Four Buckeyes Receive Postseason Awards – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Dec. 5, 2002
COLUMBUS, Ohio-Four members of the Ohio State men’s soccer team were honored today by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America. Tony Earp (Plantation, Fla.), Jake Traeger (Sr., Littleton, Colo.), Andy Rosenband (Sr., Hammond, Ind.) and Justin Cook (Jr., Winter Springs, Fla.) all were named to the 2002 All-Ohio teams. Earp, Traeger and Rosenband garnered first team honors and Cook was named to the second team. Traeger and Rosenband also were selected to the second team All-Great Lakes Region team.
Serving as the leader of the Buckeye defense, Traeger was one of only four Buckeyes to start all 19 games in 2002. A versatile and athletic defender, he helped Ohio State record a conference-leading nine shutouts while recording one assist in the final regular season game at Northwestern.
Rosenband once again led the Buckeyes in every offensive category. He recorded seven goals (four game-winners) and six assists for 20 points, took 70 total shots and started all 19 games for the Buckeyes at the forward position. He was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week twice in 2002 (Sept. 2 and Nov. 11).
Earp was another Buckeye to start every game in 2002. Serving as captain, Earp tallied two goals and one assist for five points from the midfield spot. Earp was a second team All-Ohio selection in 2001.
Cook was second on the team in scoring with 14 points (five goals, four assists). He recorded three assists in two games during the 2002 Scarlet and Gray Classic in August, earning tournament MVP honors. He started all 17 games in which he played. Cook also was an All-Ohio selection in 2001.
| 2002 ALL-GREAT LAKES SELECTION DIVISION I |
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| 1st TEAM | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| GK | Tyler Robinson | Sr. | Michigan St. | Lansing, MI |
| D | John Swann | Sr. | Indiana | Pittsboro, IN |
| D | Chad Dombrowski * | Sr | UW-Milwaukee | West Allis, WI |
| D | Steve Lawrence | Sr. | Marquette | Brookfield, WI |
| M | Ned Grabavoy | So. | Indiana | New Lenox, IL |
| M | Ryan Mack ** | Sr. | Indiana | Beverly Hills, MI |
| M | Nathan Fleetwood | Jr. | Kentucky | Adelaide, Australia |
| F | Pat Noonan ** | Sr. | Indiana | Ballwin, MO |
| F | Antou Jallow | So. | UW-Milwaukee | Uppsala, Sweden |
| F | Eric Braun ** | Sr. | Notre Dame | Rodermark, Germany |
| F | Chris Rolfe | So. | Dayton | Kettering, OH |
| 2nd TEAM | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| GK | Chris Dadaian | Sr. | UW-Milwaukee | New Berlin, WI |
| D | Tiest Sondaal * | So. | Xavier | Tilberg, Netherlands |
| D | Adrian Cann | Jr. | Louisville | Ontario, Canada |
| D | Jake Traeger | Sr. | Ohio State | Littleton, CO |
| M | Knox Cameron * | So. | Michigan | Bronx, NY |
| M | Mike Mariscalco | Sr. | Butler | Dayton, OH |
| M | Nick Van Sicklen | Sr. | UW-Madison | Madison, WI |
| F | Andy Rosenband | Sr. | Ohio State | Hammond, IN |
| F | Nick Pantazi * | Sr. | Butler | St. Louis, MO |
| F | Byron Carmichael * | Sr. | Marshall | Lumberton, NJ |
| F | Kirt Hawart | Jr. | Akron | N. Royalton, OH |
| 3rd TEAM | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| GK | Grant Barrie | Sr. | Butler | Cape Town, S. Africa |
| D | Kevin Taylor * | Jr. | Michigan | Miami, FL |
| D | Steve Nottingham | Jr. | Detroit-Mercy | Stamford, England |
| D | Jason Perry | Jr. | Oakland | Southfield, MI |
| M | Tighe Dombrowski | Sr. | UW-Milwaukee | West Allis, WI |
| M | Tim Brown | Jr. | Cincinnati | Wellington, New Zealand |
| M | Justin Detter * | Jr. | Notre Dame | White Lake, MI |
| F | Ablaye Camara | So. | Detroit-Mercy | Conakry, Guinea |
| F | Mychal Turpin * | So. | Michigan | Pontiac, MI |
| F | Stephan Ademolu | So. | Cleveland St. | Windsor, Canada |
| F | Jamal Shteiwi | So. | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH |
(*) Previous Selection
| 2002 ALL-OHIO SELECTION | ||||
| 1st TEAM | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| GK | Dave DeGraff | Jr. | Bowling Green | Naperville, IL |
| D | Tiest Sondaal | So. | Xavier | Tilberg, Netherlands |
| D | Jake Traeger | Sr. | Ohio State | Littleton, CO |
| D | Denny Clanton | Jr. | Dayton | Aurora, IL |
| M | Tim Brown | Jr. | Cincinnati | Wellington, New Zealand |
| M | Bret Jones | Sr. | Wright State | Xenia, OH |
| M | Tony Earp | Sr. | Ohio State | Ft. Lauderdale, FL. |
| F | Chris Rolfe | So. | Dayton | Kettering, OH |
| F | Andy Rosenband | Sr. | Ohio State | Hammond, IN |
| F | Kirt Harwat | Jr | Akron | North Royalton, OH |
| F | Stephan Ademolu | So. | Cleveland State | Windsor, Canada |
| 2nd TEAM | ||||
| Pos. | Name | Yr. | School | Hometown |
| GK | Brian Schaeper | So. | Xavier | Cincinnati, OH |
| D | Mike Nsien | Sr. | Dayton | Tulsa, OK |
| D | Brandon Dobbs | Jr. | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH |
| D | Matt Leardini | Sr. | Bowling Green | Youngstown, NY |
| M | Alex Odwell | So. | Akron | Northampton, England |
| M | Adrian Balc | Fr. | Cleveland State | Hudson, OH |
| M | Hans Jorgen Haugland | So. | Akron | Bergen, Norway |
| F | Steven Barten | Fr. | Xavier | Geldrop, Netherlands |
| F | Justin Cook | Jr. | Ohio State | Orlando, FL |
| F | Ricky Strong | Jr. | Wright State | Rochester Hills, MI |
| F | Patrick Wiremu | So. | Cincinnati, OH | Wellington, New Zealand |
Player of the Year: Tiest Sondaal
