MILWAUKEE - Alex Eastman of Menomonee Falls, Wis., Azael Flores of Milwaukee, Wis., Sam Glass of Overland Park, Kan., Sean Holmes of Blackburn, England, Josh Kaye of Bournemouth, England, Griffin Kerwin of Whitefish Bay, Wis., Tinashe Marowa of Aucklund, New Zealand, Zach Neiberger of Minneapolis, Minn., Peter Raymonds of Brookfield, Wis., Sean Reynolds of Mequon, Wis., Francesco Saporito of Alberta, Canada, Jason P. Svensson of Copenhagen, Denmark, Matthias Binder of Bad Fischau, Austria, and Alex Young of Madison, Wis., are all signed and ready to compete this fall for the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee men's soccer team.
 
Head coach Kris Kelderman made the final announcement of the new group today after practice officially got underway for the 2015 campaign earlier this week.
 
"Obviously, it's a big class," Kelderman said. "Not only are they new, but they are young – all freshmen. I am very excited and I think it's a talented group. It's a group that will make us better, not only with who is starting on the field, but will help with the depth of the team and that is one thing that we have been trying to work on over the course of my three seasons here at Milwaukee. I am pleased with their level of play, their professionalism and their effort after the first few days of preseason. For a young group of guys, that is not always the case."
 
Eastman, a First-Team All-Greater Metro Conference midfielder from Menomonee Falls High School, helped lead the Indians to a 19-4-3 record and a remarkable run through the WIAA playoffs that resulted in a first state tournament berth and an eventual state D1 runner-up finish in the title game. A Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association All-State Honorable Mention selection, Eastman was picked to play in the Masonic All-Star Game.
 
Flores was the City Conference Player of the Year as a senior at Milwaukee Tech/Carmen, helping his team win three City Conference tournaments in his four seasons. A Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Second Team All-State honoree his final season, he was also named Second Team All-Area by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and WSCA 'Best of the Rest' on two occasions. The three-year team captain was selected to play in the 24th annual Wisconsin Masonic All-Star Game.
 
Glass had an impressive senior season in goal at Blue Valley Northwest High School as a senior, allowing just nine goals in 21 games overall. An all-region honoree by the National Soccer Coaches Association, Glass was named the Goalkeeper of the Year in the Eastern Kansas League for the second straight season, earning first-team all-conference honors both years. A two-time KSCA Class 6A All-State selection, Glass led the Huskies to a state title his junior season and was named the 2013 KSCA Goalkeeper of the Year.
 
Holmes comes to Milwaukee from Blackburn, England. He played soccer while in high School at Ribblesdale School and also for the club team Preston North End from 2010 through 2014.
 
Kaye hales from Bournemouth, England, where he played nine years of soccer while a scholar with AFC Bournemouth.
 
Kerwin was a First-Team North Shore All-Conference selection as a senior at Whitefish Bay High School, tallying 18 goals and eight assists on the season. A Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association 'Best of the Rest' and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Honorable Mention All-Area honoree as a senior, he netted four goals and one assist as a midfielder/defender in 2013 when he was a second-team all-league choice. Kerwin, who played in the Masonic All-Star Game, led the Blue Dukes to three conference titles and was a captain as a senior and a starter from his sophomore year on. He also had an extensive club career with FC Milwaukee and Elm Grove SC.
 
Marowa comes to the Panthers from Aucklund, New Zealand, where he was a winger on the soccer team at Pakuranga. He was also a sprinter on the track & field team.
 
Neiberger is a transfer into the program from San Diego State, but will have four years of eligibility remaining as he did not compete. Neiberger was a two-time all-state selection at Minneapolis Southwest High School and was runner-up for Minnesota's 2013 'Mr. Soccer'. He participated in the 2013 All-American game, was the Minneapolis Star Tribune Metro Player of the Year and a finalist for Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior after recording 11 goals – seven game-winners – and seven assists in addition to his role on the back line. Just the third four-year varsity starter in his school's history, the two-time team captain helped lead the Lakers to the state championship game as a freshman and a third-place finish as a sophomore.
 
Raymonds capped his career at Brookfield East with a tremendous senior season, earning the Gatorade State Boys Player of the Year honor as well as the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Greater Metro Conference Player of the Year awards. He tallied an impressive 32 goals to go along with six assists his final season, netting seven of his team's 14 goals in the state tournament to lead them to the WIAA 2014 Division 2 State Championship – where he scored both times in a 2-0 win – and a 20-2-4 overall record. The Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association Player of the Year, Raymonds was also an All-American selection by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America and a First Team All-State honoree. The First-Team MJS honoree was a team captain and played club soccer for Elm Grove SC.
 
Reynolds was a repeat First-Team North Shore All-Conference selection as a senior at Homestead High School. A Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association 'Best of the Rest' honoree as a senior (at midfielder) and junior (at defender), Reynolds was a two-time Team MVP and a two-time team captain. Selected to play in the 24th annual Wisconsin Masonic All-Star Game, he was a three-time all-league honoree after getting the second-team nod as a sophomore.
 
Saporito hails from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and has been playing with the Vancouver Whitecaps FC since 2011. A member of the US Soccer Development Academy, Saporito was a regular starter and even scored the Whitecaps lone goal in a loss to Chivas USA. Saporito was called up to the Canadian National U-15 Team for the Copa Mexico de Naciones. He started his soccer career with Edmonton Internazionale Soccer Club, where he played for the club in the Edmonton Interdistrict Youth Soccer Association from 2006 to 2011. As a member of Edmonton Internazionale's U-14 Tier I side, the midfielder helped them to the 2011 Alberta U-14 provincial championship title. Saporito also represented Alberta at the U-13 level in 2009 and 2010 before helping his home province to a bronze medal at the 2011 Canadian U-15 All-Star Championship.
 
P. Svensson comes to Milwaukee from Copenhagen, Denmark, after spending last academic year at Roskilde University, where he did not play soccer. He enjoyed a successful high school soccer career at Niels Brock as well as 10 years competing with the club team Boldklub 1893 (B93).
 
Binder joins the Panthers from Austria, having played seven years with Real Salt Lake Academy.
 
Young is a four-year varsity letterwinner at Madison Memorial High School. As a senior, he led the Spartans to a 14-1-7 record (falling in the WIAA Division 1 sectional finals), the Big Eight Conference title (7-0-2) and the No. 3 ranking in the final Wisconsin Soccer Coaches Association poll. Young led the Spartans in minutes played each of his four years, served as team captain in 2014 and helped Memorial win the Big Eight title three of the last four years.
Young was an all-city first team and All-Big Eight Conference second-team pick as a midfielder his senior year, scoring three goals and adding four assists. An all-state honorable mention pick as a junior, he netted two goals and earned all-city and First-Team All-Big Eight Conference honors. He also earned a first-team all-league nod as a sophomore defender.