Jarom Jordan
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jarom.jordan@byu.edu

PROVO, Utah (Oct. 24, 2009) — Team “Fresh Legs” and Team “Weight Watchers” mixed rosters Saturday to play a blue/white game. The White team beat the Blue team, 4-2 on Haws Field in front of about 100 people in cloudy, cool weather. Dan Watkins and Brandon Leroy were some of the players who scored in the game.

“My team lost again but it was a lot of fun,” said Hugh VanWagenen. “We had a great turnout this year. It’s great. There’s not a whole lots of kids from my generation…but great day, great fun.

“It’s fun seeing the guys, but we could meet somewhere and see each other,” said former player and coach, Tom Skousen. “It’s not that. It’s seeing them in context. We belong on the grass together. It’s the connecting with the guys on the field that’s fun.”

The game was the culmination of a successful alumni weekend.

“It was a great weekend,” said Corey Cuvelier. With the number of alumni that were here, it was probably the most successful turnout we’ve had. We had about 40 over the course of the two days.”

“Today’s game was good. Very slow paced, a lot of out of shape guys and so it was just fun. The team I had won it 4-2 so I rigged it just enough to give us just a few fresh legs.”

“Once you’re out of shape, you’re out of shape. The weight watchers had wisdom in their feet,” said Hugh VanWagenen.

Listen to audio below:

Corey Cuvelier

Tom Skousen

Hugh VanWagenen

These pictures were taken by Drew VanWagenen on Friday night.

I took these pictures Saturday.

Jarom Jordan
801-471-4469
jarom.jordan@byu.edu

PROVO, Utah (Oct. 23, 2009) — Some of the legends of yesteryear were on display Friday night as the BYU alumni fielded two teams against Utah Valley.

The BYU alumni split in two games with Utah Valley on Friday night at the Stadium at South Field.

The “Fresh Legs” alumni team lost 1-0 to Utah Valley during the 6:30 p.m. game and the “Weight Watchers” Alumni team pounded the Utah Valley alumni team, 3-0 in the night cap.

The alumni appreciate the experience and are proud to be a part of the BYU men’s soccer tradition.

“It’s incredible,” said former player, Devin Dahl. “It’s fun to see this stadium. It’s fun to see the team and how they’ve progressed in the league that they’re in and to be a part of an organization that started with a bunch of guys that liked to play soccer and formed a club team.”

“A lot of these guys here tonight, we used to travel in 15-passenger vans,” said former player and assistant coach, Brian Jolley. “We would stay with members. We would travel 12-14 hours, playing game after game and now to see them traveling internationally, representing the university, the church in not just the country but the world. It’s amazing to see how far the program’s come and to see the potential for the future.”

Saturday the two alumni teams will mix and play each other at 1 p.m. on Haws Field. Admission is free.

Listen to audio interviews with Dahl and Jolley below.

It’s a busy weekend around Provo.  It’s homecoming and the men’s soccer team is the most avid organization getting alumni participating!  The alumni will play multiple soccer games this weekend. What other teams actually have them playing games?  For the men’s soccer teams,  national champions and PDL pioneers will be in action against UVU.

Friday, 6:30 p.m at the Stadium at South Field vs. Utah Valley
Friday, 8:00 p.m. at the Stadium at South Field vs. Utah Valley
Saturday, 1 p.m. at Haws Field, Alumni Game

All three are free.

Check out the PDF release.

If you are an alumnus I would love to get photos from when you played and know as many of your teammates names as you can remember, records that season, opponents, foreign trip and national championship reflections, etc.  I’m trying to gather information for next year’s media guide that includes more about the history of the program.

Jarom Jordan
801-471-4469
jarom.jordan@byu.edu

Jarom Jordan
Media Relations Director

PROVO, Utah (Oct. 16, 2009) — In the final exhibition of the fall season BYU finished with a 1-1 draw against Weber State in double overtime.

Blake Tillotson scored off a Trevor Henderson cross in the 45th minute. Weber State tied it in the 83rd minute on a Kyle Christensen free kick from 30 yards out.

It was a very physically game. BYU played down two players, 9 on 10 for the final 35 minutes. Referee, Jeff Young dished out eight cards on the night (5-Weber State, 3-BYU).

Check out the the game recap, post game notes, and audio interviews from tonight’s exhibition finale between the Cougars and Wildcats.

Game Recap

Post Game Notes

Audio

Chris Watkins-Head Coach

Blake Tillotson (So.)-Forward

Trevor Henderson (Fr.)-Midfielder

Jarom Jordan
Media Relations Director

Today I chatted with Trevor Henderson and Clay Christenson at practice about Weber State and the fall exhibition season.

Clay Christenson-Assistant Coach

Trevor Henderson (Fr.)-Midfielder

The team got a little media attention this week at practice.

BYU-TV International came Tuesday to do a story on KC Whitworth. KC went to Brazil on his LDS mission so the whole interview was in Portuguese. How many teams in the world have a handful of American bilingual players who have lived in different countries all over the world?

Damon McNeil from The Daily Universe (BYU’s student run newspaper) also did some interviews with Assistant Coach, Chad Sackett and Senior Midfielder, Brent Jensen for a preview against Weber State. Read it here.

BYU is prepping for Weber State Friday night. Read the game notes here.

It’s been a while since the last entry but expect weekly updates right here with pictures, audio interviews, and videos.

The team is practicing three days a week and preparing for their final fall exhibition game versus Weber State this Friday. Come to the game at the Stadium at South Field at 7:30 p.m. to see the exhibition. Tickets are $10 for a reserved seat, $6 for adults/children, and $5 for students with a valid ID.

BYU has played Utah State (2-0 W) and Real Salt Lake (4-1 L) in exhibition games this fall.

The alumni will play two games next week, Friday Oct. 23 at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 12 p.m. in an alumni versus alumni game.

Jarom Jordan

If you haven’t seen this video from the PDL season, check it out right here.