Hanover Grads Shine in College Soccer

Hanover High School boasts a large number of graduates who are currently playing soccer in college, including a number who have earned significant distinction, and/or have had their teams record highly successful seasons.

Former Marauders Jory Kahan and Woody Redpath helped lead Wesleyan University to the best seasons in school history, wining the NESCAC regular season title and advancing to the Round of 16 in NCAA Division III Tournament play. Kahan, a Wesleyan Captain, and Redpath, both seniors, started every game for the Cardinals. Redpath, a holding center midfielder, was named to the All-NESCAC First Team. Kahan was chosen as a CoSIDA Second Team Academic All-American. A center back, he had a goal and an assist.

Three former Hanover players have helped Wiliams College to the NCAA Division III Final Four. The Ephs will meet Messiah College this Saturday in a semifinal game to be played in San Antonio, Texas. Senior Ben Mackinnon was a starter for 16-2-3 Williams in last Sunday's shootout vistory over Christopher Newport. Hanover's all-time career scoring leader, Mackinnon has played in 17 games for Williams, and started five. Sophomore Angus Kennedy has appeared in 18 games for Williams, and played half of Sunday's match as a defender. Junior Jeff Levin appeared in four games for the Ephs before an injury ended his season.

Senior Nolan Lincoln was Captain of Middlebury College, the 2007 Division III National Champions. Lincoln started 16 games for the 10-5-2 Panthers, who made it to the semifinals of thie year's NESCAC Tournament, barely missing out on an NCAA bid.

Senior Jimmy Alexander finished an excellent career as a four-year varsity player at Bentley University. Competing in the highly-competitive Northeast 10 in Division II, Alexander started 8 games for the Falcons this year and was third on the team in schoing with 3 goals and an assist. Bentley finished with a record of 6-10-2.

Sophomore Matt Wetherell and Freshman Trevor Barlowe were part of a rebuilding effort at Haverford College under first-year Coach Bill Brady. The Fords finished with a 6-11 record and recorded the most wins in the past six years, also winning their first Centennial Conference game since 2006. Wetherell, a Lyme resident, started 16 games as a center back and scored 2 goals. He was also named to the Centennial Conference Fall Academic Honor Roll. Barlowe, from Etna, appeared in 10 contests and started one of them, paving the way for a much larger role in future seasons.

Junior Sandy Feuer appeared in 6 games for the Colorado College Tigers, who had a record of 10-9-1. Freshman Yosef Oshayack played in three matches for the Rochester Institute of Technology, which was 8-8-1 and made it to the semifinals of the Empire 8 Tournament. Sophomore Oliver Horton made 13 starts for Knox College in Iowa. The Prairie Fire had a record of 4-14. Sophomore Eric Barthold of Lyme appeared in four games for Colby College. The Mules finished with a 5-8-2 mark and qualified for the NESCAC Tournament for the first time in several years. Freshman Lou Gemunden played for the Reed College Soccer Club. Known as FC Reed, the team plaed in the Cascade Collegiate Soccer League.