CALIFORNIA (June 9) – The California University of Pennsylvania men's soccer program announced on Wednesday that it has signed 12 players – all freshmen – for the upcoming season.
The group (listed below) features nine Pennsylvania natives and one player from Virginia, West Virginia and Canada.
| Name |
Pos. |
Hometown/High School |
| Russell Bootwright |
F |
Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin |
| Scott Campbell |
MF |
Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek |
| Ryan Carlin |
F
|
Clinton, Pa./South Side Beaver |
| James Delgreco |
F |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle |
| Gabriel Deller-Borgono |
MF |
Toronto, Canada/Oakwood Institute |
| Cody Goshert |
MF |
Strasburg, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg |
| Kevin Helbig |
F/MF |
Carnegie, Pa./Chartiers Valley |
| Chris Hunkele |
MF |
Allison Park, Pa./Hampton |
| Chris Karns |
MF |
Evans City, Pa./Mars |
| Kyle Ransom |
MF |
Kearneysville, W.Va./Jefferson |
| Andrew Sikora |
F |
Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland |
| Conor Wohlfarth |
MF |
Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon |
The Vulcans have registered a winning season in 11 of the last 12 years, which includes 2008 when they won the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC) Championship and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the second time in program history.
Russell Bootwright (Fr., Forward, Richmond, Va./Mills E. Godwin)
-Second-Team All-State (2009) ... First-Team All-Metro (2009) ... First-Team All-Academic (2009) ... District MVP (2009)
Scott Campbell (Fr., Midfielder, Erie, Pa./Harbor Creek)
- First-Team All-Region (2009) ... member of region and district championship team (2008)
Ryan Carlin (Fr., Forward, Clinton, Pa./South Side Beaver)
- Three-time all-section (2007-09) ... two-time All-WPIAL (2008-09) ... ODP 92's ...Arsenal FC
James Delgreco (Fr., Forward, Pittsburgh, Pa./Seton LaSalle)
- All-Section ... All-WPIAL ... member of PIAA championship team (2008) and PIAA runner-up team (2009) ... leading scorer for Beadling SC ... played in state club championship game
Gabriel Deller-Borgono (Fr., Midfielder, Toronto, Canada/Oakwood Institute)
- Vaughan Azzuri 92 FC ... member of two OYSL championship team (2007, 2009) and Ontario Cup championship team (2008)
Cody Goshert (Fr., Midfielder, Strasburg, Pa./Lampeter-Strasburg)
- PA Classics FC
Kevin Helbig (Fr., Forward/Midfielder, Carnegie, Pa./Chartiers Valley)
- Two-time all-section ... All-WPIAL ... captain for Chartiers Valley HS and STM SC ... played for Heidelberg GPSL
Chris Hunkele (Fr., Midfeidler, Allison Park, Pa./Hampton)
- Four-year starter ... All-WPIAL ... WPIAL runner-up and PIAA Championship Game (2009) ... North Star SC
Chris Karns (Fr., Midfielder, Evans City, Pa./Mars)
- Member of two WPIAL championship team (2008-09) and two Section 2 AA championship team (2007, 2009) ... PIAA state runner-up (2009) ... Finest 15 (2009) ... Arsenal FC
Kyle Ransom (Fr., Midfielder, Kearynesville, W.Va./Jefferson)
- West Virginia Sportswriters' First-Team ... West Virginia Coaches' Association Second-Team ... member of two West Virginia state championship teams with Epic Blast SC (2006, 2009) ... National Honor Society ... Spanish National Honor Society
Andrew Sikora (Fr., Forward, Scottdale, Pa./Southmoreland)
- Four-time all-section ... two-time All-WPIAL ... WPIAL All-Star ... WPIAL All-Star MVP (2009) ... member of four-time Pennsylvania State Cup Champion with Beadling SC ... leading scorer all four years of high school ... Scholar-Athlete Recipient
Conor Wohlfarth (Fr., Midfielder, Pittsburgh, Pa./Mount Lebanon)
- Membe of two WPIAL championship teams (2008-09) ... Century United SC ... played in state club championship game