Ackley Joins Hoosier 2005 Class

7/13/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer

June 13, 2005

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Indiana head men's soccer coach Mike Freitag announced the addition of midfielder Brian Ackley (Cary, N.C./Athens Drive) to the Hoosiers' 2005 recruiting class. Ackley joins a group of eight previous signees (goalkeeper Joe Andrews (St. Louis, Mo./DeSmet), goalkeeper Chay Cain (Aurora, Ill./ Waubonsie Valley), midfielder Lee Hagedorn (Columbus, Ind./Columbus North), midfielder Lee Nguyen (Richardson, Texas/Plano East), midfielder Brad Ring (Rockford, Ill./ Guilford), defender Chris Schuler (Aurora, Ill./ Waubonsie Valley), defender Kevin Sparks (Bloomington, Ind./South) and forward Darren Yeagle (Louisville, Ky./Trinity), who were announced in February. StudentSportsSoccer.com rated the class the top in the nation.

"Brian is a young man who could be a sleeper in our program out of North Carolina," Freitag said. "I watched him play a couple of times. When I say this I mean it as a compliment, he plays the game a little different. He doesn't play like everyone else. He is very good in the air and technically strong on the ground. I feel very good about his ability to get on the field for us."

Here is a look at Ackley's Bio:

Brian Ackley
Freshman/Freshman
6-2  183
Midfield
Cary, N.C. (Athens Drive)

Prep/Personal
A 2004 NSCAA/adidas All-Region III (South) selection ... was the 2004 Triangle Athletic Conference Player of the Year ... played for head coach Chris Barefoot at Athens Drive High School ... helped Athens Drive to the 2004 North Carolina 4A State Championship ... was a North Carolina All-State selection in 2003 and 2004 ... earned North Carolina Eastern Region team and Triangle Athletic All-Conference honors as a junior and senior ... was a four-year letterman at Athens Drive in soccer ... earned Triangle Athletic Conference All-Academic team honors in 2003 and 2004 ... played club soccer at CASL Elite under head coach Carl Flemming ... was a member of the CASL Elite championship teams from the 2004 NCYSA State Cup, 2003 US Club Soccer Region C, 2003 NCYSA State Cup, 2002 Disney's Soccer Showcase, 2002 NCYSA State Cup, 2001 USYSA Region III, 2001 NCYSA State Cup, 2001 Raleigh Shootout, 2001 Umbro Select, 2000 Super-Y League National, 2000 Virginia Beach Columbus Day and the 2000 Jefferson Cup ... club team was a finalist at the 2003 Jefferson Cup, 2002 USYSA Region III, 2001 USYSA National Championship, 2000 NCYSA State Cup, 2000 Atlanta Lightning Classic and a semifinalist at the 2001 Nike Cup ... played on the North Carolina ODP team for two years ... also considered New Mexico, UNC-Greensboro, Virginia Tech and North Carolina ... born Sept. 27, 1986 ... son of Wayne and the late Christine Ackley ... plans to major in exercise science.