Alumni Weekend a Success
Jarom Jordan
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PROVO, Utah (Oct. 23 & 24, 2009) -- The BYU men's soccer alumni were on display Friday night against Utah Valley in two games and Saturday in a Blue/White scrimmage. Friday the "Fresh Legs" alumni team lost 1-0 to the Wolverines during the 6:30 p.m. game and the "Weight Watchers" alumni team pounded the Utah Valley alumni team, 3-0 in the night cap.
The alumni appreciated the experience and are proud to be a part of the BYU men's soccer tradition.
"It's incredible," said Devin Dahl. "It's fun to see this stadium. It's fun to see the team and how they've progressed in the league that they're in and to be a part of an organization that started with a bunch of guys that liked to play soccer and formed a club team."
"A lot of these guys here tonight, we used to travel in 15-passenger vans," said former player and assistant coach, Brian Jolley. "We would stay with members. We would travel 12-14 hours, playing game after game and now to see them traveling internationally, representing the university, the church in not just the country but the world. It's amazing to see how far the program's come and to see the potential for the future."
Team "Fresh Legs" and Team "Weight Watchers" mixed rosters Saturday to play a blue/white game. The White team beat the Blue team, 4-2 on Haws Field in front of about 100 people in cloudy, cool weather. Dan Watkins and Brandon Leroy were some of the players who scored in the game.
"My team lost again but it was a lot of fun," said Hugh VanWagenen. "We had a great turnout this year. It's great. There's not a whole lots of kids from my generation...but great day, great fun.
"It's fun seeing the guys, but we could meet somewhere and see each other," said former player and coach, Tom Skousen. "It's not that. It's seeing them in context. We belong on the grass together. It's the connecting with the guys on the field that's fun."
The game was the culmination of a successful alumni weekend.
"It was a great weekend," said Corey Cuvelier. With the number of alumni that were here, it was probably the most successful turnout we've had. We had about 40 over the course of the two days."
"Today's game was good. Very slow paced, a lot of out of shape guys and so it was just fun. The team I had won it 4-2 so I rigged it just enough to give us just a few fresh legs."
"Once you're out of shape, you're out of shape. The weight watchers had wisdom in their feet," said Hugh VanWagenen.
View pictures taken by Drew VanWagenen and Jarom Jordan. Click here to see the slideshow.
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Oct 23, 2009 - Brian Jolley
Oct 23, 2009 - Devin Dahl
Oct 24, 2009 - Tom Skousen
Oct 24, 2009 - Hugh VanWagenen
Oct 24, 2009 - Corey Cuvelier
