NESCAC

[camosfan]

RIP!

[SlideTackle]

Updating this with a dozen NESCAC MSOC recruits and other new info (in red) listed in various public places. Don't hesitate to add.

Amherst
Andrew Tremante F/M Delbarton NJ

Bates
Tomas Alberola M/F Real Colorado/Kent Denver CO
Lane Foushee M/D Phillips Exeter ME/NH
Nico Hessel G Northfield Mount Hermon VT/MA
Kobby Nimako D Cate CA
David Ortiz D Wake FC/Heritage NC

Bowdoin
Alex Ainsworth G FC United/Loyola IL
Paul Cluskey D SD Surf/Bishop's CA
Mateo Pacelli M Del Mar Carmel Valley Torrey Pines CA
Felipe Rueda F United PDX/Catlin Gabel OR
Paul Surkov M TB United/JW Mitchell FL

Colby
Cameron Ashley G Crossfire Premier/Redmond WA
Luis Estrella F South Kent Panama/CT
Braden Jondro D Worcester Acad MA
Peter Papavasiliou D Worcester Acad MA
Noah Radecki M Beachside CT
Ryan Stewart D Penn Fusion/Westtown PA

Connecticut College
Sam Brockelman F Maconomet MA
Aidan Keith M/F Match Fit/Pennington NJ
TJ Krongard G Northfield Mount Hermon NJ/MA
Maurice Pigola D Northfield Mount Hermon Germany/MA
Matthew Quiros-Newton M Taft OK/CT
Matthew Sharretts D Seacoast/Pinkerton NH
Gavin Vanden Berg F Seattle United/Shorecrest WA

Hamilton
Aedan Burke M/D Empire United/Baldwinsville NY
Ross Eagle M Chelsea Piers Shoreline/Byram Hills NY
Jun Reiss D SC Gjoa/Packer Collegiate NY
Cole Wassiliew M Bethesda/Walt Whitman MD
Griffin Weidner D Charlotte SA/Providence Day NC

Middlebury
Alem Hadzic F FC United IL
Daniel Kaye F FC United IL
Gavin Randolph F Milton MA
Will Sawin M Stonington CT
Andrew Stuart F Shreveport United/CE Byrd LA
Joseph Waterman G Seacoast/St. John's Prep MA

Trinity
Brendan Feldgoise D NYSC NY
Finn Hackett D/M Boston Bolts Milton MA
Kieran McCabe F Boston Bolts Roxbury Latin MA
Josh Ruthfield D NEFC/Worcester Acad MA
Elias Zobran M Taft Malawi/CT

Tufts
Mateo Bargagna F Atlanta Utd/Atlanta Int'l GA
James Gunn M Crossfire Premier WA
Ben Pensky M FC Alliance TN
Henry Perkins F/M Northfield Mount Hermon OH/MA
Luke Randolph F Milton MA
Mason Shultz F Rivers MA
Daniel Yanez M PDA/Pingry NJ

Wesleyan
Carrigan Cullinan D Trumbull/Loomis Chaffee CT
Will Geballe D Beachside SC/Guilford HS CT
Joshua LaCorte D FC Florida/Pine FL
Will Martin F Arlington SA/DeMatha DC
Kofi McFadgion D Arlington SA/DeMatha HS DC
Josh Nadison G Cedar Stars/Montclair NJ

Williams
David Armini D Northfield Mount Hermon MA
Sam Gibson F FC United/Latin IL
Mohamed Keussom D Two Bridges/Xavier NY
Henry Kirkman M Bayside FC/Moses Brown RI
Cole Moriello M Pingry NJ
Evan Vasquez F FC Copa/Hunterdon Central NJ

Wesleyan - Mateo Neighbors M/F -- St. Johns transfer/NYCFC/PDA  Montclair, NJ

[Ejay]

Neighbors is a great player and will make an immediate contribution.  Helps too that Weslyan has that Montclair connection.

[maineman]

Middlebury has a 6' 6" basketball recruit from Fairhope, AL.  His profile says he is a soccer goalie, too.  Does anybody know if he is planning on playing soccer, too?

[jknezek]

Middlebury has a 6' 6" basketball recruit from Fairhope, AL.  His profile says he is a soccer goalie, too.  Does anybody know if he is planning on playing soccer, too?

College is all about broadening horizons. Going from Fairhope Al to Middlebury is going to be a massive culture and weather shock if he's not a Fairhope transplant or a NESCAC legacy! Good for him.

[VAFury]

Where do you get the list of recruits from?  Just curious.

[Kuiper]

Middlebury has a 6' 6" basketball recruit from Fairhope, AL.  His profile says he is a soccer goalie, too.  Does anybody know if he is planning on playing soccer, too?

College is all about broadening horizons. Going from Fairhope Al to Middlebury is going to be a massive culture and weather shock if he's not a Fairhope transplant or a NESCAC legacy! Good for him.

It's interesting to see on the list that some schools have virtually all New England or at least Northeastern/Mid Atlantic recruits, while others have lots out-of-area recruits (and not ones who have been at boarding schools in New England).  Bowdoin has exclusively players who fit in that latter category, which is somewhat unusual for an entire recruiting class.

