University of North Carolina Athletics
UNC Men's Soccer Adds Stokes Smith to Incoming Class
April 22, 2004 | Men's Soccer
April 22, 2004
CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - In addition to its nine singees earlier this spring, the University of North Carolina has added Orlando, Fla., native Stokes Smith to its 2004 freshman class Tar Heel head coach Elmar Bolowich announced Thursday.
A midfielder and forward, Smith has served as team captain of the Florida Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams and scored winning goals in both the Region III ODP Championship and the Florida State Club Championship. Smith plays club soccer with FC Omni America. Smith also finished second in the National Junior Triathlon Championships in Clermont, Fla. He is also a state champion swimmer and participated in wrestling.
With the addtion of Smith, the Tar Heels have now signed 10 student-athletes to join the program next season. Coming of a 12-4-4 record and its fifth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, Carolina returns nine starters from last year's team.
2004 NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S SOCCER SIGNEES Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown (High School/Club Team) Chris Germani D/M 5-7 150 Yardley, Pa. (Pennsbury East High School/FC Delco) rooks Griffith F 6-3 185 Wichita, Kan. (Kapaun Mt. Carmel/Cloud County CC) Zach Haines F 6-4 195 Jamestown, N.C. (Southwest Guilford High School/CASL Elite) Jimmy Holcombe D 6-2 190 Cary, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons High School/CASL Elite) Cameron Lewis D 6-1 175 Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee High School/Concorde Fire) Dax McCarty M 5-9 142 Winter Park, Fla. (Edison Academy/CFU Phoenix) Andre Sherard D 5-10 170 Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose/CASL Elite) Adam Sloustcher M 5-10 160 Pleasanton, Calif. (Edison Academy/Ballistic United) Stokes Smith M/F 5-11 155 Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater High School/FC Omni America) Michael Walters D 6-1 180 Raleigh, N.C. (Sanderson High School/CASL Elite)
