CHICAGO, Ill. - The Illinois Tech men's soccer team has announced its 2017 recuriting class. This year's talent features nine student-athletes, all of whom Head Coach Marc Colwell feels can make a significant impact on the program.
The recruiting class includes four players from Illinois, two players from Pennsylvania, and one player each from Indiana, Michigan, and Brazil. The nine-member class consists of three backs, two forwards, two midfield/backs, a midfielder and a goalkeeper.
"I am excited to add nine high-level student-athletes to the men's soccer team and to the university," said Colwell. "Our plan was to bring in a deep recruiting class and we succeeded with a talented and balanced group. We filled needs in several areas, including center back, midfield and forward. I expect several of the incoming players to impact the lineup as freshmen."
Below is a profile on each incoming student-athlete.
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Jacob Brown |
Position: Forward Year: Freshman Hometown: Edwardsburg, Mich. High School: Edwardsburg (coached by Sean Jesse) Club Team: Indiana Invaders FC (coached by Mamba Chisoni) Intended Major: Chemical Engineering Accolades: Academic All-State, All-Conference Honorable Mention, Team Captian for Edwardsburg |
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Jack Critzer |
Position: Defense Year: Freshman Hometown: Round Lake Beach, Ill. High School: Grayslake North (coached by Adam DeCaluwe) Club Team: Lindenhurst Area Soccer Club (coached by Tom Jones) Intended Major: Computer Science Accolades: All-Conference, All-Area, named Top 15 Soccer Player in Lake County |
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Ryan Fagan |
Position: Forward Year: Freshman Hometown: Grove City, Penn. High School: Grove City (coached by Mathew Nichols) Club Team: Northern Steel (coached by Malcolm Cook) Intended Major: Architectural Engineering Accolades: Two-Time First Team All-Region, Region Player of the Year, First Team All-District |
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Brenden Gerig |
Position:Goalkeeper Year: Freshman Hometown: Valparaiso, Ind. High School: Valparaiso (coached by Danny Jeftich) Club Team: Millenium Soccer Association (coached by Vangel Nicovski) Intended Major: Chemical Engineering Accolades: Two-time Academic All-State |
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Luke Holzman |
Position: Defense Year: Freshman Hometown: Downers Grove, Ill. High School: Downers Grove South (coached by Jon Stapleton) Club Team: Oak Brook Soccer Club (coached by Chris Karabatsis) Intended Major: Mechanical Engineering Accolades: West Suburban Conference Academic Achievement Award |
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Noah Kwortnik |
Position: Defense Year: Freshman Hometown: North Wales, Penn. High School: North Penn (coached by Paul Duddy) Club Team: Ukrainian Nationals (coached by Frank Russomano) Intended Major: Civil Engineering Accolades: Two-sport Team Captain (soccer and basketball), First Team All-Conference, Philadelphia Inquirer Second Team |
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Luigi Michelin |
Position: Midfield Year: Freshman Hometown: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil High School: Cats Academy Boston (coached by Marc Woodstuff) Club Team: South Shore United Blazers (coached by Nolan Napier) Intended Major: Civil Engineering Accolades: First Team All-State, First Team All-Conference |
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Nikhil Mohanty |
Position: Defense/Midfield Year: Freshman Hometown: Aurora, Ill. High School: Oswego East (coached by Patrick Molinari) Club Team: Kickers Soccer Club (coached by Luke Weaver) Intended Major: Finance and Information Technology Accolades: Member of the 2016 Conference Champions |
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Christopher Reed |
Position: Defense/Midfield Year: Sophomore Hometown: Palos Hills, Ill. High School: Stagg (coached by Mike Kealy) Previous School: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Club Team: NSA Indended Major: Business Administration (Architecture & Structural Engineering minor) Accolades: Team Captain and MVP at Stagg, competed in U18 Men's National Premier League, played for University of Illinois Men's Soccer Club |