MLS announces initial player combine list

by ESNN
December 11, 2013
Major League Soccer announced today the  NCAA Division I college seniors who have been invited to participate in the 2014 adidas MLS Player Combine.  
 
Eight MAC Hermann Trophy Semifinalists and five Men’s College Cup Final Four participants are among the players that will take the field in Fort Lauderdale from January 10-14.  All invited players will be eligible for selection in the 2014 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas that will take place on January 16 in Philadelphia (12 p.m. ET).
 
A committee of NCAA Division I coaches from every conference, as well as MLS representatives, selected the invitees, all of whom completed their college eligibility this season. NCAA Division I alternates, Division II, Division III and NAIA collegiate players, Generation adidas signings and youth internationals will be announced in the coming weeks. 
 
Patrick Mullins, the 2012 Missouri Athletic Club’s (MAC) Hermann Trophy winner and an All-American is among the 50 college seniors. Mullins, a dynamic forward, played and started in 23 games this season for the University of Maryland while tallying 16 goals and eight assists.
 
The five players participating in the 2013 Men’s College Cup Final Four this weekend in the Philadelphia area are Michael Calderon,Kyle Venter and Michael Karafi of the University of New Mexico, Patrick Mullins of the University of Maryland, and Grant Van de Casteele of the University of Notre Dame.

2014 adidas MLS Player Combine NCAA DI College Senior Participants
(By School)
First Name
Last Name
School
Pos.
Hometown
Reinaldo
Brenes
University of Akron
F
San Jose, Costa Rica
Robert
Derschang
University of Akron
D/M
Englewood, Colo.
Aodhan
Quinn
University of Akron
M
San Diego, Calif.
Eric
Stevenson
University of Akron
M
Columbus, Ohio
Steve
Birnbaum
University of California, Berkeley
D
Irving, Calif.
Alec
Sundly
University of California, Berkeley
M
Capistrano Beach, Calif.
Ryan
Neil
University of California, Berkeley
M
Mission Viejo, Calif.
Enrique
Cardenas
University of California, Irvine
F
Coachella, Calif.
Victor
Chavez
University of California, Los Angeles
F
Fontana, Calif.
Victor
Munoz
University of California, Los Angeles
M
Madrid, Spain
Mackenzie
Pridham
California Polytechnic State University
F
Santa Cruz, Calif.
Kingsley
Baiden
University of California, Santa Barbara
M
Ajumako, Ghana
Tyler
Gibson
University of Charlotte
M
Knoxville, Tenn.
Thomas
McNamara
Clemson University
M
West Nyack, N.Y.
Pedro
Ribeiro
Coastal Carolina University
M/F
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Kees
Heemskerk
College of Charleston
GK
Zaandam, Netherlands
Mamadou
Diouf
University of Connecticut
F
Dakar, Senegal
George
Fochive
University of Connecticut
M
Paris, France
Zach
Bolden
University of Denver
M/F
Denver, Colo.
Daniel
Lovitz
Elon University
M
Wyndmoor, Pa.
Joey
Dillon
Georgetown University
D/M
Rochester Hills, Mich.
Steve
Neumann
Georgetown University
M/F
New Hope, Pa.
Kristopher
Tyrpak
Houston Baptist University
F
Dripping Springs, Texas
Jacob
Bushue
Indiana University
D
Champaign, Ill.
AJ
Corrado
Indiana University
M
Zionsville, Ind.
Nikita
Kotlov
Indiana University
M
Indianapolis, Ind.
Harrison
Petts
Indiana University
M
Zionsville, Ind.
Jimmy
Ockford
University of Louisville
D
Yardley, Pa.
Patrick
Mullins
University of Maryland
F
New Orleans, La.
Pete
Caringi
University of Maryland Baltimore County
F
Perry Hall, Md.
Kadeem
Dacres
University of Maryland Baltimore County
M
Rosedale, N.Y.
Mark
Sherrod
University of Memphis
F
Knoxville, Tenn.
Kevin
Cope
Michigan State University
D
Canton, Mich.
Michael
Calderon
University of New Mexico
M
San Jose, Costa Rica
Michael
Kafari
University of New Mexico
M
Accra, Ghana
Kyle
Venter
University of New Mexico
D
Aurora, Colo.
Alex
Martinez
North Carolina State University
M/F
Rock Hill, S.C.
Fabian
Otte
North Carolina State University
GK
Muenster, Germany
Grant
Van de Casteele
University of Notre Dame
D
Plano, Texas
Rafael
Diaz
St. John’s University
GK
Rockaway, N.J.
Adnan
Gabeljic
Saint Louis University
F
St. Louis, Mo.
Alex
Sweetin
Saint Louis University
M
Overland Park, Kan.
Ben
Sweat
University of South Florida
D
Palm Harbor, Fla.
JJ
Koval
Stanford University
M
Camarillo, Calif.
Romena
Bowie
Virginia Commonwealth University
M/F
Saint Mary, Jamaica
Luca
Gimenez
Wake Forest University
M/F
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Jared
Watts
Wake Forest University
M
Statesville, N.C.
Taylor
Peay
University of Washington
D
Salt Lake City, Utah
Spencer
Richey
University of Washington
GK
Seattle, Wash.
Nick
Hagglund
Xavier University
D
Cincinnati, Ohio
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