Men's Soccer
Sends Six To
MLS
After guiding the Zips back to the
NCAA Round of 16 for the fifth
consecutive season, six members
of The
University of
Akron men's
soccer team
achieved
their dreams
of playing
professional
soccer. Of that group, five – Chad
Barson, Columbus Crew; Scott
Caldwell, New England Revolution; Dillon Serna, Colorado
Rapids; Wil Trapp, Columbus
Clockwise starting from upper right: Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution),
Crew; DeAndre Yedlin, Seattle
Dillon Serna (Colorado Rapids), David Meves (Portland Timbers), DeAndre
Sounders – signed Homegrown
Yedlin (Seattle Sounders), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew), Chad Barson (Columcontracts with their local Major
bus Crew).
League Soccer teams. David
Meves, the NCAA's all-time
shutouts leader, was selcted by the Portland Timbers in the Supplemental Draft. The Zips have now
produced 20 professional soccer players since 2006.
Porter Named Head Coach
Of MLS' Portland Timbers
Akron men's soccer head coach Caleb
Porter made the jump to the professional
ranks after guiding the Zips back to the
NCAA Tournament. Porter, who led UA
to its first NCAA national championship in any sport in 2010, joined the
Portland Timbers organization of Major
League Soccer in December. In seven
seasons at UA, Porter posted a career
record of 123-18-17.
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