Athletic Director’s Message Welcome to Lincoln Land Community College. We are pleased that you are able to join us and help cheer our athletic teams on to victory. This year’s sports programs promise to offer excitement, enthusiasm and success. We are proud of our student athletes and their coaches. They work hard to prepare for the season’s many challenges and they greatly appreciate your attendance at these athletic events. We have a proud tradition of fielding competitive athletic teams, but victory takes many forms. We expect our athletes to be winners in the contest, in the classroom and in life. Intercollegiate athletics play an important role in the community life of our college. The men and women participating on the various teams have a unique opportunity to grow both as athletes and as students. In doing so, they gain information, insights and skills that will carry them forward as they seek the path to achieve their goals. Futures are the true strength of our athletics program. I extend to our coaches and athletes congratulations on what I am sure is going to be a successful season. To our friends, thank you for your help and support. Cordially,
Ron Riggle Athletic Director
The LLCC Red & Blue Crew is an exciting way for students to get acquainted with the various activities and events offered at Lincoln Land. Students can participate in the Red & Blue Crew by registering in the Student Life Office. Students receive a stamping card at that time and a free T-shirt after attending their first Crew event. Get a stamp on your Red & Blue Crew card at qualifying campus events and earn credit toward various prizes! At the end of the academic year, the student who has earned the most credit will earn the grand prize of either $250 in cash or a $500 voucher to the LLCC Bookstore. All home soccer games are Red & Blue Crew events!
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The LLCC Red & Blue Crew is an exciting way for students to get acquainted with the various activities and events offered at Lincoln Land. Get a stamp on your Red & Blue Crew card at qualifying campus events
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LLCC Team
2012 SOCCER ROSTER
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No.
Name
Year
Pos.
Hometown
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Charlie Otta
Fr
GK
Mt. Zion, IL
1
Ubaldo Olvera
Fr
GK
Houston, TX
2
Mitchell Schrage
So
F
Quincy, IL
3
Orlin Ramirez
Fr
DF
Porter, TX
4
Darwin Soto
Fr
F
Humble, TX
6
Wes Ridgeway
Fr
MF
Springfield, IL
7
Seamus Kaminski
So
MF
Geneva, IL
8
Filip Pavisic
Fr
MF
Belgrade, Serbia
9
Daniel Nguepnang
So
F
Springfield, IL
10
Stuart Mitchell
So
F
Waterford, Ireland
11
Jose Villatoro
So
MF
Houston, TX
13
Luis Checa
Fr
F
Winter Springs, FL
14
Connor Carnduff
Fr
MF
Springfield, IL
15
Christian Uballe
So
DF
Houston, TX
16
Ian Calvert
Fr
DF
Hillsboro, IL
17
AJ Delgado
Fr
DF
Wellington, FL
18
Alex McCalla
Fr
MF
Winter Springs, FL
19
Gregory Farias
Fr
MF
Springfield, IL
20
Alex Ruppert
Fr
DF
Hillsboro, IL
21
Saphir Salvador
Fr
DF
Sanford, FL
22
Javier Velasquez
Fr
DF
Houston, TX
23
Chapin Richards
So
F
Chatham, IL
RS
Zabian Morris
Fr
Springfield, IL
T.J. MABIE
Coaches
Head Soccer Coach •
[email protected] T.J. returns in 2012 for his 10th season with LLCC and his second year as head coach for the LLCC men’s soccer team.T.J. began his soccer career by playing 10 years of club soccer for the Springfield Magic and Springfield Strikers. He also was a two-year member of the Illinois Olympics Development State Team. T.J. attended Southeast High School where he was a varsity player all four years and was named All-Sectional in his junior and senior years and All-Conference all four years. He was the team’s leading scorer his senior year. T.J. also was a two-year member of the Springfield Spirits semi-pro indoor soccer team. After high school, T.J. attended Springfield College in Illinois where he was a member of the 1998 third place team at the national soccer tournament in New Jersey. He attended Lincoln Land his sophomore year, where he was a captain and a member of the 2000 Collegiate Conference of Central Illinois championship team. T.J. finished his junior and senior years of college at the University of Illinois at Springfield where, in his senior year, he participated in the national tournament in Bowling Green, KY.
