UNIVERSITY of ST. THOMAS Celts soCCer

Celts soCCerUNIVERSITY of ST. THOMAS

2011

Aaron Champenoy brings 15 years of coaching experience to UST. He has also coached

with the Houston Dynamo Youth Academy, where he worked directly with the development

of players. Champenoy has completed a certificate of coaching from the English FA and also

holds a NSCAA High School Coaching Special Topics certification, as well as the NSCAA

National and Advanced National Diploma, both with Distinction. Champenoy was also active

with the Nebraska Olympic Development Program where he was a Head Coach for four

years.

Champenoy, a 2003 Bellevue University graduate, finished his playing career as a two-time

MCAC First Team player and a three-time All-Nebraska College first team selection. In 2001,

his final season as a player, Champenoy added an All-Region IV First Team award and

received All-American Honors to round out his resume. Champenoy was also the first men’s

soccer player to be named the Bellevue University Athlete of the year for 2001-2002.

In four seasons at Bellevue University in Nebraska, Champenoy led his previous team, the

Bruins, to four consecutive appearances in the MCAC and Region IV tournaments. In those

four seasons the Bruins placed 26 players on the MCAC All-Conference teams (four player

of the year winners), nine players to the Region IV team, and nine more with All American

honors. The 2005 and 2006 Bruins team finished with a two-year record of 33-9-0, 2005

national ranking of #17, and back to back MCAC tournament championships (Giving the

Bruins 4 MCAC titles in six years).

“UST is a great institution with the potential to be a consistent national power, and the city

of Houston is an ideal location to continue to build this new program. There is a wealth of

soccer talent in this city and I plan on tapping into that talent early and often. My goal is to

use this position to help mold student athletes that will succeed on the field, in the

classroom, as well as in society and the workforce.”

A native of Omaha, NE; Champenoy lives with his wife Angelica in Houston along with their

four children; Cayden (11), Ava (9), Aleta (1), and Piper (6 months).

During the first three seasons of the soccer program at

UST, the team quickly became respected across the nation

despite its relative infancy. The combined record was 22-

23-3 with a great deal of improvement throughout. The

Celts have played a very high level of competition in their

early seasons, defeating conference champions, nationally

ranked opponents as well as many national tournament

qualifiers.

The best season for the Celts was 2010. Once again the

Celts were seeded No. 2 in A.I.I. Conference Tournament,

but they made it to the championship of the tournament for

the first time. The Celts faced nationally ranked No. 2

Simon Fraser in the championship match. Although the

Celts lost the match 0-1, the Celts earned a birth to the

NAIA National Tournament in only its fourth year. UST

finished with a record of 10-7-2, playing a very strong

schedule including six national tournament qualifiers. The

Celts placed six players on the All-Conference Teams.

Seven seniors graduated including four starters and

leading goal scorer, All-Conference and All Region

selection Jad el Masri as well as three-time All-Conference,

All-Region, and All-American Goalkeeper Lukas Simon.

The 2011 squad has nine seniors including four All-

Conference players. A strong recruiting class looks to keep

up the winning tradition established by the previous

players. This team will have the opportunity to compete as

a member of the Red River Conference and begin new

traditions. The team will be looking to Captain Jack Brett

to lead the team on and off the field. Along with Brett,

Rafael Bustos will be an attacking threat for the Celts.

Bustos has led the team in scoring two out of the last three

seasons. This team continues to impress and improve,

and with the very strong returning squad currently in place

there is no doubt that the 2011 season will be another very

successful campaign.

As this program continues to grow and mature, the

constant goals are simple: do everything to the highest

standard, whether it is done in the classroom, in our

community or on the field. To out-work everyone and to

improve every day is the only way to move forward. This is

a program that will continue to make noise and other teams

in this region and nationally will certainly be looking out for

the Celts.

CoaChes 2011

season

previewAaronChampenoy

Head Soccer Coach

ShaneRojas

Assistant Coach

Shane Rojas begins his first year as a

volunteer assistant coach on the UST men’s

soccer staff. Shane will be great addition to

the staff and will work directly with player

development as well as day-to-day tasks.

A native of Port of Spain, Trinidad, Rojas

was a three-year starter for the Celts and

played a variety of roles for the team. A true

utility player, Rojas has a major role in the

Celts run to the 2011 NAIA National

Tournament. Rojas will earn a B.A. in

finance with a minor in psychology from

UST in 2012.

