The
Chicago Fire have confirmed 37 player development alumni that have committed to
college soccer programs throughout the United States. From Big Ten schools,
such as Northwestern and Wisconsin to the Ivy League with Princeton and Yale,
Fire development players will be making the mark at colleges across the country
this fall.
“It’s
an incredible amount of players to have to commit to so many top schools,” said
Fire Director of Player Development John Dorn. “The last few months have been a
great testament to the club’s long-lasting dedication to player development.”
Among
the Fire’s commitments were the club’s first two youth signees, both from
Naperville, IL: Chris Prince (Naperville Central HS; committed to Wisconsin)
and Bryan Ciesiulka (Nequa Valley HS; Marquette) -- both joined the Fire
Academy in Fall 2007.
“Both
guys have been with us since the beginning with Fire Juniors,” said Academy
Director Larry Sunderland. “They’ve come through a deep, talented group of
players and made their mark. Overall we’re just proud of all the guys that
signed this past week.”
Leading
the Fire charge was Bradley University, signing three developmental players,
all from Nequa Valley High School: defender Keegan Balle, striker Scott Davis
and midfielder Zach Kovacevic.
While
many will be staying in the Chicagoland area, players like Cody Wilkins and
Billy McGuiness are headed to Ivy League schools, Yale and Princeton
respectively.
”It’s a good mix of schools for kids to go to,” said Sunderland. “We’re excited
to see how they progress in their college careers.”
Below
is a list of all player commitments:
<strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Player</span></strong> |
<strong><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">College</span></strong> |
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">Mitch
Albrecht</span> |
<span style="font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; color: black;">UIC</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Keegan Balle</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Bradley</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Drew Bellmer</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Bellermine College </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Drew Boldrige</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Winthrop </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Jacob
Boshue</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Indiana</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Micheal Chwistek</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Valparaiso </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Bryan Ciesiulka</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Marquette </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Josh Clark</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Wheaton College </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Scott Davis</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Bradley</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Michael Enghofer</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">IPFW</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Tyler
Engel</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Southern
Methodist </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Art Garza</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">DePaul</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Marco
Gutierrez</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">UIC</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Brian Heimerdinger</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Western Michigan </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Connor Holloway</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Northwestern</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Zac Kovasevic</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Bradley</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Scott Lakin</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Northwestern</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Charlie Lyon</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Marquette </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Brian
Lunar</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">DePaul</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Ricky Marton</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Florida Southern College</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Oliver Mayer</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Western Michigan </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Billy McGuiness</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Princeton </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Michal Nemic</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">DePaul</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Jesse Ortiz</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Benedictine</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Nick
Patel</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Washington
University (MO.)</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Chris Prince</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Wisconsin </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Colin Rook</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Eastern Illinois </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Cal Roslieb</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Missouri State </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Tom Serratore</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Valparaiso </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Harry Shipp</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Notre Dame</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Logan Spidle</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Southern Illinois-Edwardsville</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Mike
Stankiewicz</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">DePaul</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Sean Totsch</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Northern Illinois </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Max Van Houten</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Loyola-Chicago</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Trevor Wheeler</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Wisconsin </span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Cody Wilkins</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; color: black;">Yale</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Wojik
Wojciech</span> |
<span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; color: black;">Bradley</span> |