Aaron Ahonen

Forward/Midfielder
Junior
5-9, 145, Winthrop Harbor, Ill. (Zion-Benton Township)

2008: Played on the junior varsity team.

2007: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: Named All-North Suburban Conference and all-sectional his senior year…coached by Cliff Pontillo…three-year member of the wrestling team…North Suburban League all-academic.

Personal: Exercise and sport science major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 12, 1988.

Cody Alimondi

Midfielder
Junior
5-8, 155, Naperville, Ill. (Central)

2008: Played in 20-of-21 games and made 18 starts…scored four goals, including the game-winning goal versus Illinois Wesleyan on Sept. 28.

2007: Played in 16-of-22 games and made three starts…scored a goal against the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts on Sept. 14.

High School: Named All-DuPage Valley Conference, Daily Herald second-team all-area and second-team All-Naperville his senior year and led Naperville North in both goals scored and assists…his senior-year squad won a regional title…coached by Jay Konrad…played for the Sockers and FC Galaxy club teams.

Personal: Business administration major…born Jan. 23, 1989.

Michael Armour

Defender/Midfielder
Graduated Senior
5-8, 150, Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)

2008: Played in 12-of-21 games and made five starts…scored a goal in a 3-0 win at North Central on Sept. 24.

2007: Played in 21-of-22 games and made 21 starts…credited with an assist versus North Central on Oct. 9.

2006: Played in all 19 games and made 14 starts.

2005: Played in 13-of-18 games and made five starts…scored goal in the Sept. 18 Dubuque game.

High School: Named Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association all-sectional and Daily Herald all-area his senior year on a regional-championship team…all-area as a junior on a team that reached the Illinois High School Association “elite eight”…coached by Jim McNamara…member of the wrestling team his freshman year…National Honor Society member and high honors student…played for the ELA, FC United and Warren Blazers club teams…his under-23 team won a summer 2008 national title.

Personal: Exercise and sport science major…named fall 2008 CCIW/Jack Swartz All-Academic…named to the Carthage dean’s list six times and a four-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 22, 1987.

Jordan Baker

Defender
Sophomore
6-0, 160, Lisle, Ill. (Naperville-North)

2008: Played in 19-of-21 games and made 19 starts…scored the game-winning goal in a 3-0 win at North Central on Sept. 24.

High School: Named All-DuPage Valley Conference, Daily Herald all-area and all-sectional his senior year on a regional-championship team…his sophomore-year squad won both regional and sectional titles, and his junior-year team won a regional championship…coached by Jim Konrad…four-year DuPage Valley Conference all-academic pick…played for the Naperville Galaxy club team.

Personal: Double major in business administration and marketing…born Oct. 10, 1989.

Bronson Burke

Midfielder/Forward
Sophomore
5-11, 155, South Elgin, Ill. (St. Charles-North)

2008: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: His junior-year team reached the Illinois High School Association Class AA state quarterfinals, and his senior-year team won a regional title…coached by Eric Wilson…also a member of the track & field team…played for the Fox Valley Strikers club team.

Personal: Exercise and sport science major…born May 10, 1990.

Andy Connor

Goalkeeper
Graduated Senior
6-0, 185, Lake Zurich, Ill. (Mundelein-Carmel Catholic)

2008: Named National Soccer Coaches Association of America second-team all-region and first-team All-Wisconsin…named second-team All-CCIW for the third year in a row…played in 17-of-21 games and made 16 starts in goal…compiled a 1.00 goals-against average with 89 saves and eight shutouts…named CCIW “Defensive Player of the Week” after recording shutouts in season-opening conference wins over North Central and Illinois Wesleyan.

2007: Named National Soccer Coaches Association of America third-team All-Wisconsin…named second-team All-CCIW for the second-straight year…played in 18-of-22 games and made 17 starts…led the CCIW in shutouts (15.1), ranked second in saves (6.50 per game) and fourth in goals-against average (1.05 per game).

