shutouts in 2007 ... High school teammate of former Bluejay teammate Bryan Hoie. PERSONAL: The son of Steve and Colleen Brown, Jake was born Sept. 23, 1990, in Wheaton, Ill. ... Has two older sisters, Michaela (26) and Kelsey (25) ... Michaela played soccer at Nebraska Omaha and was on the 2005 NCAA Division II Championship team ... Marketing major ... Enrolled at Creighton in January 2011 and trained with the Bluejays that spring.
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#10 Jose Gomez Sr. • 5-9 • 155 • M Santa Ana, Calif. Century / Cal State Fullerton Gomez’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2008 15-11 1 5 7 12 4 0 2009 Did Not Play 2010 19-19 5 9 19 51 29 2 2011 21-20 4 8 16 41 21 3 CU Totals 40-39 9 17 35 92 50 5 Totals 55-50 10 22 42 104 54 5 2008 Cal State Fullerton; 2010 and 2011 Creighton
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Named to the Missouri Valley Conference Second Team, finishing tied for third on the team with four goals and tied for the squad lead with eight assists ... Finished the season with three game-winning goals, tying him for third on the team ... Started in 20 of the 21 matches he played in ... Scored his first goal of the season at UMKC (Aug. 31), also assisting on a pair of goals for a seasonhigh four points in the match ... Scored the lone goal, a game-winner, in the 1-0 win over Fordham (Sept. 9) ... Tied his season-high with a pair of assists in Creighton’s 3-1 win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Oct. 15) ... Both assists came on teammate Ethan Finlay’s first two goals of the match en route to his hat trick ... Had the lone assist in Creighton’s first MVC win of the season over Bradley, a 1-0 win (Oct. 19.) ... Had single assists in backto-back MVC wins over Central Arkansas (3-0 on Oct. 29) and Evansville (2-0 on Nov. 5) ... One of four players with three assists for the Bluejays during conference play ... Scored the match-winning goal in the MVC semifinal over Bradley to advance the Bluejays to the tournament final ... Helped propel Creighton over Northern Illinois in the second round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 20) ... Took a season-high five shots in Creighton’s 1-0 win that advanced the Bluejays to their first College Cup in nine years. 2010 (Creighton) – Named to the Missouri Valley Conference First Team and NSCAA AllMidwest Region Third Team after finishing third in the MVC with nine assists and 19 points ... Ranked 16th in the NCAA in assists per game and 19th in
total assists ... Made an immediate impact by recording at least one point in each of his first six matches, the first Bluejay to notch a six-match point streak since Brian Biggerstaff in 2004 ... Scored a goal in his Creighton debut at Loyola (Ill.) on Sept. 1 ... Tallied at least one assist in four straight matches (Sept. 4-17), dishing six in that span, including two against UNC Greensboro (Sept. 4) in his home debut and two against DePaul (Sept. 11) ... Named MVC Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) after assisting all three goals Creighton scored during the week he was honored ... Scored overtime game-winning goal against Dartmouth (Sept. 19) to earn The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic All-Tournament Team honors ... Also had the game-winning score against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 1) ... Scored a goal and added an assist in NCAA Tournament win over New Mexico (Nov. 18). 2008 (Cal State Fullerton) – Started 11 of the 15 matches in which he appeared for the Titans (5-14-1) during the 2008 season ... Led the team with five assists ... Scored his only goal of the season against Cal State Northridge on Nov. 5. PREP CAREER: Three-year varsity starter ... Tabbed team MVP following his sophomore, junior and senior seasons ... Named first-team all-city as a junior and senior ... Honored with the Coaches Award as a senior ... Tabbed MVP of the Orange County All-Star Game in 2008 ... Played club soccer for the OSC Rage. PERSONAL: The son of Margarito Gomez and Bertha Gonzalez, Jose was born on Oct. 23, 1990 in Mexico City, Mexico ... The oldest of four children, Diana (17), Erick (14) and Jennifer (9) ... Graphic design major.
