The Vancouver Whitecaps' class of NCAA Div. 1 soccer recruits might be the very best in all of North America. They include (left to right) Reese Moffatt, Ashley Cathro, Kaela Hansen, Julia Grosso, Saje Brar, Tanya Boychuk, Caitlin Arbuckle and Emma Regan. (Photo used through the permission of Vancouver Whitecaps FC)
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Varsity Letters’ B.C. Recruits List 2018: Where 228 men’s and women’s soccer prospects are headed this coming season

LANGLEY — Welcome to Day 1 of B.C. Recruits List Week here at Varsity Letters. 

We will preview a sport a day through this week with the entire list set for Sunday publication. 

Today, we begin with soccer. The full week’s schedule:

July 3 — soccer

July 4 — football

July 5 — volleyball

July 6 — basketball

July 7 — track and field

July 8 — all sports combined

As usual, our thanks to you, the loyal reader, for countless submissions over the past six weeks. And, as always, my heartfelt appreciation to our nation’s university Sports Information Directors, who continue to provide the information which has allowed the B.C. Recruits List to become a dependable source for coaches and athletes across the country. 

SOCCER

MEN

NCAA

DIV. 1

MEMPHIS

Gurman Sangha (6-1, Whitecaps, Vancouver-University Hill)

OREGON STATE

Glorie Amanda (5-11 F, Whitecaps-Burnaby Central)

TEXAS-RIO GRANDE VALLEY

Trevor Schneider (6-0, Whitecaps, Vancouver-University Hill)

TEMPLE

Andres Charles Barrera (5-11 D/M, Whitecaps-Burnaby Central)

VERMONT

Theo Blair (6-3 F/M, Whitecaps-Burnaby Central)

WESTERN MICHIGAN

Nikos Papakriakopoulos (6-1, Whitecaps, Vancouver-University Hill)

Former Canadian Under-17 goalkeeper Luciano Trasolini of Burnaby is now headed from Kansas to Simon Fraser. (Photo courtesy Canada Soccer)

DIV. 2

GNAC

SIMON FRASER

Brandon Bassi (6-4 D, North Delta), Samuel Boppart (6-1 GK, North Vancouver-St. Thomas Aquinas), Quinn Dawson (6-2 MF, Coquitlam-Dr. Charles Best, Douglas College), Florian Langenegger (6-0 D/M, Eberfing, Den.-Gymnasium Weilheim, South Carolina Upstate, Germany-TSV 1865 Murnau), Joost Mangert (6-3 D, Rotterdam, NL-Montessori Lyceum Rotterdam, S.B.V. Excelsior Rotterdam); Tudor Mihaila (5-7 D, Pitt Meadows-École des Pionniers de Maillardville), Luciano Trasolini (6-1 GK, Burnaby Central, Barton CC, Whitecaps Residency)

Panorama Ridge’s Sahil Dhindsa (left) will begin his collegiate career this fall in Abbotsford with the Fraser Valley Cascades. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)

U SPORTS

CANADA WEST

FRASER VALLEY 

Rajan Bains (5-11 M, North Surrey, UBC), Sahil Dhindsa (6-0 M, Surrey-Panorama Ridge), Samuel Enchelmaier (5-9 D, Surrey-Fraser Heights), Kyle Gibson (6-0 D, North Delta-Seaquam), Avi Kumar (5-8 D, Surrey-L.A. Matheson), Mikael Mainella (6-1 F, Surrey-Fraser Heights), Joben Mander (6-0 GK, North Surrey), Andrew Peat (6-3 F, Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox), Sahib Sidhu (6-3 D, Surrey-Fleetwood Park), Anthony Vega (5-9 M, New Westminster), Trevor Zanatta (6-1 M, Port Coquitlam-Archbishop Carney)

LETHBRIDGE

Alasdair Coyle (6-0 M, Langley-Walnut Grove)

GRANT MACEWAN

Malcolm Stafford (5-8 M, Chilliwack-Sardis), Jeevan Dhillon (5-9 F, Abbotsford), Liam Creek (5-9 F/D, Courtenay-G.P. Vanier), Hans Haagerup (6-2 GK, Comox-Highland), Cohnan Kotarski (5-9 M, Maple Ridge-Garibaldi)

