June 4, 2007

PITTSBURGH--University of Pittsburgh men's soccer coach Joe Luxbacher announced his nine member incoming class for the fall 2007 season. Those student-athletes include: Justin Boehm (South Park, Pa.), Ryan Brode (Setauket, N.Y.), Chris Cline (Coatesville, Pa.), Andy Kalas (North Huntingdon, Pa.), Evan Kluge (Miami, Fla.), Connor Malone (Harrisburg, Pa.), Adam Monteverde (Sewickley, Pa.), Joe Prince-Wright (Southampton, England) and Marshall Stula (Leawood, Kansas) will join the Panthers next season. 

 

"We are extremely excited about this class," Luxbacher said. "It is a very good group to go along with a strong returning group. We hope to have several of these players help us and contribute right away."

 

The following is information on each of Pitt's nine new student-athletes:

 

Justin Boehm, 5-7, 155, South Park, Pa./South Park H.S.

Named to the 2006 PSCA All-State Team...captain of his two-time state champion high school team in both 2005 and 2006...played for the Pennsylvania West state Olympic Development Program team...captain of his Century United club team.

 

Ryan Brode, 6-2, 165, Setauket, N.Y./St. John the Baptist

Named an NSCAA High School All-American in 2006...member of the 2005-2006 Region 1 Team...played for the Eastern New York Olympic Development Program for five years...an Adidas ESP 2005 and 2006 player...member of the 2005 Adidas ESP Euro Team Tour...an Adidas ESP All-Star in 2006...plays for the five-time ENY State Champions Kosmos club team.

 

Chris Cline, 5-11, 170, Coatesville, Pa./Coatesville H.S.

Member of the five-time state champion FC Delco Dynamo club team...Chesmont Champion in the 300 hurdles.

 

Andy Kalas, 6-1, 168, North Huntingdon, Pa./Norwin H.S.

Named to the 2005 and 2006 PSCA All-State Team...member of the three-time state champion Beadling Soccer Club...played for the PA-West state ODP team.

 

Evan Kluge, 6-0, 165, Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep

Played for the Region 1 Olympic Development Team in 2003-2004...captained the ENY Merrick club team from 1998-2005...member of the Gulliver H.S. state championship team in 2006...a 2004 Super Y League ODP National Team member...participated in the 2006 Adidas ESP program.

 

Connor Malone, 6-1, 175, Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin H.S.

Selected to attend the Under-17 Super Y League National ODP Camp in 2007...member of the Region 1 Super Y League Olympic Development Program Under-17 Mid-Atlantic team in 2006...captains his LDC United club team.

 

Adam Monteverde, 5-10, 160, Sewickley, Pa./Quaker Valley H.S.

Member of the three-time state champion Beadling Soccer Club...played for the Pennsylvania-West state Olympic Development team...Captained his Quaker Valley H.S. team to the state finals in 2005.

 

Joe Prince-Wright, 6-1,160, Southampton, England

Captained his Itchen School 2006-2007...Hampshire County team captain 2006-2007...England Under-18 National Team trialist...BTC Southampton managers player of the year 2003-2004...Supporters player of the year 2003-2004...BTC Southampton team captain 2003-2004.

 

Marshall Stula, 6-3, 180, Leawood, Kansas/Blue Valley H.S.

Selected to the Kansas All-State team in 2005...plays for the Kansas City Attack club team...played for the Kansas state Olympic Development Program team.

 

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