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DiegoCevallos
Head Coach
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Coaching Honors
1 CCAC Player of the Year
1 NAIA All-American
3 All-CCAC Players
 

Striving to take the Judson University women's soccer program to another level and make them a national presence, Diego Cevallos enters his second season as the head coach. This season, he will continue to build a rising program and push for a CCAC Championship and berth to the NAIA National Tournament.

Cevallos took over the program in the 2008 season after the Judson all-time wins leader, Freddie King, decided to just be a professor at Judson. In his first season with the program, he produced the CCAC Player of the Year in Christina Thornton. The team finished 7-11-1, with a very difficult schedule that featured several national ranked teams, but defeated Judson's first-ever NCAA Division I program, Houston Baptist, 1-0 in double overtime. Three of his players were named All-CCAC while Thornton earned a status of NAIA All-American honorable mention.
 
No stranger to Judson, Cevallos has been a part of Judson soccer for 10 years as a player and coach. He will also assist men's soccer coaching legend Steve Burke for the sixth season. The success from 2004 through 2007 for the men's team came on his tut ledge as he recruited the players that produced 74 wins and claimed four CCAC regular season, tournament and NAIA Region VII Championships. In his first season as an assistant coach (2004), he was a part of the Eagles' impressive undefeated regular season (19-0) which ended with their only loss in the second round of the NAIA National Tournament to the eventual national champion (Lindsey Wilson).
 
Before becoming a coach at Judson, he distinguished himself as a soccer player playing for the Eagles from 2001-2003 where he contributed immensely to the program and helped the team claim its fifth NCCAA National Title in 2002.
 
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. While living in Costa Rica, he was a part of the Costa Rica National Team training program. 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 has become a PremierUS Youth Soccer Coach who is highly sought out as a trainer for both individuals and club teams. He is currently part of the coaching staff at Crystal Lake Force for the Elite program.
 
Cevallos is a 2001 graduate of Judson University with a bachelor's degree in Pre-Med. He 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.


 
KatherineMerva
Assistant Coach

Joining Judson for her first year as an assistant coach under Diego Cevallos is Katie Merva. She brings a load of talent in the soccer area as she played at NCAA Division III Denison University (OH). Due to an injury, she only played one year in goal for Denison. She continued to help the team as an assistant coach as the Big Red went to three NCAA Division III National Tournaments in 2005, 2006, and 2007. The 2005 team advanced to the Elite Eight.

She graduated from Denison in 2008 with a bachelor's in Biology and Chemistry and is currently employed at Dundee-Crown High School as the Biology and Environmental Science teacher. She also helps the girl's soccer team at Dundee-Crown as the goal keeper coach.

Before heading off to Denison for her collegiate career, she had a stellar high school career at Dundee-Crown. She was a three-time team captain and named to the All-Area team three times, also. The four-year varsity starter also was named All-Conference twice. In club soccer she played for the Alliance F.C. and was the team captain. Her team won the 2001 IWSL A Division Championship. She also participated in the Olympic Development Program playing on the Minnesota '86 State Team (1998-2000) and the Illinois '86 State Team (2000-02).

She currently resides in West Dundee and is the daughter of Jim and Linda Merva.


 
AngieKosar
Manager
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Kosar will be helping in the 2009 season as a manager as she rehabilitates her knee.
 
2008
Sat out due to an injury.
 
High School
Graduated from Geneva High School in 2008…three-year letter winner for Ryan Estabrook…helped team to two Regional Championships and three Conference Championships…in freshman season, led the freshman team in goals…was a part of the Key Club and the Ambassador Club…give the "Student of the Month" award twice.
 
Club
Coached by Leslie Szajkovics in the Naperville Soccer Association…is a part of the state pool for the Illinois ODP and is on the NSA Premier team.
 
Personal
Daughter of John and Donna Kosar…born on September 27, 1989…will major in elementary education…has several hobbies that include playing sports, listening to music, running, hanging out with friends, and going on vacations…likes to cheer for Chicago Fire and AC Milan…favorite sports movie is "Miracle"…has met USA soccer player Brandi Chastain…likes to vacation in Hawaii.

 
MargaritaRamirez
Manager

Margarita is in her first season assisting Diego Cevallos and the women's soccer team.  She is from Hampshire, Illinois, where she is a 2009 graduate of Burlington Central High School.  she particiapted in student council and student ambassadors.  She loves soccer, art and music.  She also likes to eat Mexican food and cheer for the Chicago Cubs.