Players training and playing in Diablo Futbol Club can look for inspiration from club members before them who have gone on to play college soccer. In fact, players from the two local soccer clubs which came together to form Diablo FC have sent over 150 alumni to more than 65 universities and colleges in 18 states.

The list of colleges former club members have previously or are currently attending is very impressive. It includes men`s and women`s Division I national championship schools North Carolina, UC Santa Barbara, University of Portland, Duke, Virginia and University of San Francisco. In addition, Division II and Division III NCAA championship schools UC San Diego, Cal State University Sonoma and Cal State East Bay also have been home to multiple club alumni.

Director of coaching Brian Voltattorni and his staff, which includes former MLS players White and Richard Weiszmann, Brazilian National team star Sissi and her World Cup and Olympic teammate Tafarel, St. Mary's College men's head coach Adam Cooper and SMC assistant Jon Bernal and University of California goalkeeper coach Henry Foulk, not only give Diablo FC players outstanding individual training but also help them in the college preparation process. This includes guidance on the identification of colleges, the recruitment and application process and exposure to college coaches through high level tournaments.

Alumni in Professional Soccer At least four club alumni are now playing professional soccer in the United States and abroad. Former USA Olympic Team goalkeeper Adin Brown is currently in the Norwegian First Division with Aalesunds FK after playing in Major League Soccer for the New England Revolution, Tampa Bay Mutiny and Colorado Rapids.  Chris Wondolowski  is a member of the San Jose Earthquakes after winning a pair of MLS Cup winner`s medals with the Houston Dynamo, including one with his brother Stephen Wondolowski. MLS 2009 #1 goalkeeper draft pick Stefan Frei is a sensation as starting goalkeeper for Toronto FC. Calen Carr is on the Chicago Fire. Former club player and Cal Bear Noah Merl was a member of the A-League champion Seattle Sounders. Chris Wondolowski scored the historic 7000th goal in MLS history in May 2009 against the New York Red Bulls while still a member of Houston. He played for Technical Director Marquis White at De La Salle High School while both Stephen Wondolowski and Stefan Frei were prep stars for Director of Coaching Brian Voltattorni at DLS. Brown and Merl are also Spartan grads.

Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo Chico State Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo Chico State   Chris Wondolowski San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo Chico State Chris Wondolowski Lost in Wondoland San Jose Earthquakes Houston Dynamo Chico State   Adin Brown William & Mary 2000 US Olympic Team Aalesunds FK New England Revolution Tampa Bay Mutiny Colorado Rapids Portland Timbers Calen Carr Cal & Chicago Fire Stefan Frei Cal & Toronto FC #1 MLS Draft Pick Toronto FC Stephen Wondolowski (left) UC Santa Cruz Houston Dynamo Chris Wondolowski Chico State Houston Dynamo San Jose Earthquakes

