PHOTO BY KEVIN ELIXMAN sports <strong>Franklin</strong> men’s soccer head coaches: 1984–87 — John McLachlan 1988–90 — Ray Lord 1991 — Brian McManus ’89 1992 — Rahim Elghamni 1993–96 — Tom Pollert ’91 1996–99 — Bob Boucher <strong>20</strong>00–05 — Maurice Schilten <strong>20</strong>06–present — Shaun Mahoney ’97 <strong>Franklin</strong>’s individual honorees: NAIA scholar-athlete 1988 — Dan Markham ’89 All-Indiana collegiate athletic conference first team: 1989 — Mike Sage ’93, Kelley Lasek ’90 1991 — Cory Robertson ’95, Mark Susemichel ’92 1994 — Andy Glover ’98, Kristofer Scheid ’97 All-Heartland collegiate athletic conference first team: <strong>20</strong>01 — Dominic Favia ’02 <strong>20</strong>03 — Howen Hernandez ’04, Andy Pickett ’07 <strong>20</strong>05 — Jacob White ’06 <strong>20</strong>07 — Michael Harwood ’<strong>09</strong> <strong>20</strong>08 — Rocky Legge ’10 Participants in the <strong>20</strong><strong>09</strong> alumni vs. students soccer game included in row one: Andy Pickett ’07, Joe Copeland ’05, Jacob White ’06, Kevin Smith ’03, Howen Hernandez ’04, Jody Tooley ’04, Rob Bush ’08, Ben Robertson ’08 and William Stafford ’99. In row two are: Michael Harwood ’<strong>09</strong>, Ben Jarvis ’08, Joe Stack ’<strong>09</strong>, Justin VanHorn ’06, T.J. Davis ’06, Nick Rensing ’<strong>09</strong>, Daniel Schuetz ’97, Gavin Teevan ’99, Brian Davis ’95, Ryan Brodfuehrer ’90, Kelley Lasek ’90, Brian McManus ’89, Tom Pollert ’91 and Chris Morlock ’93. Men’s soccer celebrates 25 years By Kevin Elixman Sports Information Director The <strong>20</strong><strong>09</strong> fall season marked the 25th for the <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>College</strong> varsity men’s soccer program. The team celebrated its anniversary with a game in late August between its current members and an alumni team, featuring Grizzly players from throughout the program’s history. Despite reaching the quarter century mark, soccer is the second youngest program within men’s athletics. Only men’s swimming, which began intercollegiate competition this academic year, is newer. <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>College</strong> fielded its first men’s soccer team in 1984 under Coach John McLachlan. The Grizzlies posted a 1–11–1 record that season. In his first year as head coach, Maurice Schilten coached <strong>Franklin</strong> to its only winning season (10-9-0) in <strong>20</strong>00. The team was 1–18–0 the previous year. <strong>Franklin</strong> also made its first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament in <strong>20</strong>00. The fourth-seeded Grizzlies fell to top-seeded Anderson University 3–1 at Anderson on Nov. 1, <strong>20</strong>00. In Schilten’s final season, <strong>Franklin</strong> won North Central <strong>College</strong>’s annual Sal Vaccaro Tournament for the first time in <strong>20</strong>05. Tom Pollert ’91 was the second former Grizzly soccer player to become the program’s head coach, after Brian McManus ’89. Pollert’s son, Isaac Pollert ’13, who joined the team this season, is the first second-generation soccer player at <strong>Franklin</strong> <strong>College</strong>. Shaun Mahoney ’97, now in his fourth season, is the third former <strong>Franklin</strong> player to take the head coaching reins and is determined to build a winning program after coaching at the high school level for 10 years. Regardless of the team’s accomplishments on the field, Mahoney wants more for his athletes than wins; he encourages excelling in academics and building camaraderie with teammates as part of their experience. “We want them to leave with a sense of the values of the college and to have a sense of self-discipline. We want soccer to be an extension of the learning experience,” said Mahoney. <strong>20</strong> FRANKLIN REPORTER WWW.FRANKLINCOLLEGE.EDU
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