RENE´ TROPPA Assistant Soccer Coach René Troppa was born and raised in Berlin, Germany. The son of a professional soccer player, Troppa began playing soccer at age five for BFC Dynamo, which later became FC Berlin after the fall of The Wall in 1989, and attended the Werner Seelenbinder School of Sport. In 1995, Troppa came to Springfield as a foreign exchange student. He played only five games for Lanphier High School under the coaching of Patrick Phillips before an injury sidelined him for the season. In his five-game high school career, Troppa scored five goals and had five assists, which caught the eye of then Springfield College in Illinois men’s soccer coach, Tom Noonan. Troppa received a full soccer scholarship to SCI where he scored a total of 15 goals and had 29 assists during his two years on the team. He also was honored as an NSCAA first team All-American player and was named to the NJCAA All-Region 24 Team. Troppa then received a full soccer scholarship to UIS, where he played under Aydin Gonulsen. Troppa scored nine goals and had 19 assists during his two years on the team. Over the past five years, Troppa has played for several elite men’s league teams in Milwaukee, WI and Columbus, OH. He has been coaching youth and competitive soccer since 1999 and is a trainer for the Springfield Area Soccer Association (SASA).
Not Pictured: Assistant Coaches Jason Loftus and Tom Noonan
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players
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CHARLIE OTTA Freshman • 5’10 • Goalkeeper • Mt. Zion, IL Parents: Dean and Michelle Otta • Major: General studies Charlie graduated from Mt. Zion High School in Mt. Zion Illinois. His freshman year he was named “Best Goalkeeper” in tournament play. His junior and senior years he was the Apollo Conference goalkeeper. His career plans are to find a position in construction welding. His favorite teams are Barcelona and the St. Louis Cardinals.
#1
UBALDO OLVERA Freshman • 6’1 • Goalkeeper • Houston, TX Parents: Maria de Jesus and Ubaldo Olvera • Major: Engineering/Drafting Ubaldo graduated from C.E. King High School in Houston Texas. He was named “Best Goalkeeper” three times for his district. His future plans are to attend a four-year university, Division I or II, and play soccer and to complete his degree in drafting. His favorite sports teams are Chivas (Guadalujara) and Manchester United (England).
#2
MITCHELL SCHRAGE Sophomore • 5’10 • Forward • Quincy, IL Parent: Nancy Schrage • Major: Fire Science Mitchell graduated from Quincy Senior High School located in Quincy Illinois. He received All-Conference honorable mention his junior and senior years and was named to the All-Sectional team his senior year. His future plans are to become a firefighter. His favorite sports teams are the Los Angeles Lakers, the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cubs.
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Players
ORLIN RAMIREZ
#3
Freshman • 5’4 • Defender • Porter, TX Parents: Nohemy and Jose Ramirez • Major: Business Orlin graduated from Porter High School in Porter, Texas. He was a varsity player all four years and played in three state tournaments. The team won the Dallas Cup one year and was the Tigres Cup runner up. He made first team All-District two years and second team one year, was named Offensive Most Valuable Player his senior year and was team captain two years. His future plans are to attend a four-year university, earn his degree and start a family. His favorite team is Barcelona.
DARWIN SOTO
#4
Freshman • 5’6 • Forward • Humble, TX Parents: Maria and Jose Soto • Major: Undecided Darwin graduated from Summercreek High School in Houston Texas. He was captain of his high school team and was also leading scorer. He was named first team All-District. His future goals are to play Division I soccer and hopefully play professional soccer. His favorite team is F.C. Barcelona.
WES RIDGEWAY
#6
Freshman • Midfielder • Springfield, IL
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Players
#7
SEAMUS KAMINSKI Sophomore • 5’8 • Midfielder • Geneva, IL Parents: Terry and Erin Kaminski • Major: Undecided Seamus graduated from Geneva Community High School located in Geneva, Illinois. He played with the Campton United Team that was ranked 4th in the nation. He was on high school teams that placed second in the state three times and won the state championship one time.The team won the Midwest regional three times. He played on the ODP state team for five years and played on the ODP regional team for three years. He received the ODP best player award for Region 2. His future plan is to play for a Division I four-year school. His favorite sports team is Marseille, France.
#8
FILIP PAVISIC Freshman • 6’3 • Midfielder • Belgrade, Serbia Parent: Predrag Pavisic • Major: Business Filip is from Belgrade, Serbia. He is a foreign exchange student living with a host family in Springfield. He attended and graduated from Pleasant Plains High School, where he played soccer. He was named to the All-Sectional and All-Conference teams. His favorite sports team is Redstar Belgrade.
#9
DANIEL NGEPNANG Sophomore • 5’9 • Forward • Springfield, IL Parent: Gisele Makuissu • Major: Pre-Medicine Daniel graduated from Sacred Heart-Griffin High School located in Springfield Illinois. He played one season of soccer in high school. He also played two years of football and one season of track. His future goal is to attend a four-year university and continue playing soccer. His favorite teams are the Chicago Bulls, Manchester City and the New Orleans Saints.
