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Congratulations to our Mad River Youth Soccer Club Alumni
Who Have Committed to Play at the College Level

Class of 2009
Grayson Adams - College of the Redwoods
Zeb Coghill - College of the Redwoods
Travis Davy - College of the Redwoods
Whitney Flenner - College of the Redwoods
Keri Lorig - College of the Redwoods
Emily Monahan - College of the Redwoods
Joe Polizzi - College of the Redwoods
Alex Skwier - College of the Redwoods
Chris Still - College of the Redwoods
Mitchell Ward - College of the Redwoods
Class of 2008
Kristin Fraga- Butte College
Amanda Malfatti - College of the Redwoods
Ben Middlemiss - University of California, Santa Cruz - NCAA DIII
Karen Pontoni - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Shianne Zerlang - Sonoma State University - NCAA DII
Benjamin Middlemiss controls the ball for UC Santa Cruz
during the Slugs
Benjamin Middlemiss controls the ball for UC Santa Cruz
during the Slugs' match against Cal Lutheran
on Sunday, September 6. (Shmuel Thaler/Sentinel)
Benjamin Middlemiss controls the ball for UC Santa Cruz
during the Slugs
Karen Pontoni - Honored as a
2008/2009 CCAA All-Academic
Award winner, one of four HSU players
to start in all 20 matches in 2008,
tied for third on the team
with five points – two goals
and one assist including a game winner
in a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly Pomona
Class of 2007
Class of 2006
Natalie Bensky - Chico State University - NCAA DII
Amanda Hassler - Warner Pacific Knights - NAIA
Alex Vallee - California State University, Stanislaus - NCAA DII

Natalie Bensky has allowed less than one goal per game so far in 2009.
She made five saves in the August 18 shutout against Division 1 Sacramento State. She was named the CCAA Women's Soccer Player for the week ended September 13, 2009.
Class of 2005
Matt Colwell - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Dustin Valadao - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
2008 - Matt Colwell’s bicycle kick with five minutes remaining capped off a
successful night when Humboldt State men’s soccer team defeated
Cal Poly Pomona, 2-1 in California Collegiate Athletic Association action.
Class of 2004
Karen Camilli - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Ross Middlemiss - Sonoma State University - NCAA DII
Jared Wheeler - University of California, Santa Cruz - NCAA DIII
2008 CCAA Offensive Player of the Year Ross Middlemiss
2008 Daktronics NCAA Division II Men's Soccer All-America Third Team Selection
2008 NSCAA/adidas All-West Region team selection
2008 Daktronics West Region Player of the Year
Class of 2003

Sarah Ingram bids farewell to her HSU teammates at her final
collegiate game. Before her two years at Humboldt State
University, Sarah played with Santa Barbara City College
where she earned all-Western State Conference first team
selection for soccer and was named SBCC athlete of the year.

Sarah Ingram (#2) and fellow seniors prepare for their final collegiate game vs. Stanislaus on November 2, 2008.

Brice Burtchett - California State University, Stanislaus - NCAA DII
Rachel Grushkin - University of Oregon - NCAA DI
Jana Hoffman - College of the Redwoods
Sarah Ingram - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Kristen Shepard - College of the Redwoods
Simon Tessler - Butte College
Dane Valadao - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Shannon Weston - San Francisco State University - NCAA DII
Dylan Wright - Massachusetts Institute of Technology - NCAA DI
Class of 2002
Chad Gleave - San Jose State University - NCAA DI
Sita Kuteira - University of California, Davis - NCAA DI
Class of 2001
Lance Pimentel - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Class of 2000
Luke Scott - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Class of 1999
Danielle d'Usseau- Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Sarah Finney - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
Ryan Flenner - Humboldt State University - NCAA DII
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