Wednesday, February 1, 2012 

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Clearwater Soccer club is proud to announce that eight members of the U-17/18 Boys U.S. Soccer Development Academy team and five members of the U-18 Girls Premier team will move on to play college soccer next season. 

In a special ceremony tonight at the Safety Harbor Resort & Spa, the players were honored for their achievements as they prepare for the next chapter of their academic and athletic lives.

“We are extremely proud to have the opportunity to honor these young men and women who have worked so hard to achieve their goal of competing at the next level,” Chargers Director of Coaching Peter Mannino said. "Our club takes great pride in preparing student/athletes for college, and we are happy to see another strong class moving on.”

More than 500 Clearwater Soccer Club alumni have gone on to play college soccer since the club was founded in 1972, including more than 60 the past three years.

The U-18 Boys U.S. Soccer Development Academy team is coached by Roberto Lopez, Garth Pollonais, Tim Mulqueen and Peter Goulish. The U-18 Girls are coached by Ljubomir Korda and Tom Sommerville. 

U-17/18 USSDA Boys
Player	High School	College
Jeremiah Barnes	Clearwater	Kenyon College
Mark Biddinger	Berkeley Prep	Rollins College
Jacob Frahm	Land O’ Lakes	University of North Florida
Danny George	Countryside	Florida Gulf Coast University
Andrew Hitt	Countryside	University of West Florida
Mike Mitchell	Braden River	University of South Florida
Patrick Shelton *	Wharton	High Point University
Rheese Wiltshire	Shorecrest Prep	Elon University
* Originally with Black Watch SC & Fusion FC before coming to the Academy last season.
U-18 Girls
Player	High School	College
Laura Cason	River Ridge	Thomas University
Meghan Dodge	East Lake	Mississippi College
Lisa Jadick	River Ridge	Southeastern University
Kaitlin Parker	Clw. Central Catholic	Florida Gulf Coast University
Katherine Pedersen	Clearwater	United States Air Force Academy

Additional players that signed since Signing Day: 

U17/18 USSDA Boys 

Atsou Ayah - Blake HS - Tyler Junior College
Devon Baughen - Pine View HS -Swarthmore College
Nathan Dalton - Land O’ Lakes HS - Jacksonville University
Roshoir Elliott - Manatee HS - Jacksonville University
Matthew "Brett" Messieh - St. Stephens HS - Case Western University
Chris Murphy - Berkley Prep - Fairfield University
Austin Ruiz - Auburndale HS - Florida Southern College

U18 g

Delaney Lester – Clearwater Christian College

U17 g