Monday, December 12, 2011

2011 - The Program is Back on Track

The 2011 Team Preview

The men’s Mustangs soccer team enters the 2011 fall season with renewed enthusiasm and optimism. We are extremely excited to get back to the pitch and prove once again that we are one of the premier 2-year soccer programs in the Rocky Mountain region.

The Mustangs return seven players from last year’s squad. Spencer Mohlman from Bountiful UT is back for another year as a defender for the Red and Black. Nathaniel Sellis a midfielder from Taylorsville UT will again bring his talents to Rock Springs and the Mustangs. The Most Improved Player on the 2010 squad, Angel Muniz from Logan UT, will return in the midfield for WWCC. Mitchell Christensen another midfielder from Bountiful UT will be back to campus to help us out in 2011. Three players will be returning to the United States and to WWCC after 2 year LDS Church mission. All three of these players played on the 2008 squad that competed in the Region IX tournament final. Erik Stembridge a midfilder from Rock Springs WY returns to add some more timely goals. Heber City UT brings us Devin King, a forward who garnered 2nd Team All Region IX honors in 2008 returns. Cameron Lowry, Midway UT, was a 1st Team All Region IX player in 2008 will help in the defense.

With the departure of the players from the 2010 squad we will be welcoming a big group of new students into the Western Wyoming soccer family this fall. Our largest squad and our biggest freshman class ever.

Newcomers to this year’s forwards are: Andrew Newbold from Copper Hills High in West Jordan UT, Steven Shelley from Elko High in Elko Nevada, Jarom Stuart from Desert Oasis High in Las Vegas Nevada and Efren Carrillo from West Wendover Nevada. There is a load of talent in these forwards and we are looking from some individual and team records to fall this season.

The midfield has added Taylor Egbert from Bountiful High in Bountiful UT, Raul Mata from AIMES school and Stansbury Park UT, Coleman Hayduk from Evanston High in Evanston WY, Christian Mendoza from Rock Springs High in Rock Springs WY and Hideo McOmber from Bountiful High in Bountiful UT. We are very pleased with this recruiting class in the midfield and expect them to help our returners to control the possession and the flow of the match.

The Mustang’s back line has been bolstered by the additions of Chad Englert and Mitch Cooper both from Lander Valley High in Lander WY, Carson Broadhead from Riverton High in Riverton UT, Kortny Lancaster and Taylor Chesnovar both from Rock Springs High in Rock Springs WY, Cody Nice from Campbell County High in Gillette WY, and Logan Anderson from Copper Hills High in West Jordan UT. These players have proven they were awesome defenders in high school and we know that their skills can be translated to the collegiate level.

At goalkeeper the Mustangs added two recruits. Luis Trevisan from Mogi das Cruzes Brazil and Cory Thibeault from Stansbury High and Stansbury Park UT. Both players are very reliable keeper and have the skills to be very successful here as Mustangs.

Our returning players and the newcomers to the program have goals and expectations of being a welcome addition to our community and campus, to achieve high marks in the classroom and to compete to win a Region title.


The 2011 Schedule
Aug 19 Loss Dixie State "Scrimmage" (St. George, UT) 9:00 am 2-5
Aug 20 Loss Westminster "Scrimmage" (Salt Lake City, UT) 12:00 pm 1-4
Aug 26 Loss Treasure Valley CC "Scrimmage" (Ontario, OR) 4:00 pm 0-1
Aug 27 Loss College of Idaho "Scrimmage" (Caldwell, ID) 1:30 pm 1-3
Aug 31 Win Northwest College 5:00 pm 2-1
Sept 2 Loss Otero Junior College 2:00 PM 0-3
Sept 7 Win Northeastern Junior College 3:00 PM 3-1
Sept 10 Loss Yavapai College (Prescott, AZ) 6:00 pm 1-9
Sept 12 Win Paradise Valley (Phoenix, AZ) 2:00 pm 5-4
Sept 16 Win Northwest Kansas Tech College 5:30 pm 4-0
Sept 17 Win Westminster Reserves 3:00 pm 2-1
Sept 21 Win Northeastern Junior College (Sterling, CO) 3:00 pm 4-1
Sept 23 Win North Idaho College 4:00 pm 4-2
Sept 24 Win Western Nebraska Community College 1:00 pm 6-5
Sept 28 Loss Northwest College (Powell, WY) 5:00 pm 1-2
Sept 30 Loss Laramie County Community College 3:00 pm 0-1
Oct 1 Win UW Club Team 2:00 pm 8-1
Oct 5 Loss Otero Junior College (LaJunta, CO) 5:00 pm 1-3
Oct 8 Loss North Idaho College (Couer d'Alene, ID) 5:00 pm 0-2
Oct 12 Loss Laramie County Community College (Cheyenne, WY) 1:30 pm 1-5
Oct 14 Win UW Club Team (Laramie, WY) 3:00 pm 2-0
Oct 15 Loss Western Nebraska Community College (Scottsbluff, NE) 2:00 pm 2-3
Oct 19 Loss NJCAA Region IX-1st Round WWCC vs. WNCC 4:00 pm 1-3

The 2011 Team Roster

NO.

PLAYER

POSITION

HT

YR

HOMETOWN

1

Luis Trevisan

Keeper

5'8"

FR

Mogi das Cruzes Brasil

2

Spencer Mohlman

Defense

6'0"

SO

Bountiful, UT

3

Taylor Egbert

Midfield

5'8"

FR

Bountiful, UT

4

Chad Englert

Defense

5'7"

FR

Lander, WY

5

Raul Mata

Midfield/Defense

5'4"

FR

Stansburty Park, UT

6

Mitch Cooper

Defense

5'10"

FR

Lander, WY

7

Nathaniel Sellis

Midfield

6'0"

SO

Taylorsville, UT

8

Angel Muniz

Midfield

5'8"

SO

Logan, UT

9

Carson Broadhead

Defense

5'10"

FR

Riverton, UT

10

Mitchell Christensen

Midfield

5'6"

SO

Bountiful, UT

11

Erik Stembridge

Midfield

6'0"

SO

Rock Springs, WY

12

Kortny Lancaster

Defense

6'0"

FR

Rock Springs, WY

13

Cody Nice

Defense

5'8"

FR

Gillette, WY

14

Andrew Newbold

Forward

6'2"

FR

West Jordan, UT

15

Coleman Hayduk

Midfield

5'11"

FR

Evanston, WY

16

Logan Anderson

Defense

6'1"

FR

West Jordan, UT

17

Cameron Lowry

Defense

6'4"

SO

Midway, UT

18

Steven Shelley

Forward

5'8"

FR

Elko, NV

19

Christian Mendoza

Midfield

6'0"

FR

Chihuahua, Mexico

20

Jarom Stuart

Forward

5'9"

FR

Las Vegas, NV

21

Taylor Chesnovar

Midfield/Defense

5'10"

FR

Rock Springs, WY

22

Hideo McOmber

Midfield/Defense

5'7"

FR

Bountiful, UT

23

Devin King

Forward

6'4"

SO

Heber City, UT

24

Cory Thibeault

Keeper

5'9"

FR

Stansbury Park, UT

25

Efren Carrillo

Midfield/Forward

5'6"

FR

West Wendover, NV

Head Coach: Jeff Atkinson College President: Dr. Karla Leach
Assistant Coach: Matt Robles Athletic Director: Dr. Jackie Freeze
Asst. AD/Trainer: Lu Sweet Student Trainer: Patrick Ritter, Glibert Gonzalez
Games Manager: Amy Prevedel Mascot: Mustang
Colors: Black, White & Red