SALT LAKE CITY - The Real Salt Lake Youth Development Program is making strides as it moves towards its first season in the United Soccer Leagues (USL) Super-Y League, as RSL Utah today announced the rosters that will participate for its Under-17 and Under-16 age groups. Meanwhile, RSL Arizona has announced the team will conduct a pair of open tryouts over the next week in the Phoenix area to determine the squads that will participate alongside RSL Utah in the newly-created Rocky Mountain Division of the USL Super Y-League.
Along with RSL Utah and RSL Arizona, the Super Y-League's Rocky Mountain Division will include teams fielded by two other MLS squads - the Colorado Rapids and Kansas City Wizards - in addition to a pair of Colorado's top programs, the Colorado Rush and Boulder FC. The possibility for other teams to be added remains before the USL officially announces the division schedule in the upcoming weeks.
Nearly 120 players from across Utah and Wyoming came to Salt Lake City over the past three weeks for RSL Utah's tryouts, which were conducted under the watch of Real Salt Lake Technical Director John Ellinger, RSL Utah U-17 Head Coach Greg Maas, and RSL Utah U-16 Head Coach Matt Ellinger, along with assistant coaches Adolfo Ovalle, Eric Landon, Matt Mittelstaedt, and Chad Sackett.
Below are the 50 players that will participate in this summer's Super Y-League play under the RSL Utah banner. For more information and updates on the RSL Utah Super Y-League program, please click the "Youth Development" link on RSL's official website, www.RealSaltLake.com, or contact Teresa Nelson via email at tnelson@RealSaltLake.com or by phone at 801-835-9219.
RSL Utah Under-17s
Franchelli Albornoz (FW), Daxton Beausolei (MF), Alex Bernier (DF), Jesus Bocaranda (MF), Jacob Brady (MF), Charlie Brennan (DF), Ben Brooksby (GK), Will Burton (DF), Michael Chesler (GK), Kip Critchlow (MF), Travis Fuller (MF), Francisco Goray (FW), Richard Harrison (FW), Nick "Boomer" Hatanaka (FW), Jacob Hustedt (MF), Matt Jensen (GK), Michael Knight (MF), Jack Kunkler (DF), Stayner Langeland (DF), Nate Middleton (DF), Nickola Mijic (DF), Michael Nielsen (FW), Devin Sherman (DF), Ethan Summers (MF)
Head Coach: Greg Maas
Assistant Coach: Adolfo Ovalle
Goalkeeper Coach: Eric Landon
RSL Utah Under-16s
Jake Ames (MF), Jantzen Barber (MF), Brooks Bennett (MF), Taylor Bowlin (DF), Tanner Carlton (MF), Jonathan Davis (MF), Jerry Dearden (D/M), Taylor Felt (M/F), Tim Fitt (M/F), Elias Galvan (DF), Camree Gautavi (GK), Joshua Hernandez (MF), Timothy Herzog (DF), Mike Hodgen (MF), Steven Littlefield (DF), Tommy Martin (DF), Fabrice Nt Kalala (DF), Gaby Okito (FW), Karson Payton (MF), Taylor Peay (MF), Alfonso Perea (FW), Jake Peterson (GK), Jose Segura (D/M), Paxti Shortsleeve (GK), Bryce Stockman (M/F), Jake Troy (DF)
Head Coach: Matt Ellinger
Assistant Coach: Matt Mittelstaedt
Goalkeeper Coach: Chad Sackett
RSL Arizona to Host Pair of Tryout Dates Next Tuesday and Saturday
RSL Arizona has announced the squad will conduct a pair of tryouts next week to form its Under-17 and Under-16 teams for the 2007 USL Super Y-League campaign this summer. The tryouts, which are free and open to all participants, will take place on Tuesday, May 15 at 7:00 p.m. PT and Saturday, May 19 at 3:00 p.m. PT, both being held on the campus of Grand Canyon University, located at 3300 W. Camelback Road in Phoenix. Following the open tryouts, the 22-25 player RSL Arizona rosters will be finalized by the teams' coaching staffs, headed by U-17 Head Coach Robin Fraser and U-16 Head Coach Harry Demos, by June 1.
For more information on the upcoming RSL Arizona program, click here to read a list of Frequently Asked Questions about the new program. For information on next week's RSL Arizona open tryouts, please contact Harry Demos at 602-316-5588.
