GAME 6 DETAILS Date: Saturday, Sept. 14
Location: Indianola, Iowa
Venue: Buxton Stadium
ALL-TIME SERIES
Record: Knox leads, 1-2-0
First Meeting: 2021
Last Meeting: 2023
Last SIM Win: 2022, 2-1
Last KNOX Win: 2023, 4-2
ABOUT THE STORM
Head Coach: Rick Isaacson, 14th season, 140-89-22 career record
2023 Record: 7-10-1, 4-4-0 A-R-C 2023 Conference Finish: 5th/9
ABOUT THE PRAIRIE FIRE
Head Coach: Mike Madigan, 5th season, 16-50-8 career record
2023 Record: 6-6-5, 2-2-4 Midwest 2023 Conference Finish: 6th/9
PROGRAM HISTORY
First Season 1995
All-Time Record 304-225-51
All-Time Conference Record 130-79-14 Conference Championships 1 (2000) Conference Tournament
Championships 1 (2000) NCAA Postseason
Appearances 1 (2000)
All-Time NCAA Postseason
Record 0-1
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TODAY IN STORM MEN’S SOCCER STATISTICAL LEADERS Ronaldo Ordaz, 5 Points
Ronaldo Ordaz, 2 Goals
Ordaz/Kline, 1 Assists
Kestervens Dera, 4
Kestervens Dera, 2
Ramos/Kimanthi, 1
Ronaldo Ordaz, 21 Shots Kestervens Dera, 13
Ronaldo Ordaz, 5 Shots on Goal Kestervens Dera, 6
Ronaldo Ordaz, 2 Game-Winning Goals Ramos/Lo Conte, 1
Ronaldo Ordaz, 1-1 Penalty Kicks N/A
Berna/Chaplin/Nowroozi, 1
Mason Chaplin, 6
Lantzendorffer, 1.5
Lantzendorffer, 13
2024 SCHEDULE Friday Aug. 30 at Augustana (Ill.) Rock Island, Ill. W, 3-0
Tuesday Sept. 3 at Macalester Saint Paul, Minn. L, 2-0
Saturday Sept. 7 Concordia-M’Head Lincoln, Neb. W, 1-0
Sunday Sept. 8 #6 Colorado College Lincoln, Neb. L, 1-0
Wednesday Sept. 11 at Cornell College Mount Vernon W, 1-0
Saturday Sept. 14 Knox
Sunday Sept. 22 Carleton
Tuesday Sept. 24 Grinnell Buxton Stadium
Saturday Sept. 28 at Central* Pella, Iowa 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday Oct. 1 Wis.-Platteville Buxton Stadium 5 p.m.
Sunday Oct. 6 Wis.-Eau Claire Buxton Stadium 3 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 9 at Luther* Decorah, Iowa 5 p.m.
Saturday Oct. 12 Buena Vista* Buxton Stadium 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Oct. 15 at Neb. Wesleyan*
Saturday Oct. 19 Loras* Buxton Stadium 1
Wednesday Oct. 23 Dubuque*
Saturday Oct. 26 at Wartburg*
Tuesday Oct. 29 Coe*
Saturday Nov. 2 A-R-C Tournament
Wednesday Nov.
