Fairleigh Dickinson University Head Men's Soccer Coach Seth Roland welcomes four additional newcomers for the 2010 season. Nicholas Walker (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad and Tobago/St. Mary's) (Port-of-Spain, Trinidad), Karlis Putans (Riga, Latvia/University of Latvia) (Riga, Latvia), James McPeake (Wellington, New Zealand/Hutt Int'l Boys School) (Wellington, New Zealand), and Jordan Cooper (Wellington, New Zealnd/Scots College) (Wellington, New Zealand) join the previously-released group of 12 for the upcoming season.
"These four student-athletes are a great addition to our program and, along with the other dozen, will provide a strong foundation for the future of FDU soccer," said Roland.
Walker is a 6-2, 170-pound defender who played for the Trinidad and Tobago U-20 and U-23 National Teams. "Nicholas is an extremely athletic defender with a wealth of experience at the national team level for Trinidad and Tobago," said Roland. "We are looking for him to be a real presence in the back for FDU."
Putans, a 6-5, 205-pound defender, played on the Latvia U-19 National Team and has three years of eligibility remaining after transferring from the University of Latvia. "Karlis is a savvy defender who can dominate in the air," said Roland. "He reads the game well from his center back position, and is a threat on set-pieces."
McPeake is a 6-4, 190-pound goalkeeper from Hutt International Boys School. He is a member of the New Zealand U-20 National Team and U-19 National Schoolboys Team. "James is an outstanding young goalkeeper who has the potential to blossom into a top shot-stopper at the Division I level," said Roland.
Cooper is a 6-1, 175-pound forward/midfielder who was the leading scorer and team MVP for his high school, Scots College. In addition, he played for the New Zealand Secondary Schools U-15 National Team. "Jordan is an eager and highly motivated young man," said Roland. "His athleticism will make him a handful for opponents to contend with at both the forward and wide midfield positions."
The four newcomers join Jude Bischoff (Inarajan, Guam/Notre Dame) (Inarajan, Hi, Guam/Notre Dame), Liam Cahill (Whiting, N.J./Manchester Township) (Whiting, NJ/Manchester Township), Manny Calixto (Passaic, N.J./Paramus Catholic) (Passaic, NJ/Paramus Catholic), Jonathan Gonzalez (Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield) (Bloomfield, NJ/Bloomfield), Kean Lewis (Patlipada Thane West, India/) (Patlipada, Thane West, India/Foreign), Jacob Lissek (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Rock Canyon) (Highlands Ranch, NJ/Rock Canyon), Alfredo Malaret (Caracas, Venezuela/Cumbres De Caracas) (Bradenton, FL/Bradenton Prep), Jeff Monsalve (West New York, NY/Memorial) (West New York, NJ/Memorial), Jake Mulinge (West Orange, NJ/West Orange) (West Orange, NJ/West Orange), Kelvin Preciado (Hackensack, N.J./Hackensack) (Hackensack, NJ/Hackensack), Tyler Wynn (Toms River, NJ/) (Toms River, NJ/Toms River East) and Marco Zanfardino (Hillsborough, NJ/St. Benedict's Prep) (Hillsborough, NJ/St. Benedict's Prep).
