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May 4, 2011

Glasgow soccer standout signs to play with 8-time national champs

By JAMES BROWN Glasgow Daily Times The Glasgow Daily Times Wed May 04, 2011, 10:57 AM CDT

GLASGOW — With a student body population of 2,554, Lindsey Wilson College may not be the first place thought of as having a national powerhouse in men’s soccer. It is.

With eight NAIA national titles in 16 years, the program also has the most of any program at the small college in Columbia.

With that backdrop, Glasgow’s Andrew Froedge signed his letter of intent to join the Blue Raiders to play soccer.

Froedge, flanked by his mother, Tina, and grandfather, Roy, said during a signing ceremony inside the GHS library Tuesday morning the program’s reputation influenced his decision to commit.

“The reputation would have caught anybody’s eye and it really caught mine and I wanted to be a part of it,” Froedge said. “They have a real passion for soccer. I wanted to get the best I could both educationally and in soccer.”

He added the transition from high school to college to play the sport he loves “feels really surreal. I’ve wanted this to happen for a long time.”

Gavin Oldham, Lindsey Wilson assistant on hand for the signing, said picking up a player who was from only about 45 miles away from the LWC campus is good.

“We like to recruit internationally, but it’s huge to get the local guys and get everyone around involved in the soccer program,” Oldham said. “I think sometimes it kind of goes under the radar a little bit.

“We’ve got a great, great program up there and the more people that know about it from the area, the better it’s going to be for our program.”

Oldham said the program has been successful and that helps draw good players.

“Our first national championship was in 1995. We’re working on (winning) about every other year, so that’s a good ratio,” he added.

At Glasgow, Froedge played on some teams that were not the most successful, but he did shine. He was second on the team in goals with eight and first in assists with nine during the 2010 season. He scored seven goals in 2009.

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