Iowa
SIMPSON ROSTER Juan Sandoval MF 5-6
Arturo Hernandez F/MF 6-2
Fr. Elkhorn, Neb. / Elkhorn South
So. Dubuque, Iowa / Dubuque Senior
West Burlington, Iowa / West Burlington
/ Valley
Sr. Indianola, Iowa / Indianola
Iowa / Ames
/ West Central Valley
De Soto, Kan. / Basehor Linwood
Perry, Iowa / Perry
Sr. Des Moines, Iowa / Lincoln
Fr. East Henderson, N.C. / East Henderson
Alex Aguirre F 5-10 175 Sr. Des Moines, Iowa / Des Moines Lincoln
/ Norwalk
Fr. Spencer, Iowa / Spencer
Jonathan Barrios-Munoz MF 5-7 150 Fr. Perry, Iowa / Perry 28 Rolend Stewart D/MF 5-9
Fr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa / George Washington 29 Kaleb Myers MF 6-1 165 Fr. Van Meter, Iowa / Van Meter 30 Juan Anguiano Facio Jr. MF 5-6
Jr. Clinton, Iowa / Clinton 31 Omar Jaimes D 5-9
32 Kyp Ridenhour MF/F 6-5
Fr. Perry, Iowa / Perry
So. Davenport, Iowa / Davenport North 33 Kaeler Beebe
Winterset, Iowa / Winterset
Des Moines, Iowa / Des Moines Lincoln 35 Joshua Stauner F 5-7
Fr. Amery, Wis. / Amery 36 Liam Sutton
Head Coach: Rick Isaacson (14th season)
KNOX ROSTER NO. NAME
0 Luke Mathieu GK 5-9 Jr. Byron, Ill./Byron
00 Alessandro Carlani GK 5-10 Fy. Perugia, Italy/ITTS Alessandro Volta Perugia
1 Nicolas Lantzendorffer GK 5-11 5th Guatemala City,Guatemala/American School of Guatemala
2 Chrisangel Djambazian D 5-8 Fy. Port Saint Lucie, Fla./St. Lucie West Centennial
3 Joao Gaspar D 5-7 Fy. Leiria, Portugal/Escola Secundaria Afonso Lopes Viera
4 Galgallo Wago D 6-3 So. Nairobi, Kenya/Light Academy
5 Emmanuel Mariano M 5-9 Jr. Manila, Philippines/Ateneo de Manila
6 Emmanuel Alvarez D 6-0 So. Chicago, Ill./Muchin College Prep
7 Adrian Segura F/M 5-10 Sr. Guatemala/Colegio Valle Verde
8 Alek Esper F/M 5-10 Jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Bridgeway Academy
9 Juan Perez Mejia F/M 6-0 Jr. Medellin, Colombia/Columbus School
10 Joel Sanchez M 6-2 Sr. Inglewood, Calif./Brentwood School
11 Sasha Esper F/M 5-9 Jr. Pembroke Pines, Fla./Bridgeway Academy
12 Eusebio King-Mills D 5-10 5th Warwick, Bermuda/Buckswood School
13 Suyog Shrestha F/M 5-7 Fy. Kathmandu, Nepal./Ullens
14 Ryudo Kawanami F/M 5-7 So. Yokohama, Japan/Yokohama Science Frontier
15 Thanuwat Kraiwan M 5-8 So. Warrenton, Va./Liberty
16 Luka Bagi M 6-2 Jr. Bideford, United Kingdom/John Wood CC
17 Tomas Ramos F 5-11 So. Santiago do Cacem, Portugal/Escola Secundária Manuel da Fonsec
18 Taro Tsukahara D 5-9 5th New Zealand/Northcote College
19 Yosuke Yabuki M 6-0 Jr. Tokyo, Japan/Asano
20 Liam Dayal M 5-7 So. Point Lisas, Trinidad and Tobago/St. Benedict College
