This is Hartwick College

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Soccer After Hartwick
Hartwick College has benefited from the
efforts of many individuals who have been
instrumental in the development of soccer
in the United States. More than 40 former
Hartwick players have entered professional
soccer in the U.S. and overseas. Former
coaches and players have joined national and
professional teams as head coaches, assistant
coaches, and front office staff members.
Hartwick graduates have been hired as
coaches at all levels of NCAA colleges.
NATIONAL TEAM AND PRO
PLAYERS
Hartwick has had numerous former players
who have been involved with the United
States National Team program.
Mike Burns ’92, the 1991 `Wick captain,
was a member of the 1994 U.S. World Cup
team and played in all three games for the
U.S. in the 1998 World Cup. He earned a
total of 75 caps with the U.S. National Team
from 1992-98.
Burns is an original member of Major
League Soccer’s New England Revolution. He
retired from MLS after the 2002 season, and
his seven-year career included stints with
New England, San Jose, and Kansas City.
Matt Kmosko ’95 made three appearances
with the national team and started every
match at the 1993 World University Games.
He played in the MLS for Columbus, Miami,
and Colorado.
Dominic Kinnear, who played at Hartwick
In 2007, Matt Lawrence ’96 continued his
professional career with Crystal Palace FC.
during the 1985 season, saw action in 56
games with the U.S. national team. Kinnear
left Hartwick for an 11-year professional
career, including MLS stops in Colorado, San
Jose, and Tampa Bay.
Other former Hartwick stars who have
been selected to represent the United States
include David D’Errico ’74, Eddie Hawkins
’84, Glenn “Mooch” Myernick’77, and Doug
Wark ’76. D’Errico earned 20 caps from 1974
to 1977, while Hawkins made his lone appearance
against Ecuador in 1984. Myernick
started four times for the U.S. Men’s Olympic
Team in qualifying for the 1976 Olympics,
captained the U.S. Men’s National Team
in 1978 and retired from international play
in 1979 with 10 appearances. Wark appeared
in a match against Poland in 1975.
Hartwick graduates who are currently
playing on the professional level include: Matt
Lawrence ’96 (Crystal Palace, English First
Division), goalie Josh Wagenaar ’07 (ADO
Den Haag in the Eredivisie, Holland’s top
professional division), Andrew Sambrook
’01 (Gray’s Athletic FC, English Second Division),
George Neofotistos ’95
(Levathiakos, Greek Third Division). Edwin
Ruiz ’04 was the first round pick of the MLS’s
Kansas City Wizards in 2005, the 11th player
drafted overall, and Tyler Hemming ’07 is
suiting up with Toronto FC of the MLS after
being a supplemental pick in the draft.
coaches who have contributed to the growth
of soccer beyond the collegiate level. Each
man has made his own mark at the ’Wick as
well as in the world of professional or international
soccer.
David Haase, who coached the Hawks
from 1960 until 1966, was the director of
player development for the Atlanta Chiefs of
the North American Soccer League.
Al Miller gained additional prestige as
coach of the U.S. National Team. He also
served as head coach of several teams in the
NASL. As a general manager in the Major
Soccer League (previously MISL), Miller
helped the Cleveland Force gain success financially
and on the field.
Miller helped start his own MSL team-the
Cleveland Crunch. He is the former general
manager of that club. Miller was inducted
into the National Soccer Hall of Fame in 1995.
Timo Liekoski ’71, who played for Miller,
was an All-American defender at Hartwick.
He later coached the Hawks from 1973 to
1975 and posted a 30-9-7 mark. His teams
made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances.
Liekoski was head coach of the United
States Under-23 team as it prepared for the
1996 Olympic Games. He served as an assistant
coach for the United States National
Team from June of 1991 until his appointment
as the Under-23 coach on October 6,
1994. Liekoski was an assistant coach for
Mike Burns ’92 earned 75 caps for the United
States National Team between 1992-98
PROFESSIONAL COACHES
Hartwick’s soccer program has been led
by outstanding head coaches and assistant
Dominic Kinnear led the Houston Dynamo
to the 2006 MLS title.
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