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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Announces Men's Soccer Class of 2012
May 22, 2008 | Men's Soccer
Six members of the Princeton Class of 2012 will join the Tiger men's soccer team in the fall of 2008. The class features a group of forwards and midfielders, including three from California, and the six have been part of numerous club championships on both the state and national levels.
"The Class of 2012 is filled with exciting attacking players and we think they will make an immediate and lasting impact on our program," says head coach Jim Barlow '91. "They come from some of the best clubs and academies in the country, and we expect them to fit right in both on and off the field. There is nice mix of skill, athleticism, and soccer intelligence with a passion for the game. We can't wait for them to be part of our program and part of the inaugural season in our new stadium."
Princeton will open the inaugural season at the new Myslik Field at Roberts Stadium Sept. 5 with a game against Lehigh at 7:30 p.m.. Updated photos of stadium construction are available here.
The six members of the Princeton men's soccer Class of 2012 are as follows:
Colby Hahn (Midfield, Coto de Caza, Calif./Tesoro H.S.)
Hahn was selected as one of the "Top Players to Watch in the USA" by Top Drawer Soccer this past season. He was the co-captain as an attacking midfielder for the Irvine Strikers premier team, part of the Academy League featuring select teams from throughout the country. The Strikers were finalists in both the 2007 National Cup and Surf Cup BU-19 Super Group and played nationally in the Red Bull U17 League.
At Tesoro High School, Hahn was the captain of the soccer team and the school's 2008 "Titan of the Year." He was a three-time all-league selection and earned a scholar-athlete award from the Orange County Register. Also a member of Tesoro's track team, he is the school record holder in the 100 meters and the triple jump.
Antoine Hoppenot (Forward, Princeton, N.J./Princeton Day School)
Hoppenot was the leading scorer for the Princeton Union 90 team in 2007; his team won the New Jersey state cup title and reached the semifinals of the regional tournament. That team is still alive in this year's state cup.
At Princeton Day School, just a few miles from the Princeton campus, he led the Panthers in goals in both his junior and senior seasons as a striker. He was also a first-team All-Prep "B" pick both seasons.
His sister, Claire, graduated from Princeton in 2007 with a degree in comparative literature. His brother Pierre is a senior soccer player at Washington University in St. Louis.
Paolo Iaccarino (Forward, Newport Beach, Calif./Corona del Mar)
Iaccarino was a three-year varsity starter at Corona del Mar and earned first-team all-league honors during his high school career. He also was his team's Most Valuable Offensive Player in each of those three years.
He also has played club soccer for the Pateadores Premier club team in Mission Viejo for the past eight seasons. That club is one of the most successful programs in Southern California annually.
Stephen Park (Midfield, Inverness, Ill./Shattuck-St. Mary's School)
Park, an Illinois native, attended high school at Shattuck St. Mary's in Fairbault, Minn. While there, he earned high honors as well as a Headmaster's Scholarship. He also played with the Shattuck-St. Mary's Soccer Academy for the past two years, helping that team winning a Minnesota state cup title.
A club player for the Sockers FC program in Chicago for eight years, he helped his team win a club national title and Illinois state cup in 2006 and reach the finals of the national club championship in 2007. He also was a member of ODP teams in both Illinois and Minnesota and helped his team to an ODP regional camp championship in 2005.
Manny Sardinha (Midfield/Forward, San Diego, Calif./Francis W. Parker)
Sardinha was a member of of a Southern California team that won a state cup championship in 2007 and placed second in the Far West regionals. He was also part of the Cal South ODP program for four years and was a member of the ODP regional pool in 2003.
At Francis W. Parker, he was a central midfielder and earned four varsity letters. During his sophomore season, he was the division Player of the Year after leading his team to its first CIF section title. The following year, he was again a first-team all-division on a section championship team. He was also a first-team all-academic selection while in high school.
Zach Wyzgoski (Forward, Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Andover)
Wyzgoski was a first-team all-state selection for Division 2 in 2007 and a second-team all-state selection in 2006 while playing at Andover High School. A four-year starter, he is Andover's all-time leading scorer. In his final two years, he had 51 goals and 20 assists, was team MVP both seasons and led his team to a combined record of 29-7-5.
As part of the Bloomfield Force club program, he led his team to 17 wins and two ties in 21 games in 2007 and a 5-1-1 record in 2008 when the team played in the Midwest Regional League Premier Division. He was a captain for both his club and high school teams.