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#27 Brent Kallman Sr. • 6-2 • 190 • D Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury Kallman’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2009 13-7 0 0 0 4 3 0 2010 20-12 0 1 1 7 3 0 2011 22-0 1 0 2 10 1 1 Totals 55-19 1 1 3 21 7 1
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2011 (Junior) -- Played in 22 of the 24 games on the season for the Bluejays, seeing 675 minutes on the pitch ... Scored his lone goal of the season, the match-winner, in the 1-0 win at SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 22) ... Took a season-high three shots in the win over SIU Edwardsville ... Played a season-high 59 minutes in the 2-0 win over Evansville in the regular-season finale (Nov. 5). 2010 (Sophomore) – Started 12 straight matches from Sept. 24 through Nov. 12, following injuries to Andrew Duran and Jace Peters ... Came off the bench in CU’s first six and final two matches of the season ... Defender helped the Bluejays post eight shutouts and a 1.06 goals against average ... Played a career-high 110 minutes and collected his first career point with an assist in 2-2 draw with SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 30).
2009 (Freshman) – Named to the Missouri Valley Conference AllFreshman Team ... Started seven of the 13 matches in which he appeared ... Team was 4-1-2 when he started ... Made his collegiate debut in the third match of the season, against Missouri State (Sept. 19) ... Given more playing time as a defensive midfielder due to season-ending injury to Greg Jordan ... All three of his shots on goal during the season came against Portland on Sept. 27 ... Earned his first start against Evansville (Oct. 3) ... Played entire match in scoreless draw at Eastern Illinois (Oct. 24). PREP CAREER: Multi-sport athlete earned four letters in soccer, three in tennis, two in basketball and one in football ... Tabbed first-team all-state and all-conference as a senior when he was named his soccer team’s MVP ... Also earned all-conference and honorable-mention all-state honors as a junior ... Had six goals and six assists for 18 points as a senior, following a 23-point junior season (8 g, 7 a) ... Honored as Mr. Defense and Mr. Hustle as a senior basketball player ... Earned Honorable Mention all-conference nods in tennis and basketball as a senior ... Member of the Minnesota ODP. PERSONAL: The son of Rich and Laura Kallman, Brent was born October 4, 1990 in Omaha, Neb. ... One of six children, Brian (28), Brad (27), Krystle (25), Kylie (23) and Kassey (20) ... Management major ... Brother Brian played his senior season at Creighton in 2005 after playing at Jacksonville University for three years, sister Krystle played her final collegiate season at Minnesota and is now on the Golden Gopher coaching staff, sister Kylie also played soccer at Minnesota (2007-10) and Kassey has played at Florida State since 2010 and was recently named to Fifa U20 World Cup roster.
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#28 Photo taken Aug 7
Andrew Ribeiro Sr. • 6-0 • 180 • M Green Bay, Wis. Notre Dame Academy
Ribeiro’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2009 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 18-6 3 1 7 18 5 0 2011 24-24 4 1 9 47 14 4 Totals 46-30 7 2 16 65 19 4
CREIGHTON CAREER: 2011 (Junior) - Named to CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team and Missouri Valley Conference Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention ... Earned NSCAA Men’s Collegiate Scholar All-North/ Central Region Second-Team ... Tabbed an All-MVC honorable-mention midfielder ... Started all 24 games of the season, logging a career-high 1,843 minutes ... Tied for third on the team with four goals on the season, each of which was a game-winner ... Scored his first goal of the fall in the 3-0 win over Drexel (Sept. 4) ... Netted the first goal in the 2-0 win over No. 22 Kentucky (Sept. 21) ... Propelled Creighton to a 1-0 win over MVC foe Bradley in the regular-season meeting, scoring in the 36th minute with a header (Oct. 22) ... Scored the second goal of the game, the match-winner, to send Creighton to the NCAA quarterfinals with a 2-1 win over UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 27) ... Named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week, the Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week and the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week following his match-winning goal against No. 13 UC Santa Barbara ... His lone assist of the season came in the 97th minute of the 1-0 quarterfinal win over South Florida to send Creighton to the College Cup (Dec. 4) ... Played a season-high 98 minutes in the 0-0 tie against Charlotte in the College Cup match (Dec. 9). 2010 (Sophomore) – Named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District VII First Team and MVC Scholar-Athlete Honorable Mention team ... MVC All-Tournament Team honoree ... Started six matches, after playing in only four as a rookie ... Scored his first career goal against No. 18 SMU on Sept. 17 at The Hotels at Grand Prairie Classic in Peoria, Ill. ... Earned his first career start against Eastern Illinois (Oct. 1) ... Second goal came against No. 5 Tulsa (Oct. 5) ... Scored goal in regulation of 2-1 Bluejay overtime win at
