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Cougars Add Goalkeeper for 2010 Soccer
Season
written by Dave Parsons, Sports Information Director
MOUNT VERNON, Ohio (4-7-2010) - The Mount
Vernon Nazarene University mens soccer team
has added an important recruit for the 2010
season as the Cougars have signed Ryan Swartzentruber, who will look to further his
education and continue his soccer career at
MVNU.
 Swartzentruber,
a goalkeeper from Grove City, Ohio, was a
three-year varsity letterman at both Grove
City High School (sophomore and junior year)
and Jonathan Alder High School (senior
year), which he attended only after the
Grove City levy did not pass. As a senior,
he posted a 1.37 goals against average in 16
matches with seven shutouts and 121 saves as
he was named to the All-County Team and the
All-District First Team.
"Ryan is a vital addition to our team for
next year, said MVNU coach Paul Furey, who
has posted a 240-158-30 overall record in 20
years with the Cougars. "We lose an
All-American goalkeeper in Alex Stout, so
our next goalkeeper will have big shoes to
fill. However, I believe Ryan brings many of
the attributes to be an outstanding
goalkeeper, and I am excited to work with
him and help him develop into a solid
college goalkeeper.
"Ryan is an excellent student and has a
friendly personality, Furey added. "He
welcomes the Christian campus environment.
He will be a quality leader on and off the
field at MVNU before his career is done.
In addition to playing soccer at Grove City
and Jonathan Alder, Swartzentruber has
played club soccer for Crew Juniors, Team
Ohio FC, and Hilliard FC. He is a member of
National Honor Society, Key Club, Buckeye
Boys State, and Young Life. He has also
served as a tutor and a mentor, attends
Grove City Church of the Nazarene, and
received the district P.R.I.D.E. award and
Star awards.
"There are several reasons why I chose
MVNU, said Swartzentruber of his college
choice. "My parents and several family
members went there and one of my really good
friends signed to play soccer there, too. I
love the small Christian campus atmosphere.
MVNU posted a 17-7-2 overall record in 2009
and just missed qualifying for the NAIA
National Tournament after advancing to the
NAIA Final Four in 2008. The team also went
2-1 at the National Christian College
Athletic Association National Tournament in
Kissimmee, Fla.
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