More than 50 Student Athletes Commit to College Programs

February 7, 2018

Cincinnati United Soccer Club is proud to announce our college commitments for the graduating class of 2018. In all, 52 student athletes will be playing college soccer this fall at a college or university. More student athletes are finalizing their college decisions and we will update those as they make their selections. Cincinnati United Soccer Club has sent more than 500 players off to play college soccer through the years and continues to lead the way in preparing student athletes for the next level.

 

“Signing day is always a special time," said Cincinnati United Executive Director Scott Rodgers. "I am so proud and excited for our players as they prepare to take their game and schooling to the next level.  They have all worked so hard to earn this opportunity and I am looking forward to watching them all take on the future.”

 

"I'm extremely proud of the CUP players and coaching staff for this fantastic achievement,” said CUP Girls Technical Director Phil Nielsen. “To have over 50 players commit to play in college is such an accomplishment. It is clear evidence that CUP has established itself as a national powerhouse in elite youth soccer development. This is exactly the reason that I was so excited to come join the CUP family."

 

"We are very excited to see our boys from both CU and CUP realize their dream to play soccer in college," said CUP Boys Technical Director Scott Bower. "This is not an opportunity many young men get to realize and has been accomplished with focus, hard work, and with support from their families. The boys, parents, and their siblings should be applauded for the sacrifices they have all made to make this possible. It is our hope that CU/CUP has played at least a small part in supporting their efforts! Best of luck to our boys in their next step of their career and know that they are always welcome back to their club to help inspire the next generation."

 

Congratulations to all of our student athletes!

 

***See next two pages for full list of college commitments.***

 

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Player First Name	Player Last Name	Current Team	Previous	High School	College
Hannah	Bacon	CUP 00 Gold		Oak Hills	Elmhurst College
Bryson	Bates	CUP 99 Gold		Sycamore	Ohio Wesleyan
Megan	Bine	00 CDA Premier	CUP 00 Gold	Ryle High School	Cleveland State
Adrianna	Brewer	00 CDA Premier	CUP 00 Gold	Lakota West	Toledo
Brooklyn	Buck	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 98 Black	Kings	Ohio Wesleyan
Ryan	Burig	CUP 00 Gold	(early admittance)	Loveland	SMU
Joseph	Buscani	CUP 99 Gold		Anderson	University of Findlay
Emi	Carlo	U19 Development Academy	CUP 98 Gold	Lebanon	Cincinnati
Kelsey	Carter	CUP 99 Gold			Findlay
Maddie	Cech	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 99 Black	Indian Hil	Carnegie Melon
Claudia	Como	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Black	St. Ursula	Ball State
Cierra	Crosby	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 99 Black	Fairfield	Cleveland State
Caden	Danner	CUP 99 Gold		Kettering Fairmont	Wright State
Linden	Eberle	CUP 99 Gold		Lakota West	Wright State
Matthew	Fickenworth	CUP 99 Gold		Anderson	Xavier University
Desiree	Grubbs	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Lakota West	Miami (OH)
Sam	Hausser	U19 Development Academy	CUP 99 Gold	Lakota West	Dayton
Jake	Hipskind	CUP 00 Gold		Walnut Hills	Capital
Saylor	Jewell	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Black	Preble Shawnee	Northern Alabama
Kiley	Keehan	U19 Development Academy	CUP 99 Gold	Walnut Hills	Cincinnati
Lexy	Kidd	U19 Development Academy	CUP 99 Gold	Fairfield	Dayton
Brody	Kiper	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 98 Gold	Little Miami	Georgetown College
Kiana	Klein	U19 Development Academy	CUP 99 Gold	Dayton Christian	Louisville
Amber	Knodell	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 99 Black	Fairfield	Lourdes University
Bailey	Lach	CUP 99 Gold		St. Xavier	Wright State
Madison	Lindsay	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Lebanon	Cincinnati
Maeve	Maloney	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Lebanon	Ohio University
Chloe	Masys	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Madeira	Miami (OH)
Annie	Metzger	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Mason	Cincinnati
Haley	Miller	U19 Development Academy	CUP 00 Gold	Oak Hills	Ohio University
Nick	Mishu	CUP 99 Gold		Summit Country Day	Wright State
Jade	Myers	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 99 Black	Mason	Anderson University (SC)
Nathan	Neal	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 99 Black	St. Xavier	Otterbein University
Taylor	Nuncio	U19 Development Academy	CUP 99 Gold	Loveland	Louisville
Elias	Ordonez	CUP 00 Gold		HIghlands	Mt. St. Mary's
Hannah	Planck	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 99 Black	Lakota West	Anderson University (IN)
Olivia	Popovich	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Mason	Xavier
Jordan	Reddington	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Mason	Xavier
Michael	Samways	CUP 00 Gold		Sycamore	Wright State
Hannah	Sands	CUP 00 Gold		Reading	UC - Clermont
Paul	Schmelzer	CUP 99 Gold		Turpin	Wittenberg
Maddie	Spiker	CUP 00 Gold		Mason	Southern Indiana
Philip	Springsteen	CUP 99 Gold		Mason	Wheaton College
Mimi	Stines	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Summit Country Day	Dayton
Jayla	Striklen	CUP 00 Gold			Alabama State
Ana	Sulentic	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Madison	St. Joseph’s
Savannah	Thomas	CUP 99 Gold		Fairfield	Ohio Dominican
Holly	Thompson	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 99 Black	Lakota East	Wooster
Laurin	Uptegrove	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Springboro	Winthrop
Diego	Vallota	CUP 99 Gold		Summit Country Day	Wright State
Caroline	Welsh	99 CDA Premier	CUP 99 Gold	Turpin	Xavier
Ben	Wendell	CUP 00 Gold		Mason	Cincinnati
Abbey	Woodcock	CUP 99 Gold	CUP 99 Black	Reading	Anderson (IN)