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Two Ivies Taken in MLS Supplemental Draft
PRINCETON, N.J. -- The Ivy League saw two of
its men’s soccer players selected in the 2012 Major League
Soccer (MLS) Supplemental Draft, held Tuesday in New York City.
Princeton senior defender Mark Linnville was taken
with the 24th pick by the Phiadelphia Union and Harvard senior
forward Brian Rogers was drafted by the Vancouver
Whitecaps five picks later.
Linnville and Rogers join Brown defender Dylan
Remick, who was drafted in the second round of the MLS
SuperDraft on Jan. 17.
Linnville earned first-team All-Ivy honors for the fourth time as a
senior, just the eighth player in League history to do so. He
recorded a career-high eight points on a personal-best two goals
along with four assists in 2012 and finished his career with 21
points on four goals and 13 assists. He played in 69 games,
starting 68, and helped the Tigers shut out 18 opponents during his
four years.
Princeton has had players selected in the MLS Supplemental Draft in three-straight years, as Antoine Hoppenot was drafted by the Union in 2012 and Josh Walburn (Union) and Teddy Schneider (N.Y. Red Bulls) were taken in 2011.
Rogers kicked off his career with a bang, recording six goals and six assists en route to being named Ivy League Rookie of the Year, while helping the Crimson get to the NCAA Tournament in 2009. He earned second-team All-Ivy for the second-straight year as a sophomore after tallying five goals and one assist on the year. Despite battling injuries over his final two seasons, Rogers totaled 38 points on 14 goals and 10 assists, including a goal and an assist in 2012.
Rogers is the first Crimson ever to be taken in the Supplemental Draft and the first Harvard men's soccer player drafted into the MLS since 2010, when Andre Akpan (Colorado Rapids) and Kwaku Nyamakye (Columbus Crew) were taken in the SuperDraft.
All-Time Ivy
League Selections in the MLS Supplemental
Draft*
2013
Mark Linnville (Princeton); 24th overall (second
round); Philadelphia Union
Brian Rogers (Harvard); 29th overall (second
round); Vancouver Whitecaps
2012
Thomas Brandt (Penn); 13th overall (first round);
Philadelphia Union
Christian Barreiro (Penn); 50th overall (third
round); N.Y. Red Bulls
Antoine Hoppenot (Princeton); 51st overall (third
round); Philadelphia Union
Mike Mazzullo (Columbia); 61st overall (fourth
round); Toronto FC
2011
Daniel Keat (Dartmouth); 3rd overall (first
round); LA Galaxy
Josh Walburn (Princeton); 23rd overall (second
round); Philadelphia Union
Teddy Schneider (Princeton); 31st overall (second
round); N.Y. Red Bulls
2008
Laurent Manuel (Brown); 49th overall (fourth
round); N.Y. Red Bulls
2007
Danny Cepero (Penn); 46th overall (fourth round);
N.Y. Red Bulls
2006
Darren Spicer (Princeton); 13th overall (second
round); Chivas USA
Keith Cauldwell (Brown); 33rd overall (third
round); Colorado Rapids
2005
David Mahoney (Cornell); 15th overall (second
round); Chicago Fire
Jeff Larentowicz (Brown); 45th overall (fourth
round); New England Revolution
1998
Chris Fox (Brown); 10th overall (first round);
Dallas Burn
1997
Joey Thieman (Princeton); 30th overall (third
round); D.C. United
1996
David Vaudreuil (Princeton); 17th overall (second
round), LA Galaxy
*MLS Supplemental Drafts.
Ivies in the MLS Super Drafts (2000-2011) & MLS College Drafts
(1996-1999) results can be seen here.