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Players
STUART MITCHELL
#10
Sophomore • 5’6 • Forward • Waterford, Ireland Parents: Carol and Jerry Mitchell • Major: Undecided Stuart graduated from De La Salle College in Waterford, Ireland. He played on the Southend United team from 2008-2011. The team won multiple league and cup awards. In 2011, Stuart was named second team All-Region. He would like to continue playing soccer (football), perhaps as a career or possibly become a lawyer. His favorite sports teams are Everton F.C. and Johnville F.C. (Ireland).
JOSE VILLATORO
#11
Sophomore • 5’9 • Midfielder • Houston, TX Parents: Jose and Maria Villatoro • Major: Sports Management Jose graduated from CE King High School, which is located in Houston Texas. He played varsity soccer all four years. He was captain of the team his junior and senior years. He also played at the academy level with Texas Rush Academy for two years and was captain for his first year there. He also played in the Academy All-Star game in Phoenix, Arizona and at the Winter Showcase. He was also the kicker for his high school football team all four years. His future goal is to continue playing soccer at a Division I school. His favorite team is Real Madrid CF.
LUIS CHECA
#13
Freshman • 5’8 • Forward • Winter Springs, FL Parents: Isabel • Major: Radiology Luis graduated from Winter Springs High School in Orlando. He was named player of the year. His future goals are to receive his degree and practice within the field of radiology, being a radiologist. His favorite team is Real Madrid.
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Players
#14
CONNOR CARNDUFF Freshman • 5’10 • Midfielder • Chatham, IL Parents: Brad and Joann Carnduff • Major: Business Connor graduated from Glenwood High School, located in Chatham, Illinois. His senior year he had 13 goals and 17 assists. He made the All-State and Illinois All-Sectional teams, plus was named All-Conference two times in his high school career. He played on the Glenwood soccer team that placed second in state in 2011 and lettered all four years. His future goals are to continue playing soccer at a four-year university. His favorite sport teams are Chelsea and Cardinals.
#15
CHRISTIAN UBALLE Sophomore • 6’2 • Defender • Houston, TX Parents: Miguel and Maria Uballe • Major: Math Christian graduated from CE King High School in Houston Texas. His future goals are to play soccer at a Division I school and hopefully play professional soccer. His favorite teams are the Atlanta Braves, the Monterrey Rayados, the Texas Rangers, Real Madrid and the LLCC Loggers.
#16
IAN CALVERT Freshman • 6’2 • Defender • Hillsboro, IL Parents: Rick and Sandy Calvert • Major: Nursing, specialize in anesthesia Ian graduated from Hillsboro High School located in Hillsboro Illinois. He was a varsity player all four years and was team captain his sophomore, junior and senior years. He was named first team All-Conference his senior year and was named second team All-Conference his junior year. He led the team in goals his junior and senior years. He was voted “best heart” and “best offensive player.” His favorite teams are Chicago Bulls, Chicago Fire and Manchester United.
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Players AJ DELGADO
#17
Freshman • 6’1 • Defender • Wellington, FL Parents: Jose Delgado • Major: Undecided A.J. graduated from Palm Beach Central High located in Miami, Florida. He was selected ODP U-15. He also played on Shultz Academy team and he participated in major tournaments such as the Nike Cup, Surf Cup, State Cup U-16, State Cup Final Four and the Super All-Star Cup in Florida. His future plan is to join the Air Force and study engineering. His favorite sports teams include Miami Hurricanes, Miami Dolphins and the Miami Heat.
ALEX MCCALLA
#18
Freshman • Midfielder • Winter Springs, FL Photo Not Available
GREGORY FARIAS
#19
Sophomore • 5’6 • Midfielder • Springfield, IL Parents: Ellen and Margarito Farias • Major: Foreign Language (Spanish) Gregory graduated from Springfield High School in Springfield, Illinois. His future goal is to complete his degree and attain a successful career job. He would like to continue playing soccer as long as possible. His favorite sport team is FC Barcelona
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Players
#20
ALEX RUPPERT Freshman • 6’1 • Defender • Hillsboro, IL Parents: Allen and Martha Ruppert • Major: Business Administration Alex is from Coffeen, Illinois and was home schooled. His future plans are yet to be determined. His favorite team is Puerto Rico Islanders.
