Nov. 8, 2006

Three Bulldogs named All-MIAA in Men’s Soccer

ADRIAN, Mich.—Adrian College’s Ryan O’Keefe, Eric Drake and Collin Harpst have been named All-MIAA honorable mention for their play on the soccer field this fall.

O’Keefe (Grand Rapids, Forest Hills Central HS), a senior goalkeeper, registered 168 saves on the season, ranking him 6th in the NCAA in saves per game with 8.84.

Drake (Chesterfield, L’Anse Cruese North HS), a sophomore forward, had two goals on the year and a team-high three assists.

Harpst (Blissfield, Emmanual Baptist HS), a junior defender, scored a goal while serving as the Bulldogs’ stopper on defense. Adrian gave up 34 goals in MIAA play this fall after surrendering 54 against league competition a year ago.

The Bulldogs finished the season 2-13-4 overall and 2-8-4 in the MIAA.

2006 MIAA MEN’S SOCCER ALL-CONFERENCE TEAMS

FIRST TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
F Jack Abe* Hope So. Naperville, Ill./Naperville North
F Brett Bullard* Kalamazoo Sr. Grand Blanc/Flint Powers
F Jason Smith*** Albion Sr. Tecumseh/Tecumseh
MF Dan Tresslar** Hope Jr. Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South
MF Scott MacDonald* Kalamazoo Jr. Portage/Portage Northern
MF Clayton Wilson* Albion Sr. Chelsea/Chelsea
MF Mark Daisy* Alma Jr. Mt. Pleasant/Mt. Pleasant
B Patrick McMahon** Hope Sr. Grand Rapids/Forest Hills Central
B Maurice Wright* Calvin Sr. Wauwatosa/Wauwatosa East
B Justin Ferriman* Albion Sr. Northville/Northville
B Craig Root* Hope Sr. Holland/Holland
K Mike Amerman* Hope Jr. Indianapolis, Ind./Brebeuf Prep
* denotes of years All-MIAA first team

SECOND TEAM ALL-CONFERENCE
F Joey Orr Hope Sr. Sterling Heights/Bethesda
F David Knox Albion Sr. Chelsea/Chelsea
F Kevin Hagan Olivet So. East Lansing/East Lansing
F Alex McKenzie Calvin Fr. Lindenhurst, Ill./Antioch
MF Kevin Bartosek Hope Fr. Traverse City/Traverse City West
MF Justin Evans Kalamazoo So. Woodhaven/Woodhaven
MF Rob Linden Kalamazoo Fr. Plainwell/Plainwell
MF Alan Anderson Albion So. Ann Arbor/Pioneer
B Greg Snapper Calvin Fr. Madison, Wis./Madison West
B Kyle Wulf Albion Fr. Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley
B Corey Evans Olivet Jr. Mason/Mason
B Justin Dow Tri-State So. DeWitt/DeWitt
K Dan Putman Albion Sr. Williamston/New Dansville

MOST VALUABLE
Dan Tresslar Hope Jr. Bloomington, Ind./Bloomington South

ZUIDEMA AWARD
David Holwerda Calvin Sr. Grand Rapids, GR Christian

Coaches Honorable Mention: Adrian-Ryan O’Keefe, Eric Drake, Colin Harpst; Albion-Bryan Hayes, Justin Friedman, Jacob Skeans; Alma-Drew Hanley, Dom Baker, Dan Weidman, James Thomson; Calvin-Jared Litty, David Holwerda, Nate Kooi; Hope-Mitchell Currie, Kevin McMahon, Bain Rumohr, Dan Chesney; Kalamazoo-Matt Goldberg, Evan Wright; Olivet-Mike Manning, Ryan Scott, Josh VanWagner; Tri-State-B.J. Still, Kevin Wajert, Adam Franczak.

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