Kiwis at US Colleges

Some good stuff from Island Bay boy Joss Knol.

Two assists as a Fresher...

http://athletics.plymouth.edu/sports/msoc/2011-12/releases/20111008r1mar6energy24.72011-10-12 20:51:08

He's awesome. Really really awesome.

Thanks guys for all these updates! keep them up!

WVU . West Virginia - Andrew Bevin and Craig Stephens. They beat Number 1 ranked UCON 2-0 the other night.Kvik82011-10-20 22:23:06

Just heard Sam Miles playing for UNC Pembroke won the conference freshman of the year award and golden boot award. Also named first team all conference

http://uncpbraves.com/sports/msoc/2011-12/releases/2011110426tfdb

andy bevin won a bunch of awards, but will he stay?

Here's a list of US colleges by rank:

http://www.ncaa.com/rankings/soccer-men/d1

There are several kiwis playing for top 50 teams which bodes well for the future:

4. Boston College:                         Colin Murphy

7. New Mexico:                              Matthew Gibbons

16. Old Dominion:                          Thomas Webb

18. Louisville:                                 Nick Corliss

25. West Virginia:                          Andy Bevin
                                                       Ryan Cain
                                                       Craig Stephens

29. Brown:                                     Alex Carr

35. Fairfield:                                  Adam Cowan
                                                      Michael O'Keefe
                                                      Jonathon Raj

50. Columbia:                                Liam Cain

Junior All White Andy Bevin of West Virginia University continues to bring in postseason awards as he was named a first team member of 2011 Soccer America All-Freshman team. 

The former Hawke�s Bay United striker started all 20 matches and finished his rookie campaign as leading scorer with seven goals, and added two assists.

Bevin becomes the first WVU player in history to earn this honor, as well as being the first to earn BIG EAST Rookie of the Year, ECAC Men�s Soccer Rookie of the Year.  Bevin was also named to the all-BIG EAST third team and was an NSCAA all-Northeast region member.

< style="top: -9999em; width: 10px; height: 10px; : ;" id="twttrHub" ="0" ="http://plat.twitter.com/widgets/hub.1326407570." Border="0" allowTransparency="true" name="twttrHub" scrolling="no"></> Bevin made his debut for Waitakere United last weekend, setting up a couple of goals as the city slickers thrashed YoungHeart Manawatu 7-2 at Memorial Park, Palmerston North.

He is happy the door is open for him to return to the American university but he anticipates the Olympics will cross over with his studies in July/August (when the US varsities begin classes), if Emblen selects him in his only opportunity to represent his country at the Games.
 http://www.hawkesbaytoday.co.nz/news/olympics-first-call-for-bevin/1244954/

Is there any chance that Michael O'keefe (Fairfield University) and Anthony Hobbs(Florida University) who helped NZ to qualify to the olympics could be selected in the next MLS Superdraft or in the Supplemental draft??

Adam Smith broke his leg playing for Pembroke today

I had a look to see how Andy Bevin was going back at his US College, and noticed we have 2 other Kiwi's at West Virginia.

Ryan Cain was sent off in their first game and Craig Stephens is also there. Bevin has started all 4 games for the Mountaineers but hasn't scored yet, both Cain & Stephens have started 3 games each according to this statistics website:

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer/college-player-profile/andy-bevin/cpid-22054

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer/college-player-profile/ryan-cain/cpid-42290

http://www.topdrawersoccer.com/college-soccer/college-player-profile/craig-stephens/cpid-22053

[Edit: Just read Wibblebutt's post, it is nothing new really then apart from the game stats]

I got bored, these are the ones I came across

New Mexico [DI]

Matthew Gibbons (SO) - 3 games, 1 goal
Joe Harris (FR) - 0 games

Fairfield [DI]

Michael O'Keeffe (SR) - 2 games
Jonny Raj (SR) - 2 games
Adam Cowen (SR) - 2 games

West Virginia [DI]

Andy Bevin (SO) - 4 games
Craig Stephens (r-SO) - 4 games
Ryan Cain (FR) - 3 games

Marquette [DI]

James Routledge (FR) - 0 games

Boston College [DI]

Colin Murphy (SR) - 3 games
Nick Corliss (JR) - 0 games

UCF [DI]

Ben Hunt (SR) - 2 games

Northwestern [DI]

Nikko Boxall (SO) - 3 games

Columbia College [NAIA]

Liam Cain - 2 games

Albany [DI]

Dominic McGarr (SO) - 3 games
Pomare Te Anau (SO) - 3 games, 1 goal

Washington [DI]

Thomas Spragg (r-FR) - might be out for the season again, it has this on a meet the squad page, "Spragg, a forward out of Drury, New Zealand, missed the 2011 season due to a medical redshirt and after suffering an injury in the spring will also miss the 2012 season."

