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8-12-08
Grand Canyon University men's soccer team opens the season ranked No. 20 in the National Soccer Coaches  Association of America/adidas NCAA Division II preseason poll.
GCU finished 11-5-5 last year, advancing to the NCAA Tournament. The Antelopes return 13 players from last year's team.
"It's been a long time since we were ranked," GCU coach Petar Draksin said. "We're very honored to be chosen among the top 25 teams in the country, but we haven't proven anything yet. We still have a lot of work to do."
M Soccer
8-5-08
Grand Canyon men's soccer coach Petar Draksin was selected by The Leadership Consortium as the Community  Leadership Individual Award.
This marks the fifth year Linking Sports and Communities and TLC has sponsored the award.
"I am honored," Draksin said. "I don't understand how I'm deserving of this recognition for doing something that I love. Coaching and teaching the game that has created opportunities all my life for me brings nothing but joy into my heart."
M Soccer
6-27-08
Jordan Demos was named the PacWest men's soccer Scholar Athlete of the Year. 
Demos, a junior holding midfielder from Scottsdale, has a 3.96 grade point average in history.
Demos was a second team NSCAA West Region choice. He was a first team PacWest selection. Demos was also named to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA District 8 All-Academic Team.
He helped Grand Canyon win the PacWest championship and advance to the NCAA Division II National Tournament.
M Soccer
4-13-08
Former Grand Canyon University men's soccer player Randy Soderman scored his fourth career playoff goal and second career three-pointer in  Sunday's Major Indoor Soccer League playoffs in Monterey, Mexico.
Soderman, a defenseman for the Chicago Storm, scored at the 7:19 mark of the first quarter. But it wasn't enough as the Storm lost 17-5 to host La Raza de Monterrey in Game 2 of the quarterfinal playoff series. La Raza won the Golden Goal game to end the Storm's season. Chicago, which went 15-15 in the regular season, beat Monterrey 10-8 in overtime in Game 1 of the quarterfinal series.
Soderman played at GCU in 1994 and was a second team California Collegiate Athletic Association selection.
M Soccer
1-14-08
Grand Canyon men's soccer team added three players who have already enrolled at GCU this semester, coach Petar Draksin announced Monday.
Freshman Charlie Sales, a 6-2 midfielder from Tucson Sabino, played his first season at NCAA Division III Heidelberg College in Tiffin, Ohio. He scored three goals and had two assists as Heidelberg went 10-9 in 2007.
"I'm really excited to get back to fast-pace soccer," Sales said. "I like how diverse (GCU's team) is. I really like the facility a lot. The field is real nice. Coach Drak is really helpful."
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