BETHANY, Okla. — Southern Nazarene University head coach
Trevor Harmon announced the signing of 21 new players to take the field in the fall of 2018 for the soccer program.
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Drew Boulware, Carlos Castellanos,
Gustavo Guzman,
Reagan Haydon,
Jovanny Hernandez,
Donovan Hosford,
Raul Iglesias,
Marcel Joseph,
Sajen Kanske,
Timothy Keupen,
Angel Lopez,
Jhon Mareus,
Brock Massie,
Gerald Ngwa,
Sydney Oliver,
Joao Padovan, Elian Pineda,
Josh Robertson,
Diego Rojas, Bojan Tolmac and
Preston Williams, and all hit the pitch in 2018.
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Boulware, prepped four seasons at Mustang High School. He is a left-sided midfielder that will look to compete and add depth to the midfield.
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Castellanos, a goalkeeper, helped Westmoore to the All-City Championship as a senior. Castellanos transfers to SNU after one season at York (Nebraska). The incoming sophomore will look to help SNU right away.
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Guzman was an All-State selection at Clinton as a senior forward. He was also a two-time All-District selection, and helped the Red Tornadoes to a 52-10 record during his career.
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Haydon, prepped four years at Oak Ridge High School in Houston. He played club for the Houston Dynamo SC as well.
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Hernandez transfers after he played two seasons at York alongside Catellanos. He helped the Panthers reach the KCAC Tournament for the first time in school history and received honorable mention all-state honors as a senior at Westmoore.
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Hosford, prepped four varsity seasons at Choctaw. He also played for the Midwest City Soccer Club.
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Iglesias also played a season for York. Last season, he helped the Panthers reach the KCAC Tournament. He also prepped four varsity seasons at Westmoore and was named All-Conference as a senior.
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Joseph played two seasons at Eastern Oklahoma State College with one year being under Harmon. He competed last season at Southern Wesleyan (South Carolina) and most recently, was named for the 40-man preliminary roster of the Senior Bahamian Men's National Team pool.
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Kanske was an All-District selection at Choctaw and played club soccer for Midwest City Soccer Club.
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Keupen played at Mount St. Mary's in Oklahoma City. He is a midfielder that will come in and look to use his size to help SNU in the fall.
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Lopez was a two-time All-District First Team selection at The Colony (Texas) High School. He played for the FC Dallas 99 Premier team that participated in Classic League 1 in NTX while also featuring in the Dallas Cup (2016, 2017, 2018).
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Mareus played one season for Harmon at Eastern Oklahoma State before playing two seasons at Southern Wesleyan. The incoming senior was named to the 40 man preliminary roster of the Senior Bahamian Men's National Team pool. Â He played high school at Temple Christian School in Nassau, Bahamas.
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Massie transfers from Southwestern Christian after helping the Eagles to the NCCAA National Championship and a runner-up finish in the Sooner Athletic Conference. He was also an All-District selection as a senior at Mustang where he helped the Broncos to a District Championship.
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Ngwa, played the last two seasons at Rose State. He was named All-District at Keller (Texas) High School as a 2015 senior.
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Oliver prepped four varsity seasons for Southside in Fort Smith, Arkansas, where he helped the Mavericks to 22 wins over his career. Oliver played for OEFC.
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Padovan played one season under Harmon at Eastern Oklahoma State in 2016, and last year played one season at Rose State. He helped the Raiders to a conference and regional championship in 2017.
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Pineda was an All-State choice at Dove Science Academy in Oklahoma City. He also played for the South Lake Cosmos.
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Robertson played at Denton (Texas) Calvary Academy.
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Rojas played the last two seasons at Cowley Community College where he helped the Tigers to a 19-9-3 record during his career. He played high school at U.S. Grant in Oklahoma City.
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Tolmac played last season at Eastern Oklahoma State where he started all 16 games.
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Williams competed at Wylie High School in Abilene, Texas. He looks to be creative in the attack for SNU next fall.
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