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Kevin
ARA Freshman,
Midfielder / 6-2, 170 Upland,
CA / Upland High School High
School: Four-year
starter and two-time captain of soccer team ... Named All-Baseline League
three times ... Selected All-State twice ... As a senior, voted team and
league MVP and was All-Inland Valley ... Honored as school's C.I.F.
athlete of the year ... Member of ODP U.S. Western Regional team ... Club
team, Santa Anita Heat, was a state finalist ... Also named All-League,
All-State, and All-Inland Valley as kicker on football team ... Academic
All-State in soccer and football ... Personal:
Born 2/8/82 ... Son of Mike and Fari Ara ... Father played on
Under-20 Iran National Team ... Father's uncle, Rahmat Rezai Ara, was a
goalkeeper on Iranian National Team. Iain
BRIDGES Freshman,
Midfielder / 5-11, 170 Christchurch,
New Zealand / Hillcrest High School Second
Harvard player from Christchurch in recent years, following all-time saves
leader Jordan Dupuis '99 ... High
School: Started
on Hillcrest soccer team all five years ... Junior Player of Year in '94
and '95 ... Senior Player of Year in '98 ... Won soccer honors every year
at Hillcrest ... Member of various Waikato Regional Representative squads
... Member of first New Zealand Secondary School Team to beat Australia
... In '99, toured the pre-season as a youth player with the Football
Langz (New Zealand's only professional team) ... Also played on top level
in NZ in North Island League ... Personal: Born 2/4/81
... Son of Douglas and Vivien Bridges. Ladd
FRITZ Freshman,
Back & Midfielder / 6-1, 175 Tulsa,
OK / Cascia Hall Preparatory School High
School: Four-year
starter on soccer team ... As a senior captain, named team MVP and
selected to All-State squad ... Three-time All-District pick ... Starter
on 1999-2000 Olympic Development Program Region III team that participated
in the Rece International Elite Youth Tournament in Nantes, France ...
Club team, Tulsa Soccer Club '82, won the Oklahoma State Cup five times
... Named a 2000 Oklahoma Academic Scholar ... Personal:
Born 3/13/82 ... Son of Steven and Janis Fritz. Spencer
GEORGE Freshman,
Midfielder & Forward / 5-9, 155 Mission
Viejo, CA / Santa Margarita High School High
School: Named
CIF Player of the Year in 1999 ... Twice voted First Team All-Serra
League, All-Orange County, and All-CIF ... Serra League MVP in '99 ...
Santa Margarita High team MVP and Athlete of the Year in '99 ... Holds
school records for assists and points in a season ... Named MVP of both
Los Angeles/Orange County Senior All-Star Classic and the Southern
California Reebok College All-American Showcase ... Helped Santa Margarita
High to unprecedented four consecutive CIF championships ... School ranked
number one or two in national high school polls for 1999-2000 winter
season ... Club team, Irvine Strikers, was an under-19 regional
semi-finalist in the National Cup ... Personal:
Comes from soccer-rich family:
brother, Steve, was a First Team All-League player at Cal State
Fullerton from 1988 to 1990; brother, Sam, was an Academic All-American at
UCLA, where he captained the 1990 national champion team; and brother,
Seth, was a First Team All-American at UCLA and MVP of the 1997 national
championship game ... Born 5/2/81 ... Son of Doug and Juli George. Isaac
KIM Freshman,
Back / 6-0, 175 Seattle,
WA / Lakeside School High
School: Four-year
starter for Lakeside School, playing sweeper, outside midfield, and
forward ... As a senior captain, named First Team All-Metro League for
defense ... Helped Lakeside to state championship game as a senior ...
Captained Washington state Olympic Development Program (ODP) team in '98
and '99 ... Also a two-time captain of WA District ODP squads ... Member
of WA ODP club that finished second at the Nike Friendship Cup in '98 ...