[Viking]

Where do you get the list of recruits from?  Just curious.

SlideTackle got it from a list I posted much earlier in this thread. It was a compilation of info from the usual public sources (and therefore, being before May 1, shouldn't be treated as anything more than semi-reliable). SlideTackle accidentally grabbed an older, outdated list, which reminds me that I need to get a new one up since some NESCAC programs have since publicly shared their 2022 recruits via their public social media accounts.

[Viking]

Here's a new list of reported NESCAC men's soccer recruits for 2022. When I say "reported," what I really mean is it's nothing more than a brute-force compilation of info from the usual public sources, so consider it as truthish as you usually consider web and social stuff LOL. This time, however, it includes info that's beginning to be released by the programs themselves, so maybe it's a shade more comprehensive and reliable (note: some NESCAC programs haven't yet announced or will not announce recruits). New stuff since the last list is in red.

Amherst
Ioannis Hadjiyiannis F Iraklis Gerolakkou Cyprus
Simon Kalinauskas D (transfer from U West Virginia)
Juan Perez G TSF Academy NJ
Ugnius Selvenis D FA Siauliai Lithuania
James Street D St. Paul's First XI England
Andrew Tremante F/M Delbarton NJ
Adrian Trott D South Kent Bermuda/CT

Bates
Tomas Alberola M/F Real Colorado/Kent Denver CO
Lane Foushee M/D Phillips Exeter ME/NH
Nico Hessel G Northfield Mount Hermon VT/MA
Cesar Hoover-Darmalingom F/M DMCV Sharks/Francis Parker CA
Sebastian Iacovitti M ASD Grassina/Int'l School of Florence Italy
Mauro Kalora M Besiktas Academy/Koc School Turkey
Kobby Nimako D Cate CA
David Ortiz D Wake FC/Heritage NC

Bowdoin
Alex Ainsworth G FC United/Loyola IL
Paul Cluskey D SD Surf/Bishop's CA
Mateo Pacelli M Del Mar Carmel Valley Torrey Pines CA
Felipe Rueda F United PDX/Catlin Gabel OR
Paul Surkov M TB United/JW Mitchell FL

Colby
Cameron Ashley G Crossfire Premier/Redmond WA
Luis Estrella F South Kent Panama/CT
Braden Jondro D Worcester Acad MA
Peter Papavasiliou D Worcester Acad MA
Noah Radecki M Beachside CT
Ryan Stewart D Penn Fusion/Westtown PA
Elijah Widdows M/F United PDX/Catlin Gabel OR

Connecticut College
Sam Brockelman F Maconomet MA
Nate Buckley M IMG FL
Aidan Keith M/F Match Fit/Pennington NJ
TJ Krongard G Northfield Mount Hermon NJ/MA
Maurice Pigola D Northfield Mount Hermon Germany/MA
Nate Pilson F/M (transfer from Middlebury C)
Matthew Quiros-Newton M Taft OK/CT
Matthew Sharretts D Seacoast/Pinkerton NH
Elliot Spatz F Eastside FC/O'Dea WA
Eugenio Valle M Fleetwood Town FC/Rossall School Ecuador-Italy/UK
Gavin Vanden Berg F Seattle United/Shorecrest WA
Patryk Zezula BW Gottschee/Archbishop Molloy NY

Hamilton
Aedan Burke D/M Empire United/Baldwinsville NY
Ross Eagle M Chelsea Piers Shoreline/Byram Hills NY
John Reidy M Inter Connecticut/Fairfield Prep CT
Jun Reiss D SC Gjoa/Packer Collegiate NY
Cole Wassiliew M Bethesda/Walt Whitman MD
Griffin Weidner D Charlotte SA/Providence Day NC

Middlebury
Alem Hadzic F FC United IL
Daniel Kaye F FC United IL
Tyler Milne M Connecticut FC/Suffield Acad CT
Gavin Randolph F Milton Acad MA
Will Sawin M Stonington CT
Andrew Stuart F Shreveport United/CE Byrd LA
Joseph Waterman G Seacoast/St. John's Prep MA

Trinity
Ryan Carey D Boston Bolts/Newton South MA
Hugh Clark M Seacoast United/Hanover NH
Diego Dallas M Juventus Miami/Western FL
Nathaniel Dyott G FC Westchester/Masters NY
Brendan Feldgoise D NYSC NY
Finn Hackett D/M Boston Bolts/Milton Acad MA
Kieran McCabe F Boston Bolts/Roxbury Latin MA
Jordan McCammon D Solar SC/Braswell TX
Josh Ruthfield D NEFC/Worcester Acad MA
Elias Zobran M Taft Malawi/CT

Tufts
Mateo Bargagna F Atlanta Utd/Atlanta Int'l GA
James Flagg D Manhattan SC NY
James Gunn M Crossfire Premier WA
Austin Jobson G Miramar United Elite/Mater Lakes FL (?)
Sammy Kao G FC Delco/Lower Merion PA
Ben Pensky M FC Alliance TN
Henry Perkins F/M Northfield Mount Hermon OH/MA
Luke Randolph F Milton Acad MA
Mason Shultz F Rivers MA
Daniel Yanez M PDA/Pingry NJ