2006: Named second-team All-CCIW…played in 18-of-19 games and made 17 starts…third in CCIW goals-against average (1.09 per game) and fifth in saves (4.06 per game)…named CCIW Men’s Soccer Player of the Week on Oct. 9 with shutouts over Millikin on Oct. 4 and North Park on Oct. 7.

2005: Made his only varsity appearance in the Oct. 22 Robert Morris-Lake County game.

High School: Named Daily Herald all-area and All-East Suburban Catholic Conference his senior year…both his freshman and senior-year teams won league titles…coached by Chris Rudolph…member of the track and field team his freshman and sophomore years…played on the Chicago Kickers club team.

Personal: Exercise and sport science major…his brother, Casey Connor, also played soccer at Mundelein Carmel High School…born May 26, 1987.

Tyler Cortez

Forward
Sophomore
5-7, 140, Naperville, Ill. (North)

2008: Named second-team All-CCIW…played in 20-of-21 games and made 17 starts…scored the team’s lone goal in a 2-1 loss to North Park on Oct. 1…tied for the team lead in assists with six…collected two assists against Illinois Wesleyan on Sept. 28 and two at Millikin on Oct. 24.

High School: Named All-DuPage Valley Conference and Daily Herald all-area his senior year on a regional-championship team…his sophomore-year squad won both regional and sectional titles, and his junior-year team won a regional championship…coached by Jim Konrad…played for the Naperville Galaxy club team.

Personal: Athletic training major…born Oct. 28, 1989.

Daniel Diaz

Forward/Midfielder
Junior
5-11, 177, Mount Prospect, Ill. (Arlington Heights-Hersey))

2008: Played in seven games and started against Finlandia on Oct. 7…scored a goal in that Finlandia contest.

High School: Named Daily Herald honorable mention all-area both his junior and senior years…named All-Mid-Suburban League as a junior and team’s leading scorer…his junior-year team won an MSL East Division title, and his senior-year squad won conference, regional and sectional championships en route to an appearance in the super sectional…coached by Darren Lewellyn…four-year member of both the basketball and baseball teams…Mid-Suburban League all-academic, Illinois High School Association first-team all-state journalist and four-year honor student.

Personal: Double major in communication and public relations…named to the Carthage dean’s list three times and a two-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 12, 1989.

Aaron Dirck

Goalkeeper
Sophomore
5-9, 160, East Moline, Ill. (United Township)

2008: Appeared in the Oct. 7 Finlandia game and the Oct. 31 Lawrence contest.

High School: Named honorable mention All-Western Big 6 Conference, all-sectional and all-metro his senior year…his sophomore-year team won a regional championship…coached by Phil Weaver…three-year member of the baseball team…National Honor Society member, Western Big 6 Conference all-academic and four-year honor student…played for the East Moline Soccer and QC United club teams.

Personal: Biology major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage dean’s list and to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 12, 1990.

Kyle Egan

Defender
Sophomore
5-9, 147, Bolingbrook, Ill. (Naperville-Neuqua Valley)

2008: Appeared in two varsity games and made one start.

High School: Named honorable mention All-Upstate 8 Conference his senior year on an Illinois High School Association Class AA state runner-up team…all four of his teams won conference championships…coached by Jim Johns…member of the baseball team his freshman year…high honors student.

Personal: Biology major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 29, 1989.

Josh Finn

Forward
Sophomore
5-11, 175, Lombard, Ill. (Glenbard East)

2008: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: His senior-year team advanced to the sectional semifinals…coached by Josh Adler…member of the track & field team his freshman year.

Personal: History major…born June 27, 1990.

Doug Fitzgerald

Defender/Midfielder
Graduated Senior
6-3, 195, Hawthorn Woods, Ill. (Mundelein-Carmel Catholic)

2008: Played in nine games and made nine starts…scored a goal in a 3-0 win at North Central on Sept. 24.

2007: Played in 20-of-22 games and made 19 starts…team’s fourth-leading scorer with 14 points (7 goals, 0 assists)…scored two goals, including the game-winner, against St. Mary’s (Minn.) on Sept. 11.

