NCAA Career in Sports Forum

Two Luther Soccer Players have been selected to attend an all-expenses paid trip to the NCAA Career in Sports Forum this summer in Indianapolis. Junior Midfielder Michael Kustra (Edinburgh, Scotland) and Sophomore Forward Oketekyie Dakwa-Agyekum (Accra, Ghana) will join 400 college athletes from all divisions for the four day conference in June. They will also be accompanied by Luther Cross Country junior standout Emma Spoon (Verona, WI) and senior volleyball setter Taylor Hjerleid (Waukon, Iowa).
These athletes will receive information about careers in athletics, with a focus on collegiate athletics. They will learn more about what life is like as a coach and administrator in the field of college athletics. The seminar will focus on communication, networking, recruiting, managing culture, transitioning and budgeting.

These students were nominated by their coaches and were selected based on academic performance, leadership qualities and athletic achievement. Luther Men's Soccer is proud to be so well represented at the conference, and the soccer program will surely reap the benefits as much as the individuals! Congratulations to Michael and Okete!
The full article on the Luther College Athletics website can be found here:http://sports.luther.edu/news/careerforum.htm

Spring Award Banquet

The Luther College Men's Soccer family gathered on April 30th to conclude the short spring season with a celebration at The Oaks Restaurant in Decorah. The players, their families and their dates put on their Sunday best and joined their coaches for a lovely evening full of delicious food, a highlight video, and team awards.
This year the Norse said goodbye to celebrated seniors Jason Lentz, Gui Castro, Alex Case and Andy Eisenberg, whose talent, personality, and commitment to Luther Soccer will be dearly missed. The Norse are excited to announce that Jason Lentz and Gui Castro will work with the Luther Coaching staff next year as assistants as they finish up their degree. The team will also say goodbye to the assistant coach Will Maddox. They look ahead to welcoming the new assistant coach, Dave Keller, a 2009 Luther graduate and former captain for the Norse who has worked as a part time assistant for the Norse and is the coach at Decorah High School.
The Luther men voted on team awards, and the award winners were as follows: Most Valuable Player: Steve O'Meara, Most Valuable Defender: Mike Olson, Most Valuable midfielder: Jason Lentz, Most Valuable Forward: Mark Fernandes, Breakout Player: Matt Hoffman, Newcomer: James Garcia-Prats Gordon Grima-Baldachino (the player that most represents what it means to be a part of Luther Soccer): Eric Johnson. Congratulations to all of the team award winners!