Jan. 30, 2008

For immediate release

Contact: Paul Worstell, 816-415-5959; worstellp@william.jewell.edu

LIBERTY, Mo. - Kevin Nekuda, a senior on the William Jewell College men's soccer team, has been selected in the second round of the 2008 Major Indoor Soccer League (MISL) College Draft by the Orlando Sharks. Nekuda has been a four-year starter with the Cardinals, earning Heart of America Athletic Conference first team honors in 2006 & 2007. In 2006, Nekuda helped lead William Jewell College to a conference championship, regional championship and a national Final Four appearance.

"Kevin has been a great player for our program," said William Jewell's head coach Chris Cissell. "He's going to be a great player for Orlando."

This is the third time in the last four years that a William Jewell College soccer player has been drafted in the MISL College Draft. In 2007 former William Jewell All-American midfielder Allan Nekuda, Kevin's older brother, was drafted by the Detroit Ignition; in 2005 former William Jewell All-American midfielder Blake Ryan was drafted by the Kansas City Comets.

Nekuda played his high school soccer at Liberty High School and his youth club soccer for the KC Legends. He also excelled in the Olympic Development Program and with the Kansas City Brass men's soccer team.

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