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Orediggers introduce recruiting class
The Colorado School of Mines men’s soccer program has received commitments from four athletes and the women’s team has received six commitments to begin playing for the Orediggers in 2010,.
The men’s recruits are Tesho Akindele, a midfielder-forward from Thornton; Seun Ogunmodede, a forward from Castle Rock; Brandon Sawada, a midfielder from Kailua-Kona, Hawaii; and Ari Vrohidis, a defender-midfielder from Stillwater, Minnesota.
Akindele was a four-year letter winner at Northglenn High School. He was a rookie of the year, offensive MVP and team MVP of his high school squad. Akindele was a two-time all-conference selection and was named Front Range Conference MVP. Akindele also earned multiple all-state honors.
Ogunmodede was a three-year letter winner and helped lead Regis Jesuit High School to a second-place finish in the 2008 5A playoffs.
Vrohidis played three seasons and lettered in each at Shattuck–St. Mary’s Academy in Fairbault, Minn. Vrohidis’ team was ranked No. 2 among Minnesota club soccer teams and posted a runner-up finish at the 2009 U.S. club soccer national championships.
Sawada was a team captain at Kealakehe High School, and eh led his team to multiple championships as well as a fifth-place finish at the state championships. Sawada lettered all four years and received multiple all-conference and all-state honors.
The Mines women’s team got commitments from Bree Archuleta, a defender from Thornton; Anna Evans, a midfielder from Arvada; Jordan Hopper, a midfielder from Houston; Alyssa Makhani, a midfielder from Round Rock, Texas; Kat Murphy, a midfielder from Colorado Springs; and Kelsey Neal, a defender from Los Alamos, New Mexico.
Archuleta was a three-year letter winner at Legacy High School and helped lead her team to the semifinals of the state playoffs in 2009.
Evans lettered all four years at Arvada West High School, was a second-team all-state selection as a junior and led her team to state championships in 2007 and 2008.
Hopper wass a four-year letter winner at Cypress Falls High School. As a freshman, she helped lead her team to the state championships. As a junior and senior, Hopper was a team captain.
Makhani earned three lettersat Stony Point High School and helped lead her team to the district playoffs as a sophomore.
Murphy lettered three times as a member of the varsity squad at Cheyenne Mountain High School. During her career she helped lead her team to a state championship in 2007 and berths in the state tournament in 2008 and 2009.
Neal was district player of the year during her senior season at Los Alamos High School, and she led the team to three runner-up finishes at the state championships. Neal was a three-time first-team all-district pick and twice earned all-state honorable mention accolades as a four-year letter winner.
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