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Montreal Impact Select M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Winner Andrew Wenger with First Overall Selection in 20

Published on January 12, 2012 under Major League Soccer (MLS) News Release


KANSAS CITY (Thursday, January 12, 2012) - Ahead of their inaugural MLS season, the Montreal Impact selected Duke University and Generation adidas defender Andrew Wenger with the first selection in the 2012 MLS SuperDraft presented by adidas, held Thursday at the Kansas City Convention Center.

Wenger became the first M.A.C. Hermann Trophy winner - given to the most outstanding college soccer player in the United States - to be selected No. 1 overall since Alecko Eskandarian in the 2002 SuperDraft. In his first two seasons at Duke, Wenger played center back and was named rookie of the year (2009) and defensive player of the year (2010) in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Last season, he switched to forward and led the conference with 17 goals and earned offensive player of the year honors from the ACC.

In all, eight Generation adidas players were taken the first round. Below is a list of Generation adidas players by overall selection number in the SuperDraft.

- 1st overall: Andrew Wenger (Duke University) - Montreal Impact

- 2nd overall: Darren Mattocks (University of Akron) - Vancouver Whitecaps FC

- 3rd overall: Kelyn Rowe (UCLA) - New England Revolution

- 6th overall: Sam Garza (UC Santa Barbara) - San Jose Earthquakes

- 8th overall: Andrew Jean-Baptiste (UConn) - Portland Timbers

- 13th overall: Chandler Hoffman (UCLA) - Philadelphia Union

- 16th overall: Dom Dwyer (U of South Florida) - Sporting Kansas City

- 17th overall: Enzo Martinez (UNC) - Real Salt Lake

- 22nd overall: Tyler Polak (Creighton University) - New England Revolution

The University of Louisville had three players selected in the first round to lead all schools: Nick DeLeon went to D.C. United at No. 7, Austin Berry joined the Chicago Fire at No. 9, and Colin Rolfe was selected by the Houston Dynamo with the 18th overall selection.

In all, six schools had multiple players selected in the first round: Louisville (3), UCLA (2), California-Santa Barbara (2), Connecticut (2), Creighton (2), North Carolina (2).

Twenty-three colleges and universities were represented in the 38 overall selections of 2012 MLS SuperDraft. Creighton and Louisville led with four players apiece, followed by the University of South Florida which contributed three.

The 2012 MLS SuperDraft marked the first time that no trades occurred during the first two rounds on draft day.

About Generation adidas

Players who join MLS as part of the Generation adidas program receive unprecedented opportunities to develop their game and hone their skills at the professional level in Major League Soccer. In addition to training and playing with one of Major League Soccer's 18 professional clubs, Generation adidas players receive educational grants to further their college education. Generation adidas players do not count against an MLS team's salary budget.

For a complete recap of the 2012 MLS SuperDraft, please visit: www.MLSsoccer.com .

A round-by-round summary of the 2012 SuperDraft follows:

