USD Men's Soccer 1998

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Torero Sophomores

#01 NA'RON AKINS

#13 JOEL ARMSIRONG

#19 DANIEL BLAKE

Goalkeeper (GK)

Forward (F)

Midfielder (MF)

Ht: 5-10 Yr: So. Exp: IV Miramar, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas HS

Ht: 6-2 Yr: So. Exp: IV Las Vegas, NV/Bonanza HS

Ht: 6-0 Yr: So. Exp: IV Marin County, CA/Marin Catholic HS

1997: Appeared in two games -- gave up two goals while earning one save in fifty-five min– utes. Prep/Club: Member of the U.S. Under-17 National Team .. . Team MVP for St. Thomas Aquinas who were Two-time State Champi– ons and ranked #I in the nation .. . Defensive MVP during junior year. .. Four-year starter. Personal: Undeclared major. .. Chose USD because of its academic reputation and soc– cer program... Also recruited by Florida In– ternational, College of Charleston, and Ala– bama-Birmingham... Brother T'Jon currently plays soccer for UNLY... Born October 28, 1978 in North Miami Beach, FL.

1997: Earned 6 starts in 19 matches ... tallied 2 goals and 2 assists (6 points) ... scored goal in first collegiate game, a 5-1 win over Or– egon State ... al so scored in 3-1 win over Northern Illinois. Prep/Club: Two-time First Team All Confer– ence selection for Bonanza High... Scored 20 goals and assisted on 15 during final year... Scored 15 goals in junior year. .. Team was State Champions twice... State Qualifier in tennis and track. Personal: Undeclared major... Chose USD for the school's location and strength of soc– cer program... Also recruited by Oregon State and UNLY... Born April 7, 1979 in Las Ve– gas, NY.

1997: Earned two starts in five contests ... had lone Torero goal in 2-1 loss at Gonzaga.

Prep/Club: First Team All Marin County Athletic League... Team MVP and Team Cap– tain ... Three-time Scholar Athlete... Named Most Improved and Most Inspirational dur– ingjunior season .. . Has trained in Bolivia and Ireland with club teams. Personal: Business Marketing major. .. Chose USD because of successful soccer team, school and size... Recruited by NYU... Born December 12, 1977 in San Francisco, CA.

#17 MIGUEL SUAZO

#21 TIM PARKE

#15 PAUL FISHER

Midfielder (MF)

Midfield/Forward (MIF)

Defender (D)

Ht: 5-9 Yr: So. Exp: IV Albuquerque, NM/St. Pius X HS

Ht: 6-0 Yr: So. Exp: HS Phoenix, AZ/Shadow Mountain HS

Ht: 5-10 Yr: So. Exp: IV Fremont, CA/Mission San Jose HS

1997: Named Honorable Mention All-West Coast Conference ... Started 17 of 18 matches

Noteworthy: First year player for Toreros who will solidify the middle of the field.

1997: Appeared in six contests in reserve role.

Prep/Club: Mission Valley Athletic League First Team member during senior season... Scored six goals and had four assists from backfield position... High school team won seven consecutive league championships.. . Second Team All-League during junior year.. . Also played baseball and was an Honorable Mention recipient. Personal: Business Administration major; Computer Science minor ... Chose USD for education, location & athletics... Recruited by San Jose State, San Diego State, Fresno State and Washington.. Born March 13, 1978 in Santa Clara, CA.

Prep/Club: Scored 14 goals, IO assists in se– nior season for State Champs St. Pius X ... Two-time District Player of the Year. .. First Team All-State, All-City, All-District for three years... Team was ranked #I in New Mexico and #23 in the nation with a record of 18-1- 1... State champion three years in a row... Scored 23 goals and recorded nine assists dur– ing junior year... Played for a regional team that traveled to Costa Rica. Personal: Business major... Chose USD be– cause of location and soccer program.. . Re– cruited by Washington, St. Mary's and New Mexico... Born November 23, 1977 in Albu– querque, NM.

Prep/Club: Prepped at Shadow Mountain HS where he was a two-sport star in soccer and track ... a three-time All-State soccer player ... was a memberofthe 1996 National Cham– pions U-18 soccer club. Personal: Accounting major .. chose USD for it environment and strong academics ... born March 9, 1978 in Glasgow, Montana.