Wesleyan
Mathis Blanc G De Anza Force/Los Altos CA
Carrigan Cullinan D Trumbull/Loomis Chaffee CT
Will Geballe D Beachside SC/Guilford CT
Joshua LaCorte D FC Florida/Pine FL
Will Martin F Arlington SA/DeMatha DC
Kofi McFadgion D Arlington SA/DeMatha DC
Josh Nadison G Cedar Stars/Montclair NJ
Mateo Neighbors D/M (transfer from St. John's U)

Williams
David Armini D Northfield Mount Hermon MA
Sam Gibson F FC United/Latin IL
Mohamed Keussom D Two Bridges/Xavier NY
Henry Kirkman M Bayside FC/Moses Brown RI
Cole Moriello M Pingry NJ
Evan Vasquez F FC Copa/Hunterdon Central NJ

[EnmoreCat]

If anyone is desperate to know more about Amherst's West Virginia transfer, I am happy to oblige...

[Another Mom]

I am always interested in players' back stories, even if my son doesn't play in the NESCAC.

[EnmoreCat]

I am always interested in players' back stories, even if my son doesn't play in the NESCAC.

Happy to oblige, Another Mom!

Simon is my son, born in Sydney and until around a year or so ago, had played almost all his soccer in Australia.  The Australian system is similar to the US one in many ways it appears as families are largely responsible for paying for a player's "development" unless they happen to be in the academy of an A-League club, our version of MLS.  Simon played in what is known as the National Premier League, one of seven state-based competitions.  In New South Wales, there are 5 A League clubs and all of them have academy teams (essentially U/21s) competing in mainly the first or second tier.  These competitions don't tend to attract big crowds, but clubs do pay players and it's not uncommon for some NPL clubs to pay as much as AUD 2,000 a game to a player who might play in front of 200 people on a good day.  It's essentially the parents paying for their children to attend these NPL academies from around the age of 8/9 (anywhere from AUD 2500 and up for a season) to 18 who pretty much help pay the wage bills for these clubs.  It's not sustainable at all, but having said that, it has survived in one form or another for a long time.  He did have an opportunity with a premier league club in Scotland, but this called Covid happened and the world changed dramatically (for everyone).

Simon is a 6ft 5 central defender and when we first started looking at the US options, his academic performance was best described as, "patchy", signs of promise, but not much endeavour.  His football on the other hand was and has, largely gone very well.  He played in a 14s team that won the New South Wales premier league, arguably the best competition in Australia and progressed to playing first grade (open age)  in the NPL2 competition in 2021 before leaving for West Virginia.  Without a doubt, one of the best things that happened was visiting the US in 2018 and spending a fair bit of time with Trinity in Texas and also visiting other D1, 2 & 3 programmes.  At Trinity, he got told that being a player was one thing, but to get into an institution like that he needed good marks.  It was like something was ignited inside him and he started to really apply himself, eventually finishing valedictorian, which was a great outcome.

I don't need to tell anyone in here that college choice can be tough just on the education side, but when you add a sport, plus come from the other side of the world, it becomes trickier still.  For various reasons, the range of colleges considered initially was determined by a number of factors and in the end, West Virginia was the one that best ticked the boxes.  It's fair to say that college sport coupled with study is almost more than a full-time job and demanding to say the least.  WVU had a most successful season, making the elite 8, but with that came challenges on the game time side, so at the end of the year, it was about trying to find the right balance.

Ultimately, a lot was learnt from a year in the system, particularly understanding that there is a world outside of D1! When discussions started with Coach Serpone,  the opportunities outlined on both the soccer and academic side were compelling ones.  For those who have met him, they know his enthusiasm is infectious and I can truly say that Simon hasn't been as excited about a season in quite a while.  A programme with high expectations, plus a world class education is a super exciting prospect.  He is playing for Pittsburgh in the NPSL and enjoying himself and seeing a bit of the rust belt and can't wait to get started with the Mammoths.  I am visiting in September and will be fortunate to get to see four games in the nine days I am there, I can't wait!

[Another Mom]

Wow, what a story! I expect your son will have seen an excellent overview of the United States by the time he's through college. West Virginia and Amherst MA are very different.  It sounds like Coach Serpone got lucky with your son's transfer.  I agree that he's super-motivating! I will look forward to watching him play this coming season.

[camosfan]

Wow, what a story! I expect your son will have seen an excellent overview of the United States by the time he's through college. West Virginia and Amherst MA are very different.  It sounds like Coach Serpone got lucky with your son's transfer.  I agree that he's super-motivating! I will look forward to watching him play this coming season.

Hope you are there Sep 17th game!

[Bucket]

Middlebury has a 6' 6" basketball recruit from Fairhope, AL.  His profile says he is a soccer goalie, too.  Does anybody know if he is planning on playing soccer, too?

College is all about broadening horizons. Going from Fairhope Al to Middlebury is going to be a massive culture and weather shock if he's not a Fairhope transplant or a NESCAC legacy! Good for him.

He's an Alabama native and his father played hoop at W&L.