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DiegoCevallos
Head Coach
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Taking over a rising women's soccer program for the 2008 season will be Diego Cevallos.  Cevallos was named the Judson women's soccer interim head coach on April 10, 2008, when head coach Freddie King resigned. 
 
Cevallos inherits a program that is on the rise as Judson won their first-ever CCAC Tournament Championship in the 2007 season under Freddie King.  Cevallos replaces Judson's all-time winningest women's soccer coach Freddie King who won 47 games in five seasons. 
 
No stranger to Judson, Cevallos has been a part of Judson soccer for nine years as a player and coach.  He will also be helping men's soccer coaching legend Steve Burke for the fifth season as an assistant men's coach.  Cevallos was a key part in Judson's success the past four seasons in men's soccer as they won four straight CCAC regular season, tournament and NAIA Region VII Championships.  That class produced 74 wins and hand an undefeated regular season in 2004 with their only loss in the second round of the NAIA National Tournament to the eventual national champion.
 
Before becoming a coach at Judson, he distinguished himself as a soccer player playing for the Eagles from 2001-2004 where he contributed immensely to the program and helped the team claim its fifth NCCAA National Title in 2002. He graduated from Judson with a bachelor's degree in Pre-Med in 2004.
 
Cevallos learned the game in Costa Rica, his home country, where soccer is a passion of the people and where it is very prestigious to be an accomplished player. He, then, moved to the United States and played high school soccer in Rockford earning a wide variety of awards.
 
For several years now, Cevallos has been involved in the local youth soccer scene and he has become a Premier US Youth Soccer Coach who is highly sought out as a trainer for both individuals and club teams. He is currently part of the coaching staffat Crystal Lake Force for the Elite program.
 

Cevallos is currently on hold to finish his medical career at the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Chicago.


 
TitoCevallos
Assistant Coach
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Tito Cevallos enters his first season as an assistant coach for the Judson women's soccer team and is the brother of current interim head women's soccer coach and assistant men's soccer coach Diego Cevallos.
He will also help Steve Burke and the men's soccer team as an assistant coach.
 
Last season, while coaching the goal keepers for the Judson men's soccer team, Cevallos coached Neil Thompson who led the CCAC in goals against average at 0.99 and was second in saves per game with 4.67.  Thompson finished the year as an All-CCAC First-Team selection and was twice the CCAC and NAIA Region VII Player of the Week.
 

Prior to coaching in the 2007 season, Cevallos finished his playing eligibility in 2006 at Judson. He played in six matches in goal as he helped the Eagles to one of their finest seasons, ever. In those six matches, he played a total of 151:25 minutes and recorded six saves while not allowing any goals. In a 3-0 win over Olivet Nazarene, he had a career-high three saves. Against Calumet, he played 82 of the 90 minutes in a 7-0 shutout. In all six matches, Judson recorded shut outs. He transferred to Judson from Rockford College.

Cevallas is working on finishing up his degree at Judson in music and is on schedule to graduate in May 2009. In his time at Judson, he has led worship at chapels and been a part of chapel worship teams. He has a passion for music and worship as he also leads worship at his home church in Rockford.
 
He is a 1997 graduate of Rockford East High School where he also performed in musicals and in choir. In his senior year, he started his soccer coaching career when he received his first job as an assistant boy's coach at Rockford Auburn High School.
 

Tito is the son of Tito and Lupita Cevallos and loves spending time with his family. He also enjoys Tae Kwondo and playing with his dog.


 
GarethThornley
Assistant Coach
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Judson women's soccer head coach Diego Cevallos made former Judson men's soccer player Gareth Thornley one of his first appointments as an assistant coach. Thornley adds more international flavor to the coaching staff and has many experiences as both a player and coach.

Thornley, a native of Manchester, England, had an illustrious playing career in both England the the United States. He played professionally for Bolton Wanderers and Preston North End and also represented the England Schoolboys. In college, he played in four NAIA National tournaments with Lindsey Wilson (KY) and Judson. He spent his first two seasons at NAIA powerhouse Lindsey Wilson and helped them to back-to-back conference and regional titles along with a Final Four finish in the NAIA Tournament. In 2005, he transferred to Judson and won two more conference and regional championships with the Eagles. He also helped Judson two appearances at the NAIA National Tournament.

While at Judson, he was named to the All-Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference team and was the "Defensive Player of the Year."

His coaching career in Chicago youth soccer is equally decorative where he has guided his teams to many league and tournament Championships. He is currently on the coaching staff at Cary Defenders.

Gareth holds a NSCAA National Diploma and UEFA C License.


 
AngieBucaro
Manager
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Angie Bucaro is in her first year as the student manager for the Judson University women's soccer team.  She is a sophomore Elementary Education major from Johnsburg, Ill.  At Judson, she has helped with Adopt-A-Grandparent, small groups, mission trips, and the homeless ministry.


 
SamanthaVestal
Manager
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Samantha Vestal had a storied career at Judson and is finishing up her fifth year helping the Judson women's soccer team.  She is second all-time in career points (128), goals (48), and assists (32).  In her senior season, she helped to guide Judson to their first-ever CCAC Tournament Championship and scored both goals in the 2-0 win over Robert Morris.  She was a three-time NCCAA All-Region player, an All-CCAC second team selection, and a NCCAA All-American.  She was also named the CCAC Player of the Week and NCCAA National Player of the Week.
 
She is majoring in physical education and is the daughter of Thomas Vestal and Jocelyn Gelinas.