THOMPSON RIVERS 

Jackson Gardner (6-1 GK,Chilliwack -Sardis) Stanley Obinna (6-2 W, Kristiansand Norway-Grim Ungdomskole) Kolton Storzuk (5-8 D, Kamloops-Valleyview, UFV), Masen Fernandes (5-9 M, Kamloops-Sa-Hali, Midfield College (NAIA), Dylan Hooper (6-0 F/M, Winnipeg-West Kildonan)

TRINITY WESTERN

Bryce Prochnau (5-10 D, MacEwan), Noah Kroeker (6-1 D, Calgary-Centennial), Eric Aujla (5-11 M, Langley Fundamental), Brennen Slawter (5-10 M, Surrey-Lord Tweedsmuir), Luke Fulton (6-1 F, Surrey-Pacific Academy), Jackson Tompson (6-2 F, Langley Fundamental), Jackson Turner (6-0 D, Langley Fundamental), Skylar Yoshimoto (5-6, D, Honolulu-Kaimuki Christian)

Thomas Gardner of North Vancouver’s Argyle Secondary shakes hands with his new head coach, UBC’s Mike Mosher, after signing on for a Canada West soccer career on the Point Grey campus earlier this year. (Photo property of UBC athletics)

UBC

Nicholas Fussell (M, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency), Thomas Gardner (5-9 M, North Vancouver-Argyle, Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2), Tariq Gareau (5-8 D, Oakville (Ont.)-Abbey Park, North Mississauga SC), Daniel Kaiser (6-0 D, Vancouver Whitecaps FC Residency, Calgary Foothills FC)

UBC OKANAGAN

Matthew Brown (6-0 D, Surry-Semiahmoo), Tyler Dhillon (6-0, D, Surrey- Semiahmoo), Jayden Jordan (6-1 F, Richmond-R.A. McMath), Tali Romero (5-11 M, Vancouver-Burnaby Central), Sidrit Vukaj (5-10 S, Surrey-Fleetwood Park), Christian Wood (6-0, M, Calgary- Central Memorial High)

UNBC

Daniel Zadravec (6-2 GK, Victoria-Reynolds), Luke Brbot (CB, Prince George-D.P. Todd), Michael Henman (F, Victoria-Reynolds), Anthony Preston (M, Prince George-Duchess Park), Theo Weismiller (M/F, Victoria,-Reynolds)

VICTORIA

Griffin Fougner-Rukus (5-11 D, Mill Bay-Brentwood College), Matteo Ventura (6-0 F/M, Victoria-Reynolds), Matt Hobson (5-10 D/M, Surrey-Fleetwood Park), Niko Cristante (5-10 D, Nanaimo-Vancouver Island), Rees Goertzen (6-2 F, Victoria-Mount Douglas), Evan Wills (5-8 D/M, Victoria-Reynolds), Sergio Duran (5-9 M, Victoria-Reynolds)

OUA

BROCK

Braden Young (5-8 M, Langley Walnut Grove)

QUEEN’S

Nick Alie Day (5-6 M, Vancouver College), Daniel Lee (5-10 D, Surrey-Fraser Heights)

CCAA

PAC WEST

CAPILANO

Matej Grgic (F/M, Surrey-Seaquam), Ty Griffith (North Vancouver-Sentinel), Aidan Haigh (5-7 M, Saltspring Island-Gulf Islands, Quest), Ahmed Kamel (5-10 M, Cairo, Egypt-Orouba Language School, Quest), Luca Locascio (6-0 CB/FB, Vancouver Technical, Langara), JB Mceown (5-11 M, Vancouver-Magee, Quest), Bryce Millway (5-8 MF, Vancouver-Eric Hamber, McMaster), Jeremy Monn (6-1 F, Smithers-College Heights, Quest), Vik Puri (5-10 D/M, Delta, Quest), Aleks Radovanovic (5-9 F, Vancouver Technical, Langara), Andrew Shoring (5-9 M/WB, North Vancouver-Argyle, UBC), Eric Swanson (5-8 CB/WB, South Delta, UBC), Julien Yanou (WB/WS, Vancouver-Sir Winston Churchill)

After helping his school to the B.C. AAA title, Quinn Desaulniers (8) of Coquitlam’s Dr. Charles Best begins the second phase of his soccer career this fall in New Westminster with the Douglas College Royals. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)

DOUGLAS

Karn Sahota (6-3 GK, Surrey-Fleetwood Park), Quintin Desaulniers (6-2 M, Coquitlam-Dr. Charles Best),  Brayden Rose (5-8 D, Coquitlam-Dr. Charles Best), Jason Longia (5-8 F, Surrey-Panorama Ridge), Jaxon Bain (6-0 D-Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox), Ishar Bains (6-1 M, Surrey-Clayton Heights)

LANGARA

Mico Medjed (5-11 F, Vancouver-Killarney), Zienn Burgess (6-2 GK, Vancouver-Killarney), Matteo Ribecca (5-10 F, Vancouver-Kitsilano), Morgan Weddell (6-1 F, Whistler), Peter Whyte (6-2 GK, Vancouver-Prince of Wales), Devon Gautreau (5-10 D, Vancouver College), Anmol Singh (6-2 CB, Vancouver-Sir Winston Churchill), Emmanuel Ekeh (5-9 F, Surrey-Tamanawis), Micheal Owusu-Baffour (6-3 F, Accra Academy), Kalifah Dukuly (5-9 M, Burnaby-Bryne Creek), Matias Guedes (5-11 W, Uruguay), Jordan Rizo (6-3 W, Coquitlam-Dr. Charles Best)

NAIA

ROCKY MOUNTAIN

Lachlan Gilchrist-Blackwood (5-10 M, Chilliwack-Sardis)

NJCAA

NWAC

EDMONDS

Zack Ashley (M, Maple Ridge)

PENINSULA

Evan Scholes (6-3 GK, Kelowna-Rutland)

NCCAA

PROVIDENCE

Kaine Dreaver (F/M, Duncan-Cowichan)

Vancouver Whitecaps’ Saje Brar will get her kicks in the Ivy League beginning this fall as she joins the Yale Bulldogs. (Photo property of Vancouver Whitecaps FC)

WOMEN

NCAA

DIV. 1

ILLINOIS

Ashley Cathro (5-7 FB, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps)

ILLINOIS STATE

Priya Gillan (5-8 GK, Surrey-Semiahmoo)

INDIANA

Caitlin Arbuckle (5-7 GK, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps)

KANSAS

Kaela Hansen (5-7 CB/M, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps)

LOUISIANA STATE

Reese Moffatt (5-6 D, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps)

MEMPHIS

Tanya Boychuk (5-7 F/M, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps)

NEBRASKA

Dakota Chan (5-4 M, Richmond-R.A. McMath)

NORTHWESTERN STATE

Jalen Donaldson (5-3, Richmond-R.A. McMath)

RICE

Ziyana Samanani (6-0 D, Port Moody)

TEXAS

Julia Grosso (5-8 M, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps), Emma Regan (5-5 FB, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps)

UTAH VALLEY

Madeline Moore (5-9 M, Port Moody-Heritage Woods)

WASHINGTON STATE

Ebony Clarke (Richmond-R.C. Palmer)

YALE

Saje Brar (F/M, Burnaby Central, Vancouver Whitecaps)

Danae Robillard (left), helped the Centennial Centaurs win the B.C. senior girls AAA soccer title in June. Now, it’s off to an NCAA career at Simon Fraser. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)

NCAA DIV. 2

SIMON FRASER

Gabrielle Brissette (5-6 D/MF, Calgary-Village School Albion), Kayla Goncalves (5-4 D/MF, Vaughan (Ont.)-Bill Crothers), Hayli Huhta (5-5 MF, Marysville (Wash.)-Getchell), Danae Robillard (5-4 MF, Coquitlam-Centennial), Katie MacEwen (5-7 D/MF, Langley-Walnut Grove), Teagan Mackay (5-5 F, North Vancouver-Argyle), Nicole Anderson (5-6 GK, Eagle (Idaho)-Bishop Kelly), Paige Gingras (5-7 D, Surrey-Fraser Heights)

BLACK HILLS STATE

Taylor Brett (5-9 D/M, Langley Fundamental)

Brookswood’s Tavia Jasper was a pretty awesome basketball player, but come the fall, she becomes a full-time soccer player for the UFV Cascades. (Varsity Letters photo by Howard Tsumura)

U SPORTS

CANADA WEST

FRASER VALLEY 

Daniella Bavaro (5-1 M, Coquitlam-Dr. Charles Best), Vanita Bhullar (5-4 M, North Delta), Claudia Daboin (5-9 D, Calgary-Western Canada), Kate Fisher (5-7 M, Powell River-Brooks), Nikki Gregory (5-5 F, Chilliwack-Sardis), Tavia Jasper (5-6 M, Langley-Brookswood), Cailin Letkemann (5-4 M, Surrey-Lord Tweedsmuir), Andrea Perkovic (5-8 GK, Calgary-Bishop Carroll), Jashan Sandhar (5-7 F, North Delta), Mackenzie Silbernagel (5-4 F, Chilliwack-Sardis)

LETHBRIDGE

Chelsey Galbraith (5-8 GK, Vancouver-Lord Byng)

MACEWAN

Maya Morrell (5-10 F, Van Tech)

THOMPSON RIVERS 

Avery Gilbert ( 5-5 M, Kamloops-Sa-Hali), Julia Burkart (5-5 D, Nelson-LV Rogers), Chantal Gammie (5-6 F, Smithers), Ainsley Grether (5-6 D/M, Kamloops-NorKam), Marissa Young (5-7 GK, Calgary-James Fowler)

TRINITY WESTERN

MaKenna Dieterich (5-8 F, Langley Fundamental), Sydnie Duquette, (5-4 M, Winnipeg-Glenlawn Collegiate), Sierra Halldorson (5-6 M, Winnipeg-Glenlawn Collegiate), Theresa Hicks, (5-8 M/F, Surrey-Clayton Heights), Maddie Low (5-6 F, Coquitlam-Heritage Woods), Hannah Miller (5-7 GK, Langley Christian), Olivia Nicol (5-7 GK, Chilliwack-Sardis), Ella Sutton, (5-8 GK, Coquitlam-Dr. Charles Best), Katie Ward (5-4 M, Abbotsford-MEI), Shaila Weflen (5-4 F, Chilliwack-Sardis)

UBC

Sabrina Anderson (5-10 M, Langley-R.E. Mountain), Sophie Damian (5-4 D, North Vancouver-Windsor), Sarah Johns (6-0 GK, Calgary-Notre Dame), Mikaela Recchia (5-4 M, Woodbridge (Ont.)-Emily Carr), Taylor Reynolds (5-11 D, Winnipeg-Vincent Massey Collegiate), Janika Sangha (5-8 M, Vancouver-Stratford Hall), Katalin Tolnai (5-8 F/M, Toronto-St. Joseph’s) 

The UBC Okanagan Heat’s incoming class of women’s soccer recruits is 10 strong for the 2018 Canada West campaign. (Photo courtesy UBC Okanagan athletics)

UBC OKANAGAN

Jessica Ambrosio (5-4 F, Vancouver-Notre Dame), Kate Cartwright (5-5 M, Kamloops-Westsyde), Linnaea Cassidy (5-7 M, New Westminster), Leah Favaro (5-3 D, Coquitlam-Dr. Charles Best), Aurora Gardiner (5-8 M, Calgary-Bishop O-Byrne), Iona Lawson (5-7 GK, Calgary- Crescent Heights High), Maya Lewis (5-11 CB, Port Moody-Dr. Charles Best), Lauryn Padmoroff (6-1 CB, North Vancouver-Carson Graham), Emma Terrillon (5-7 GK, North Vancouver-Carson Graham), Emmy Williams (5-3 M, Salmon Arm)

UNBC

Lydia Lavigne (5-3 F, Vernon), Kiana Swift (M, Victoria-Mt. Douglas), Sofia Jones ( F, City College of San Francisco), Sara Zuccaro (M, Nanaimo-Dover Bay), Robyn Zinkan (M, Nanaimo-Frances Kelsey), Jenna Wild (M, Victoria-Pacific Christian)

VICTORIA

Abby MacKenzie (5-2 D, Victoria-Reynolds), Emma Dewit (5-8 F, Duncan-Cowichan), Mackenzie Ringrose (5-8 F, Edmonton-Strathcona), Alison Martin (5-3 F, Calgary-William Aberhart), Annalyn Kind (5-4 F, Victoria-Reynolds), Emma Skalik (5-5 M, Campbell River, -Carihi), Taylor Bercic (5-4 F, Delta , Seaquam)

OUA

ONTARIO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Ashlynne Koly (5-3 M, Vancouver-Kitsilano)

QUEEN’S

Alexandra Lockwood (5-4 M, Vernon-Kalamalka)

Chloe Korol-Filbey (5-9 M, Victoria-Glenlyon-Norfolk)

TORONTO

Madeline Nardin (Vancouver-Kitsilano), Siena Porth (Burnaby-Alpha)

RSEQ

BISHOPS

Ella Lee (5-5 GK, Vancouver-Sir Winston Churchill)

AUS

ACADIA

Jessica Hunt (5-5 M, Langley-Walnut Grove)

ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

Olivia Selentin (5-9 D, Courtenay-Mark Isfeld)

ST. MARY’S

Anelise Karakostas (5-4 M, Vancouver-Kitsilano), Anna Erikson (5-4 M/S, Kelowna-Okanagan-Mission), Kyanna Gilks (5-6 GK, Victoria-Reynolds)

CCAA

PAC WEST

CAPILANO

Michelle Aason (M, Vancouver Technical), Alanah Dulong (FB, North Vancouver-Seycove), Mckayla Haywood (F/M, Coquitlam-Terry Fox), Kenya Hough (CM, Abbotsford-WJ Mouat), Aynsley Hurtado (M, North Vancouver-Handsworth), Katelyn McIlhiney (GK, Maple Ridge-Westview), Isabella Pires (D, Burnaby Mountain), Holly Ruffalls (CB, North Vancouver-Handsworth), Jessika Thaler (F, Abbotsford-Yale), Jazmin Virk (CB, Surrey-Lord Tweedsmuir)

DOUGLAS

Sofia Flores-Aguilera (5-5 F, Surrey-Enver Creek), Hannah dela Cruz (5-7 D, South Delta), Rebecca Shima (5-2 D, Surrey-Clayton Heights), Jasmine Mangat (5-3 M, Surrey-Lord Tweedsmuir), Paris Cheramy (5-5 M, Surrey-Panorama Ridge), Emma Thomas (5-7 M, Port Coquitlam-Terry Fox), Mikaela Montagano (5-5 M, Burnaby-St. Thomas More), Halle Bottrell (5-6 G, Langley-R.E. Mountain)

Bianca Bettamin (left) of Coquitlam’s Centennial Centaurs begins her CCAA career this September in Vancouver as a member of the PacWest’s Langara Falcons. (Photo by Howard Tsumura property of VarsityLetters.ca)

LANGARA

Violet Bacon (5-7 D/F, Surrey Christian,UBCO), Bianca Bettamin (5-2 M, Coquitlam-Centennial), Gabriella Turner (5-5 M, Coquitlam-Dr. Charles Best), Gabby Zenone (5-5 M/F, Vancouver-Notre Dame), Emilie Sherritt (5-4 F, Richmond-R.A. McMath), Casey Hudson (5-8 D, Delta), Lauren Dickson (5-7 M/F, Richmond-R.A. McMath), Sarah Anna De Francesco (5-5 D, Burnaby-Carver Christian), Jaya Sharma (5-6 D/M, Coquitlam-Centennial), Aneesha Hothi (5-9 M, Vancouver-Sir Winston Churchill), Olivia Austin (5-8 GK, Vancouver-Notre Dame)

VANCOUVER ISLAND

Cara Dunlop (5-7 M, Nanaimo-Dover Bay), Haven Bouma (5-7 F, Ladysmith-Ladysmith)

ACAC

GRAND PRAIRIE

Sydney Embleton (5-3 F, Vernon)

NCCAA

PROVIDENCE

Claire Yager (5-10, D, Langley Christian), Sofia Beltrame (F, Abbotsford-John Brebeuf Regional), Caleigh Peden (D, Maple Ridge-Samuel Robertson Technical), Katerina Cook (M, Victoria-Spectrum)

NJCAA

NWAC

PENINSULA

Toni Powsey (D, Comox-Highland)

(We put the call out in May for submissions for the 13th annual B.C. Recruits List, but if you didn’t know and would like to see an update made, email us at howardtsumura@gmail.com with all of the information: Name, sport, high school, university, position and height. All are required.)

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