Kentucky ODP Alumnus
Gathers Three Big Ten Conference Awards
Darren Yeagle, Freshman Forward at Indiana Dec 2006 - College Soccer News Named Yeagle to Freshman All American Team Nov. 2006 PARK RIDGE, ILL. - The Big Ten office announced the 2006 All-Big Ten and All-Freshman men's soccer teams, as well as individual award winners. Indiana's freshman Darren Yeagle of Louisville, KY was dubbed Freshman Player of the Year, selected for the All Freshman Team and picked to the All Conference first team. Yeagle was on of six players that the coaches agree on as unanimous selections to the All-Freshman team. The triple award winner played for Trinity High School, Javanon SC and was a long time Kentucky Youth Soccer ODP Player and is the son of Pat and Bruce Yeagle of Louisville.
Indiana's Freitag has guided the Hoosiers to a 12-4-2 overall record and a 4-1-1 conference mark. Since being named head coach in 2004, IU has compiled a 44-11-9 record along with a second straight national title. Freitag was one of three head coaches to lead his program to a national title in his first year. Indiana claimed the conference's regular season title with a 1-0 victory against Wisconsin on Oct. 27. This is Freitag's first Big Ten Coach of the Year award. In addition the coaches agreed on six unanimous selections to the All-Freshman team. Forwards Darren Yeagle of Indiana and Peri Marosevic of Michigan, midfielder Eric Alexander of Indiana, defenders Ofori Sarkodie of Indiana and Mark Blades of Northwestern, as well as Michigan goalkeeper Pat Sperry. |
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Freshman Year (2005) Redshirted ... appeared in the Hoosiers' first exhibition game of the season against UCLA (8/19) in the IPFW Soccer Showcase ... named College Soccer News Top 100 Freshmen to Watch ... a mainstay in the Hoosier lineup during the 2006 spring season. Prep/Personal A U.S. National U-20 pool player ... made four appearances with two starts, scoring one goal for the U-20 National Team ... a 2005 PARADE Magazine All-American ... earned NSCAA High School Boys All-America honors in 2004 ... named Gatorade Kentucky Player of the Year and Mr. Soccer in the state ... was a StudentSportsSoccer.com fall season second team All-American ... a 2004 NSCAA/adidas Youth Boys Region II All-America selection ... was a NSCAA/adidas All-Region IV (Mideast) honoree as a senior ... played high school at Trinity and club soccer with Javanon, both coached by Gregory Moss-Brown named a first team Kentucky All-State selection as a junior and senior ... a four-year varsity starter ... named Trinity's Golden Boot Award winner as a senior ... finished in third place for the Golden Boot Award at the US Youth Soccer National Championship Nationals in 2003 ... a 2004 ODP Region II Team member ... an ODP Region II Team pool player in 2003 and 2004 ... a 2001 ODP State Team player born Sept. 18, 1986 to Bruce and Pat Yeagle ... intends to major in sport marketing and management. |
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Yeagle is the eighth Hoosier to claim
Freshman of the Year laurels, picking up the award for Indiana for the
second straight year. Yeagle led his team and was second in the conference
in goals (6), including three game-winners. 
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