2006: Played in 17-of-19 games and made 17 starts…scored two goals, including the game-winner, against St. Mary’s (Minn.) on Sept. 8…scored a goal against Lake Forest on Sept. 27.

2005: Played in 17-of-18 games and made 12 starts…scored goals in the Sept. 14 Central game and in the Oct. 22 Robert Morris-Lake County contest.

High School: Named Daily Herald honorable mention all-area, all-sectional and All-East Suburban Catholic Conference his senior year…all-area and all-conference as a junior…both his freshman and senior-year teams won league titles…coached by Chris Rudolph…National Honor Society member, honor student and graduated with honors…played for the ACC Croation Eagles and the Eclipse club teams.

Personal: Criminal justice major…a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Feb. 7, 1987.

Rocco Fridono

Midfielder
Junior
6-0, 175, Barrington, Ill.

2008: Made his only varsity appearance in the Oct. 24 Millikin game.

2007: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: Coached by Scott Stein…played for the Sockers FC club team.

Personal: Business adminiistration major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Aug. 27, 1988.

Andrew Gamarra

Midfielder
Senior
5-10, 156, Lexington, Ky. (Dunbar/Wisconsin-Parkside)

2008: Played in 16-of-21 games and made 14 starts…scored three goals with two assists.

2005-07: Attended Wisconsin-Parkside for three years and played soccer his sophomore and junior years…red-shirted as a freshman… played in 21 games in 2006 and scored six goals with four assists.
played in 19 games and made eight starts in 2007, scoring five goals with four assists…

High School: Named first-team all-state both his junior and senior years and a three-time all-region pick…named city of Lexington MVP as a senior on a team that was nationally ranked…coached by Todd Bretz…four-year honor student…played for the Lexington FC and Chicago Kickers club teams.

Personal: Business administration major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Jan. 4, 1987.

Mark Goldsberry

Midfielder/Defender
Junior
6-2, 170, Gurnee, Ill. (Warren Township)

2008: Played in 12-of-21 games and made one start…scored three goals.

2007: Played in 16-of-22 games…scored one goal with one assist.

High School: His senior-year team finished lost to Winnetka New Trier, 1-0, in the title game of the Illinois High School Association Class AA state championship…coached by Jim MacNamara…played for the FC United and Chicago Kickers club teams.

Personal: Communication major…younger brother of Greg Goldsberry, who lettered on the 2004-07 Carthage men’s soccer team…born June 7, 1989.

Bryan Gruenberg

Forward/Midfielder
Graduated Senior
6-0, 160, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Elk Grove)

2008: Played in 17-of-21 games and made five starts.

2007: Injured and did not play.

2006: Played in three varsity games…collected an assist in the Sept. 17 Central game…injured an did not play after the Sept. 20 Carroll (Wis.) game.

2005: Played in 10-of-18 games and made two starts…scored a goal against Augustana (Ill.) on Oct. 19 and two goals, including the game-winner, in the Oct. 29 Illinois Wesleyan contest…credited with one assist.

High School: Named Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association all-sectional, Daily Herald all-area, Pioneer Press all-area and All-Mid Suburban League his senior year with a team-leading 21 points…coached by Anthony Romano…four-year member of the basketball team, played baseball his freshman year and a member of the track and field team as a senior…Mid-Suburban League all-academic and honor student…played for the Arsenal club team.

Personal: Psychology major…born Jan. 3, 1987.

Logan Johnson

Forward
Sophomore
6-2, 165, St. Charles, Ill. (East)

2008: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: Lettered twice and coached by Jorge Ortiz…played for the Fox Valley Strikers club team.

Personal: Undecided on major…born Oct. 21, 1989.

Zak Khoshbin

Defender
Sophomore
6-0, 160, Hawthorn Woods, Ill. (Lake Zurich)

2008: Played in 19-of-21 games and made 16 starts.

