54 Div. I players invited to 2013 MLS Combine
By Quinn Casteel
The 54 Div. I players listed below are the college invitees to the 2013 Major League Soccer Combine, which takes place from Jan. 11-15.
The list is highlighted by College Cup finalists Ian Christianson (M), Tommy Muller (D) and Jimmy Nealis (D) of Georgetown, and National Champion Indiana’s Luis Soffner (GK).
Among the nation’s top college prospects are three Big East stars in Dillon Powers (M) and Ryan Finley (F) of the NCAA Tournament’s No. 1 seed Notre Dame, and Carlos Alvarez (M) of Connecticut. Maryland’s John Stertzer (M), who helped pace the Terps’ top-ranked offense with 21 points on seven goals and seven assists, is also expected to be an early first rounder.
The MLS Combine’s college participants will be joined by additional players supplemented from international leagues and Generation Adidas signees.
| Name | Position | School |
| 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 | Stetson |
| 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 |
| Devon 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 |
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