The University of Akron Athletics
Najem selected to participate in US Soccer Collegiate National Team Camp
July 29 | Men's Soccer
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AKRON, Ohio - University of Akron junior men's soccer player Adam Najem (Clifton, N.J.) has been selected by United State's Under-23 men's national team head coach Andi Herzog to attend a college identification training camp that will allow the coaching staff to evaluate collegiate players as the team continues preparations ahead of October qualifying for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
The four-day camp will run Aug. 5-8 at the U.S. National Training Center in Carson, California.
A first-team All-Mid-American Conference honoree, Najem started all 21 games for Akron a season ago and led the Zips in goals (14), points (32), shots on goal (27) and game-winning tallies (4), while ranking second in assists (4) and shots (48).
He scored goals in 12 of the Zips' 21 games, including a three-goal explosion in a 5-0 win over Cleveland State.
He ranked fourth, fifth, eighth, eighth and 24th nationally in total goals, total points (32), goals per game (0.67), points per match (1.52) and game-winning goals (4), respectively.
Najem and the Zips will host Oakland (Aug. 18) and Bradley (Aug. 22) in a pair of 7 p.m. exhibition contests at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field before Akron opens its 61st intercollegiate campaign at VCU on Aug. 28.
U.S. Roster:
GOALKEEPERS (4): Wade Hamilton (Cal Poly; Murrieta, Calif.), Jonathan Klinsmann (California; Newport Beach, Calif.), Kendall McIntosh (Santa Clara; Santa Rosa, Calif.), Andrew Tarbell (Clemson; Mandeville, La.).
DEFENDERS (9): Jonathan Campbell (North Carolina; Greensboro, N.C.), Alex Crognale (Maryland; Gahanna, Ohio), Chase Gasper (UCLA; Alexandria, Va.), Tomas Hilliard-Arce (Stanford, Matthews, N.C.), Grant Lillard (Indiana; Hinsdale, Ill.), Jakob Nerwinski (Connecticut; Lawrenceville, N.J.), Chris Odoi-Atsem (Maryland; Mitchellville, Md.), Sam Strong (UC Santa Barbara; Santa Barbara, Calif.), Brandon Vincent (Stanford; Valencia, Calif.).
MIDFIELDERS (10): Corey Baird (Stanford; Escondido, Calif.). Andrew Brody (Louisville; Orlando, Fla.), Mael Corboz (Maryland; Green Brook, N.J.), Niko Hansen (New Mexico; Sacramento, Calif.), Ian Harkes (Wake Forest; Fairfax, Va.), Patrick Hodan (Notre Dame; Brookfield, Wisc.), James Moberg (Washington; Windsor, Calif.), Adam Najem (Akron; Clifton, N.J.), Keegan Rosenberry (Georgetown; Ronks, Pa.), Jake Rozhansky (Virginia; Germantown, Md.).
FORWARDS (5): Michael Gamble (Wake Forest; Columbia, Md.), Connor Maloney (Penn State; Harrisburg, Pa.), Alex Muyl (Georgetown; New York, N.Y.), Paul Salcedo (California; Inglewood, Calif.), Mac Steeves (Providence; Needham, Mass.).
– AKRON ZIPS –
The Zips will open their 2015 campaign traveling to VCU for a season-opening contest on Aug. 28 in Richmond, Va. Akron will battle Oakland and Bradley in exhibition action on Aug. 18 and Aug. 22, respectively, at FirstEnergy Stadium – Cub Cadet Field.
Limited Reserved Bleacher Back ($110) and General Admission ($60) season tickets as well as individual-game tickets are on sale now and can be purchased by logging on to GoZips.com/tickets, calling 1-888-99-AKRON (25766) or visiting The C.P. and Cornelia S. Chima Athletics Ticket Office at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field (located at 375 E. Exchange Street, near Gate 1 at the southwest corner of the venue, at the corner of E. Exchange and S. Union streets) Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
