Soccer signs 8, 2 from England

[Rabbit74]

It looks like the soccer team got some good natinal letter of intent signees including two from England as well as two others who apparently aren't on scholarships.

http://www3.sdstate.edu/Athletics/Ne...cfm?Id=46,4053

[89rabbit]

Re: Soccer signs 8, 2 from England

Kinda cool to have two players from England. Just watched "Bend it like Beckham" on HBO last month.

Go State! ;D

[Dakota]

SDSU signs 11th soccer recruit

02/03/2005
SDSU signs 11th soccer recruit
The list of women's soccer recruits at South Dakota State University has grown to 11 with the signing Wednesday of Sioux Falls standout Annie Pudenz to a national letter of intent.

A midfielder, Pudenz earned first-team all-state honors the last three seasons at Roosevelt High School after earning second-team recognition as a freshman. In 2003, she was honored as the South Dakota Player of the Year. At the club level, she has played with Great Plains Magic and Dakota Gold Inferno teams, the latter of which has won five state championships. Pudenz also has competed in volleyball, track and basketball in high school.

Ten prep standouts, including Ashley Elbers of Sioux Falls Washington, signed national letters of intent on Tuesday, the first day of the February signing period.

[Dakota]

Re: Soccer signs 8, 2 from England

I think the 2005 SDSU Soccer signings are great, most with All-State and/or Championship backgrounds. Most excel in academics and several are involved in State Olympic Development Program teams. It will be very exciting to see where the soccer program goes in next few years.


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Signing Wednesday, the first day of the February signing period, were:

• Ashley Elbers, defender, Sioux Falls;
two-time honorable mention all-state honoree

• Kellyn Farrell, midfielder/forward, Littleton, Colo.;
• Kerstyn Farrell, midfielder/forward, Littleton, Colo.
were each three-year letterwinners for the 2004 state Class 5A champion and nationally ranked Chatfield High School soccer team.

• Chelsea Goosen, forward, Olathe, Kan.;
averaged 1.73 goals per game in 2004 as she earned second-team all-Kansas Soccer Coaches Association honors.

• Erin Kasmarik, midfielder, Coon Rapids, Minn.;
all-state and all-state tournament honors in 2003

• Kelly Larson, defender, Mahtomedi, Minn.;
five-year starter at Mahtomedi High School, earning all-state honors from the Minnesota Soccer Coaches Association in 2003 and honorable mention recognition in 2000, 2002 and 2004.

• Nicole Lograsso, goalkeeper, Ames, Iowa;
second-team all-conference honors also played on seven state championship teams

• Christa Poole, forward, Birmingham, England;
• Kayleigh Poole, midfielder, Birmingham, England;
bring extensive club experience from England. They shared most valuable player honors for Gillingham FC club team in London, then were part of six league championship and five county cup titles for Birmingham LFC squad. Both also competed in track and field at Barr Beacon Language College.


• Alexandra Schaller, defender/midfielder, Maple Grove, Minn.
played the past two seasons on her team finishing as state runner-up in 2003 and finished third in 2004. Her most recent stint a team which was a State Cup finalist and Midwest Regional champion in 2004

• Also announced that two other high school standouts, Danae Backes Bismarck, N.D and Kellie Van Gerpen Brookings High School and Annie Pudenz Roosevelt High School have been accepted for admission at SDSU and also plan to join the Jackrabbit squad for the 2005 season.



http://www3.sdstate.edu/Athletics/Ne...cfm?Id=46,4053
http://www3.sdstate.edu/Athletics/Ne...cfm?Id=46,4055

[89rabbit]

Re: Soccer signs 8, 2 from England

The soccer team adds another recruit:

http://www.gojacks.com

Jackrabbits add junior college transfer

The list of South Dakota State University women's soccer signees has grown to 12 with the addition of California junior college transfer Erin Sakata.

Sakata, a midfielder, earned first-team all-CVC honors at Modesto Junior College in 2004. She will have three years of eligibility remaining.

In high school, Sakata was a four-year varsity letterwinner in soccer who earned first-team all-conference honors once, was an honorable mention selection two times and was an academic all-conference honoree four times. She also lettered in volleyball and was a member of the National Honor Society at Golden Valley High School in Merced, Calif.

SDSU announced the signing of 11 prep recruits in early February.

Coached by Lang Wedemeyer, SDSU finished its first season at the NCAA Division I level with a 5-11-1 overall record. The Jackrabbits are scheduled to open the 2005 season with a home match Aug. 26 against Minnesota State, Mankato, at Fishback Soccer Park.

Go State!  ;D