Soto Named to College Soccer News' All-Freshman Team

BUIES CREEK, N.C. “ Josue Soto of Campbell University is one of 22 players nationwide to be selected to the College Soccer News All-Freshman teams. The 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference player of the year, was a second-team choice.

"This is a great honor for Josue and we are proud of the way he assimilated into the college game right away, said Campbell head coach Doug Hess. We truly believed each time he touched the ball that he was a threat, whether he was looking for something himself or trying to set up a teammate. Josue is an extremely talented individual and played a huge part in our success this past fall.”

Soto is the second Camel to earn Freshman All-America honors in the last two years. Sonny Guadarrama was also a College Soccer News All-Freshman selection following the 2005 season. The unanimous A-Sun Freshman of the Year in 2005, Guadarrama signed a professional contract with Mexican first division club Santos Laguna in 2006 and was recently transferred to Morelia. He is also a member of the Mexican Sub-20 National Team.

“We look for great things to come for Josue just as we did for Sonny," said Hess.

Soto was also named 2007 A-Sun Freshman of the Year and first-team all-conference, while gaining third-team NSCAA All-South Region recognition. He was also one of three players named on every ballot for the A-Sun all-freshman team. Soto and Justin Fojo of the College of Charleston were the only freshmen selected to the 33-man All-South squad.

A Monterrey, Mexico native, Soto was named MVP of the Richmond/Nike Challenge Cup, where the Camels defeated Duquesne (2-1) and Richmond (2-1) to win their first in-season tournament since 1988. He was also named A-Sun Player of the Week once and was selected to the national teams of the week by both Soccer America and College Soccer News on Sept. 17.

Clemson Hires Strosberg, Polson New Wofford Coach

Two South Carolina collegiate soccer head coaching positions have been filled. Hershey Strosberg, assistant women’s coach at Virginia for the past seven seasons, has been named the new women’s head coach at Clemson University. Ralph Polson, longtime men’s assistant men’s coach at The College of Charleston, has been hired as the new men’s head coach at Wofford College.

The Cavaliers were 102-37-19 during the seven seasons Strosberg was an assistant at Virginia. Among his many responsibilities, was that of recruiting coordinator. He takes over at Clemson for Todd Bramble, who recently accepted the women’s head coaching position at the University of Alabama.

Polson has served as associate men’s head coach at the College of Charleston for the past eight years with head coach Ralph Lundy. Prior to that, he spent 17 seasons as head coach at Presbyterian College.

Troy Lesesne, who has been on the CofC staff for the past seven seasons, has been named the Cougars assistant head coach, replacing Polson.,