Also a two-year starter on Lakeside football team, as a cornerback and
receiver ... Received All-Metro League Honorable Mention as a punt and
kick returner in '99 ... Personal:
Sister, June Kim, is a senior at Harvard this year ... Born
2/5/82 ... Son of William and Annie Kim, who are from Korea. Jamie
McDONALD Freshman,
Midfielder / 5-10, 170 Tulsa,
OK / Tulsa Booker T. Washington High School High
School: Four-year
starter ... Named All-State as a senior ... Also All-District in '97 and
All-Conference in '98 and '99 ... Captained team as a senior ... Helped
school to three state championships ... USSF Region III Pool in '99 and
2000 ... Member of Olympic Development Program state team from '94 to
2000, serving as captain the last three years ... Named Most Outstanding
Player of Hammerby Fireball Cup in '97 in Stockholm, Sweden ... Club team,
Tulsa Thunder, is a four-time state finalist ... Served as Thunder captain
for eight years ... Personal: Born 5/25/82
... Son of Gary and Marjean McDonald. Russell
MOSIER Freshman,
Goalkeeper / 6-3, 175 Dallas,
PA / Lake Lehman High School High
School: As
senior in 1999, named All-Wyoming Valley Conference ... In '98,
All-Conference, All-State, and All-Region ... Backboned team to conference
championships in '98 and '99 with a two-year record of 33-1-2, 21
shutouts, and a 0.67 goals-against-average ... Member of Eastern
Pennsylvania Youth Soccer Association state ODP team from '95 to '99 and
regional squad from '96 to '99 ... Played club ball with F.C. Delco Black
from '97 to 2000 ... Also lettered and started three years on Lake Lehman
volleyball team and two years on basketball squad ... In volleyball, named
All-Conference, All-District, and Second Team All-State as a senior while
leading team to eighth consecutive undefeated season ... Personal: Born 1/16/82
... Son of Russell and Frances Mosier. Jonathan
NAPPER Freshman,
Back / 5-11, 170 Dallas,
TX / Jesuit College Prep School High
School: All-time
leading scorer in school history ... Named to Texas Christian
Interscholastic League All-State First Team as a junior and senior,
leading Jesuit Prep to back-to-back state championships ... Named to 2000
Dallas Morning News All-Area High School Team as a senior ... Also served
as captain and named team MVP as a senior ... A four-year starter for
North Texas Olympic Development Program state team ... Club team, Comets
'81, won Southern Regional title and finished fourth at USYSA Nationals in
'98 ... Member of Comets teams that won North Texas state championships in
'99 and 2000 ... Personal:
Born 9/12/81 ... Son of Jon and Suma Napper. Andrew
NECHTEM Freshman,
Back & Midfielder / 6-1, 170 Topsfield,
MA / Masconomet Regional High School High
School: Four-year
letterwinner and two-time captain of soccer team ... Named All-Cape Ann
League and an Eastern Massachusetts All-Star as a junior and senior ... As
a senior, selected All-State, All-New England, and Cape Ann League Player
of the Year ... Helped Masco Regional to '96 state championship ... Won
'99 state title with club team, Greater Boston Eagles ... Also lettered
and served as captain of Masconomet basketball team and competed for
school's track team one year ... Personal: Born 9/16/81
... Son of Todd and Lynne Nechtem. Andrew
OLD Freshman,
Back / 6-1, 170 Houghton,
Tynetwere, England / City of Sunderland Colleges High
School: Member
of Northern League runners-up in 1999-2000 ... Played central midfield,
outside back, and sweeper ... Captained several area and county schools
from 1991 to 1996 ... Participated in Under-15 England Trials ... Played
club ball with Middlesborough AFC, Sunderland AFC, Preston-North End, and
Seaham Red Star ... Personal:
Born 1/4/80 ... Son of Brian and Anne Old. Michael
SACHS Freshman,
Midfielder / 6-2, 175 Stamford,
CT / Hotchkiss School High
School: Two-year
letterwinner on soccer team at Hotchkiss ... Named All-State as a senior
in 1999 ... Also named New England Prep School All-Star in '99 ... Helped
Hotchkiss to a number one ranking among New England prep schools ... Team
went undefeated in the regular season in both '98 and '99, before losing
in penalty kicks in the Founders League semifinals both years ... Also
earned three letters in baseball and one in basketball ... Named
All-League in baseball as a senior ... Personal:
Born 8/28/81 ... Son of Peter and Katharine Sachs, who both
attended Harvard ... Has many relatives who attended Harvard and played
sports ... Grandfather, Forrester Andrew Clark '29, played football and
rowed crew; Uncle, Robert Clark '66, captained the 1965-66 men's hockey
team; Uncle, Christopher Clark '62, also played hockey ... Among many
first cousins who were Harvard athletes are field hockey standout Daphne
Clark '97 and 1991 men's soccer captain Brian Enge '92. Grayson SUGARMANFreshman,
Forward / 5-8, 165 Cincinnati,
OH / Seven Hills High School High
School: Four-year
starting striker at Seven Hills High School ... Named All-American as a
senior ... Two-time All-State and All-City MVP ... All-City and All-League
three times ... Captained both soccer and basketball teams as a senior ...
Starting point guard for four years on hoops squad ... Selected Second
Team All-League in basketball as a junior ... Personal:
Born 12/15/81 ... Son of Sigmund Sugarman and Elizabeth Mitts. Robert
ZAHRA Freshman,
Forward / 6-0, 180 Longwood,
FL / Trinity Prep School High
School: Started
all six years at Trinity Prep ... Named to FACA All-Star Team ...
Runner-up for State Player of the Year ... Selected as District Player of
the Year, All-State, All-Central Florida, All-County, and All-Conference
... Club team, F.C. Omni, made multiple state cup final four appearances
... Captained Trinity Prep from '95 to '99 and F.C. Omni from '93 to '99
... Personal:
Last name pronounced "Zair-ah" ... Born 2/1/82 ...
Son of Bob and Ashley Zahra. |
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