2008 Men's Soccer
Brenton Benware
Brenton Benware - Head Coach
Head Coach
bbenware@montreat.edu828-713-6514
Brenton Benware is in his first year as head coach of the men's soccer squad at Montreat College. He was the former head men's soccer coach at Oklahoma Wesleyan University in Bartlesville, OK. Benware served as OWU's head men's soccer coach for the last four years. He also coached the women's program there during his first two years.
While coaching at OWU, his men's soccer team reached both the NAIA-MCAC Conference Tournament and the NCCAA-Regional Tournament two times each.
Benware inherits a team that finished 12-6-1 in the Appalachian Athletic Conference last season and was ranked as high as 25th in the national NAIA poll at one point last year. He says, "This team has great potential this season. They are still young, but have a solid, returning core. These guys are looking to go to a national tournament this season."
Brenton Benware is married to Kelly and is a graduate of Oklahoma Wesleyan University.
2008 Men's Soccer Roster
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RS | Mark Buckley | FR | M | 5-10 | 150 | ||
| 00 | Aaron Kimball | JR | GK | 5-10 | 205 | Clinton, SC | Clinton High School |
| 1 | Howard Fisher | JR | GK | 6-7 | 195 | Kingston, Jamaica | St. George's College |
| 3 | Jesus Chipuli | FR | FOR | 5-9 | 150 | Greensboro, NC | Ben L. Smith HS |
| 4 | Josef Yehia | SO | D | 5-9 | 160 | Orlando, FL | Boone High School |
| 5 | Ebrima Jagne | SO | D | 5-9 | 150 | Foday Kunda, Gambia | Lithonia |
| 6 | Brandon Rodeman | SO | MID | 5-10 | 165 | Delray Beach, FL | Atlantic High School |
| 7 | Sami Bin | SO | MID | 5-9 | 165 | Porto Alegre, Brazil | Colegio Israelita Brasileiro |
| 8 | Stephen Jackson | JR | MID | 5-11 | 175 | Melbourne, FL | Satellite High School |
| 9 | Jonathan Viana | SR | D | 5-10 | 165 | Clearwater, FL | Clearwater High School |
| 10 | Abdul Bangura | JR | MID | 6-1 | 200 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | Albert Academy |
| 11 | Craig Wilson | SO | FOR | 5-9 | 160 | Trinidad & Tobago | Radford University |
| 12 | Shaka Bangura | JR | FOR | 5-7 | 165 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | North Clayton High School |
| 13 | Chad Britts | SR | D | 5-11 | 170 | Clearwater, FL | Clearwater High School |
| 14 | Alan King | FR | MID | 5-10 | 155 | Shelby, NC | Crest Senior High School |
| 15 | Leonard Walker | SO | M | 5-8 | 165 | Kingston, Jamaica | St. George's College |
| 16 | Adnan Bangura | SO | FOR | 6-2 | 160 | Freetown, Sierra Leone | Ahmadiyhya School |
| 17 | Hasani McKenzie | JR | D | 5-7 | 160 | Appleton, Jamaica | Munro College |
| 18 | Rafael Leo Velasquez | FR | MID | 6-2 | 180 | Tegucigalpa, Honduras | Owen High School |
| 19 | Nyron Edwards | JR | FOR | 5-10 | 190 | Kingston, Jamaica | Camperdown High School |
Brenton Benware - Head Coach
Josh Riccardi - Assistant Coach
2008 Reserve Roster
| # | Name | Cl. | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown | Previous School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Woodward | JR | D | 5-10 | 150 | Cartersville, GA | Cartersville High School | |
| 2 | Mark Roberts | FR | MF | 5-8 | 135 | Charlotte, NC | Covenant Day |
| 4 | Jesse Carmichael | FR | MF | 5-11 | 160 | Hampton, VA | Thomas Nelson Community College |
| 5 | Eric Bowers | FR | CB | 6-0 | 165 | Lancaster, PA | Lancaster Christian |
| 6 | Nathan Dimmock | JR | LB | 6-2 | 185 | Lilougwe, Malawi | ETSU, Covenant |
| 7 | Tarick Cowan | JR | MF | 6-0 | 185 | Spanish Town, Jamaica | St. George's College |
| 9 | Colby Monaghan | SO | CB | 6-0 | 155 | Tupelo, MS | Tupelo High School |
| 10 | Colton Sinkovich | SO | MF | 5-10 | 150 | Hendersonville, NC | The Citadel |
| 12 | Josh Platt | SO | MF | 6-0 | 195 | Winter Haven, FL | Lake Region High School |
| 22 | Steven Nelson | JR | D | 6-0 | 200 | Ann Arbor, MI | Salive High School |
Josh Riccardi - Head Coach