ROUND 1

# TEAM PLAYER POS. HT WT DOB HOMETOWN CLUB/COLLEGE

1. MTL Andrew Wenger* DF 6-0 185 12/25/1990 Lititz, Pa. Duke Univ.

2. VAN Darren Mattocks* FW 6-0 155 09/02/1990 Portmore, Jamaica Univ. of Akron

3. NE Kelyn Rowe * MF 5-8 150 12/02/1991 Federal Way, Wash. UCLA

4. TOR Luis Silva MF 5-11 174 10/12/1988 Los Angeles, Calif. Univ. California, Santa Barbara

5. CHV Casey Townsend FW 5-11 161 07/07/1989 Traverse City, Mich. Univ. of Maryland

6. SJ Sam Garza * FW 5-11 170 10/17/1989 Highland Village, Texas Univ. California, Santa Barbara

7. DC Nick DeLeon MF 5-10 170 07/17/1990 Phoenix, Ariz. Univ. of Louisville

8. POR Andrew Jean-Baptiste * DF 6-2 205 06/16/1992 Brentwood, N.Y. Univ. of Connecticut

9. CHI Austin Berry DF 6-2 185 10/06/1988 Cincinnati, Ohio Univ. of Louisville

10. CLB Ethan Finlay FW 5-9 160 08/06/1990 Marshfield, Wis. Creighton Univ.

11. DAL Matt Hedges DF 6-4 190 04/01/1990 Carmel, Ind. Univ. of North Carolina

12. TOR Aaron Maund DF 6-1 185 09/19/1990 Dorchester, Mass. Univ. of Notre Dame

13. PHI Chandler Hoffman* FW 5-11 160 08/17/1990 Birmingham, Ala. UCLA

14. COL Tony Cascio FW 6-0 172 03/28/1990 Gilbert, Ariz. Univ. of Connecticut

15. SEA Andrew Duran DF 6-1 160 09/26/1989 Mokena, Ill. Creighton Univ.

16. KC Dom Dwyer * FW 5-9 180 07/30/1990 London, England Univ. of South Florida

17. RSL Enzo Martinez * MF 5-7 160 09/29/1990 Rock Hill, S.C. Univ. of North Carolina

18. HOU Colin Rolfe FW 6-0 175 02/15/1990 Canton, Mich. Univ. of Louisville

19. LA Tommy Meyer DF 6-2 175 03/20/1990 St. Louis, Mo. Indiana Univ.

* Generation adidas

ROUND 2

# TEAM PLAYER POS. HT WT DOB HOMETOWN CLUB/COLLEGE

20. MTL Calum Mallace MF 6-2 175 01/10/1990 Torphichen, Scotland Marquette Univ.

21. VAN Chris Estridge DF 5-11 160 09/21/1989 Indianapolis, Ind. Indiana Univ.

22. NE Tyler Polak * DF 5-8 150 05/13/1992 Lincoln, Neb. Creighton Univ.

23. CHI Lucky Mkosana FW 5-9 169 09/30/1987 Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Dartmouth College

24. RSL Diogo de Almeida DF 6-0 175 01/02/1989 Piricicaba, Brazil Southern Methodist Univ.

25. SJ Jacob Hustedt MF 5-9 170 01/30/1990 Sandy, Utah Univ. of Washington

26, CLB Aubrey Perry DF 5-9 150 01/20/1991 Ocoee, Fla. Univ. of South Florida

27. POR Brendan King MF 6-0 160 02/25/1990 Naperville, Ill. Univ. of Notre Dame

28. CHI Hunter Jumper DF 6-2 180 02/28/1989 Plano, Texas Univ. of Virginia

29. CLB Kevan George MF 6-2 170 01/30/1990 Roxborough, Tobago Univ. of Central Florida

30. KC Cyprian Hedrick DF 6-0 185 10/06/1989 Friendswood, Texas Coastal Carolina Univ.

31. NY Ryan Meara GK 6-4 185 11/15/1990 Crestwood, N.Y. Fordham Univ.

32. PHI Greg Jordan MF 6-0 165 04/05/1990 Naperville, Ill. Creighton Univ.

33. SJ Chris Blais GK 6-4 195 05/16/1989 Seattle, Wash. Univ. of South Florida

34. SEA Babayele Sodade FW 6-2 195 07/26/1990 Lagos, Nigeria Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham

35. PHI Raymon Gaddis DF 5-9 151 01/13/1990 Indianapolis, Ind. West Virginia Univ.

36. RSL Sebastian Velasquez MF 5-11 155 02/11/1991 Greenville, S.C. Spartanburg Methodist Coll.

37. HOU Warren Creavalle MF 6-0 165 08/14/1990 Acworth, Ga. Univ. of Central Florida

38. LA Kenney Walker MF 5-9 175 12/23/1988 Wickliffe, Ohio Univ. of Louisville

* Generation adidas

TEAM-BY-TEAM SELECTIONS:

Team (number of players selected): Player Name (overall selection number)

Chicago Fire (3): Austin Berry (9); Lucky Mkosana (23); Hunter Jumper (28)

Chivas USA (1): Casey Townsend (5)

Colorado Rapids (1): Tony Cascio (14)

Columbus Crew (3): Ethan Finlay (10); Aubrey Perry (26); Kevan George (29)

D.C. United (1): Nick DeLeon (7)

FC Dallas (1): Matt Hedges (11)

Houston Dynamo (2): Colin Rolfe (18); Warren Creavalle (37)

Sporting Kansas City (2): Dom Dwyer (16); Cyprian Hedrick (30)

LA Galaxy (2): Tommy Meyer (19); Kenney Walker (38)

Montréal Impact (2): Andrew Wenger (1); Calum Mallace (20)

New England Revolution (2): Kelyn Rowe (3); Tyler Polak (22)

New York Red Bulls (1): Ryan Meara (31)

Philadelphia Union (3): Chandler Hoffman (13); Greg Jordan (32); Raymon Gaddis (35)

Portland Timbers (2): Andrew Jean-Baptiste (8); Brendan King (27)

Real Salt Lake (3): Enzo Martinez (17); Diogo de Almeida (24); Sebastian Velasquez (36)

San Jose Earthquakes (3): Sam Garza (6); Jacob Hustedt (25); Chris Blais (33)

Seattle Sounders FC (2): Andrew Duran (15); Babayele Sodade (34)

Toronto FC (2): Luis Silva (4); Aaron Maund (12)

Vancouver Whitecaps FC (2): Darren Mattocks (2); Chris Estridge (21)

COLLEGE-BY-COLLEGE SELECTIONS:

(listed alphabetically)

Univ. of Akron (1): Darren Mattocks

Univ. of Alabama-Birmingham (1): Babayele Sodade

UCLA (2): Chandler Hoffman, Kelyn Rowe

Univ. of California, Santa Barbara (2): Sam Garza, Luis Silva

Univ. of Central Florida (2): Warren Creavalle; Kevan George

Coastal Carolina Univ. (1): Cyprian Hedrick

Univ. of Connecticut (2): Tony Cascio; Andrew Jean-Baptiste

Creighton Univ. (4): Andrew Duran; Ethan Finlay; Greg Jordan; Tyler Polak

Dartmouth College (1): Lucky Mkosana

Duke Univ. (1): Andrew Wenger

Fordham Univ. (1): Ryan Meara

Indiana Univ. (2): Chris Estridge; Tommy Meyer

Univ. of Louisville (4): Austin Berry, Nick DeLeon; Colin Rolfe; Kenney Walker

Marquette Univ. (1): Calum Mallace

Univ. of Maryland (1): Casey Townsend

Univ. of North Carolina (2): Matt Hedges; Enzo Martinez

Univ. of Notre Dame (2): Brendan King; Aaron Maund

Spartanburg Methodist College (1): Sebastian Velasquez

Univ. of South Florida (3): Chris Blais; Dom Dwyer; Aubrey Perry

Southern Methodist Univ. (1): Diogo de Almeida

Univ. of Virginia (1): Hunter Jumper

Univ. of Washington (1): Jacob Hustedt

West Virginia Univ. (1): Raymon Gaddis

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