Eight freshmen and two transfers make up class, schedule features UConn, Duke and Akron
June 12, 2008
Stony Brook, N.Y. - Ten newcomers including two transfers will join the Stony Brook men's soccer program, head men's soccer coach Cesar Markovic has announced. Tom Butler (West Midlands, England/Bromsgrove School), Luis Gonzalez (Caracas, Venezuela/Gordon College), Vuk Grbovic (Belgrade, Serbia/Technical School), Jherrett Maroney (Cincinnatus, N.Y./Cincinnatus Central), Kyle McTurk (Hauppauge, N.Y./Smithtown West), Matt Piccoli (Selden, N.Y./Florida Gulf Coast), Yannick Prescod (Rochester, N.Y./McQuaid Jesuit), Anthony Rogic (Parsippany, N.J./Morris Catholic), Aaron Woodruff (Highlands Ranch, Colo./Mountain Vista) and Kevin Zalewski (Parsippany, N.J./Parsippany) will attend and play soccer at Stony Brook in 2008.
Butler is a strong and fast forward who Markovic expects to compete for playing time right away. Gonzalez, who sat out last season to concentrate on academics, was named the Seawolves' Most Improved Player in the spring. Grbovic, the fourth Serbian player on the 2008 roster, is someone Markovic expects to be a big player over the next four years. Maroney is a two-way player from Western New York who's aggressive around the ball. McTurk is a local player from Hauppauge, N.Y. who excelled at both soccer and lacrosse in high school. Piccoli, who returns to New York after a season in Florida, is a former U15 national team performer. Prescod is the second of two Western New York student-athletes to join the Seawolves this season and a highly touted player who uses speed to his advantage. Rogic, the cousin of former Seawolves' men's soccer player Adam Ciklic '07, is an athletic keeper who will compete for a starting position in the future. Woodruff is the first Seawolf from Colorado who competed for one of the best club teams in the United States, Real Colorado. Zalewski is a talented multi-functional player with good feet who will add depth to the Seawolves midfield.
Butler is a strong and fast forward who Markovic expects to compete for playing time right away. Gonzalez, who sat out last season to concentrate on academics, was named the Seawolves' Most Improved Player in the spring. Grbovic, the fourth Serbian player on the 2008 roster, is someone Markovic expects to be a big player over the next four years. Maroney is a two-way player from Western New York who's aggressive around the ball. McTurk is a local player from Hauppauge, N.Y. who excelled at both soccer and lacrosse in high school. Piccoli, who returns to New York after a season in Florida, is a former U15 national team performer. Prescod is the second of two Western New York student-athletes to join the Seawolves this season and a highly touted player who uses speed to his advantage. Rogic, the cousin of former Seawolves' men's soccer player Adam Ciklic '07, is an athletic keeper who will compete for a starting position in the future. Woodruff is the first Seawolf from Colorado who competed for one of the best club teams in the United States, Real Colorado. Zalewski is a talented multi-functional player with good feet who will add depth to the Seawolves midfield.