Lukas “Miko” Simon enters his first season

on the coaching staff at UST after finishing

a stellar career while on the field and in the

classroom at St. Thomas. Simon will be

directing the development of the UST goal

keepers and work with team training

sessions.

A native of Munich, Germany, Simon

finished his career at St. Thomas leading

the team to their first-ever NAIA National

Tournament appearance. Simon is the most

decorated player in the Celts history. He

was a two-year captain for the Celts and

now brings that experience to help mold the

Celts future goalkeepers

Simon earned a B.S. in Bioinformatics from

UST and is currently pursuing a doctorate

in Structural and Computational Biology and

Molecular Biophysics at Baylor College of

Medicine in Houston.

LukasSimon

Assistant Coach

JessicaDomann

Senior Woman

Administrator

Shusaku Hayashi

Trainer

2011 Celts soCCer

#0 John Ruff #1 Dane Buss #2 Nick Boras #5 Jamie Head#3 Gonzalo Nemi

#6 Asayat Camarena #7 Rico Pardo #8 Delano Foster #10 Omar Alonso#9 Bryan Mann

#11 Jeuel Ventura #14 Giouliano Andrade #16 Jack Brett

Cesar Alex Rodriguez

#17 Michael Enriquez #20 Rafael Bustos

#22 Irving Escobedo #24 Luis Bustos #25 Jason Taffett

Carlos DeUriarte Marcelo do Valle

red

shirtsEvan Hesekiel

DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT8/27/2010 Oklahoma Christian University A 3-2, W8/28/2010 Southern Nazarene University A 2-1, W9/3/2010 William Carey University H 0-0, T9/4/2010 TX at Brownsville H 1-2, L9/11/2010 Univ of Science & Arts A 2-8, L9/17/2010 Huston-Tillotson University A 1-0, W9/18/2010 Our Lady of the Lake University A 1-4, L9/25/2010 TX at Brownsville A 1-4, L10/3/2010 Univ of Houston-Victoria H 2-1, W10/5/2010 Northwood University TX A 2-0, W10/8/2010 University of Dallas A 3-0, W10/15/2010 Bellevue University H 1-1, T10/16/2010 Huston-Tillotson University H 1-0, W10/25/2010 Texas College H 2-1, W10/31/2010 Midwestern State University A 0-1, L11/6/2010 Univ of Houston-Victoria A 1-0, W11/11/2010 Lambuth University H 2-1, W11/13/2010 Simon Fraser University N 0-1, L11/20/2010 Belhaven University A 1-2, L

OVERALL RECORD 10-7-2

NAME GP GLS AST PTS G/SH SOG SOG/SHRuff, John 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000Miko Simon, Lukas 19 0 0 0 0.000 1 1.000Boras, Nick 19 1 4 6 0.048 10 0.476Valdez, Otto 15 2 0 4 0.333 4 0.667Lewis, Matt 18 0 0 0 0.000 1 0.500Ferrer, Kaleb 17 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000Camarena, Asayat 1 0 0 0 0.000 0 0.000Orozco, Efrain 19 5 1 11 0.217 12 0.522El-Masri, Jad 19 6 3 15 0.107 25 0.446Rivera, Daniel 17 1 2 4 0.059 9 0.529Pardo, Rico 19 0 0 0 0.000 8 0.444Rojas, Shane 17 3 3 9 0.300 5 0.500Brett, Jack 18 0 1 1 0.000 4 0.571Enriquez, Michael 13 0 0 0 0.000 1 0.500Alex Rodriguez, Cesar 17 1 1 3 0.091 3 0.273Bustos, Rafael 17 6 2 14 0.162 20 0.541DeSantiago, Frederick 15 0 1 1 0.000 1 0.333Escobedo, Irving 16 0 2 2 0.000 5 0.217Bustos, Luis 18 0 1 1 0.000 2 0.154Totals 19 26 21 73 0.103 113 0.447Opponent 19 29 18 76 0.106 130 0.474

GOALIE STATS GP GA GA/G SV SV/PCT SHO W L Tie

Ruff, John 1 2 14.420 1 0.333 0.000 0 0 0Miko Simon, Lukas 18 27 1.390 95 0.779 7.000 10 5 2Opponent 16 22 1.160 78 0.780 1.000 6 7 2