Alumni in College

Niles Almarinez St. Mary's College Kristin Andrighetto Missouri Daniel Araujo San Diego Christian College Arnol Arceta San Francisco State Jenny Barbera St. Mary's College Marcy Barnes  Cal State Stanislaus Valerie Barnes Cal Kyle Beasley Sacramento State Jon Bernal University of San Francisco St. Mary's College Brett Boysen San Francisco State Lisa Bradley UC San Diego Tyler Brooks Chico State Jordan Bryant Chico State Jose Cabeza St. Mary's College Annie Canalin Holy Names University Mary Carroll Cal Poly Ponoma   Kristen Caya University of the Pacific Cody Chambers Cal State Stanislaus Jason Coehlo St. Mary's College Christine Coleman Dominican University Kestrel Colomb Holy Names University Ian Conklin UC Davis Nick Costanza Cal Poly Pomona Rodrigo Da Silva Santa Clara University  Patrick Dolan Cal Nicole Ernst BYU Gavin Edgell Chico State Samantha Faber UC Davis Caroline Flynn Ponoma-Pitzer College Keegan Fraschieri Chico State Bethany Garcher Graceland University   Debora Garcia University of the Pacific Maria Gonzales Holy Names University Laura Gordon University of San Francisco Jordan Grider St. Mary's College Justin Grider St. Mary's College Melissa Grimmond Holy Names University Miles Hadley UC Davis Erin Hartman San Francisco State  Hayley Hill Holy Names University Jeremy Hohn CSU Northridge Natalie Hull Menlo College Cameron Jarvis US Military Academy Sebastian Jimenez Chico State Emily Jenkinson New York University Boyah Kaar St. Mary's College San Jose State T.J. Kelley Amherst College Kevin Kuiper Chico State Breanna Lisle Holy Names University Felix Luna Los Positas College Leslie Maienschein-Cline Haverford College Scott Mariani Humboldt State  Garrett McCall Chico State Dani Miller Holy Names University Noah Merl Cal & Seattle Sounders Tayler Nichols Boston University Kelly Novak Sacramento State Chico State Chris Okamura University of Kentucky  Rusty Phillips Chico State Ryan Quigley UC San Diego Scott Reddy Union College Jaime Rodriguez Chico State Kelsey Roth Concordia University, Irvine Carrie Rubendall Cal Poly Ponoma Elli Seo Ponoma-Pitzer College Emily Shibata Cal Nicole Smith  San Francisco State Abby Stretch Chico State Megan Swann Vanguard University Dustin Tong Chico State Carly Turman University of Massachusetts Scot Van Buskirk Cal Rochelle Van Buskirk UC Davis Edgar Villagrana  San Francisco State Karin Volpe Arizona State University Brian Voltattorni St. Mary`s College Samantha Walker Cal Drew Whalen Sonoma State Stephanie Wieger Cal Kenji Yamamoto Western Illinois

Goalkeepers     Our club has an incredible record of placing goalkeepers in college and professional soccer throughout our history. Diablo FC goalkeeper coach Henry Foulk was a standout keeper for Cal Berkeley as well as a member of the 1980 United States Olympic Team. He played professionally in Germany, Switzerland and America before returnign to his alma mater as goalkeeper coach for the Cal Bears. He's been keeper coach in our club for the past dozen seasons.

Stefan Frei Cal & Toronto FC #1 MLS Draft Pick Toronto FC   Adin Brown William & Mary 2000 US Olympic Team Aalesunds FK New England Revolution Tampa Bay Mutiny Colorado Rapids Portland Timbers Aly Winget NCAA Champions North Carolina Chelsea McIntyre Arizona                    Jason Badger NCAA Champions UCSB St. Mary`s College Chris Brown Boston College Matt Ells Virginia Tech Patrick Fry Cal & Cal State Los Angeles Brenna Hogue Brown Ryan Mathy UC Irvine  Alicia Montgomery Creighton Morgan Nichols University of Vermont Dan Penrod Wesleyan Mark Penrod Wesleyan Tyler Reid UC Irvine

Football Placekickers    Some club alumni have continued on to college and became football placekickers. That`s right, the American game of football, not futbol! Many club members double as placekickers on their high school football teams in the fall and soccer players in the winter. Several alumni have parlayed their athletic ability in soccer and football into a football career at college programs around the United States.

Garrett Biel Trinity University (Texas) Anthony Binswanger Cal Berkeley & Marshall University (West Virginia) Tom Schneider Cal Berkeley & University of North Alabama Andrew Shapiro Fresno State University  Giorgio Tavecchio Cal Berkeley

Alumni in Other Sports    Some club alumni have used the youth soccer experience in our club as part of their foundation when they pursued other sports as they got older. The values of commitment, teamwork, competition, training and fitness they learned in our club have benefited them as they continued their athletic careers at a high level.

Jayne Appel Stanford Basketball No. 5 overall pick in the 2010 WNBA Draft (Silver Stars)   Chris Carter New York Mets Boston Red Sox Baseball Vincent Colvis University of San Diego Football Alex Harkins Santa Clara University Cross Country Justin Joyner UC Santa Barbara Basketball Marcus Schroeder Princeton Basketball Matt Schroeder AVP Pro Beach Volleyball Ryan Silva UC Davis Basketball   Clayton Tanner San Francisco Giants Baseball

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