Evansville (Oct. 16) ... Notched an assist at Drake (Oct. 20) ... Injury prevented him from playing in Creighton’s two NCAA Tournament matches ... Played PDL soccer for the Chicago Fire Premier in the summer of 2011. 2009 (Freshman) – Appeared in four matches off the bench as a rookie ... Made his collegiate debut and played a season-high 26 minutes against No. 23 Cal Poly (Sept. 5) ... Other three appearances were in MVC contests – vs. Missouri State (Sept. 19), vs. Eastern Illinois (Oct. 11) and at Bradley (Oct. 21) ... Had two assists and a goal in preseason action. PREP CAREER: Named team MVP as a junior and senior, leading his team to the state championship in both seasons ... Team posted a combined 44-9-4 record over his final two prep campaigns ... Named the Green Bay Press Gazette’s Player of the Year and tabbed second-team all-state as a senior, after totalling 64 points on 26 goals and 12 assists ... Two-time First Team all-conference pick, earning second-team as a sophomore ... Participated in the Masonic All-Star Game as a senior ... Had 19 goals, six assists and 44 points as a junior ... Four-year letter winner in soccer, also earning one letter in tennis ... Olympic Development Program Super Y National Team Selection in 2008. PERSONAL: The son of Fernando Ribeiro and Karen VanGemert, Andrew was born October 22, 1990 in Green Bay, Wis. ... Has three brothers, Philip (29), Nick (27) and Alexander (20) ... Nursing major.
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#7
#1
Bruno Castro
Alex Bolowich
Jr. • 5-8 • 165 • M
RS So. • 5-10 • 170 • GK
San José, Costa Rica
Chapel Hill, N.C.
Saint Paul College
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Florida International
Castro’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2010 9-1 1 0 2 2 1 1 2011 24-24 6 8 20 33 18 3 Totals 33-25 7 8 22 35 19 4
Bolowich’s Career Statistics Year M-MS Min. GA GAA SV 2011 1-0 18:53 0 0.00 0 Totals 1-0 18:53 0 0.00 0
2010 North Carolina; 2011 Creighton
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Named to the NSCAA Midwest Region Second Team and Missouri Valley Conference Second Team ... Finished second on the team with 20 points, thanks to six goals and a team-leading eight assists ... Got off to a hot start in his first season as a Bluejay, scoring two goals in the first three matches of the season ... In the 5-0 win over UMKC (Aug. 31), Castro had a goal and an assist and followed that with another goal against Drexel (Sept. 4) ... Scored the lone goal in the win over Fordham (Sept. 9) ... Dished off a pair of assists in the 3-0 win over Providence (Sept. 17), one of three times he had two assists in a single match ... Had a single assist in Creighton’s 2-0 win over No. 22 Kentucky (Sept. 21) ... Assisted on two of teammate Ethan Finlay’s three goals in the 3-1 win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Oct. 15) ... Scored matchwinning goals in back-to-back MVC wins over Central Arkansas (Oct. 29) and Evansville (Nov. 5) ... Assisted on two of the three goals in the 3-0 win over Northern Illinois in the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 20) ... Scored the first goal of the match against UC Santa Barbara, a penalty kick in the 2-1 NCAA Tournament third round win (Nov. 27).
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Saw his first action as a Bluejay at UMKC (Aug. 31) ... Played nearly nine minutes of shutout soccer to close out the 5-0 win. 2010 (FIU) – Redshirted his only season on campus at Florida International University in Miami. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Triangle United Soccer Association (TUSA) ... TUSA won the Southern Regional Championship and advanced to nationals in 2008, 2009 and 2010 ... Won the Golden Glove Award at nationals two times. PERSONAL: The son of Elmar and Nina Bolowich, Alex was born June 17, 1992 in Chapel Hill, N.C. ... Has an older sister, Alya (23) ... Father is in his second season as the Creighton men’s soccer coach ... Majoring in communications with a Spanish minor.
