Now I know what Sasho was doing on the other goalie for 2011 (besides Cardona). See below....Not surprised.... Had to have another goalie... S
Although Jordan Tatum was planning on playing Division I soccer somewhere, he didn’t think it would be at the University of Maryland.
But after earning MVP honors among the 25 high school goalies in attendance at an identification camp Maryland held in July, Tatum received a call from Terrapins assistant coach Brian Rowland the day after the camp ended. Rowland asked the Osbourn High School senior if he was interested in visiting the school.
Tatum and his family took Maryland up on its offer and went to College Park last Wednesday. From there, things picked up. Tatum met with Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski, who asked if Tatum wanted to commit to the Terrapins.
The family talked about it over lunch, but by that afternoon, Tatum was on board. He wanted to play for the Terrapins.
“My head is spinning,” Tatum said. “I never thought I would be committed to Maryland.”
The Terrapins are one of the nation’s top men’s college soccer teams. Under Cirovski, Maryland has won two NCAA titles (2005, 2008) and have reached the NCAA Tournament nine straight years.
The Terrapins entered this season ranked third in the country by College Soccer News and sixth by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Tatum had been considering North Carolina, Clemson and Virginia Tech after participating in each school’s identification camp this summer. Maryland didn’t pop up on the radar screen until Tatum’s goalkeeping coach suggested that Tatum think about the Terrapins.
Tatum emailed the coaching staff a video of his play. The next day, he got a call from Maryland, inviting him to come out to their identification camp that ran over a few days.
“I thought there was no way I could play for Maryland,” Tatum said. “They’re a top five school.”
Tatum, who plays for the McLean Youth U18 Development Academy, is currently one of two high school goalies to have committed to Maryland for the class of 2011. The other is Keith Cardona from Glen Rock, N.J.
Cardona was one of three goalies named to Parade Magazine’s 2010 High School Boys All-American Team. He also was a member of the U.S. Under-17 World Cup team that played last October in Nigeria.
Besides Maryland’s reputation for its men’s soccer team, Tatum also liked the fact that the school is an hour away and the possibility of earning early playing time.
Maryland has two goalies on its 2010 roster, senior Will Swaim and junior Zac MacMath. MacMath was a third-team all-American last season and a first-team all-ACC selection last season.
Last spring was Tatum’s first as Osbourn’s starting goalie. As a freshman, he came up to the varsity midway through the season, but missed his sophomore year after having knee surgery.
Tatum said he is looking into the possibility of bypassing playing his senior season at Osbourn and enrolling at Maryland in January. To finish early, Tatum said he needs three classes to graduate from Osbourn.
Tatum said he plans on taking the courses on-line. Maryland told Tatum it would like him to be on campus in January, but the school and the NCAA needs to approve the on-line courses before it can happen.
Although Jordan Tatum was planning on playing Division I soccer somewhere, he didn’t think it would be at the University of Maryland.
But after earning MVP honors among the 25 high school goalies in attendance at an identification camp Maryland held in July, Tatum received a call from Terrapins assistant coach Brian Rowland the day after the camp ended. Rowland asked the Osbourn High School senior if he was interested in visiting the school.
Tatum and his family took Maryland up on its offer and went to College Park last Wednesday. From there, things picked up. Tatum met with Maryland head coach Sasho Cirovski, who asked if Tatum wanted to commit to the Terrapins.
The family talked about it over lunch, but by that afternoon, Tatum was on board. He wanted to play for the Terrapins.
“My head is spinning,” Tatum said. “I never thought I would be committed to Maryland.”
The Terrapins are one of the nation’s top men’s college soccer teams. Under Cirovski, Maryland has won two NCAA titles (2005, 2008) and have reached the NCAA Tournament nine straight years.
The Terrapins entered this season ranked third in the country by College Soccer News and sixth by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America.
Tatum had been considering North Carolina, Clemson and Virginia Tech after participating in each school’s identification camp this summer. Maryland didn’t pop up on the radar screen until Tatum’s goalkeeping coach suggested that Tatum think about the Terrapins.
Tatum emailed the coaching staff a video of his play. The next day, he got a call from Maryland, inviting him to come out to their identification camp that ran over a few days.
“I thought there was no way I could play for Maryland,” Tatum said. “They’re a top five school.”
Tatum, who plays for the McLean Youth U18 Development Academy, is currently one of two high school goalies to have committed to Maryland for the class of 2011. The other is Keith Cardona from Glen Rock, N.J.
Cardona was one of three goalies named to Parade Magazine’s 2010 High School Boys All-American Team. He also was a member of the U.S. Under-17 World Cup team that played last October in Nigeria.
Besides Maryland’s reputation for its men’s soccer team, Tatum also liked the fact that the school is an hour away and the possibility of earning early playing time.
Maryland has two goalies on its 2010 roster, senior Will Swaim and junior Zac MacMath. MacMath was a third-team all-American last season and a first-team all-ACC selection last season.
Last spring was Tatum’s first as Osbourn’s starting goalie. As a freshman, he came up to the varsity midway through the season, but missed his sophomore year after having knee surgery.
Tatum said he is looking into the possibility of bypassing playing his senior season at Osbourn and enrolling at Maryland in January. To finish early, Tatum said he needs three classes to graduate from Osbourn.
Tatum said he plans on taking the courses on-line. Maryland told Tatum it would like him to be on campus in January, but the school and the NCAA needs to approve the on-line courses before it can happen.