21 Ada Ndiaye M 6-1 So. Racine, Wis./The REAL School
22 Carlos Rebello da Silva M 5-7 So. Cascais, Portugal/Putnam Science Academy
23 Shuho Okuyama M 5-8 So. Tokyo, Japan/Seigakuin
24 Ethan Thomas D 6-3 Fy. St. Johns, Antigua/St. Anthony’s Secondary School
25 Thomas Sanchez Madden F 5-8 Fy. Madrid, Spain/Hastings School
27 Kestervens Dera F/M 6-3 So. Palm Bay, Fla./Palm Bay Magnet
29 Apostolos Karamperis D 5-7 So. Thessaloniki, Greece/Hellenic College of Thessaloniki
30 Luca Lo Conte M 6-3 Fy. Milan, Italy/IIS Nicola Moreshi
31 Manav Salvi F 5-10 Fy. Mumbai, India/KES Shroff College
32 Raunak Bhattarai D 5-7 Fy. Kathmandu, Nepal/Ullens
33 Shea Kosyla F 6-2 5th Chicago, Ill./St. Rita of Cascia
34 Christian Battaglia D 5-10 Fy. Verona, Italy/IIS Marie Curie, Garda
35 Ali Kimanthi F/M 5-10 Fy. Austinburg, Ohio/Grand River Academy
36 Arito Nakamichi M 5-6 Jr. Hakusan, Japan/Idphu Campestre Bilingue
37 Luis Magalhaes M/F 5-7 So. Porto, Portugal
40 Christenvie Massambal M 6-9 Fy. Galesburg, Ill./Galesburg
41 Goncalo Antunes M 5-11 Fy. Braga, Portugal/Colegio Dom Diogo de Sous
67 Diogo Pereirra GK 6-0 Fy. Salisbury, Conn./Salisbury School
Head Coach: Kevwe Akpore (5th season)
Assistant Coaches: Victor Dantas, Joao Freire, Ming Lei
2024 SIMPSON ROSTER JIMMY BERNA • 0
Dubuque, Iowa
KAELER BEEBE • 33
5-11
Winterset, Iowa
MAZIN ARAFA • 44
5-8
Runnells, Iowa
KINNICK ANDREWS
JONATHAN BARRIOS-MUNOZ • 27
5-7
Perry, Iowa
TATE DOWNS • 6
• Ames, Iowa
IZEC DINGMAN • 21
• 5-6
• Norwalk, Iowa
KEVIN COPIC • 23
6-3
Moines, Iowa
MASON CHAPLIN
MITCHELL DICKSON
7
Stuart, Iowa
ALDIN HURIC • 24
Johnston, Iowa
LOGAN HUPP • 40
5-8
• Winterset, Iowa
CONNER HERNANDEZ • 41
Clinton, Iowa SAL FRATIANNI • 4
Moines, Iowa
BEN HERWIG • 45 GK • 5-9
• Ankeny, Iowa
JACKSON MEARS • 22 F/MF • 6-1 Sr. • Urbandale, Iowa
JUAN LUIS GARCIA JR. • 38
5-6
• Marshalltown, Iowa
OMAR JAIMES • 31
5-9
Perry, Iowa
IAN MACRAE • 26
5-7
• Spencer, Iowa
ALEX AGUIRRE • 20
5-10
Des Moines, Iowa
JUAN ANGUIANO FACIO • 30
• 5-6
• Clinton, Iowa
ANTHONY CHAVEZ • 17
5-10
• Perry, Iowa
ARTURO HERNANDEZ • 19
East Henderson, N.C.
ZACH KLINE • 13
Bondurant, Iowa
2024 SIMPSON ROSTER CRISTIAN MONTECINOS • 34
5-10
Des Moines, Iowa
ESPOIRE NKOMEZI • 15
6-3
Johnston, Iowa
RONALDO ORDAZ • 10
5-10
Marshalltown, Iowa
KALEB MYERS • 29
Meter, Iowa
ARYA NOWROOZI • 1
Iowa
EH SAY
Des Moines, Iowa
EVAN REHA • 12
Bondurant, Iowa
JUAN SANDOVAL • 18
Des Moines, Iowa
BRECKEN PAYNE • 37
Marshalltown, Iowa
SEDLOCK
9
Soto, Kan.
JOSHUA STAUNER • 35
5-7
Amery, Wis.
