Highlanders Ink 10 to NLI for 2006-07
5/15/2006 2:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Riverside—UC Riverside has signed ten players to National Letters of Intent, UCR Head Men's Soccer Coach Junior Gonzalez announced Friday. The incoming players are an eclectic group that includes one Youth National Team Pool player, five club teammates, and two transfer students.
Five of the signees were teammates on the Alta Loma Arsenal U18 club team that won the 2004 US Club Soccer National Championship as well as the 2004 and 2005 Dallas Cup titles. Zach Walker, Michael Galland, Jeffrey Mowdy, Jeremy Clay, and Scott Dailey will be able to fit right in at UCR, having already played together for several seasons.
Walker, a central midfielder, was the Baseline League MVP his final two seasons at Alta Loma High School. The 5-9 Walker was also named First Team All-CIF his junior and senior years in helping the Braves to three league championships and four CIF berths in his high school career.
Galland is a versatile athlete who could feature at both forward and defender for the Highlanders. A six-footer from Claremont High School, Galland scored 18 goals and added 10 assists as a senior for the Wolfpack, earning First Team All-Inland Valley and Second Team All-CIF honors. Galland also was a three-time all-league player in soccer and football.
A left-back from Bonita High School in La Verne, Mowdy was a four-time All-Miramonte League player and earned First Team All-CIF honors as a junior.
Arriving from A.B. Miller High School in Fontana where he was a scholar athlete, the six-foot Clay was a First Team All-Inland Valley player in 2005 and 2006, in addition to being named First Team All-Citrus Belt League as a forward.
The last of the Alta Loma Arsenal players, Scott Dailey earned All-Serra League honors in each of his four seasons at Damien High School in San Dimas, including a spot on the first team in his junior and senior seasons. The team Most Valuable Player in 2005, he was also named to the All-San Gabriel Valley and All-Los Angeles Times Teams.
Another forward, Cito Soriano was the Mojave River League Most Valuable Player and named All-CIF. He was on the 2005 All-San Bernardino County team and a member of the Youth National Team Pool, as well as participating on the Olympic Development Program (ODP) state and regional teams. He is the first National Pool player to sign with UCR.
Nathan Paterson comes to UCR from Grace Davis High School in Modesto, where he was a two-time team MVP and the 2005 Modesto Metropolitan Conference MVP. A member of the All-District team, he earned all-conference awards in three seasons in soccer while also winning three individual league championships in track.
A 6-2 goalkeeper, Ryan Schmitz starred at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, where he earned First Team All-Palomar League honors in his junior and senior seasons. A four-year ODP player, he posted seven shutouts as a junior and eight as a senior. He was also named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team in both 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Jeffrey Meyer transfers to UCR after an outstanding career at Rio Hondo Community College. Meyer was the Foothill Conference Most Valuable Player in 2004 and 2005. A 6-2 defender, he helped lead the Roadrunners to back-to-back league championships and the 2005 state semi-finals. Meyer graduated from Alta Loma High School, where he earned First Team All-Foothill Conference honors in 2002 and 2003.
The final member of the contingent, David Lozano, adds even more height to the back line as another 6-2 defender. Lozano was at Cal State Los Angeles last season but did not play due to a medical redshirt. While at Dana Hills High School, he was the team MVP in 2003 and 2004 and was first team all-league in those years.
The 2005 UCR men's soccer team finished the season with a 6-12-1 overall record and was fourth in the Big West Conference with a record of 4-6. The Highlanders lost four seniors and have 16 players returning next season.
Five of the signees were teammates on the Alta Loma Arsenal U18 club team that won the 2004 US Club Soccer National Championship as well as the 2004 and 2005 Dallas Cup titles. Zach Walker, Michael Galland, Jeffrey Mowdy, Jeremy Clay, and Scott Dailey will be able to fit right in at UCR, having already played together for several seasons.
Walker, a central midfielder, was the Baseline League MVP his final two seasons at Alta Loma High School. The 5-9 Walker was also named First Team All-CIF his junior and senior years in helping the Braves to three league championships and four CIF berths in his high school career.
Galland is a versatile athlete who could feature at both forward and defender for the Highlanders. A six-footer from Claremont High School, Galland scored 18 goals and added 10 assists as a senior for the Wolfpack, earning First Team All-Inland Valley and Second Team All-CIF honors. Galland also was a three-time all-league player in soccer and football.
A left-back from Bonita High School in La Verne, Mowdy was a four-time All-Miramonte League player and earned First Team All-CIF honors as a junior.
Arriving from A.B. Miller High School in Fontana where he was a scholar athlete, the six-foot Clay was a First Team All-Inland Valley player in 2005 and 2006, in addition to being named First Team All-Citrus Belt League as a forward.
The last of the Alta Loma Arsenal players, Scott Dailey earned All-Serra League honors in each of his four seasons at Damien High School in San Dimas, including a spot on the first team in his junior and senior seasons. The team Most Valuable Player in 2005, he was also named to the All-San Gabriel Valley and All-Los Angeles Times Teams.
Another forward, Cito Soriano was the Mojave River League Most Valuable Player and named All-CIF. He was on the 2005 All-San Bernardino County team and a member of the Youth National Team Pool, as well as participating on the Olympic Development Program (ODP) state and regional teams. He is the first National Pool player to sign with UCR.
Nathan Paterson comes to UCR from Grace Davis High School in Modesto, where he was a two-time team MVP and the 2005 Modesto Metropolitan Conference MVP. A member of the All-District team, he earned all-conference awards in three seasons in soccer while also winning three individual league championships in track.
A 6-2 goalkeeper, Ryan Schmitz starred at Rancho Bernardo High School in San Diego, where he earned First Team All-Palomar League honors in his junior and senior seasons. A four-year ODP player, he posted seven shutouts as a junior and eight as a senior. He was also named to the San Diego Union-Tribune All-Academic team in both 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Jeffrey Meyer transfers to UCR after an outstanding career at Rio Hondo Community College. Meyer was the Foothill Conference Most Valuable Player in 2004 and 2005. A 6-2 defender, he helped lead the Roadrunners to back-to-back league championships and the 2005 state semi-finals. Meyer graduated from Alta Loma High School, where he earned First Team All-Foothill Conference honors in 2002 and 2003.
The final member of the contingent, David Lozano, adds even more height to the back line as another 6-2 defender. Lozano was at Cal State Los Angeles last season but did not play due to a medical redshirt. While at Dana Hills High School, he was the team MVP in 2003 and 2004 and was first team all-league in those years.
The 2005 UCR men's soccer team finished the season with a 6-12-1 overall record and was fourth in the Big West Conference with a record of 4-6. The Highlanders lost four seniors and have 16 players returning next season.
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