Men’s Soccer Announces Incoming Class
QUINCY, Mass- Eastern Nazarene College men's soccer head coach Mark Bell will welcome an incoming class of 12 student-athletes for the 2017 season.
Midfielder Sebastian Arboleda (Barranquilla, Colombia), Brandon Brooks (Rising Sun, Md.), midfielder Lucas Brown (Bath, Maine), forward Samuel Cueva (Swampscott, Mass.), goalkeeper Timothy Eddings (Endicott, N.Y.), defender Matt Knowlton (Beverly, Mass.), midfielder Nathaniel Lundin (Kokomo, Ind.), forward Quinn Smith (Galway, N.Y.), goalkeeper David Munoz (Brockton, Mass.), midfielder Josiah Taylor (Milton, Del.), midfielder Anson Thibault (Durham, N.H.) and Jordan Young (Winnipeg, Manitoba) will all join the Lions in the fall.
The class of 2021 is comprised of student-athletes from seven different U.S. states and two other countries.
"They each add unique qualities that will help to make us a more competitive and dynamic team in the fall, and they have the talent and character to immediately impact our level in 2017," commented Bell.
The 12 newcomers join an ENC squad that is looking to build off a 6-11-2 (2-7-0 CCC) season in 2016 – a campaign which included the Lions' first trip to playoffs since 2012.
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Sebastian Arboleda
Position: Midfielder
Height:5-10
Weight:150
Previous School: Colegio Hebreo Union/Concordia College-NY
Hometown: Barraqnuilla, Colombia
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Brandon Brooks
Position: Midfielder/Defender
Height: 5-10
Weight: 140
Previous School: Rising Sun H.S.
Hometown: Rising Sun, Maryland
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Lucas Brown
Position: Midfielder/Defender
Height: 6-0
Weight: 155
Previous School: Morse H.S.
Hometown: Bath, Maine
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Samuel Cueva
Position: Forward
Height: 6-4
Weight:180
Previous School: Essex Tech/Bridgton Academy
Hometown: Swampscott, Massachusetts
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Timothy Eddings
Position: Goalkeeper
Height: 6-3
Weight: 230
Previous School: Union Endicott H.S.
Hometown: Endicott, New York
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Matt Knowlton
Position: Defender
Height: 5-9
Weight: 135
Previous School: Covenant Christian Academy/Covenant College
Hometown: Beverly, Massachusetts
Nathaniel Lundin
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-10
Weight:145
Previous School: Tri-Central H.S.
Hometown: Kokomo, Indiana
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David Munoz
Position: Goalkeeper
Hometown: Brockton, Massachusetts
Quinn Smith
Position: Forward
Height: 5-8
Weight: 150
Previous School: Galway Central H.S.
Hometown: Galway, New York
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Josiah Taylor
Position: Midfielder
Height: 5-6
Weight:130
Previous School: Delmarva Christian H.S.
Hometown: Milton, Delaware
Anson Thibault
Position: Midfielder/Defender
Height: 5-10
Weight: 150
Previous School: Oyster River H.S.
Hometown: Durham, New Hampshire
Jordan Young
Position: Forward
Height: 5-10
Weight: 165
Previous School: Westgate Mennonite College/Chowan University
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba