Cerritos College Athletics - Top Falcon News: 02.18.11 - Men's soccer has 11 sign scholarships

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02.18.11 - MEN'S SOCCER HAS 11 SIGN SCHOLARSHIPS

Briant Reyes has signed with Kansas Wesleyan University.

Over the last six years, the Cerritos College men's soccer team has been one of the state leaders both on the field and in sending their players to the four-year level. Since 2004, the Falcons have played in three state championship games (winning two), while they have been nationally ranked each year. In addition, they have sent 39 players to four-year schools. That number can be changed to 50, with the announcement that 11 players from the 2010 team will be moving on to the four-year level.

Heading that list is Cesar Castillo (Eagle Valley, CO HS), who has signed with Division I power UC Santa Barbara. The Gauchos finished 14-5-3 last year, while they capped their 2010 season with its ninth consecutive appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Championship and captured their first Big West Conference Tournament title. With the Falcons, Castillo was a two-time 1st Team All-South Coast Conference selection, while he posted 19 goals and 15 assists in his two seasons.

"Cesar Castillo is one of the better players that we have recruited to UCSB," Gauchos head coach Tim Vom Steeg said. "He is a two-way midfielder who can assist, score and cover the field defensively. He will compliment an already accomplished group of midfielders returning next year."

Julio Cuevas has signed with Biola University.

Also signing were Rene Hernandez (Warren HS) with Division I Cal State Northridge, as well as the trio of Briant Reyes (Downey HS), Eddie Valencia (Los Angeles Wilson HS) and Carlos Ornelas have signed with Kansas Wesleyan University, an NAIA school. The duo of Alexis Burguete (Bell HS) and Ruben Gonzalez (Artesia HS) have inked with Cal State Dominguez Hills, with Miguel Hernandez (Cabrillo HS) signing with Cal State Los Angeles, Tony Serhal (Monrovia HS) with Cal Poly Pomona and Julio Ceuvas (Paramount HS/Cal Poly Pomona) with Biola University.

"I'm always very proud when I see our players do well and are recruited by four-year schools," said head coach Benny Artiaga. "That's what the community college level is here for. We're here to help prepare them in the classroom and on the field so they are ready to make an impact with four-year schools. I think our success on and off the field shows with the amount of players we have seen move on shows that the coaching staff is doing their job. The 11 we're sending on is the most we've ever moved on. Plus, the three unsigned sophomore we still have are weighing their options, so the number will get higher. I am so very proud of each and every one of them."

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