APPLETON, Wis. -- The Lawrence University men's soccer team gets nine new faces this fall, Director of Soccer Blake Johnson announced Friday.
"What this deep class brings is an opportunity for competition each and every day in training," Johnson said. "The only way to improve individually and collectively is to push each other in training. We look to improve on our fourth-place result in the Midwest Conference and improve the overall record."
Here's a look at the incoming players:
Hashim Allah-Morad, defender, Flushing, N.Y./Flushing International School
Mason Cannon, forward, Delafield, Wis./Kettle Moraine High School
David Caprile, midfielder, Evanston, Ill., Evanston Township High School
Matt Horn, midfielder, Middleton, Wis./Middleton High School
Mike Kumbalek, defender, Houston, Texas/Cypress-Creek High School
Karl Mayer, midfielder, Northbrook, Ill./Glenbrook North High School
Simon Newsom, midfielder, Shorewood, Wis./Shorewood High School
Colin Potts, midfielder, Berkeley Lake, Ga./Home schooled
Adam Readinger, defender, St. Paul, Minn./Central High School
The Vikings finished 6-12-1 a season ago, but Lawrence was 5-3-1 in conference play and qualified for the four-team league tournament. The 2008 season marked the fourth time in the past six seasons that Lawrence qualified for the conference tournament.
Lawrence, which graduated four senior starters, opens its season Sept. 1 when it hosts Marian University.