Hoosiers welcome 7 recruits for 2014

IU Men’s Soccer Coach Todd Yeagley announced the signing of seven recruits for the 2014 season on Monday.

The seven recruits — defenders Grant Lillard, Tim Mehl and Francesco Moore and midfielders Jay McIntosh, Jake Rufe, Trevor Swartz and Cory Thomas — join four early-enrollees who have already joined the program.

Midfielders Matt Foldesy, Jack Griffith and Michael Riedford and goalkeeper Will Lukowski previously came to IU in January and have begun training with the team.

Yeagley kept the Hoosier state talent pipeline flowing to Bloomington, with three members of the 11-man class — Griffith, Riedford and Thomas — hailing from Indiana.

The recruits will look to fill the shoes of those who left the team which included three players being drafted into the MLS earlier this month.

The Hoosiers finished the 2013 campaign with a record of 8-12-2 and were 2-4 in Big Ten
competition.

—Alden Woods