Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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(Left) Gotta guard it! Junior Ryan Callahan screams down the field with skilled accuracy and control of the ball. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information 9 W 4 f ) 4 f 1 (Above) Take it away! Junior Josh Cameron moves fine ball from the opponent. Cameron chose Oregon State because it's a great school with a great soccer team and great coaches ' | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Left) It s mine! Junior Tracy Hasson claims the ball in mid-air for his team. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Backing it up, junior Lloyd Fobi attempts a blind move to redirect the path of the ball. Fobi was known for being a very strong leader all around, on and off the field. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Returning the ball, senior Brett Garner makes his way back down the field getting into the action. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information Men s Soccer 25

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occer After having a couple players come back from injuries beginning the 2007 season, the OSU men's soccer players proved to be a very deep, well orchestrated team. In the past few years the league had suffered personal losses and was beginning their rebound back showing strength and a great coordination with eachother. Although the team had its standout players, the coaches and players themselves weren't out to focus on that. “No one individual is above the team; it’s all about the team, ' said Head Coach Dana Taylor. This great team easily became a great group of friends and were very tight knit. The soccer program also focused on its five C's; Culture. Competition. Character. Community, and Classroom. The team did a community service effort every year and was a part of the Adopt-A-Beaver program. In the program they assisted soccer coaches and had a huge effect on the youth involved. The team was also very proud of maintaining their high GPA's. Beaver players often posted GPA's of 3.0 and higher and the Beavs had more academic honorees in 2006 than any other Pac-10 team. | Story by Melissa Cady r (Right) Ball handling, senior Alex Christensen grabs the ball, ready to throw it back in the game after an out-of-bounds kick. | Photo V courtesy of Sports Information (Below) Keeping it together, junior Josh Cameron and senior Nick Webb work together to fend off the other team’s attempts to steal the ball. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Left) Stealing, senior Nick Webb makes a run for it down the field trying to avoid the competition. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Safe, junior goalkeeper Packy Deeniham jumps to catch the ball from going in the net. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information

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(Above) Pass it back! Junior Daniel Leach gets the ball with junior Ryan Callahan coming up from midfield. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) On the receiving end. senior Alex Christensen intercepts a wayward ball. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) All together now. The team joins in a huddle to talk about their next moves, and whose mom brought snacks for after the game. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Right) Up high! Freshman Matt Drake makes a crazy kick bumping into his opposing player in his mid-air stunt. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Above) Whoa! Junior Robby Christner's effort is expressed on his face as he stretches quite impressively to save the ball. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Right) Don't kick me! Junior Tracy Hasson pulls off some major athletic effort in order to bump the ball away from an eager receiver on the opposing side. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information (Left) Don't even think about it! Junior Josh Cameron gets agres-sive in order to maintain possession. | Photo courtesy of Sports Information 26 Fan