Colorado University Athletics
Danny Sanchez Press Conference Quotes
Opening Statement
GÇ£Before we get started with the class, now that weGÇÖve been here
awhile, IGÇÖve been able to get our staff sorted out and I want to
introduce them. Most of them joined me from Wyoming, first Don
Trentham, who was the head coach at Montana State-Billings for nine
years, joined us in Wyoming last fall for our best season ever.
Jason Green has been with me the last four years at Wyoming, played
for me and coached with me and did a great job for us at Wyoming.
Nicole Rice joins us as a volunteer coach, played the last four
years for me at Wyoming, was an all-conference performer there for
the Cowgirls, and then our director of operations Natalie Dedin who
was hired right about the same time as me.
General About The Class
GÇ£WeGÇÖve signed five student-athletes to NLIGÇÖs, adding them to the
Buff family today. WeGÇÖre very excited about that, excited for them
to join us this summer.GÇ¥
On Jenna Glad
GÇ£Jenna Glad is a midfielder from Tucson, Arizona. Jason and I have
a lot of ties to Arizona, we grew up there for the most part and
have heard a lot of great things about her. SheGÇÖs an athletic
central midfielder that we feel has a ton of upside and can compete
in the Pac-12 from day one.GÇ¥
On Madison Krauser
GÇ£The second player is Madison Krauser out of Irvine, California.
She plays for one of the top clubs in the country, and one of the
top clubs in Southern California, the So Cal Blues. We feel weGÇÖre
going to make a lot of inroads recruiting in California now that
weGÇÖre in the Pac-12 and weGÇÖre excited to attract a player of
GÇ£MadiGÇÖsGÇ¥ ability from a club like the So Cal Blues.GÇ¥
On Carly Manso
GÇ£Carly Manso is our third player that signed an NLI today. SheGÇÖs
from the Eclipse Soccer Club outside of Chicago. SheGÇÖs a goal
scorer; look for her to probably play wide in the attack. She has a
great nose for the ball...a great motor and just a pure finisher.
Four of these five players are attacking players and we feel they
are all capable of making an impact in the Pac-12 and we look for
Carly to step right into the attack and make a contribution as a
freshman.GÇ¥
On Olivia Pappalardo
GÇ£CarlyGÇÖs teammate Olivia Pappalardo, from the same club team, I
think the Buff nation is going to love to watch Olivia play. SheGÇÖs
a very creative central midfielder. I wonGÇÖt compare her to a former
Buff, but I think once you see her, you will see some of the
qualities of some of the great players that Colorado has produced
in the past. SheGÇÖs creative on the ball, she gets forward and we
think sheGÇÖll step right into the midfield from day one and have the
opportunity to do special things for us.GÇ¥
On Heather Ward
GÇ£The final player that signed with us today is from the Colorado
Rush, Heather Ward, out of Littleton, Colorado. Heather is a tall
center back, played at the highest level for one of the top clubs
in the country. We always look for Colorado players first and we
are fortunate that Heather has decided to join us here at Colorado.
Like the others we feel she has all the abilities and attributes to
be a successful player in the Pac-12. WeGÇÖre excited to have her
make the drive up from Littleton to Boulder.GÇ¥
On Putting The 2012 Class Together In A
Short Time
GÇ£Recruiting for womenGÇÖs soccer is a little different than other
sports. These players were all committed before we got the job, so
weGÇÖre very pleased that they honored the commitment and are coming.
I think the university, Boulder the academics, the school really
sold them, and the soccer program and obviously being in the
Pac-12. WeGÇÖre pleased that they are still coming with us and weGÇÖre
excited to get them on board.GÇ¥
On Familiarity With New
Players
GÇ£WeGÇÖre pretty familiar with them, theyGÇÖre all regional players that
weGÇÖve seen play and feel like they can have a real impact. So it
was more of us kind of re-recruiting them and letting them know
here at CU we wanted them as part of our soccer program.GÇ¥
On Recruiting
GÇ£The recruiting is so far out, so we got the job and weGÇÖre on the
road the next day and hit the ground running with the 2013 class
and really GÇÖ14 class and GÇÖ15 class. I think weGÇÖve made some good
inroads in a short amount of time and feel very positive that itGÇÖs
going the right direction moving forward.GÇ¥
On Recruiting The Pac-12
GÇ£I think there is a different caliber of player you need to compete
in the Pac-12. IGÇÖm biased of course, but the national champions
(Stanford) came out of this conference. We feel itGÇÖs the strongest
conference in the country top to bottom, so we know we need to
attract the best and weGÇÖre recruiting the best and hopefully
theyGÇÖll join us here at Colorado.GÇ¥
On If Attack Was Biggest Area Of
Need
GÇ£I think we need to improve everywhere. But if you look at some of
the teams around the country, what separates some of the top teams
from the other ones is they have special attacking players,
attacking personalities. So that will always be a priority for us
in recruiting, to bring in players that we feel can score against
the top teams in our conference. These players have some of those
attributes. WeGÇÖll see how it shakes out, but as we go forward, itGÇÖs
not necessarily need, but we always need attacking players.GÇ¥
Looking Forward To The Fall
GÇ£I think come August 1st when we start preseason it will be wide
open for everybody. New coach, new staff, fresh start for everyone.
Obviously weGÇÖre training players weGÇÖve worked with this spring and
through the summer, theyGÇÖll work with the strength staff to get
ready for the preseason. We feel that everyone coming in August
1st, it doesnGÇÖt matter if you are a freshman or a senior, everyone
is going to get the opportunity to prove themselves.GÇ¥