High School: Named All-North Suburban Conference and all-sectional his senior year on a conference-championship team…his junior-year squad won both conference and regional titles…coached by Pete Ternes and Mike Schmitz…member of the basketball team his freshman and sophomore years…honor student…played for the FC United and Ela club teams.

Personal: Business administration major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage dean’s list and to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born April 19, 1990.

Josh Khoshbin

Forward
Junior
5-10, 180, Hawthorn Woods, Ill. (Lake Zurich/Beloit College)

2008: Played in 17-of-21 games and made eight starts…scored two goals, including the game winner in a 3-2 decision at Elmhurst on Oct. 29, and collected two assists.

2007: Attended Beloit College his freshman year and played soccer…played in 17-of-18 games and made 17 starts…scored five goals with four assists.

High School: Named All-North Suburban Conference, all-sectional and Daily Herald all-area his senior year with 21 goals and five assists…coached by Pete Ternes…played both basketball and baseball his freshman year…played for the FC United and Ela club teams.

Personal: Business administration major…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Oct. 11, 1988.

Kevin McGleam

Midfielder
Graduated Senior
5-10, 150, Chicago, Ill. (Westchester-St. Joseph)

2008: Played in 13 games and made two starts…scored four goals, including two against Finlandia on Oct. 7.

2007: Played in five other games and credited with two assists…appeared in three games as a goalkeeper.

2006: Played in two varsity games.

2005: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: Named All-East Suburban Catholic Conference, honorable mention all-sectional and Suburban Life all-area his senior year on a team that finished fourth at Illinois High School Association state championship…his freshman-year team advanced to the state “elite eight,” and his junior-year squad won a sectional championship…coached by Ray Fligel…member of the baseball team his freshman and sophomore years and played basketball as a freshman…honor student.

Personal: Political science major…born Nov. 14, 1986.

Joey Monegato

Midfielder/Forward
Graduated Senior
5-10, 160, Elk Grove Village, Ill. (Elk Grove)

2008: Played in 19-of-21 games and made 16 starts…scored two goals, including the game-winning goal at Lake Forest on Oct. 19.

2007: Played in all 22 games and made three starts…scored four goals with two assists…scored the game-winning goals against St. Norbert on Sept. 22 and Lakeland on Oct. 21.

2006: Played in all 19 games.

2005: Played in four games.

High School: Three-year letterwinner and coached by Tony Romano…four-year member of the tennis team and played baseball his freshman year…Mid-Suburban League East All-Academic and honor student…played for the Elk Grove Soccer club team.

Personal: Physics major…a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born June 6, 1987.

Gary Mouradian

Midfielder/Forward
Graduated Senior
5-10, 180, Antioch, Ill.

2008: Played in 19-of-21 games and made 18 starts…scored three goals, including game-winning goals at Concordia (Wis.) on Sept. 16 and versus Augustana (Ill.) on Oct. 4.

2007: Played in all 22 games and made 21 starts…scored five goals with one assist…scored two goals against Buena Vista on Sept. 1 and two against Millikin on Oct. 20.

2006: Played in 18-of-19 games and made 17 starts…scored a goal in Carthage’s 3-1 loss to Wheaton (Ill.) on Oct. 31 in the CCIW Men’s Soccer Tournament semifinals.

2005: Named National Soccer Coaches Association third-team All-Wisconsin…played in all 18 games and made 15 starts…scored the game-winning goal against Dubuque on Sept. 18…credited with one assist.

High School: Named Illinois High School Soccer Coaches Association all-sectional, Daily Herald all-area and All-North Suburban Conference his senior year…all-sectional and all-conference as a junior…honorable mention all-sectional, all-area and all-conference his sophomore year on a regional-championship team…coached by William Stafford…played for the Chicago Kickers club team.

Personal: Double major in neuroscience and psychology…brother of Doug Mouradian, who played on the 2007 Carthage men's soccer team…named to the Carthage dean’s list three times and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born July 21, 1987.

Daniel Nikolich

Goalkeeper
Sophomore
6-3, 185, St. Charles, Ill. (East)

2008: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: Lettered his senior year and coached by Jorge Ortiz…three-year member of the football team.

