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US Field Hockey U16 Open Vancouver Youth Festival at
2-0
Colorado Springs (Aug 3, 2002)
– The U.S. Field Hockey men’s Under-16 team won its first two games on the
opening day of the Vancouver Youth
Festival, August 2-4.
The young U.s. team defeated Vancouver Blue,
1-0, in the first game on a penalty corner goal by Sean Harris (Moorpark, Calif.) in the
fourth minute of play. Goalkeeper Todd Sandlund (Ventura, Calif.) made the goal stand for
the rest of the match in earning the shutout.
In the team's second game of the day, Kyle
Maddux (Camarillo, Calif.) scored three goals and Harris and Richard Jordan (Camarillo,
Calif.) added two apiece as the USA downed Calgary, 8-0. Sammie Ibrahim (Simi Valley,
Calif.) collected the other score for the U.S. as goalkeeper Tyson Reeves (Ventura,
Calif.) earned the shutout. The U.S. took a 5-0 halftime lead on its way to the win.
The six-team tournament features the young U.S. team in competition
with squads from Vancouver, Calgary and Ontario. The U.S. will face Vancouver
Blue and Ontario on Aug. 2, Vancouver
U18 and Calgary on Aug. 3 before
concluding the round-robin tourney against Vancouver Gold on Aug. 4. U.S. national team head
coach Shiv Jagday leads the team at the tournament.
The 16-member travel squad includes Emmad Faroouqui (Canoga Park, Calif.), Jonathon
Ginolfi (Moorpark, Calif.), Michael Halsell (Camarillo, Calif.), Sean Harris (Moorpark,
Calif.), Sammie Ibrahim (Simi Valley, Calif.), Richard Jordan (Camarillo, Calif.), Gurpal
Kundi (Glendora, Calif.), Kyle Maddux (Camarillo, Calif.), Malachi Mahan (Camarillo,
Calif.), Chris Niles (Camarillo, Calif.), Austin Pile (Fort Collins, Colo.), Tyson Reeves
(Ventura, Calif.), Todd Sandlund (Ventura, Calif.), Shaya Taherizadegan (Westlake Village,
Calif.) and Spencer Wagner (Colorado Springs, Colo.).
August 2
USA U16 1,
Vancouver Blue 0
USA: Sean Harris
(pc, 4:00)
USA Starters: Sean Harris, Michael Halsell, Emmad Faroouqui, Richard Jordan, Sammie
Ibrahim, Chris Niles, Gurpal Kundi, Austin Pile, Malachi Mahan, Todd Sandlund (gk), Kyle
Maddux
Subs: Jonathon Ginolfi, Spencer Wagner, Hunar Kainth, Shaya Taherizadegan
August 2
USA U16 8,
Calgary 0
USA: Sean
Harris (fg, 4:00)
USA: Sean Harris (pc, 9:00)
USA: Kyle Maddux (fg, 10:00)
USA: Sammie Ibrahim (fg, 25:00)
USA: Richard Jordan (fg, 28:00)
USA: Kyle Maddux (fg, 34:00)
USA: Ricahrd Jordan (fg, 52:00)
USA: Kyle Maddux (fg, 56:00)
USA Starters: Jonathon Ginolfi, Sean Harris, Michael Halsell, Emmad Faroouqui, Richard
Jordan, Chris Niles, Gurpal Kundi, Malachi Mahan, Tyson Reeves (gk), Kyle Maddux, Hunar
Kainth
Subs: Sammie Ibrahim, Spencer Wagner, Austin Pile, Shaya Taherizadegan
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| Name |
Pos |
Hometown |
Date of Birth |
| Emmad Farooqui |
Mid |
Canoga Park,
Calif. |
29 Aug 89 |
| Jonathon Ginolfi |
Fwd |
Moorpark, Calif. |
17 Aug 88 |
| Michael
Halsell |
Fwd |
Camarillo,
Calif. |
2 May 86 |
| Sean Harris |
Mid |
Moorpark,
Calif. |
3 Oct 86 |
| Samie Ibrahim |
F/M |
Simi Valey,
Calif. |
27 Jan 88 |
| Richard Jordan |
Mid |
Camarillo, Calif. |
5 Dec 87 |
| Hunar Kainth |
Mid |
Fullerton,
Calif. |
19 July 87 |
| Gurpal Kundi |
Fwd |
Glendora,
Calif. |
2 Jan 87 |
| Kyle Maddux |
Def |
Camarillo,
Calif. |
15 Dec 87 |
| Malachi Mahan |
Mid |
Camarillo,
Calif. |
5 May 86 |
| Chris Niles |
M/F |
Camarillo,
Calif. |
20 Jun 87 |
| Austin Pile |
Mid |
Fort Collins,
Colo. |
4 April 86 |
| Tyson Reeves |
GK |
Ventura,
Calif. |
7 May 88 |
| Todd Sandland |
GK |
Ventura,
Calif. |
19 July 86 |
| Shaya
Taherizadegan |
Mid |
Westlake
Vill., Calif. |
18 Nov 86 |
| Spencer Wagner |
F/D |
Colo. Springs,
Colo. |
12 Aug 86 |
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