#15 Eric Miller
2010 (North Carolina) – Earned ACC All-Freshman Team honors ... Played in nine matches, earning one start as a rookie ... Made his only start of the season against Wofford (Sept. 21) ... Scored his first collegiate goal, the only tally in a 1-0 win over rival and 11th-ranked Duke (Sept. 17) ... Made his collegiate debut against No. 1 Akron (Sept. 3). PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Club Sport Herediano, where he was a three-year captain ... Member of the Costa Rica U-17 National Team in 2006 and 2007 ... Played in the U-17 World Cup in South Korea, helping his team advance to the knockout stage ... Played in all four matches at the World Cup, starting the final three. PERSONAL: The son of Jorge Castro and Olga Zumbado, Bruno was born August 6, 1990 in San José, Costa Rica ... One of four children; Sebastian (26), Ignacio (23) and Alonzo (15) ... Majoring in marketing.
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So. • 6-0 • 165 • M/D Woodbury, Minn. Woodbury Miller’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2011 24-23 0 2 2 6 2 0 Totals 24-23 0 2 2 6 2 0
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Creighton) - Named to the College Soccer News All-Freshman Third Team and to the Missouri Valley Conference All-Freshman Team ... Started 23 of the 24 matches on the season, sitting third in field players with 2,042 minutes played in his rookie campaign ... Had a pair of assists on the season, first in the 3-0 win over Drexel (Sept. 4) and also in the 3-0 win over Northern Illinois (Nov. 20) ... Key cog in the record-setting defense that allowed just five goals all season, holding a 0.20 goals against average ... Played with the United States U-20 National team in the summer of 2012. PREP CAREER: Invited to training camp for the U.S. U-18 National Team
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Player Profiles in February 2011 ... Played club soccer for Minnesota Thunder Academy and Bangu Tsunami ... Member of the Minnesota ODP and Region II ODP Team ... Four-year starter earned NSCAA All-America notice as a senior ... Tabbed the Minnesota Gatorade Player of the Year and Minnesota Mr. Soccer as a senior, after scoring 15 goals and adding 16 assists ... Twice named First-Team allstate and all-region ... Named to the state all-tournament team as a junior, leading his team to a third-place finish ... Scored 22 goals as a junior ... Graduated high school in December 2010, enrolling and starting his Creighton career in January 2011. PERSONAL: The son of Mike and Susan Miller, Eric was born January 15, 1993 in Jacksonville, Fla. ... Youngest of three children; Stephanie (22) and Matt (21) ... Majoring in business.
(Oct. 29) ... Played a career-high 50 minutes in Creighton’s 2-0 win over Drake ... Scored the first goal of his Bluejay career, the match-winner, in the 1-0 final over Missouri State in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship match, giving Creighton an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 13) ... Saw playing time in each Bluejay match of the NCAA Tournament, including 31 minutes in the College Cup semifinal match. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Barcelona Sporting Club and head coach Raul Noriega, a former Ecuadorian National Team member ... Attended Unidad Educativa (UE) Javier, graduating in January 2011 ... Named his team’s MVP as a junior and senior ... Tallied 48 goals in his four seasons at UE Javier. PERSONAL: The son of Jose Enrique Ribas and Alegria Weber, Jose was born on April 1, 1993 in Guayaquil, Ecuador ... Has one younger brother, Daniel (16) ... Majoring in business.