Personal: Athletic training major…born May 10, 1990.

Kyle Oberlies

Midfielder/Forward
Senior
6-0, 165, Cary, Ill. (Cary-Grove)

2008: Did not play.

2007: Played in nine games and made one start.

2006: Injured and did not play.

High School: His junior-year team won both regional and sectional championships…coached by Chris Phillips…played for the Chicago Magic and the United FC club teams.

Personal: Business administration major…born June 4, 1988.

Connor Patterson

Defender/Midfielder
Senior
6-1, 165, East Lansing, Mich.

2008: Played in six games and made one start.

2007: Played in seven games.

2006: Played in 11-of-19 games and made eight starts.

High School: Named Michigan High School Soccer Coaches Association first-team all-state his senior year, as well as All-Capital Area Activities Conference, all-district, all-regional and Lansing State Journal first-team all-area…all-conference, all-district and all-area as a junior…honorable mention all-conference his sophomore year…his senior-year team went 26-1-1 and won a Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 2 state championship…his freshman-year team went 21-4-3 and also won a state championship, while his sophomore-year squad compiled a 24-3-2 mark and reached the state semifinals…played on three conference-championship teams…coached by Nick Archer…two-year member of the lacrosse team…Michigan High School Association “scholar-athlete,” Capital Area Activities Conference all-academic, National Honor Society member and honor student…played for the Vadar and Little Caesars club teams.

Personal: Double major in business administration and economics…named twice to the Carthage dean's list and a three-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born May 11, 1988.

Tyler Peterson

Midfielder/Forward
Senior
6-0, 180, New Berlin, Wis. (Eisenhower/Northern Illinois)

2008: Played in 18-of-21 games and made 15 starts…scored a goal in a 3-2 win at Elmhurst on Oct. 29.

2007: Attended Northern Illinois University his sophomore year and red-shirted on the soccer team.

2006: Attended Cardinal Stritch University his freshman year and played soccer…team leader in goals scored.

High School: Named to the Wisconsin State All-Star team his senior year and a finalist for the Wisconsin “Wendy’s High School Heisman”…named All-Woodland Conference and Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel all-area both his junior and senior years…Eisenhower High School’s career leader in goals scored and the team leader his freshman, junior and senior seasons…coached by Jim Keller…three-year letterwinner on the track and field team…National Honor Society member, Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association scholar-athlete and honor student…played for the Mequon and FC Milwaukee FC club teams.

Personal: Public relations major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Sept. 16, 1987.

Vladimir Schlageter

Forward
Sophomore
5-10, 150, St. Charles, Ill. (North)

2008: Played in 14-of-21 games and made one start…scored a goal with two assists against Finlandia on Oct. 7…scored the game-winning goal in a 4-1 decision over Lawrence on Oct. 31.

High School: Named All-Upstate Eight Conference, Daily Herald all-area and all-sectional his senior year…his junior-year team reached the Illinois High School Association Class AA quarterfinals…coached by Eric Wilson…also a member of the basketball and track and field teams…played for the Fox Valley Strikers club team.

Personal: Business administration major…born Sept. 4, 1989.

Tucker Smith

Goalkeeper
Sophomore
6-5, 175, DeKalb, Ill.

2008: Played on the junior varsity team.

High School: Named All-Western Sun Conference his senior year on a regional-championship team…coached by Brent McIntosh…Western Sun Conference all-academic and honor student.

Personal: Double major in biology and chemistry…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Nov. 17, 1989.

Sean Stefanski

Forward/Midfielder
Junior
5-10, 155, Wauconda, Ill. (Mundelein-Carmel Catholic)

2008: Injured an did not play.

2007: Played in 20-of-22 games and made one start…scored two goals with two assists.

High School: Named All-East Suburban Catholic Conference both his junior and senior years…named Daily Herald all-area as a senior…his junior-year squad won a conference championship, and both his junior and senior-year teams won regional titles…coached by John Halloran…member of both the basketball and baseball teams his freshman year…played for the Eclipse and Chicago Kickers club teams.