UNC- Pembroke [DII]

Adam Smith (SO) - 0 games
Sam Miles (SO) - 2 games

Florida International [DI]

Anthony Hobbs (SR) - 3 games
Joseph Dawkins (SR) - 3 games

Plymouth State [DIII]

Joss Knol (SO) - 2 games

Marshall [DI]

Tom Jackson (SR) - 2 games
Nick Edginton (FR) - 1 game

Can't seem to find where Alex Carr is, he isn't listed in Brown's football squad.
 

Mobile:

[url]http://www.umobile.edu/Athletics/MensSports/Soccer/Roster.aspx[/url]

Sam Blackburn and Luis Esteves

 

http://www.wvusports.com/page.cfm?sport=msoccer&story=21848&cat=exclusives

In men's soccer Michael O'Keeffe has ended his college career with Fairfield University by being named in the Metro Atlantic Athletic all-conference first team along with kiwi classmate and former Auckland City and Team Wellington defender Jonathan Raj.

It was Raj's third selection in the side and O'Keeffe's fourth.  For goalkeeper O'Keeffe it capped off a stellar college career that also saw him called up to the OFC Nations Cup with the All Whites in June and star for the Oly Whites at the London Olympics.

With the affects of Hurricane Sandy affecting the east coast of the USA the final three rounds of competition were cancelled and post-season action has also been affected.

 So what now for O'Keeffe I wonder. Would he be good enough to get drafted?

Are foreign goalkeepers a very popular thing? I personally wouldn't imagine so,but actually have no idea or figures to back that up. 

Gleeson?

Nicholas keown robson seems to have a good to get drafted in the MLS this year. He has been ranked between number 17 and 27 which is mostly a second round draft pick

http://www.draftsite.com/mydraftsite/mock-drafts/mls/2013/player-rankings/

http://www.ucfathletics.com/sports/m-soccer/mtt/keownrobson_nicholas00.html

 

Not sure how prestigious the NAIA Men's Soccer National Championship is, but seems Sam Blackburn is having a good crack with Mobile - now into the quarters after he scored. Think this is his final year so he literally is playing for survival

http://www.umobile.edu/Athletics/AthleticNews/ctl/ArticleView/mid/789/articleId/1438/Rams-Advance-To-Round-of-8-At-Nationals.aspx 

Michael Hagarty is playing for the University of Charleston (West Virginia) http://ucgoldeneagles.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=1490

Colin Murphy has been invited to the MLS 2013 combine!

http://www.mlssoccer.com/news/article/2012/12/11/mls-extends-2013-combine-invite-54-college-players

 

scout opinion on colin murphy ahead of the superdraft

http://www.mlssoccer.com/players/colin-murphy

MLS draft tomorrow, can't seem to find much about how Murphy has gone during the combine. Doubt he will get drafted.

It made me wonder tho, do many of these kids that head to US colleges come back and play ASB Premiership once they graduate?

I think Murphy and keown robson have a chance to get drafted at the mls supplemental draft not at the superdraft. The same than what happened with boxall and keat

Nick robson has been selected today by toronto fc in the supplemental draft. Colin murphy hasn t been selected

http://www.torontofc.ca/news/2013/01/toronto-picks-four-supplemental-draft

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Waits for Murphy to Phoenix clamour.

Surely nobody would do that...

Is there a Phoenix in North America as well?

Ryan Nelsen's influence?

Jesus you can see 'this kiwi college kid to Toronto FC/Phoenix (delete non applicable) starting around this place

Would O'Keefe be a serious option? Not sure Basalaj would benefit from sitting on the bench, if Paston retires.

http://www.golobos.com/sports/m-soccer/spec-rel/012213aaa.html

Where do most US College graduates go? ASB Premiership? Life after football? Surely not that many have gone straight into pro football?

I wonder the same thing. We seem to have a few people go thru the system, but most seem to disappear afterwards. Guess they use the degree they get and head into the real world.

yeah i know a few who have recently graduated and havent got any other football options after college. A few of them come back, but a lot of them end up staying over there seeing as thats where their lives/girlfriends are still

The kids are being told by NZ football not to go through the college system anymore - To many rubbish programmes and players getting lost.

Although if you have a young player who is very injury proned but is at a good standard the US system is the best way - at worst they get a free education and come back to NZ. (Scholarships will carry them through 4years)

The risk is getting to sign pro papers then getting injured after a year - then you have nothing and can not got to college (NCAA)

If Tyler Boyd got seriously injured - then going to uni getting the loan and living the normal life awaits him..