Richard Jata Class: Freshman Hometown: Port Richey, Fla. High School: Ridgewood Height / Weight: 5-10 / 155 Position: D/MF

High School/Club: Played his prep soccer for head coach Ed McComiskey at Ridgewood High School as a senior... led is team to a 17-3-4 record and number five ranking in Florida... scored 33 goals and 17 assists as a senior while garnering all-state honors, 2003-04 Sunshine Athletic Conference Player-of-the-Year accolades, Tampa Tribune Pasco County Player-of-the-Year honors and was an all-conference selection... selected to the Florida Coaches senior all-state and all-star teams... previously played at the IMG Academy... was the youngest player on IMG's Premier Development League team as a sophomore...scored 35 goals and totaled 19 assists and two years at the academy... trained with the U.S. Under-17 national team... played club soccer for the Clearwater Chargers earning MVP honors at the 2001 Coca-Cola Clearwater Classic Tournament... member of the Florida state and Region III ODP teams... captained the Florida ODp team in 2002-03... also lettered in football at Ridgewood garnering Tampa Tribune first-team all-conference honors as a punter... member of the National Honor Society.