FC Wisconsin is proud to announce the latest graduating seniors that have now made commitments to play college soccer for the fall of 2020. The club collectively has 39 boys that have committed to 28 different institutions, from NCAA Divisions I, II, III, as well as NAIA, and NJCAA Programs across 18 different conferences and 10 different states.

This marks the largest graduating class of FC Wisconsin seniors to commit to play at the collegiate level in the FC Wisconsin's history.

Not only does the club lead the state with the total number of college commitments overall, it also has the most players committing to play at the NCAA Division I level with 10 players. This also represents the eighth year in a row that FC Wisconsin has led the state in the number of players that it has developed to play within the college ranks.

“We are so proud of each and every one of these players. With the significant impact COVID-19 has had on the latter stages of the 2020 recruiting cycle, to help place this many players at the next level is a phenomenal achievement. This also highlights the faith and trust that college programs as a whole have in our club and the players and people that we are developing for the next level. As a club, we pride ourselves on providing a pathway for committed players within all of our programs to play at the next level. It is a credit to everyone connected with the club that these commitments are from our ECNL, RCP, and our North Program. It shows the level of talent within the entire club,” commented Co-Director of Coaching Ben Shepherd.

“To have 39 players committed to play at the next level is a great achievement for FC Wisconsin, the players, their families, and our staff who all put so much work into making this possible. It is a testament to our long-term player development model that as a club, we consistently produce players that are capable to play at the collegiate level. We look forward to seeing them continue to be successful within the college ranks, ” added Co-Director of Coaching Billy Solberg.

 

FC Wisconsin Class of 2020

Colin Alba
School: Creighton University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: Big East

Collin Bjerke
School: Drake University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: Missouri Valley

Cole Brennan
School: Hamline University
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)

Owen Brennan
School: Carleton College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)

Dylan Burke
School: Upper Iowa University
Division: NCAA II
Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)

Jon Carl
School: Williams College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: New England Small Colleges Athletic Conference (NESCAC)

Evan Carlson
School: Drake University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: Missouri Valley

AJ Casarez
School: University of Wisconsin – Platteville
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC)

Cameron DeBroux
School: Ripon College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Midwest Conference

Eli Dietzel
School: Ripon College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Midwest Conference

Sam Dorchester
School: Carroll University
Division: NCAA III
Conference: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)

Ryan Engel
School: St. John's University
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC)

Josue Flores
School: Coe College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: American Rivers Conference (ARC)

Tim Geocaris
School: Ripon College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Midwest Conference

Timothy Gillingham
School: Wisconsin Lutheran College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference

Collin Glancey
School: University of Wisconsin – Parkside
Division: NCAA II
Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)

Alex Grow
School: Loyola University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: Missouri Valley

Will Hamilton
School: University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
Division: NCAA III
Conference: America Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA)

Fionnbharr Hartnett
School: University of Wisconsin – Whitewater
Division: NCAA III
Conference: America Collegiate Athletic Association (ACAA)

Justin Howe
School: Carroll University
Division: NCAA III
Conference: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)

Noah Knezic
School: Trine University
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA)

Noah Lawless
School: Wentworth Institute of Technology
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC)

Erich Legut
School: St. Louis University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: A-10

Luke Lessila
School: St. Norbert College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Midwest Conference

Sidney Marquardt
School: North Central College
Division: NCAA III
Conference: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin (CCIW)

Giovanni Olla
School: University of Chicago
Division: NCAA III
Conference: University Athletic Association (UAA)

Zach Paxton
School: Marian University
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC)

Simar Perez (Transfer)
School: Drake University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: Missouri Valley

Thomas Priest
School: Marquette University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: Big East

Quinn Rechner (Transfer)
School: University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
Division: NCAA I
Conference: Horizon League

Colin Satchie
School: University College Dublin (UCD)
Division: Ireland
Conference: League of Ireland

Jake Smitsdorf
School: University of Wisconsin – Platteville
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Association (WIAA)

Jaden Stevenson (Transfer)
School: Drake University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: Missouri Valley

Max Stilb
School: Hartford University
Division: NCAA I
Conference: American East

Michael Thao
School: Concordia University – Wisconsin
Division: NCAA III
Conference: Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference (NACC)

Haakon Utesch
School: Iowa Western Community College
Division: NJCAA
Conference: Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC)

Hugo Villalobos
School: University of Wisconsin – Parkside
Division: NCAA II
Conference: Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC)

Luis Wilson (Transfer)
School: St Cloud State University
Division: NCAA II
Conference: Independent

Aaron Weiss
School: University of Dubuque
Division: NCAA III
Conference: American Rivers Conference (ARC)