USD Men's Soccer 2004

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Meet The Toreros

IAN COFFMAN

Freshman Goalie

USD: First year player competing for playing time at goalkeeper.

PREP/CLUB: Prepped at local St. Augustine where he led his team to the CIF Division 3 Championship in 2001 and 2003 ... Four-time All-CIF player (2001-2004) and three-time All-Western League first team member (2001, 2003, 2004)... Earned All-State Academic Team honors in 2004... Also was a four-time letter-winner in golf.. . Named All-CIF for golf in 2001 and 2003, along with being named 2004 Union-Tribune Student-Athlete of the Year and 2004 Academic Team Captain ... Played for the 1999 Under-13 Regional Champion Nomads club team. PERSONAL: Born on November 8, 1985 in San Diego, CA. .. Also recruited to play golf for USD, Cal and Santa Clara... Chose to play soccer at USD because of the campus, stu– dents and outstanding soccer program... His father, Louis, played lacrosse for Penn.

RUNE KNUDSEN

Sophomore D

USD: Comes to the Toreros from Roskilde University in Denmark... Will compete for playing time at defender.

PREP/COLLEGE: Attended Roskilde University in Roskilde, Denmark... Prepped at Roedovre Gymnasium... last year played central midfield for B1903 team which was ranked as high as No. 2 ... between summerof2000 and 2002 played for HVIDOVRE.IF ... from 1999 to summer of 2000 was on prestigious talent team that was defending champions for FC Copenhagen ... played 10 years for Albertslund.IF club team.

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PERSONAL: Born on September 19, 1981 in Copenhagen, Denmark... Chose USD for academ– ics and to play soccer at a high level.

MAJOR: Communications/Public Relations

LEON ABRAVANEL

Freshman MF/D

USD: First year player who will seek playing time at midfield and defense.

PREP/CLUB: Led South Tahoe High School to a 23-0-1 record and a state championship in his senior year (team finished #19 in the nation)... Also won the conference championship, leading the Vikings to a 22- 1-1 record his junior season... Named MVP Midfielder of the conference in both his junior and senior years... Earned First Team All-Sierra League honors his sophomore year.. . Played on the U.S. National Champion San Juan Predators club team ... Four-year member of the Region IV Olympic Development Program team (2001-2004)... NSCAA All-America Team member... Four-time NevadaAll-StateAcademic Team member. PERSONAL: Born on July 8, 1986 in South Lake Tahoe, CA. .. Highly recruited as a prep by SMU, Santa Clara, Portland, Duke and St. John 's... Chose USD for the soccer program, aca– demics and atmosphere.

USD NCAA Tournament Appearances - 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999, 1998, 1995, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1990