UC Clermont men’s soccer team features young talent

The Clermont College men’s soccer team and first-year Head Coach Tim Farrell are heading into their 2019 season with a roster of new talent and a fresh start.

“We have an abundance of talent,” Farrell says. “We have three incoming freshmen standouts who were 1st Team All-State players in high school: T.J. Manning, Mike Penrod and Cassidy Kelly, along with some talented returning players.”

Farrell was an assistant coach last season and to aid in his transition in taking over the program, he’s enlisted a familiar ally — his brother Stephen. Stephen Farrell was the junior varsity coach at Batavia High School and will now be an assistant coach for the Cougars.

While the Cougars have a talented squad, it’s one that is new to college play.

“The majority of our roster will be incoming freshmen, and we will need to quickly be successful,” he says. Still, the inexperience doesn’t change the program’s goal for the season.

“We have our sights set on the USCAA National Tournament in Virginia Beach,” Farrell says. To get there, Clermont will have to fare well against United States Collegiate Athletic Association opponents Crown College, Andrews University and Warren Wilson.  

Farrell says he’s excited to start the season, and his players echo that feeling.

“They have impressed me with their passion for soccer,” he says. “They really enjoy the game and are looking forward to the road ahead.” 

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