MIAA

[fishercats]

After the abbreviated Dave Brandt era, looks like Hope College has gone with an alum and local guy. New to the college ranks.

https://www.hollandsentinel.com/story/sports/2022/02/01/john-conlon-hired-hope-college-mens-soccer-coach/9303511002/

[Dark Knight]

Niko Giantsopoulos, Calvin's keeper from 2013-2015, gets his first start in MLS tomorrow.

https://calvinknights.com/sports/msoc/2021-22/releases/20220521fsu2o0

I wonder how many other D3 soccer players have made it to the MLS?

[Kuiper]

Niko Giantsopoulos, Calvin's keeper from 2013-2015, gets his first start in MLS tomorrow.

https://calvinknights.com/sports/msoc/2021-22/releases/20220521fsu2o0

I wonder how many other D3 soccer players have made it to the MLS?

AJ Marcucci (Connecticut College '20), another GK, is currently on the roster with the New York Red Bulls (although he has only played with NYRBII thus far)

https://www.newyorkredbulls.com/players/anthony-marcucci/

[stlawus]

Greg Sutton (SLU '99) had a long goalkeeping career in the USL and MLS.  Even had 16 caps for Canada. 

[Kuiper]

This thread hasn't been used for awhile, but I figured we might as well keep the Michigan discussion together rather than pushing all of it to the Great Lakes Navigation Channel.

Hope has posted its 2024 Roster

A few observations:

- 34 players on the roster, compared with 30 last season

- 6 freshman

- 1st team All-MIAA midfielder Matt Wimmer and 2nd team All-MIAA defender Jake Lyon both return for a Covid year.  2nd team All-MIAA GK Daniel Hesselbein also returns for his senior year.

- Biggest departure is probably All-MIAA 2nd team midfielder Ethan Jansen, who also led the team in assists

[Kuiper]

Kalamazoo has posted its 2024 Roster

A few observations:

- 23 on the roster, compared with 24 last season

- only 3 freshman, although they have a few sophomores who are new, including one from Finland.

- One player listed as a senior last season is back (Zach Devito), but none of their major contributors such as Emilio Romo, Michele Alia, Aidan Gillig, or Paul Kearis

[ExiledInTexas]

MIAA coaches preseason poll has been released

1. Calvin (6 first place votes)
2. Hope (2)
3. Trine
4. Albion
5. Olivet
6. Kalamazoo
7. Alma
8. Adrian

[Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team].

I think this will be tighter for Calvin than most years. They graduated a number of significant players - 7 all MIAA players from last year.

[calvin_grad]

Calvin's roster has been released and they have an incoming freshman named Xtreme Hauk.  Might be one of my favorite athlete names ever.  Hopefully they are also able to recruit his younger brother Incredible.

[EnmoreCat]

Calvin's roster has been released and they have an incoming freshman named Xtreme Hauk.  Might be one of my favorite athlete names ever.  Hopefully they are also able to recruit his younger brother Incredible.

Dad's name is Tony?

[Newenglander]

Calvin's roster has been released and they have an incoming freshman named Xtreme Hauk.  Might be one of my favorite athlete names ever.  Hopefully they are also able to recruit his younger brother Incredible.

Dad's name is Tony?

Maybe he has a brother Hauk, Tua?

[Kuiper]

I've never paid much attention to Adrian men's soccer, but I did watch Simple Coach's interview with the school's president and I remember looking up the team's 2023 record (1-13-2) after hearing the President say in the interview that the men's soccer team has to start doing better. It's never a good thing when your school's president knows your team's record (although I suspect Simple Coach's interview request prompted him to look it up)!

After noticing today that Adrian beat Cleary University 4-1, I looked up their record and Adrian is 5-0!  I thought maybe they scheduled a new bunch of cream puffs, but they lost to Cleary 3-0 last season and beat them this year 4-1, tied Earlham 0-0 last season and beat them 1-0 this year, lost to Siena 4-1 last season and beat them 3-0 this year, tied Defiance 1-1 last season and beat them 5-1 this season.  Quite the turnaround!

So is the surefire way to turn your program around to have Simple Coach schedule an interview with the school's president?  If so, I think we could all come up with a few programs that Simple Coach needs to put in the spotlight for their school's administration!