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FC Dallas Youth players announce college commitments on National Signing Day including 2 Irving players

It's National Signing Day for soccer players across the country and this is one of the biggest days of the year for FC Dallas Youth with over 60 young men and women announcing their college commitments. These players will be celebrated at the annual Chase Signing Night inside the River Club presented by WinStar World Casino & Resort on Wednesday, February 17. 

"I want to extend congratulations to all our FC Dallas Youth players and families as they take the next step in their lives," said FC Dallas Youth College Director Scott Dymond. "Today is the culmination of years of dedication at our fields and I would also like to thank all of our FC Dallas coaches who work tirelessly to provide our players with guidance and opportunities to be scouted. FC Dallas is committed to providing a clear path into college athletics and today is a day for us all to be proud of." 

Eleven players from the FC Dallas Development Academy U-18 squad have committed to division one colleges with three players, Eddie Munjoma, Phillip Ponder and Toshiki Yasuda, committing to SMU. 

A further eleven players from the FC Dallas '98 Premier team have made college commitments with three of those players committing to division one schools.

The list includes two players from Irving, Abraham Lazo from MacArthur and Gerber Chavez from Irving HS.

On the girls side, sixteen players from the U-18 ECNL team have made college commitments with some of the biggest schools in the country including Oklahoma State, Maryland, Baylor, Kentucky, Mississippi State and Houston.

FCD Academy
Austin Ashley 2016 Cornell University
Reggie Cannon 2016 University of California Los Angeles
Ben Hale 2016 Furman University
Weston McKennie 2016 University of Virginia
Hector Montalvo 2016 Grand Canyon University
Gio Montesdeoca 2016 University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
Eddie Munjoma 2016 Southern Methodist University
Phillip Ponder 2016 Southern Methodist University
Juan Ramirez 2016 University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
Toshiki Yasuda 2016 Southern Methodist University

FCD Acad/98 Premier
RJ Sayler 2016 Midwestern State University
Chris Villalobos 2016 Valparaiso University

FCD 98 Premier (High school team)
Jesus Armendariz 2016 University of Texas at Tyler (Poteet HS, Mesquite)
Gerber Chavez 2016 Oral Roberts University (Irving HS, Irving)
Jakob Cuellar 2016 Ouachita Baptist University (Wakeland HS, Frisco)
Noa Cuellar 2016 Ouachita Baptist University (Wakeland HS, Frisco)
Austin Day 2016 Grand Canyon University
Adan Garcia 2016 Valparaiso University
Abraham Lazo 2016 Ouachita Baptist University (MacArthur HS, Irving)
Landon Plunkett 2016 Harvard University (Marcus HS, Flower Mound)
Willie Ringhofer 2016 New Jersey Institute of Technology (Wakeland HS, Frisco)

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