NEW YORK, N.Y. - Major League Soccer announced on Thursday (Dec. 10) the
initial list of 62 college seniors from 44 Division I schools who have been
invited to participate in the 2010 adidas MLS Player Combine and the group
includes Drake senior defender Julien Edwards (Ottawa, Ont./De La Salle).
Edwards, an NSCAA second team All-Midwest Region selection in 2009, started
all 23 games he appeared in en route to earning first team All-Missouri Valley
Conference accolades, while helping Drake to eight shutouts and adding a goal
on 10 shots.
"I'm very excited about the opportunity that has been presented to
Julien," Bulldog head coach Sean Holmes
commented. "It is the result of
both his and his teammates hard work and achievements over the last four years.
The professional game requires a
great amount of athleticism, commitment and competitive spirit and Julien has
all of these to the enth degree."
The annual player
combine will be held at Central Broward Regional Park in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
Jan. 8-12, 2010.
The coaching and
management staffs of all 16 MLS teams will be in attendance to scout talent at
the 2010 adidas MLS Player Combine, which concludes two days before the 2010
MLS SuperDraft. At the 2009 MLS SuperDraft, considered one of the best talent
pools in SuperDraft history, 42 of the 60 players drafted attended the 2009
adidas MLS Player Combine; 10 combine players were selected in the first round.
The 2010 MLS SuperDraft will be held on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010 in
Philadelphia.
2010 ADIDAS MLS PLAYER
COMBINE LIST BY POSITION
GOALKEEPERS (5): Brooks Haggerty (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill); Jovan
Bubonja (University of Illinois-Chicago); Frederick Hall (Quinnipiac
University); Brian Perk (University of California - Los Angeles); John Moore
(Stanford University)
DEFENDERS (18): Kevin Tangney (University of
Maryland - College Park); Olukorede Aiyegbusi (North Carolina State
University); Tim Ream (Saint Louis University); Kwame Watson-Siriboe
(University of Connecticut); Phil Edginton (University of Louisville); Ben
Clack (St. Johns University); Justin Morrow (University of Notre Dame); Ofori
Sarkodie (Indiana University); Martin Hadevag (University of California - Santa
Barbara); Chad Borak (California State University, Northridge); Chris Schuler
(Creighton University); Julien Edwards
(Drake University); Kris Banghart (University of Denver); Nick Cardenas (San
Diego State University); Tyler Barry (University of California - Berkeley);
Adam Welch (Lehigh University); Steven Kinney (Elon University); Ryan Peterman
(University of San Diego)
MIDFIELDERS/FORWARDS (39): Samuel Appiah (Boston University);
Carlos Villa (University of Hartford); Zack Schilawski (Wake Forest
University); Zach Loyd (University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill); Austin da
Luz (Wake Forest University); Drew Yates (University of Maryland - College
Park); Ronnie Bouemboue (North Carolina State University); Ross LaBauex
(University of Virginia); Joseph Noone (Temple University); Isaac Kissi
(University of Dayton); Mike Seamon (Villanova University); Othaniel Yanez
(University of Louisville); Steffen Vroom (Depaul University); Fred Braun
(University of Louisville); Michael Thomas (University of Notre Dame); Toni
Stahl (University of Connecticut); Mike Pezza (University of Connecticut);
Nelson Becerra (St. John's University); Bright Dike (University of Notre Dame);
Jason Yeisley (Penn State University); Mauro Fuzetti (University of Michigan);
Eric Alexander (Indiana University); Irving Garcia (University of California - Irvine);
David Walker (University of California - Santa Barbara); Andrew Hoxie (College
of William & Mary); Nane Joseph (Old Dominion University); Two-Boys Gumede
(University of Alabama - Birmingham); Andre Akpan (Harvard University);Craig
Henderson (Dartmouth College); Nick Elenz-Martin (Brown University);Kwaku
Nyamekye (Harvard University); Seth Sinovic (Creighton University); Justin
Davis (University of New Mexico); Kyle Nakawaza (University of California - Los
Angeles); Michael Stephens (University of California - Los Angeles); David
Estrada (University of California - Los Angeles); Adam Welch (Lehigh
University); Conor O'Brien (Bucknell University) Collen Warner (University of
Portland); Conor Chinn (University of San Francisco)