#5 JT Seger So. • 6-0 • 170 • D/M
#8
Austin, Texas
Jose Ribas
Westwood
So. • 5-9 • 150 • M
Seger’s Career Statistics Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW 2011 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Totals 4-0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Guayaquil, Ecuador UE Javier
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Played in four matches in
Ribas’ Career Statistics his first season as a Bluejay ... Saw his first action in the 5-0 win at UMKC Year M-MS G A PTS Shots SOG GW (Aug. 31) ... Took his lone shot of the season in the UMKC match, playing 2011 17-0 1 4 6 12 5 1 a season-high 19 minutes ... Provided depth to the defense, playing in the Totals 17-0 1 4 6 12 5 1
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman) - Saw playing time in 17 matches off the bench for the Bluejays in his first season on the squad, tallying one goal and four assists ... Played 23 minutes in his Bluejay debut at Denver, taking his first shot in the 1-0 win (Aug. 27) ... Dished off his first assist in Creighton’s 3-1 win over No. 7 UC Irvine (Oct. 15) ... Had the assist on the lone goal of the match in Creighton’s win over SIU Edwardsville (Oct. 22) ... Turned around to have assists in backto-back matches against Drake (Oct. 26) and Central Arkansas
1-0 win over Fordham (Sept. 9), the 3-0 win over Providence (Sept. 17) and the 2-0 conference win over Drake (Oct. 26) ... Team was 4-0 when he played, outscoring opponents 11-0 in those four matches. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for Lonestar Soccer Club and Boise Capitals Soccer Club ... Member of the Idaho Olympic Development Program ... Team’s leading scorer each year of his prep career, including his freshman season at Bishop Kelly in Boise ... Named district offensive MVP as a junior and earned first-team all-district honors in each of his prep campaigns. PERSONAL: The son of Rick and Martha Seger, Joshua Thomas (JT) was born Dec. 11, 1992 in Boise, Idaho ... The youngest of four children; Stuart (26), Lauren (24) and Kassie (22) ... Kassie is on the tennis team at Trinity (Texas) University ... Finance and business intelligence and analytics majors at Creighton.
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#3
#12
Benito Amaral
Zach Barnes
Jr. • 5-6 • 150 • D
Jr. • 5-10 • 160 • M
East Palo Alto, Calif.
Flower Mound, Texas
San Jacinto College
SMU
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (San Jacinto College): Dished off a pair of assists in his second season with the Coyotes. PREP CAREER: Went to Menlo Atuerton High School ... Also spent time with the North California Olympic Development Program during his prep days. PERSONAL: The son of Ignacio and Maria Amaral, Benito was born on September 4, 1991, in Stanford, Calif. ... One of three children; Adrian (23) and Marcos (14) ... Majoring in communications with a minor in business.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (SMU): Started 34 games in his first two years at SMU, scoring a combined six goals and dishing off a pair of assists in his sophomore season ... Tied for fourth on the team in 2010 with five goals. PREP CAREER: Played soccer for Edward S. Marcus High School in Flower Mound, Texas ... Named Parade All-American his senior season and Rise All-American his junior season ... Also earned all-district, all-region and all-state accolades his junior and senior seasons ... Finished his prep career with 35 goals and 11 assists ... Played on the US U-15 National Team, U-17 National Team and one game vs. Japan with the U-20 National Team ... Named the 2010 Gatorade Texas Soccer Player of the Year. PERSONAL: The son of Greg and Tammie Barnes, Zach was born on March 17, 1992, in Lewisville, Texas ... Has one younger brother, Blake (17) ... Majoring in sociology at Creighton.
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#17
Christian Blandon
Bryce Ciambella Fr. • 6-0 • 170 • M
RS Fr. • 6-0 • 170 • M/D
Ocala, Fla.
Miami Beach, Fla.
Vanguard
Shattuck-St. Mary’s (Minn.) COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Redshirted in his first season as a Bluejay. PREP CAREER: Graduated from Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minn., after also attending high schools in Florida and New Jersey ... SSM did not compete in high school athletics, but sponsored club soccer teams ... Tabbed team Newcomer of the Year in his first club season at SSM ... Participated in the Olympic Development Program in Florida. PERSONAL: The son of Elkin Blandon and Claudia Garces, Christian was born October 2, 1992, in Cali, Colombia ... Plans to major in international business with a minor in French.
PREP CAREER: Three-time First Team all-area for Vanguard High School ... Team captain as a sophomore, Second Team all-area as a freshman ... Led the conference in assists his freshman through junior seasons ... Played just five matches his senior season, but finished with six goals and four assists ... Part of the International Baccalaureate Program ... Threetime All-Area Academic Team ... Member of the Ocala Stampede PDL team, playing for Matt Weston in Ocala, Florida. PERSONAL: The son of Bart and Lynn Ciambella, Bryce was born on January 26, 1994, in Buffalo, N.Y. ... One of six children; Justin (21), Josh (20), Quinn (16), Brayden (13) and Shaya (11) ... Brother Justin played soccer for two years and rugby for two years at Dartmouth, while his brother Josh played soccer at North Florida for two years ... Is undeclared on his major.