Personal: Business administration major…named to the fall 2007 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born Oct. 27, 1988.

Roger Straz

Defender/Midfielder
Graduated Senior
5-9, 145, Des Plaines, Ill. (Maine West)

2008: Played in 16-of-21 games and made six starts…scored a goal versus Lawrence on Oct. 31.

2007: Played in 21-of-22 games and made 21 starts.

2006: Started all 19 games…scored goals against Redlands on Sept. 2, North Central on Oct. 11 and Augustana (Ill.) on Oct. 21.

2005: Played in 16-of-18 games and made nine starts…scored the game-winning goal against Robert Morris-Lake County on Oct. 22…collected three assists.

High School: Named All-Central Suburban League, all-sectional and Daily Herald all-area as a senior and all-conference as a junior…coached by Mike Divincenzo…in track and field, earned all-conference honors his senior year as part of league-championship 3,200-meter relay team…Maine West “2004-05 Male Athlete of the Year”…National Honor Society member, Illinois State Scholar, Central Suburban League all-academic, honor student and graduated with honors…played for the Park Ridge Soccer Club team.

Personal: Double major in mathematics and Spanish…mid-distance runner on the 2006 and 2007 Carthage men’s track and field team…named twice to the Carthage dean’s list and a five-semester member of the Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 30, 1987.

Greg Swift

Defender/Midfielder
Graduated Senior
5-7, 150, Rockford, Ill. (Boylan Central Catholic)

2008: Played in 18-of-21 games and made 10 starts.

2007: Played in 15 games and made one start.

2006: Played in eight games and made one start.

2005: Played in six games.

High School: Played on two conference-championship teams, three-regional-championship teams and two sectional-championship squads…coached by Marc Couper…also a member of the wrestling and the track and field teams…Northern Illinois Conference 9 all-academic and honor student…played for the Rockford Raptors club team.

Personal: Psychology major…born May 22, 1987.

Aleks Urosevic

Forward/Defender
Sophomore
6-1, 185, Skokie, Ill. (Wilmette-Loyola Academy)

2008: Played in 16-of-21 games and made 14 starts.

High School: Named All-Chicago Catholic League and Skokie Review all-area his senior year with a Loyola Academy single-season record of 18 goals…his senior-year team won a conference championship…coached by Rob Etheridge…played for the FC Chicago and Serbian Majors club teams.

Personal: Accounting major…born April 25, 1990.

Rafal Zalewski

Forward/Midfielder
Sophomore
5-8, 140, Schiller Park, Ill. (Franklin Park-East Leyden)

2008: Played in 19-of-21 games and made two starts…scored a goal in a 4-0 win over Illinois Wesleyan on Sept. 28.

High School: Named All-West Suburban Conference Gold both his junior and senior years…named all-sectional and Daily Herald all-area as a senior…career totals of 50 goals and 50 assists…his freshman-year team won both conference and regional championships en route to a “sweet 16” appearance at the Illinois High School Association Class AA state championship…his sophomore-year squad won both regional and sectional titles and also advanced to the “sweet 16”…his junior-year team won both conference and regional championships…coached by Mark Valintis…member of the track and field team his junior and senior years and played tennis his freshman year…Illinois High School Association academic-award winner, West Suburban Athletic Conference all-academic and four-year high honors student…played for the ACC Eagles club team.

Personal: Double major in biology and chemistry…named to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born June 6, 1989.

Joey Zilisch

Midfielder
Sophomore
5-9, 125, Kenosha, Wis. (Tremper)

2008: Played in name games and made one start…scored a goal in the Oct. 7 Finlandia game…collected two assists.

High School: His senior-year team won a Southeast Conference title and qualified for the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association state championship…coached by Chris Tindall…Southeast Conference all-academic and honor student…played for the United FC and Southeast United club teams.

Personal: Biology major…named to the fall 2008 Carthage dean’s list and to the fall 2008 Carthage athletic director’s honor roll…born March 20, 1990.

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