CARSON, CA - Los Angeles Galaxy midfielder Quavas Kirk and defender Nathan Sturgis were named to the U.S. Under-20 Men's National Team 26-man roster that will participate in the team's upcoming training camp from December 12-23 at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The 12-day camp marks the final time the Under-20s will be together before the final 20-player roster is determined for the 2007 CONCACAF Final Round Qualifying Tournament, which will take place from Jan. 17-21 in Panama City, Panama.
"We are very pleased to hear about Quavas and Nathan's invitation to the U.S. Under-20s camp," said L.A. Galaxy Head Coach Frank Yallop. "With their good play this season they are fully deserving of the call up. It is also another positive step in their development as professional players."
Kirk and Sturgis will be entering the camp fresh off their participation with the Generation adidas program Euro Tour, which took them on a ten-day tour of England. The team departed to London on Friday, Dec. 1 and returned on Dec. 10 after playing games against Coventry City (0-1 loss), Queens Park Rangers (2-0 win) and Watford (3-0 win), and ending the tour with an overall record of 2-1-0. Sturgis played all three matches as a starter, with a total of 195 minutes played. Kirk came on as a sub on all three matches, and accumulated 110 minutes on the tour.
U.S. Under 20 Men's National Team Roster
Training Camp
December 12-23, 2006 - Bradenton, Fla.
GOALKEEPERS (3): Brian Perk (UCLA), Steve Sandbo (SMU), Chris Seitz (University of Maryland)
DEFENDERS (11): Tony Beltran (UCLA), Matt Besler (Notre Dame), Kyle Davies (Ballistic United), Amaechi Igwe (Santa Clara University), Quavas Kirk (L.A. Galaxy), Ofori Sarkodi (Indiana University), Nathan Sturgis (L.A. Galaxy), Julian Valentin (Wake Forest), Blake Wagner (FC Dallas), Anthony Wallace (University of South Florida), Tim Ward (Columbus Crew)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Freddy Adu (D.C. United), Bryan Arguez (West Kendal Optimists), Alejandro Bedoya (Fairleigh Dickinson University), Jeremy Hall (University of Maryland), Dax McCarty (FC Dallas), Danny Szetela (Columbus Crew), Jonathan Villanueva (University of Virginia)
FORWARDS (5): Andre Akpan (Harvard), Josmer Altidore (N.Y. Red Bulls), Mike Grella (Duke), Rodrigo Hildalgo (University of South Florida), Sal Zizzo (UCLA)
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