Lynx Junior Alumni Heading For Chivas Cup
January 4, 2006 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Toronto Lynx News Release
Wednesday January 4, 2006 (TORONTO, ON) - Three Toronto Jr. Lynx alumni, Alex Ruhe-Lischke, Daniel Revivo, and John Jonke, will accompany Dale Mitchell's Canadian U20 team to the Chivas Cup in Mexico from January 7-11. All three players previously played on the U17 Toronto Lynx Junior Team coached by Tom Croft in 2004 where they went undefeated and became semi-finalists in the Super Y League North American Finals. Both Revivo and Jonke also played for the Toronto Lynx U19 team which was the first Canadian team since the 1980's to gain a final berth in the prestigious Dallas Cup in 2005.
Three other Junior Lynx alumni were also involved in the recent U20 identification camp here in Toronto two weeks ago. Taylor McNamara, Adam Catley and Erik Di Lorenzo joined the three other Lynx players to form a strong Junior Lynx presence at the camp. "Everyone involved in the Junior Lynx Academy is very proud of our representation at the recent U20 training camp," comments Academy Director Duncan Wilde. "It sends a positive message to our younger players within the program. We feel confident that some of our players will qualify for the final squad selection for the 2007 World Youth Championships".
Canada will be competing in the Chivas Cup against Italian giants, Inter Milan, as well as four other Mexican clubs, Chivas, Tigres, San Luis and Morelia to form Group I of the competition. The Chivas Cup is but one of the tournaments entered by the U20 Canadian team in their preparation for the FIFA World Youth Championships to be held in Canada in 2007.
All three Jr. Lynx players are products of the U.S. college soccer system and are a part of an incredible list of 12 Junior Lynx players from the 2004 U17 Jr. Lynx team who are on soccer scholarships south of the border. Jonke plays with Louisville (along with his brother, U19 Jr. Lynx alumnus Frank), while Revivo toils at Winthrop and Rue-Liske joining McNamara and Di Lorenzo at Albany. You can follow the U20's progress in the Chivas Cup at www.canadasoccer.com
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