#Mark halma update

Three freshmen who played for the Menace Academy are on the rosters of D-I soccer teams and have not yet seen their first regular-season action:įormer Menace Academy Player of the Year Grant Bowden has started every match for third-ranked Drury (Springfield, Mo.), a 13-0 team enjoying its highest national ranking in school history. The junior has played in nine matches for Navy (7-5), making four starts for the Midshipmen. 21 the Golden Hurricane’s other goal came from Joe Salem – a starter with the Menace’s Premier Development League team the last two seasons.Ī 2007 Des Moines Roosevelt grad, Sam Lepley, is serving his country while playing D-I soccer. He scored in a 3-2 exhibition loss to New Mexico on Aug. Kyle Cummings (Norwalk) has made a couple regular-season appearances for Tulsa (7-3-2). A member of the 2008 Horizon League All-Newcomer Team, Maxey has started every match for the Panthers (3-7-2), who have a four-game unbeaten streak after getting past Loyola, 2-1, on Saturday. Tony Maxey (Dowling Catholic) is Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s leader in minutes played. Two former teammates who led the Menace’s 2008 class to three Iowa State Cup championships have reached their goal of playing division-I soccer. 16 Northwestern tonight, a week after dropping a 1-0 decision to No. The Fighting Leathernecks (3-7) play at No. Iowa’s 2009 Player of the Year, Husref Jupic (Des Moines Hoover), has played in every match for Western Illinois, notching an assist. He was named the 2008 Horizon League Tournament MVP after scoring the game-winning goals in the tournament’s semifinal and final matches. Halma’s heroics took Loyola to the NCAA Tournament a year ago. The former Iowa Player of the Year and NSCAA all-American has three goals and an assist for the 3-4-3 Ramblers. Mark Halma (West Des Moines Valley, 2006) leads Loyola (Ill.) with seven points. The Bruins’ 21-match Pac-10 conference winning streak is on the line this weekend, when they travel to Cal and top-ranked Stanford. UCLA has won a national-best 60 home games in a row. Mary’s (Minn.) and a member of the United States’ U20 women’s national team, has a goal and two assists through her first 12 games with the Bruins (11-1-1). Cline, a three-time Parade all-American (2007-09) at Shattuck-St.

#Mark halma update

This story is an update on the soccer players with ties to our academy who have taken their game to the next level.Ĭhelsea Cline has stepped in as a freshman to help No. Many of these student-athletes are making a positive impact on the playing field this fall.

More than 30 former Menace Academy players are on the rosters of college soccer teams from coast to coast.