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SAPHIR SALVADOR Freshman • 5’10 • Defender • Sanford, FL Parents: Rigoberte Alce, Amalo and Allika Alce • Major: Psychology Saphir graduated from Winter Springs High School in Winter Springs, Florida. His hometown is Boston, Massachusettes. His future goal is to play professional soccer. His favorite sports teams are Barcelona and the Miami Heat.
#22
JAVIER VELASQUEZ Freshman • 5’8 • Defender • Houston, TX Parents: Maria Velazquez • Major: Criminal Justice Javier graduated from Porter High School in Porter, Texas. He was named second team All-District and was captain of his high school team. His future plans are to play professional soccer and to coach high school soccer. His favorite teams are Manchester City and the Houston Texans.
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Players
#23
CHAPIN RICHARDS Sophomore • 5’11 • Forward • Chatham, IL Parents: James and Darcy Richards • Major: Business Chapin graduated from Chatham Glenwood High School in Chatham, Illinois. During high school he was named All-Conference and received honorable mention for his soccer play. He attended Greenville College, where he was named first team. His future plans are to continue playing soccer at a Division I or II school and continue his education, earning a master’s degree in business administration. His favorite sports teams are the Chicago Fire, Manchester United and the Chicago Bulls.
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ZABIAN MORRIS Freshman • Springfield, IL
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About LLCC Established in 1967, Lincoln Land Community College (LLCC) is a two-year higher education public institution accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. The LLCC district is the largest community college district geographically in the state of Illinois, comprising all or parts of 15 counties and covering 4,115 square miles in central and southern Illinois. The college serves nearly 17,000 full- and part-time credit and non-credit students annually through academic, community and adult education, continuing education and workforce development classes and programs. The college has distinguished itself by reaching out to the community. In addition to its campus located at 5250 Shepherd Road in Springfield, LLCC has locations in Beardstown, Hillsboro, Jacksonville, Litchfield, Taylorville, and several other sites in Springfield. LLCC offers more than 40 two-year associate transfer degrees, 30 associate occupational degrees, 15 certificates of achievement and 50 certificates of completion. The college offers day, evening, weekend and online courses and features a student/faculty ratio of 18:1.
President Charlotte J. Warren, Ph.D. Board of Trustees Cinda Edwards, Chairman Justin Reichert, Vice Chairman Craig Findley, Secretary Kent Gray Andrew Ramage Wayne Rosenthal Jerry Wesley Colin Heshmat, Student Trustee 5250 Shepherd Road P.O. Box 19256 Springfield, IL 62794-9256 800.727.4161
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LLCC 2012 SOCCER SCHEDULE AUGUST
DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 16 (Thu) Columbia College (scrimmage) Columbia, MO 7:00 PM 18 (Sat) Springfield Men’s Team HOME Noon 24 (Fri) University of Illinois Springfield (scrimmage) UIS 7:30 PM 26 (Sun) Benedictine University (scrimmage) UIS 2:30 PM 31 (Fri) Kishwaukee College Malta, IL 3:00 PM
SEPTEMBER
DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 1 (Sat) Harper Community College Palatine, IL 1:00 PM 8 (Sat) Illinois Central College (tournament) HOME Noon 9 (Sun) Owens Community College (tournament) HOME Noon 13 (Thu) Southwestern Illinois Belleville, IL 4:00 PM 15 (Sat) Kaskaskia College HOME Noon 17 (Mon) Danville Area Community College HOME 4:00 PM 19 (Wed) Illinois Wesleyan University JV HOME 4:00 PM 22 (Sat) St. Louis Community College HOME Noon 25 (Tue) Lincoln College Lincoln, IL 4:00 PM 29 (Sun) Heartland Community College Normal, IL 1:00 PM
OCTOBER
DATE OPPONENT SITE TIME 2 (Tue) Greenville College JV HOME 4:00 PM 4 (Thu) Richland College Dallas, TX 7:00 PM 5 (Fri) Tyler Junior College Dallas, TX 6:30 PM 7 (Sun) San Jacinto College Dallas, TX 11:00 AM 10 (Wed) Lewis & Clark Community College Godfrey, IL 4:00 PM 13 (Sat) Parkland College HOME Noon 16 (Tue) Robert Morris University HOME 4:00 PM 20 (Sat) Play Offs TBD 24 (Wed) Play Offs TBD 27 (Sat) Play Offs TBD
Coach: TJ Mabie Asst. Coaches: Rene Troppa, Jason Loftus, Tom Noonan
All home games qualify as Red and Blue Crew events. Schedule accurate at time of printing.
Athletic Director: Ron Riggle Nickname: Loggers Colors: Scarlet and Royal Blue Mid-West Athletic Conference LLCC is an equal opportunity educator and employer.