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MLS extends 2013 Combine invite to 54 college players

2013 MLS Player Combine DL

It’s an east coast-heavy MLS Combine scheduled for January, with players from the ACC and Big East dominating the 54-strong list of seniors scheduled to take part.


NCAA College Cup runners-up Georgetown are well represented, with three players scheduled for the event which takes place January 11 through 15. Midfielder Ian Christianson will be joined by defenders Tommy Muller and Jimmy Nealis.
Indiana University, who topped the Hoyas for the title, have but one representative, goalkeeper Luis Soffner.


The highest-profile names are the Big East trio of Dillon Powers and Ryan Finley (Notre Dame), and UConn’s Carlos Alvarez. All three are expected to be first round picks, as is Maryland’s John Stertzer.


Below is the initial list. Generation adidas signees as well as several overseas talents will be added to the final Combine group:

<strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Name</strong>
<strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">Position</strong>
<strong style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">School</strong>
Carlos Alvarez
Midfielder
Connecticut
Don Anding
Forward
Northeastern
Will Bates
Forward
Virginia
Kyle Bekker
Midfielder
Boston College
James Belshaw
Goalkeeper
Duke
Ashton Bennett
Forward
Coastal Carolina
Ian Christianson
Midfielder
Georgetown
Marc Cintron
Midfielder
Providence
Greg Cochrane
Defender/ Midfielder
Louisville
Machael David
Midfielder
UC Santa Barbara
Danchrisandre Delgado
Midfielder
San Diego
Paolo DelPiccolo
Midfielder
Louisville
Uwem Etuk
Midfielder/Forward
West Virginia
Ryan Finley
Forward
Notre Dame
Ben Fisk
Midfielder
Washington
Shaun Foster
Defender
Hofstra
Joe Franco
Defender
CSUN
Jordan Gafa
Defender
North Carolina
John Gallagher
Defender
Penn State
Jose Gomez
Midfielder
Creighton
Scott Goodwin
Goalkeeper
North Carolina
Brenton Griffiths
Defender
USF
Coleton Henning
Midfielder/Forward
Furman
Ryan Hollingshead
Midfielder
UCLA
Erik Hurtado
Forward
SCU
Larry Jackson
Goalkeeper
SCU
Taylor Kemp
Defender/Midfielder
Maryland
Korey Kindle
Defender/Midfielder
Bakersfield
Jonathan Mendoza
Midfielder
Statson
David Meves
Goalkeeper
Akron
Fernando Monge
Midfielder
UCLA
Tommy Muller
Defender
Georgetown
Colin Murphy
Midfielder
Boston College
Jimmy Nealis
Defender/Midfielder
Georgetown
Tommy (T.J.) Nelson
Midfielder
SMU
Kofi Opare
Defender
Michigan
Leston Paul
Midfielder
USF
Dillon Powers
Midfielder
Notre Dame
Andrew Ribeiro
Defender/Midfielder
Creighton
Dylan Sandoval
Forward
New Mexico
Eric Schoenle
Defender
West Virginia
Donald Smith
Midfielder
Charlotte
Blake Smith
Midfielder/Forward
New Mexico
Yannik Smith
Forward
Old Dominion
Luis Soffner
Goalkeeper
Indiana
Luke Spencer
Forward
Xavier
John Stertzer
Midfielder
Maryland
Brad Stuver
Goalkeeper
Cleveland State
Chris Thomas
Forward
Elon
Dylan Tucker-Gangnes
Defender
Washington
Emery Welshman
Forward
Oregon State
Danny Wenzel
Defender
Wake Forest
Daniel Withrow
Goalkeeper
Marshall
Paul Wyatt
Midfielder/Forward
James Madison