2009 Drake Bulldogs 28 • COLIN LAWTER
5-7 • Freshman (R) • MF Wichita, Kan. Wichita Southeast 2008 - Redshirted. High School - Earned 6A Kansas all-state honors in 2006 and 2007 at Wichita Southeast High School... also earned all-city and all-region honors in 2006 and 2007... scored 20 goals with 36 assists during his four-year varsity career...led squad to 2006 Kansas State quarterfinals. Other - was a member of the Wichita Wizards Football Club for 12 years and also played club soccer for the Blue Valley Stars and Springfield Soccer Club...won the 2007 Kansas Cup Championship with the Blue Valley Stars...member of the Kansas Select ODP team from 2000-06...is an Eagle Scout. Personal - Born Oct. 31, 1989 in Wichita, Kan....majoring in accounting and mathematics...son of Charles and Martha Lawter.
16 • MATT PRATHER
5-10 • Freshman (R) • D Lee’s Summit, Mo. Lee’s Summit North 2008 - Redhirted. High School - Named defender of the year in 2008 as senior at Lee’s Summit North High School...led defense to 30 shutouts during four-year career...scored seven goals with two assists from defensive position in 2008... played forward in 2006, notching six goals and three assists...led squad to conference and district championships in 2007 and 2008...earned All-Conference and All-District honors in 2008, while earning second team 3A All-State honors. Other - Played club soccer for the Kansas City Legends, which were Kansas State Cup semifinalists in 2006 and 2007. Personal - Born Nov. 23, 1989 in Lee’s Summit, Mo.... majoring in environmental sciences...son of Richard and Denise Prather...Drake Presidential Scholarship recipient.
18 • JORDAN STANLEY 6-0 • Freshman (R) • MF Roscoe, Ill. Harlem
2008 - Redshirted. High School - Fouryear letter winner at Harlem High School... scored 13 goals and 18 assists during high school career...earned all-sectional and all-conference honors in 2007 and was named captain. Other - Member of the Chicago Fire Academy Soccer Club...played for the Rockford Campton Raptors Club from 1998-2007, where his team won the 2005 Illinois State Cup Championship and reached the finals in 2001, 2004 and 2007...was a member of the 1989 Illinois ODP team from 2003-05. Personal Born Dec. 16, 1989 in Rockford, Ill....majoring in business... son of John and Kathy Stanley...Drake Presidential Scholarship recipient.
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30 • RICH GALLAGHER 6-0 • Freshman • GK Lake Bluff, Ill. Lake Forest Academy
High School - A four-year letterwinner at Lake Forest Academy...finished prep career with 33 shutouts, including 14 as a junior...earned all-conference honors as both a junior and senior. Other - Played for FC United. Personal - Born Oct. 7, 1990 in Lake Forest, Ill....majoring in business...son of Richard and Deborah Gallagher.
25 • THAYNE GRIFFIN 5-11 • Freshman • MF/D Hays, Kan. Hays
High School - A two-time team captain at Hays High School...tied a school record with 16 goals as a senior en route to first team All-Western Athletic Conference and second team AllRegion accolades...a Hutchinson News All-Area first team honoree as a senior...named a NSCAA/adidas regional and national Scholar-Athlete All-American...first team All-Conference and second team All-Region selection as junior co-captain...twice named to McPherson Invitational All-Tournament team...National Honor Society member...chosen as 2009 Governor’s Scholar and Kansas Board of Regents Kansas State Scholar. Other - Played for Hays Soccer Club since age eight. Personal - Born March 6, 1991 in Hays, Kan.... majoring in actuary science and finance...son of Mark and Patricia Griffin.
19 • JOE LYONS
6-2 • Freshman • D West Des Moines, Iowa Dowling Catholic High School - Helped spark Dowling Catholic High School to four consecutive Central Iowa Metro League (CIML) conference titles...led the team to a state title in 2008 as well as a runner-up finish as a freshman and quarterfinalist honors as both a sophomore and senior...first team All-Conference honoree as a senior after hauling in honorable mention laurels as a junior...tabbed as team’s most valuable defender in 2009...four-year member of Presidential Honor Roll...fourtime academic letterwinner. Other - Played for West Des Moines Menace Soccer Club...member of State Cup championship squads in 2005 and 2007, as a well as a runner-up finish in 2006. Personal - Born April 17, 1991 in Des Moines, Iowa...majoring in health sciences...son of Jim and Sandy Lyons.
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