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Fall sports announce recruits on Signing Day
Nick Bonaventura
Issue date: 2/8/08 Section: Sports
"(Johns) is a young man from Chicago that got overlooked this year," Montgomery said. "He's going to be a great defensive tackle for us."
Also announcing a recruiting class was women's soccer Head Coach Bobby Kramig. The class is made up of five signees. Kramig stressed the importance of improving the team's offensive with this year's recruits.
"We needed to get better offensively," Kramig said. "We needed a central goal scorer. Beyond that it was just strengthening ourselves up down the middle of the field."
Three of the five soccer recruits are from outside of the United States. A key recruit is midfielder Alexandra Karlsson from Malmo, Sweden. She won a Swedish National Championship in 2001 while playing with an indoor soccer club.
"(Karlsson) is an absolutely, tremendously talented player," Kramig said. "She has a great engine and is very skillful. She is a fine, fine soccer player."
The other international recruits, forwards Courtney Clarke and Krysti Clarke, both hail from Scarborough, Canada. Despite being from the same city and having the same last name, the two are not related and have never met.
Possibly the team's top recruit is goalkeeper Jamie Forbes from St. Charles, Ill. She was a member of the top ranked girl's club soccer team in the nation, earning two championships. She was being recruited by several big name programs, but Miami was able to win the battle for her services.
"Jamie Forbes is a big time player," Kramig said. "She was recruited by Florida State and UCLA among others and we are thrilled that she has chosen Miami. She combines great technique with strong leadership qualities."
Head coach of women's cross country and track and field Richard Ceronie was also on hand to announce his recruiting class. He accumulated six total recruits, and he was most excited about the two throwers he will have available next year.
"I think the two that will have the best adaptation are the throwers," Ceronie said. "One's ninth in the country, one's 17th in the country. Those two are going to fill an area that right now is not strong for our team."
Also announcing a recruiting class was women's soccer Head Coach Bobby Kramig. The class is made up of five signees. Kramig stressed the importance of improving the team's offensive with this year's recruits.
"We needed to get better offensively," Kramig said. "We needed a central goal scorer. Beyond that it was just strengthening ourselves up down the middle of the field."
Three of the five soccer recruits are from outside of the United States. A key recruit is midfielder Alexandra Karlsson from Malmo, Sweden. She won a Swedish National Championship in 2001 while playing with an indoor soccer club.
"(Karlsson) is an absolutely, tremendously talented player," Kramig said. "She has a great engine and is very skillful. She is a fine, fine soccer player."
The other international recruits, forwards Courtney Clarke and Krysti Clarke, both hail from Scarborough, Canada. Despite being from the same city and having the same last name, the two are not related and have never met.
Possibly the team's top recruit is goalkeeper Jamie Forbes from St. Charles, Ill. She was a member of the top ranked girl's club soccer team in the nation, earning two championships. She was being recruited by several big name programs, but Miami was able to win the battle for her services.
"Jamie Forbes is a big time player," Kramig said. "She was recruited by Florida State and UCLA among others and we are thrilled that she has chosen Miami. She combines great technique with strong leadership qualities."
Head coach of women's cross country and track and field Richard Ceronie was also on hand to announce his recruiting class. He accumulated six total recruits, and he was most excited about the two throwers he will have available next year.
"I think the two that will have the best adaptation are the throwers," Ceronie said. "One's ninth in the country, one's 17th in the country. Those two are going to fill an area that right now is not strong for our team."
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