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Men's Soccer

Brizendine announces signing class

BLACKSBURG – The Virginia Tech men's soccer program welcomed five new Hokies into the program in the last few weeks, as the young men sent in their national letters of intent. Head Coach Mike Brizendine spoke about the excitement around the program for the additions of these players.
 
"I'm very excited about this group that's joining our team next year," Brizendine said. "I think that the staff has done a great job putting together another excellent class. We haven't left our model, which is getting the best Virginia kids first and then expanding from there. I think that we will address some of our needs and I expect to see some of the newcomers getting minutes right away."
 
"When we recruit a player, we always look at what kind of player they are on the field, but also what their academics are like and most importantly, the kind of person that they are. I think with this group of young men, each one of them is a five star in those three categories. As we continue to bring in that kind of quality, you have to be excited about the future."
 
Below is a look at each of the newcomers and some of their accomplishments.
 
Kyle Stenzel
Center midfielder from Staunton, Virginia
Robert E. Lee High School
SOCA
 
Stenzel, who has competed at the varsity level since freshman year has been named first team All-Valley District, All-Shenandoah District, first team Region 2B, First Team All-State and has been the Region Player of the Year.
 
He has also competed in basketball in high school.
 
For SOCA, Stenzel has been a 2015-16 Virginia State Cup Finalist, 2016-17 Virginia State Cup Champion and helped the club to four consecutive Club Champions League titles.
 
The club were the Regional League runners up in 2018. 
 


 
 Daniel Starr
Forward from Charlottesville, Virginia
Albemarle High School 
SOCA
Starr is a two-time state champion with Albemarle (2016 and 2018) and was the Jefferson District Player of the Year, Central Virginia Player of the Year. He has been recognized as the Region 5D Player of the Year, 5A VHSL State Player of the Year, and was on the TDS All-American Team. 
He has also played basketball and competed in indoor track during his time at Albemarle.
 
For his club SOCA, Starr has been a Virginia State Cup Champion, Jefferson Cup Champion, four-time CCL champions and was the second leading scorer in the Region I Championship. 


 
Daniel Pereira 
Midfielder from Roanoke Virginia
Northside High School
Virginia Blue Ridge Star
 
Pereria is a first team All-District, All-Region and All-Conference performer for Northside who was named the team MVP in multiple seasons. 
Nicholas Blacklock
Forward/Midfielder from Hellertown, Pa
YSC Academy
Philadelphia Union Academy
 
With the Union, Blacklock has been a national quarterfinalist at the 2018 championships.
 


 
Alex Adjetey
Forward from Accra Ghana
South Kent High School (Connecticut)
Beachside Academy
 
Adjetey is a 2016 national champion for South Kent, a year that he also won the Golden Boot of the Year. The forward is an All-state player.