Orangemen Soccer Signs Three for 2003-04
2/6/2003 3:46:18 PM | Men's Soccer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Syracuse men's soccer coach Dean Foti has announced that three players have signed national letters of intent to play for the Orangemen beginning in 2003. Aaron Bonser of Fairport, N.Y., Frank Bruno of Toronto and Isaac Collings of Oriskany, N.Y. will all join the SU roster next fall.
Bonser is a defender and midfielder out of McQuaid Jesuit High School. He has also played on the Region I Olympic Development Team and for the Syracuse Blitz Blizzards club team. Bonser is a two-time City/Catholic League Player of the Year. He was the first junior to ever win the award in 2001. Bonser was named to the All-Greater Rochester First Team in 2002, and was a second-team all-state pick by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. He was also chosen to the 2002 NSCAA/adidas All-Eastern Regional team.
Bruno, a midfielder, played at Dante Aligheieri Academy, and also played for the C.S. Azzuri club team. Bruno has been a member of the Under-17 Canadian National Team that participated in the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifying Tournament and the Under-20 Canadian National Team.
Collings is a midfielder and forward from Oriskany High School. Collings also played for the Syracuse Blitz Blizzard and has played with the United States Under-15 and Under-18 national teams. He is also a member of the 2003 Region I Olympic Development Team that will travel to Brazil later this month. Collings scored 23 goals and had 25 assists as a senior, and finished his scholastic career with 91 goals and 91 assists. He started for the Oriskany varsity for five seasons and was the Mohawk Valley Player of the Year as a sophomore. He was also named an NSCAA All-American that season. Collings was a three-time All-Mohawk Valley All-Star and an All-Central New York All-Star in each of his final three seasons.
The Orangemen finished the 2002 season 8-8-2. Syracuse will return 13 letterwinners from last season, including two of the top three scorers.
