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July 19, 2005
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The University of Virginia men’s soccer team’s 2005 recruiting class was ranked ninth in the country according to College Soccer News. UVa was one of two schools from the Commonwealth of Virginia and one of eight schools from the Atlantic Coast Conference ranked in College Soccer News’ 2005 Top-40 Recruiting Classes.
Virginia’s 2005 recruiting class was highlighted by the quartet of Bakary Soumare (New York, N.Y.), Antonio DiMaggio (River Edge, N.J.), Michael Giallombardo (Manalapan, N.J.) and Robert Rogers (Fairfax Station, Va.). Others newcomers expected to compete at UVa are Milovan Milosevic (Belgrade, Serbia & Montenegro), Yannick Reyering (Mettingen, Germany), Lee Sandwina (Santa Rosa, Calif.), James Taranto (Wyckoff, N.J.), Brandon Lawrence (Maplewood, N.J.) and Joseph Colaluca (Coventry, R.I.).
Indiana, the defending 2004 NCAA Champions, landed the top-ranked class in College Soccer News’ recruiting class rankings. Virginia (#9) was one of five ACC schools ranked in the Top-10 with Maryland (#2), Duke (#3), North Carolina (#5) and Wake Forest (#8). Virginia Tech, ranked #28, was the only other school listed in the Top-40 rankings from Virginia.
The Cavaliers will begin the regular season portion of their 2005 season by traveling to Santa Barbara, California to compete in UCSB’s Adidas Classic on September 2-4. Virginia will face UC Riverside on Friday, September 2nd before meeting 2004 NCAA Runner-Up UC Santa Barbara on Sunday, September 4th.
Here is a compete look at College Soccer News’ 2005 Top-40 Recruiting Classes.
College Soccer News’ 2005 Top-40 Recruiting Classes
1. Indiana2. Maryland3. Duke4. UCLA5. North Carolina6. St. John's7. SMU8. Wake Forest9. VIRGINIA10. Michigan11. UC Santa Barbara12. South Florida13. Boston University14. California15. Clemson16. New Mexico17. Boston College18. Notre Dame19. Connecticut20. Oregon State21. Washington22. UAB23. Portland24. Loyola Marymount25. Stanford26. Ohio State27. Saint Louis28. Virginia Tech29. American30. Pennsylvania31. UNC Greensboro32. Santa Clara33. Furman34. Georgetown35. Hartwick36. South Carolina37. Akron38. Monmouth39. San Diego State40. Kentucky
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