Men's Soccer Adds Four Recruits
3/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
March 5, 2002
EAST LANSING, Mich. - Michigan State men's soccer head coach Joe Baum has announced that the Spartans have signed four high school seniors to National Letters of Intent. Greg Doster (D, New Lenox, Ill/Lincoln Way H.S.), Steve Doster (New Lenox, Ill/Lincoln Way H.S.), John Kaczmarek (MF, Plymouth, Mich./Canton H.S.) and Michael Zaegel (D, St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers College High), will enroll at Michigan State for the 2002 fall semester and join the men's soccer program.
Greg Doster - Defense - New Lenox, Ill/Lincoln Way H.S. - A member of the nationally recognized Chicago Magic Soccer Club.
Coach Baum on Doster: "Greg is a very athletic, hard-nosed defender who can play any of the backfield positions - stopper, wing-back or sweeper."
Steve Doster - Midfield - New Lenox, Ill/Lincoln Way H.S. - A member of the '83 Region II ODP team, he is also a member of the nationally recognized Chicago Magic Soccer Club.
Coach Baum on Doster: "Steve is a very intelligent player who reads the game extremely well. He can play any position in the midfield or on defense equally well.
John Kaczmarek - Midfield - Plymouth, Mich./Canton H.S. - Kaczmarek was on the '84 Region II ODP team the last three years and finished third in the voting for Michigan's Mr. Soccer award in 2001.
Coach Baum on Kaczmarek: "John is an outstanding midfielder with fine speed who gives us depth in our midfield position."
Michael Zaegel - Defense - St. Louis, Mo./Christian Brothers College High - Zaegel was the Defensive Player of the Year in the state of Missouri as a senior, while also earning All-Midwest region honors.
Coach Baum on Zaegel: "Mike is an excellent all-around player who will be an outstanding defender or top midfielder at the Division I level."
Michigan State University finished the 2001 season with a 13-6-1 overall record. The Spartans received an at large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they defeated Butler, 2-1, before losing to eventual National Runner Up Indiana, 1-0.
Though Michigan State is losing five seniors, only three were major contributors. Steve Arce was a two-time first-team All-Big Ten and first-team all-region honoree. MSU will also lose central midfielder Anders Kelto who played his last year of eligibility at MSU after playing three years at Brown University.
MSU men's soccer looks strong for the future. Michigan State is returning its top four scorers. Midfielder Jeff Krass (7 goals, 5 assists) leads the way. Forwards Brett Konley (7,4), Ryan McMahen (6,5), and Thomas Trivelloni (8,0) round out the top returning scorers. MSU also returns All-Big Ten honoree Nick DeGraw, former U-17 national team member Kellen Kalso, and junior goalkeeper Mike Robinson.