ERIC SCHMIDT • 14
6-0
Cumming, Iowa
CONNOR SLACK • 16
Ankeny, Iowa EGIDE NISHEMAGIZWE
Moines, Iowa
BRAYDEN SITHONNORATH
ROLEND STEWART • 28
Cedar Rapids, Iowa LIAM SUTTON
Winterset, Iowa
DOUG VANDER LINDEN • 5
Indianola, Iowa
GRANT STRICKLER • 8
6-1
Johnston, Iowa
KEGAN TREBILCOCK • 99
ISAACSON AT SIMPSON
HEAD COACH RICK ISAACSON • Entering 14th season in 2024, with a record of 137-87-22 (55-33-11 A-R-C) in first 13 seasons
• Became the winningest-coach in school history in 2022, surpassing Aziz Haffar who recorded 127 wins from 1995-2004
• Tallied his 100th career victory on Sept. 25, 2019 against Saint Mary’s at home
• Has guided Simpson to the A-R-C Tournament each year at the helm, with eight semifinal appearances
• Has coached the Storm to eight, 10-win seasons
• Has won every season-opening match in his tenure and 12 consecutive home openers
• Hired on Feb. 18, 2011 as the third coach in program history
BEFORE SIMPSON
• Amassed a 110-25 record in eight seasons as a high school coach
• Led the Ankeny boys to the Iowa High School Class 2A State Championship in 2007 and a No. 7 national ranking from the NSCAA
• Three-time CIML Central Conference Coach of the Year
• Led Ankeny to the State Tournament four times
• Earned the State of Iowa Coach’s Achievement Award in 2007
PLAYING CAREER
• Starred as a goalkeeper at Luther College from 1999-2002
• Ranks seventh in NCAA Division III history with 40 shutouts while in goal at Luther
• His 40 career shutouts is a program and conference record
• Led the Norse to three IIAC Championships and three NCAA Tournament appearances
• Helped Luther advance to the Elite Eight round of the NCAA Tournament in 2001
• 2002 IIAC MVP
• Three-time All-IIAC
• Two-time NSCAA Second Team All-West Region
• Inducted into Luther’s Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Hometown: Urbandale, Iowa
Spouse: Kelly
Children: Addison, Charles, Sloan
COACHING EXPERIENCE
2011-present: Simpson College
Head Coach
2005-11: Ankeny High School Head Coach
2004: Decorah High School Head Coach
2003-15: Iowa Rush and JUSC Clubs Head Coach
PLAYING EXPERIENCE
1999-02: Luther College
EDUCATION
LUTHER COLLEGE, 2003
B.A.,PHYSICAL EDUCATION
THE ISAACSON FILE
ASSISTANT COACHES ALL-TIME COACHING RECORDS MARCUS VARNUM Assistant Coach • second season
TIM STORK Assistant Coach • 11th season
JAKE POTRATZ Assistant Coach • fourth season
JACOB LUCY Assistant Coach • third season
TREVOR FUCCIO
AZIZ HAFFER
IAN DEAN Assistant Coach • third season
2024 SEASON STATISTICS YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS Points A. Salcido (11, 2003) Goals A. Salcido (5, 2003) Assists A. Ruff (4, 2000) Shots A. Kusek (12, 2006) Saves R. Swanson (21, 1995)
Points F. Rivero (52, 2000) Goals G. Pochop (22, 2016) Assists C. Miller (11, 2006) Shots
G. Pochop (102, 2016) Saves R. Swanson (184, 1995)
J. Potratz/M. Edgington (16)
R. Swanson (0.63, 1997) Shutouts R. Swanson (10, 1997)
M. White (92, 2011-14)
M. White (42, 2011-14)
T. Neumann (25, 2012-15)
M. White (206, 2011-14)
M. Edgington (57, 1999-02)
Saves ..... R. Swanson (511, 1995-98)
GAA A. Schafer (0.99, 2013-)
Shutouts R. Swanson (28, 1995-98)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS ....................................................... 2000
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIPS 2000
NCAA POSTSEASON APPEARANCES
UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-AMERICANS
2017 Garrett Pochop (2nd team)
CONFERENCE MOST
PLAYER 2000 Fabiano Rivero
CONFERENCE OFFENSIVE MOST VALUABLE PLAYER
2016 ...............................Garrett Pochop 2017 Garrett Pochop
CONFERENCE COACH OF THE YEAR 2000 Aziz Haffar ALL-CONFERENCE 2017 ........................... Garrett Pochop, F
HONOR ROLL Reinert
Louis Joslyn
Justin Gilmour Ricardo Ibarra
Enrique Idehen Mason Madren
Roderick Orellana-Lemus
Alan Imamovic
Mateaus Lewis
Roderick Orellana-Lemus
Nick Joslyn, MF
Jake Potratz, GK ......................................