2010 season results & stats

2011 Celts rosterNO. NAME POS. CLASS COLLEGE/HIGH SCHOOL0 John Ruff GK Jr La Crescent, MN1 Dane Buss GK Fr London, England2 Nick Boras M Sr Houston, TX3 Gonzalo Nemi M Jr Lima, Peru5 Jamie Head M Fr Bordon, England6 Asayat Camarena D Sr Katy, TX7 Rico Pardo M Sr Clear Lake, TX8 Delano Foster F Fr Savanna-la-Mar, Jamaica9 Bryan Mann M Fr Clear Lake, TX10 Omar Alonso M Sr Houston, TX11 Jeuel Ventura D Sr Kent, England14 Giouliano Andrade D Fr Katy, TX16 Jack Brett D Jr Manchester, England17 Michael Enriquez D Sr El Campo, TX20 Rafael Bustos F Sr Houston, TX22 Irving Escobedo M Jr Houston, TX24 Luis Bustos M Jr Houston, TX25 Jason Taffett GK Fr Houston, TX

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REDSHIRTS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------RS Carlos DeUriarte M N/A Woodlands, TXRS Marcelo do Valle M N/A Santos, BrazilRS Evan Hesekiel M N/A Owings Mills, MDRS Cesar Alex Rodriguez F N/A Houston, TX

Celt FaCts• The word Celts, pronounced Kelts, refers to people of several ethnic

groups in Ireland and Britian.

• Converted by St. Patrick, the Celts were loyal to the Church’s Christian teachings.

• Highly skilled in the visual arts, they produced intricate metalwork.

• “True Celts” were regarded as a military aristocracy defined by qualities of chilvary, courage and bravery.

• At the same time, they also prided themselves on their appreciation of music, poetry and philosophy.

General FaCtsName: University of St. ThomasLocation: Houston, TX Founded: 1947Enrollment: 3,246Mascot: CeltsColors: Scarlet & GoldHome Field: Houston Amateur Sports ParkPresident: Dr. Robert IvanyAthletic Director: Todd SmithSports Information Director: Trent HermanSenior Woman Administrator: Jessica DomannTrainer: Shusaku Hayashi

soCCer FaCtsNational Affiliation: NAIA Division IConference Red RiverHead Coach: Aaron ChampenoyE-mail: [email protected] Office: 713-831-7212Career Record: 84-58-9Coaching Honors: 2006 MCAC Coach of the Year2010 Record: 10-7-2

university oF st. thomas

houston, texas

MISSION STATEMENT

We are the University of St. Thomas, the Catholic university in the heartof Houston. We are committed to the Catholic intellectual tradition andthe dialogue between faith and reason. By pursuing excellence inteaching, scholarship, and service, we embody and instill in ourstudents the core values of our founders, the Basilian Fathers:goodness, discipline, and knowledge.

We foster engagement in a diverse, collaborative community. As acomprehensive university grounded in the liberal arts, we educatestudents to think critically, communicate effectively, succeedprofessionally, and lead ethically.

VISION STATEMENT

We have decided that within 25 years we will become one of the greatCatholic universities in America.

Educating Leaders of Faith and Character

www.ustcelts.com

Celts soCCer2011

DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME

SEPTEMBER3 Sat vs. Texas A&M International Houston, TX 2:00 pm10 Sat @ William Carey Hattiesburg, MS 7:00 pm16 Fri vs. UT-Brownsville Houston, TX 7:00 pm17 Sat UT-Brownsville vs. Ok. Christian Houston, TX 5:00 pm18 Sun vs. Oklahoma Christian Houston, TX 2:00 pm22 Thur @ UT-Brownsville Brownsville, TX 7:00 pm24 Sat @ Our Lady of the Lake San Antonio, TX 1:00 pm29 Thur @ Northwood University Cedar Hill, TX 3:00 pm

OCTOBER1 Sat @ LSU Shreveport Shreveport, LA 3:00 pm6 Thur @ Houston Tilloston College Austin, TX 7:00 pm8 Sat @ Southwest Assemblies of God Waxahachie, TX 3:00 pm13 Thur vs. University of the SouthWest Houston, TX 7:00 pm15 Sat vs. Texas Wesleyan University Houston, TX 3:00 pm20 Thur vs. Texas College Houston, TX 7:00 pm22 Sat vs. Bacone College Houston, TX 6:00 pm27 Thur @ UH - Victoria Victoria, TX 7:00 pm29 Sat vs. Wiley College Houston, TX 6:00 pm

NOVEMBER3-5 Red River Conference Tournament TBD TBD

*** Home games will be played at Houston Amateur Sports Park ***