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Feb. 20, 2008

CHICAGO - UMass soccer freshman Stuart Amick (West Lafayette, Ind.) has been selected as a member of the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team. The team will train and play in two games from Feb. 19-24 in New Orleans. Amick was an integral member of the Minutemen's historic run through the NCAA Tournament and berth to the NCAA College Cup. A midfielder for UMass, Amick will play as a defender for the National Team.

Amick finished the 2007 season with five goals and two assists for 12 points - third best on the team. Two of his goals were game-winners. In the NCAA Tournanment, he scored goals against Boston University in the first round and against Illinois-Chicago in the Elite Eight. He also had an assist in the third round game against Central Connecticut State. For the year, he started 19-of-25 games played.

The U.S. Under-20 Team, made up entirely of collegiate players, will gather in New Orleans on Feb. 19 and play two games in a four-team event. On Saturday, Feb. 23 the U.S. will face the Honduras U-20 MNT, and on Sunday will face either the New Orleans Shell Shockers or Victoria, a youth team from Honduras. The two Saturday winners will match up on Sunday, while the losing teams will meet in a consolation match.

Four members of the 2007 U.S. Pan American Team will be in New Orleans as Daniel Cruz, Greg Eckhardt, Warren Gross, and Peri Marosevic all traveled to Rio de Janeiro last summer.

Gross and Marosevic, who attend Penn State and Michigan, respectively, are two of the Big Ten's five representatives. Rounding out the Big Ten contingent are Richard Balchan and Daniel Kelly from Indiana and Michigan State's Spencer Thompson. The ACC boasts four representatives, including Ike Opara, who was a member of Wake Forest's NCAA Championship team.

U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team
Domestic Training Camp - New Orleans, La.

Name 	Pos. 	Ht. 	Wt. 	Birthdate 	Hometown 	College
Amick, Stuart 	D 	5-9 	155 	04/24/89 	West Lafayette, Ind. 	UMass
Balchan, Richard 	M 	6-0 	165 	01/18/89 	Carmel, Ind. 	Indiana
Brettschneider, Blake 	F 	6-0 	170 	04/11/89 	Lilburn, Ga. 	South Carolina
Brown, Cameron 	F 	5-9 	145 	03/20/89 	Garland, Texas 	North Carolina
Cabas, Steven 	F 	6-1 	175 	08/02/89 	Miami, Fla. 	Florida International
Chin, Shawn 	M 	5-8 	145 	05/11/89 	Miami, Fla. 	Boston College
Cruz, Daniel 	M 	5-8 	145 	05/11/90 	Glendale, Ariz. 	UNLV
Eckhardt, Greg 	D 	6-0 	175 	01/07/89 	Orange Park, Fla. 	Clemson
Gavin, Blair 	M 	6-0 	160 	01/08/89 	Franklin, Tenn. 	Akron
Gross, Warren 	GK 	6-3 	210 	07/01/89 	Greenfield Center, N.Y. 	Penn State
Guerrero, Austin 	GK 	5-11 	175 	03/24/89 	Chula Vista, Calif. 	Portland
Kelly, Daniel 	F 	6-0 	175 	03/29/89 	Hendersonville, Tenn. 	Indiana
Lara, Wilfrido 	M 	5-9 	145 	02/13/89 	Chicago, Ill. 	DePaul
Marosevic, Peri 	F 	5-9 	160 	05/05/89 	Rockford, Ill. 	Michigan
Mittoo, Andre 	D 	6-1 	185 	02/17/89 	Pembroke Pines, Fla. 	South Florida
Okafor, John 	M 	6-1 	180 	08/25/89 	Verona, N.J. 	Brown
Opara, Ike 	D 	6-2 	170 	02/21/89 	Durham, N.C. 	Wake Forest
Shupp, James 	D 	5-11 	185 	03/08/89 	Downingtown, Pa. 	Virginia Tech
Stephens, Michael 	M 	5-9 	150 	04/03/89 	Naperville, Ill. 	UCLA
Taylor, Chris 	D 	6-1 	160 	05/12/89 	Edmond, Okla. 	Tulsa
Thomas, Ryan 	F 	5-9 	155 	03/20/89 	Claremont, Calif. 	Stanford
Thompson, Spencer 	M 	6-1 	160 	01/05/89 	Shelbytown, Mich. 	Michigan State
Weideman, Andrew 	F 	5-11 	160 	08/22/89 	San Ramon, Calif. 	California

GOALKEEPERS (2): Warren Gross (Penn State), Austin Guerrero (University of Portland) DEFENDERS (6): Stuart Amick (University of Massachusetts), Greg Eckhardt (Clemson University), Andre Mittoo (South Florida), Ike Opara (Wake Forest), James Shupp (Virginia Tech), Chris Taylor (University of Tulsa) MIDFIELDERS (8): Richard Balchan (Indiana University), Shawn Chin (Boston College), Daniel Cruz (UNLV), Blair Gavin (Akron), Wilfrido Lara (DePaul University), John Okafor (Brown University), Michael Stephens (UCLA), Spencer Thompson (Michigan State) FORWARDS (7): Blake Brettschneider (University of South Carolina), Cameron Brown (University of North Carolina), Steven Cabas (Florida International), Daniel Kelly (Indiana University), Peri Marosevic (University of Michigan), Ryan Thomas (Stanford University), Andrew Weideman (University of California)

U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team Staff

Head Coach: 	Thomas Rongen 	Sewalls Point, Fla.
Assistant Coach: 	Dave Dir 	Dallas, Texas
Assistant Coach: 	Brian Maisonneuve 	Bradenton, Fla.
Goalkeeper Coach: 	Tim Mulqueen 	Bradenton, Fla.
Team Coordinator: 	Jon Fleishman 	Pittsburgh, Pa.
Equipment Coordinator: 	Rigoberto Cuevas 	Sacramento, Calif.
Athletic Trainer: 	James Pratt 	Atlanta, Ga.