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#22
#16
Eric DeJulio
Myles Englis
Fr. • 6-2 • 170 • D
Fr. • 5-11 • 155 • M
Overland Park, Kan.
Rome, Ga.
Blue Valley Northwest
Darlington Soccer Academy
PREP CAREER: A two-time All-Eastern Kansas League First Team member at Blue Valley Northwest High School ... Named ESPN Second Team in the fall of 2011, all-metro and all-state following his senior season ... Finished his prep career with 13 goals and three assists ... Played for the Sporting KC Jr. team for head coach Peter Vermes, named a team captain by his peers ... Participated in the US Summer Cup in 2010 and 2011, also taking part in the US Soccer Development Academy Playoffs during the two years ... High school teammate of Bluejay teammate Chris Tuso. PERSONAL: The son of Jim and Denise DeJulio, Eric was born on February 2, 1994, in Overland Park Kan. ... The middle of three children; Nick (22) and Jake (15) ... Plans to major in business at Creighton.
PREP CAREER: Led the Darlington Soccer Academy to the 2010 and 2011 Disney Championships ... Finished as the 2011 and 2012 Regional Quarterfinalists ... Finished third at the US Club Nationals with the Darlington Soccer Academy ... Member of the Georgia Olympic Development Program from 2008-2010 ... Will play for the Atlanta Silverbacks Reserve in Atlanta, Ga., next summer. PERSONAL: The son of Basil Englis and Judith Tutin, Myles was born on December 3, 1993, in Boca Raton, Fla. ... One of two children; Haley (13) ... Plans to major in exercise science or psychology at Creighton.
#30
#23
Jeff Gal
Gabe Garbin Fr. • 5-10 • 160 • D
RS Fr. • 6-1 • 170 • GK
Lincoln, Neb.
Bartlett, Ill.
Lincoln East
Bartlett COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Redshirted in his first season as a Bluejay. PREP CAREER: Member of the U.S. U-18 National Team Pool, training with the team in Phoenix, Ariz., and Portland, Ore., in 2011, before traveling with the team for the annual Lisbon International Tournament in Lisbon, Portugal ... Played club soccer for Sockers FC ... Played high school soccer as a sophomore and junior, focusing on club soccer as a freshman and senior ... Club program won a regional title and the Dallas Cup during his tenure ... Earned all-conference honors both of his prep seasons ... Tabbed team MVP as a junior ... Member of the Illinois Olympic Development Program.
PREP CAREER: Named an all-state, all-super state and Nebraska Gatorade Player of the Year in 2012, scoring 14 goals and dishing off five assists his senior season ... Also earned Nebraska All-State honors following his junior campaign at Lincoln East, leading his team to an 18-3-0 mark ... Played in the Olympic Development Program from 2008-11. PERSONAL: The son of Cal and Jen Garbin, Gabriel “Gabe” was born on April 21, 1994, in Lincoln, Neb. ... Has two younger siblings, Jonah (16) and Maggie (13) ... Is undeclared on his major.
PERSONAL: The son of Jeffrey and Violet Gal, Jeff was born April 6, 1993 in Chicago, Ill. ... The oldest of three children; Melissa (15) and Ashley (13) ... Plans to major in business.
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#13
#6
Hunter Gorby
Brendan Hines-Ike
Fr. • 5-10 • 155 • M
Fr. • 6-1 • 170 • D
Omaha, Neb.
Denver, Colo.
Millard North
Diamond Ranch
PREP CAREER: A member and captain of Olympic Development Program from 2006-09, also played for the Omaha FC in the last year ... Played on six Nebraska State Cup championship teams ... Named all-state Honorable-Mention as a member of the Millard North Mustangs ... Led the Mustangs in goals scored both his junior and senior seasons with 13 goals each year.
PREP CAREER: Played for the Chivas USA U18 team from 2011-12, named the team captain ... Led the team with 25 matches started, playing the most minutes on the squad ... Participated in five U18 National Team Market training camps throughout the 2011-12 season ... Did not play for his Diamond Ranch High School squad.
PERSONAL: The son of Richard and Louise Hines-Ike, Brendan was PERSONAL: The son of Gary and Kathy Gorby, Hunter was born on April born on November 30, 1994, in Denver, Colo. ... The middle of three chil26, 1994, in Omaha, Neb. ... The younger of two children; Connor (22) ... dren; Ian (20) and Kira (15) ... Ian is a member of the Seattle University Plans to major in business. men’s soccer team ... Plans to major in pre-med with intentions of being a pediatrician.
#4
#9
Vincent Keller
Sean Kim
Fr. • 5-8 • 155 • D/M
Jr. • 5-8 • 140 • F Fremont, Calif.
Freiburg, Germany
De Anza /
Angell Akademie
Foothills College
PREP CAREER: Led the SC Freiburg team to the German Soccer Cup in COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (De Anza/Foothills): Played for both 2011 ... Also played for the Boehlinger SC and was a State Selection of the De Anza College and Foothill College programs in the last two years. Sudbade, Germany. PREP CAREER: Named the school MVP his senior season at Washington PERSONAL: The son of Friedrid and Bettina Keller, Vincent was born on High School, as well as a three-time Mission Valley All-League First Team December 21, 1992, in Cahr, Germany ... The middle of three children; member ... Played for the Regional Olympic Development Program in 1996 ... Played in the De Anza Force Academy from 2009-11. Friedrick (22) and Konstantin (18) ... Plans to major in business. PERSONAL: The son of Charles and Annie Kim, Sung “Sean” was born on February 11, 1992, in South Korea ... He has a younger sister, Ashley (18) ... Plans to major in sociology at Creighton.
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#21
#11
Benjamin Kucera
Sonny Makh
Fr. • 6-3 • 185 • D
Jr. • 5-9 • 150 • M London, England
Burr Ridge, Ill.
Belmont Abbey /
Benet Academy
Louisburg College
PREP CAREER: Played for the Benet Academy Redwings, leading his team to an Eastern Suburban Catholic Conference Championship his senior season ... Named All-Sectional First Team, conference MVP, Chicago Sun Times All-State Team and an NSCAA Senior Leader following his senior year ... Scored nine goals and dished off three assists in his final season of prep ball ... Chosen to the Chicago Fire Academy Team, starting 24 of the 25 matches on the U15/16 squad ... Qualified for playoffs both as a member of the U15/16 team and U17/18 team ... His Chicago Fire team held the No. 1 national power ranking for two months ... Honors student all four years of prep career.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Louisburg): Finished second in the nation in goals (26), including six match-winning goals for the Louisburg College Hurricanes ... Named an NJCAA All-American following his 2011 season, as well as an All-Region player.
PERSONAL: Son of Joseph and Rita Kucera, Benjamin was born on August 10, 1994, in Berwyn, Ill. ... Has one older sister, Marie (22) ... Plans to major in biology, with a pre-med emphasis ... Devout member of the Catholic church.
PERSONAL: The son of Balbinder and Baldey Makh, Jagdeep “Sonny” was born on September 1, 1990, in London, England ... He is an only child ... Majoring in economics.
(2009-10) Belmont Abbey: Played for the Crusaders for two years in Belmont, N.C., scoring a goal his second season in one match played ... Scored one goal and dished off one assist in his rookie campaign. PREP CAREER: Played for the Westgate School in Slough, Berkshire.
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Carlos McCrary
Sean Moyo
Jr. • 5-11 • 178 • F
RS Fr. • 5-7 • 155 • D
Roswell, Ga.
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe
North Carolina
Blair Academy (N.J.)
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2010-11 (North Carolina): Played on the 2011 National Championship team at North Carolina, scoring three goals and dishing off one assist ... Also added a goal and a pair of assists in his rookie campaign ... Named the National Prospective Soccer League (NPSL) Player of the Year, scoring 17 goals for the Madison 56ers this summer. PREP CAREER: Led both Centennial High School and South Cobb High School with a combined 86 goals in four prep seasons ... Was the top offensive performer each of his prep years, highlighted by his 25-goal output his senior year ... Played for the Olympic Development Program from 2004-07, the Concorde Fire from 2008-10 and the Madison 56ers the last two seasons. PERSONAL: The son of James McCrary and Misty McCrary, Carlos was born on November 4, 1991, in Louisville, Kentucky ... Has one younger brother, Marcus (16) ... Is a communications major with a Spanish minor.
COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Redshirted in his first season as a Bluejay. PREP CAREER: Finished prep career at Blair Academy in Blairstown, N.J., after attending Mzilikazi High School in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ... Played club soccer for the Lightning Soccer Club in Hanover, N.H. ... Member of the U-17 Zimbabwe National Team Pool ... Earned a varsity letter, named all-conference and Second Team all-state in both of his seasons at Blair, serving as team captain as a senior. PERSONAL: The son of Fany Moyo and Cecelia Usada, Sean was born November 17, 1991 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe ... One of six children; Priscella (22), Fany, Jr. (16), Hopkins (14), Tadiwa (4) and Glenn (1) ... Finance and accounting major.
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Player Profiles
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Timo Pitter
JP Pulverenti
Fr. • 5-8 • 155 • M
RS Fr. • 5-8 • 140 • M
Oberschwarzach, Germany
Omaha, Neb.
Frankenlandschulheim Gaibach PREP CAREER: Played high school soccer at Frankenlandschulheim Gaibach in Gaibach, Germany ... Was a member of the Schweinfurt 05 club team ... Delivered six goals and three assists in 28 matches in 201112, playing a combined 2,066 minutes last season ... Notched seasonhighs of two goals in a 3-0 win over FSV Erlangen-B and two assists in a 3-0 win over Unterhaching II ... Played for the FC Gerolzhofen as a U 16 player. PERSONAL: The son of Harald and Ingrid Pitter, Timo was born on September 1, 1992., in Schweinfurt, Germany ... One of four children; Ralf, Nadja and Jonas ... Is undeclared in his major.
Millard North COLLEGIATE CAREER: 2011 (Freshman): Redshirted in his first season as a Bluejay. PREP CAREER: Played club soccer for NFC Veleno, winning five state championships ... Member of the Nebraska Olympic Development Program ... Four-year letterwinner and two-time team captain at Millard North ... Named First Team all-conference and second team all-state as a senior ... A Second Team all-conference selection as a junior. PERSONAL: The son of Jeff and Stephanie Pulverenti, John Patrick (JP) was born December 24, 1992 in Omaha, Neb. ... The youngest of four children; Andy (30), Joey (28) and Tim (24) ... Majoring in accounting.
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Oshick Shams
Chris Tuso
Fr. • 5-11 • 205 • GK
Fr. • 5-7 • 145 • D/M
Southlake, Texas
Overland Park, Kan.
Carroll
Blue Valley Northwest
PREP CAREER: Led his Carroll High School Dragons to the state championship his junior season (2011), earning MVP honors for the tournament ... Sits second in Texas state history for most shutouts in a single season during the title run ... Named to the Dallas High School Soccer Starting Eleven by ESPN in 2012 ... Played for the ‘93 Olympic Development Program from 2006-08 ... Was starting goalkeeper for the USSDA Solar Chelsea U18 team in 2012, finishing fourth in the nation at Academy Finals ... Led his squad to the Dallas Cup Championship in 2006 and 2012 ... Named an ESPN Rise All-American in 2011 and was on the ESPN Rise 2012 Goalkeeper Watch List. PERSONAL: The son of Aftab and Arneta Shams, Oshick was born on July 7, 1994, in Dallas, Texas ... One of five children; Shahzad Shams (23), Alfred Koroma (18), Alya Shams (16) and Jai Shams (14) ... Plans to major in International business.
PREP CAREER: Named to the Kansas Soccer Coaches Association All-State First Team, All-Metro Kansas City First Team and All-Eastern Kansas League First Team after scoring 12 goals and dishing off 11 assists his senior season at Blue Valley Northwest ... Senior squad finished 15-5-1 ... High school teammate of current Bluejay Eric DeJulio ... Member of the Sporting KC Junior U16, U17 and U18 teams, also played for the Generation Adidas Summer Cup Team in 2010 ... Was the captain of the Olympic Development Program 1994 Europe team. PERSONAL: The son of Joseph Tuso, Chris was born on May 24, 1994, in Atlanta, Georgia ... The oldest of three children; Cameron (15) and Collin (12) ... Father, Joseph, played basketball at Concordia in Texas ... Plans to major in business.
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