Manchester, UK Trip 2008
The Heidelberg College men’s soccer team will take its talents to the north of England where it will play four games August 2-14th. It is the fifth time that a Heidelberg team has traveled overseas with head.gif)
coach Brian Haley. A total of 16 student-athletes will depart Cleveland and will make a connection with its transatlantic flight in Chicago and its final destination is Manchester, England. Those athletes include: Raul Mendez (Mexico City, Mexico / Green Hills), Billy Banks (Hampton, Pa. / Hampton), Brian Juart (Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby), Greg Acuna (Findlay, Ohio / Findlay), Alan Terry (Winchester, Ky. / George Rogers), Joe Trejo (Tucson, Ariz. / Sabino), Killian Riley (Zanesville, Ohio / Zanesville), Kenny Lawrence (Medina, Ohio / Cloverleaf), Brad Howell (Lexington, Ohio / Lexington), Kyle Anderson (Cincinnati, Ohio / Amelia), Andrew Crowl (South Euclid, Ohio / Brush), Casey Numetko (Tucson, Ariz. / Sabino), Mike Harling (Rochdale, England / Holy Cross), Cory Buhrman (Brunswick, Ohio / Brunswick), Zach West (Hilliard, Ohio / Hilliard Darby), and Greg Ortiz-Timpson (Tubec, Ariz.).
Along with its four games, Heidelberg will join former Heidelberg players and visit the hometowns of current players. The Berg will be staying at the University of Manchester in self catering facilities. Heidelberg will have the opportunity to attend professional games, see cultural sites such as castles, museums and stately homes, and visit Old Trafford, the home of the Manchester United Football Club. Following its games the Berg will enjoy social gatherings with its opponents as both teams will gather for a meal.
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Haley speaks highly of the experience each student-athlete will receive playing in a foreign country. “It will be something totally foreign to them in their sporting experiences. It will put into perspective for the players that sport at the end of the day is merely a game and that while it can be highly competitive it requires a certain sporting perspective and respect for those who play.”
The trip has been a popular feature of the program over the last 18 years and is a major talking point of alumni who have had the opportunity to take part. “It is an opportunity to travel and experience a different lifestyle and see things from the perspective of another nation,” state Haley. “It is a real education that moves beyond the classroom. It will not only make the students better soccer players it will make them better people for the experience too.”