Freshman standout named to U-20 U.S. soccer team

Ofori Sarkodie, a standout freshman on IU's Big Ten champion men's soccer team, was selected to the United States Under-20 men's national soccer team, U.S. head coach Thomas Rongen announced Monday. \nSarkodie and the 20-man team will compete in Panama City, Panama, later this month to try to qualify for the FIFA U-20 World Cup, which will be held in Canada in June and July.\nRongen whittled his team down from the 70 players who attended training camps last summer. If the U.S. men qualify for the World Cup, it would be their sixth consecutive appearance in the tournament. \nSarkodie is one of 11 players on the team not signed by a professional team. The team is captained by Real Salt Lake phenom Freddy Adu. \nSarkodie started 13 games for the Hoosiers last season and helped preserve eight shutouts for IU. He was named to the Big Ten All-Freshman team at the end of the season.