St. John's University Athletics
Trio Selected As Freshmen To Watch By College Soccer News
8/27/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Aug. 27, 2010
QUEENS, N.Y. - A trio of Red Storm newcomers have been named freshmen to watch by the College Soccer News Website. Alex Bramall, Kovi Konowiecki and Dom Sarle are among the 100 freshmen selected by the Website as players to keep an eye on in the 2010 season.
The trio is part of a 15-member recruiting class that was ranked by College Soccer News as the No. 12 recruiting class in the nation.
The 2009 Gatorade New York Boys Soccer Player of the Year, Bramall was also an ESPN RISE first team All-American and a NSCAA/adidas High School All-American as a senior. The midfielder was a two-time NSCAA/adidas All-Region choice, a two-time all-state selection and a two-time Section IX Times Herald Record Player of the Year. Bramall has played with the U-17, U-15 and U-14 National squads and is a four-time USYSA state champion.
A 2009 NSCAA/adidas Youth All-American and a 2009 adidas ESP All-Star, Konowiecki also earned NSCAA/adidas Youth All-Region honors in 2008. A two-time adidas ESP participant, the midfielder spent two years in Germany playing for U-17 TSV 1860 Munich and has also trained internationally with Club Brugge and Ajax.
Sarle, meanwhile, was named a 2010 Parade High School All-American and also earned NSCAA/adidas Youth All-America honors in 2009. The midfielder, who played club soccer for B.W. Gottschee, has played with the U-20 Men's National Team and also helped the U-17 Men's National Team reach the Round of 16 at the 2009 U-17 World Cup.
St. John's returns 11 letterwinners and six starters from a squad that won a conference-record eighth BIG EAST Tournament crown a year ago and appeared in the NCAA Tournament for the 17th time. The Red Storm opens the 2010 season on Sept. 3 in Charlottesville, Va., against Virginia Tech.