Tanner Alderson, MF/F 2018 Tanner Alderson, MF/F
Baraka Ellie, MF
Trevor Fuccio, D
Tanner Alderson ....................................... Darius Doswell
............................................. Baraka Ellie
Fuccio
Jordy Triana-Vasquez
Ian Dean
Enrique Idehen Alan Imamovic
Jordy Triana-Vasquez
Baraka Ellie
Ricardo Ibarra
Ronaldo Ordaz
Ronaldo Ordaz
Matt Hasken Zach Kline Espoire Nkomezi
NSCAA/UNITED SOCCER COACHES ALL-REGION
1999 ............... Alex Fonseca (2nd team)
Mike Wilson (2nd team)
2000 ............. Fabiano Rivero (1st team)
............................. Aaron Ruff (1st team)
Dennis Peterman (3rd team)
2003 Brandon Volz (2nd team)
2016 Garrett Pochop (2nd team) 2017 Garrett Pochop (2nd team)
Tanner Alderson (3rd team)
2019 .......... Tanner Alderson (2nd team) ..................... Darius Doswell (2nd team)
........................ Trevor Fuccio (2nd team)
2021 .. Jordy Triana-Vasquez (3rd team)
2022 Baraka Ellie (2nd team) Ricardo Ibarra (3rd team)
2023 Ronaldo Ordaz (3rd team)
D3KICKS.COM ALL-REGION
2006 ..............Nate Ruhland (2nd team)
CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICAN OF THE YEAR
2017 Garrett Pochop
CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ACADEMIC ALL-AMERICANS
2000 Brian Mann (3rd team)
2001 .................. Brian Mann (3rd team)
2002 ................. Brian Mann (2nd team)
2014 ................ Louis Joslyn (2nd team)
2015 Louis Joslyn (1st team)
2016 Garrett Pochop (1st team)
2017 ............. Garrett Pochop (1st team)
............................ Nick Joslyn (1st team)
2020 Ian Dean (3rd team)
2021 Ian Dean (2nd team)
CSC (formerly CoSIDA) ACADEMIC ALL-DISTRICT
2000 Brian Mann (1st team)
2001 .................. Brian Mann (1st team)
2002 .................. Brian Mann (1st team)
2003 Brady Spangenberg (1st team)
2008 Matt Winegard (2nd team)
2009 ............. Matt Winegard (1st team)
2011 ......... Bryan Michelsen (2nd team)
2012 Brian Newton (1st team)
2013 Louis Joslyn (1st team) Kyle Kusy (1st team)
....................... Mitchell White (1st team)
2014 .................. Louis Joslyn (1st team)
2015 Josh Harry (1st team) Louis Joslyn (1st team)
2016 ............. Garrett Pochop (1st team)
............................. Josh Harry (1st team) Nick Joslyn (1st team)
Garrett Pochop (1st team)
Nick Joslyn (1st team)
Connor Robson (1st team) 2018 Jack Arndt (1st team) Ian Dean (1st team) ..................... Connor Robson (1st team) 2020 ...................... Ian Dean (1st team)
Ian Dean (1st team)
Alan Imamovic
HONOR ROLL 
