Two Cascade Surge Players Chosen as Collegiate All-Americans

Cascade Surge players on the field in a game last July.Photo Courtesy: Cascade Surge

(SALEM) - The Cascade Surge are pleased to announce that two more players from the 2005 NW Division Championship team have been voted as collegiate All-Americans.

Wheaton College junior Stephen Rigby has been named to the NCAA Men's Division III All-America Team. Rigby, was placed on the Second Team and was also chosen to the First Team All-CCIW selection as he led the conference with eight assists this season. He was also named to the ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-America Team. Rigby not only helped lead the Surge to the playoffs he also helped Wheaton post a 16-5-2 record and to the second round of the NCAA playoffs.

Senior midfielder Luke Williams of Westmont College (CA) has been placed on the 2005 NAIA Men's Soccer All-American Team (honorable mention). Williams, an honorable mention All-American for the second consecutive year, scored four goals and added seven assists for the Warriors, after helping lead the Surge to the league title and Western Conference finals.

The Cascade Surge is planning to take a U23 Select Team to be a part of the World Cup "festivities" in Germany this next summer. The team which has currently filled fourteen of their eighteen roster spots will play five "friendly" matches with teams in the Stuttgart area, visit a youth alternative prison and conduct a soccer camp with the Stuttgart Volksmission in June of 2006.

Eight players from Corban College head the list of players chosen so far, along with three Salem area high school players also chosen to the team.

Mark Geissbauer Tour Leader- GM currently in Stuttgart, Germany

Dave Irby Tour Leader- Tour Coach

Justin Rivard Asst. Coach- Player

Brett Bentley GLK Corban College / Salem, OR

Andrew Brown MID Corban College

Greg Chandler MID Corban College

Josh Crain FOR Corban College

Colin Box MID/DEF South HS / Cascade FC / Salem. OR

Kevin Furman DEF Corban College

Andy Hegg DEF Irvine Strikers / Corona, CA

Jared Hoffman GLK Santiam Chr. HS / Cascade FC

Nathan Irby* MID/FOR Corban College / Cascade FC

Quinn Neely DEF / MID Corban College

Jim Young DEF Corban College

Stephan Valverde MID Cascade College / Portland, OR

Michael Wilson MID Sprague HS / Cascade FC