For tallying an unbelievable 28 goals in 29 games, IMG Soccer Academy midfielder Martin Ontiveros was named to the prestigious U.S. Soccer Development Academy League starting XI.
Three players, Ontiveros, goalkeeper Mark Bixler and midfielder Jorge Risquez, were named to the South Conference starting XI.
See the full list here.
This fall, Ontiveros and fellow midfielder Reinaldo Brenes [...]

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IMG Soccer awards!

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Posted: Thursday, May 27th, 2010

Overall boys awards
Goalkeeper of the Year: Mark Bixler
Defensive Player of the Year: Ambry Moss
Offensive Player of the Year: Reinaldo Brenes
Player of the Year: Martin Ontiveros
Overall girls awards
Offensive player: Sammie Mathews
Defensive player: Paige Butler
Player of the Year: Jess Bartol
GK: Shannon Morrish
IMG Soccer Academy boys U-18 Academy League
MVP: [...]

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Congratulations to the 10 players who signed their national letters of intent today! The  signing party on the IMG campus, along with the soccer players, included 24 other students from tennis, golf, baseball, and basketball. The soccer players were:

Andres Acevedo- University of Dayton
Mark Bixler- George Mason University
Reinaldo Brenes- University of Akron
Milain Fayulu- American University
Trevor Lamb- [...]

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IMG Soccer Academy’s Dallas Cup rosters set!

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Posted: Thursday, March 25th, 2010

This weekend, the IMG Soccer Academy U-19 and U-17 boys’ teams will travel to the prestigious Dallas Cup — the longest-running international youth soccer tournament in the nation, which the U-19s won in 2005 and 2007.
We will live blog during each game, providing up-to-the-minute updates. During the week, we will also refresh the IMG Soccer [...]

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Reinaldo Brenes GOOALLLL!! (video)

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Posted: Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

Reinaldo Brenes is currently a student at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Florida. The high school senior has received much attention from college programs, and recently signed to play for 2009 NCAA national finalist University of Akron with fellow IMGer Martin Ontiveros. Check out this beautiful connection Reinaldo makes on the corner kick for [...]

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IMG U-18s 7, Clearwater Chargers  1
The U-18 Academy League team brushed aside local rival Clearwater with a 5-goal first half in a display of high pressure defense, quick passing combinations and determined finishing.
Just 16 minutes in, a pressing action from IMG forward Brett Jankouskas forced an errant pass that Martin Ontiveros calmly took away [...]

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IMG Soccer Academy U-18s scrimmage Columbus Crew

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Posted: Wednesday, February 10th, 2010

On a soggy and windy Florida afternoon, the IMG Soccer Academy U-18s found out first-hand what it takes to compete at the professional level.
The U-18s on Tuesday took on Major League Soccer’s Columbus Crew in a 60-minute scrimmage, with the Crew currently spending two weeks at the Academy doing preseason training.
The Crew struck early when [...]

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The IMG Soccer Academy celebrated National Signing Day with another impressive list of future colleges.
Here’s the full list of the signings and some corresponding links, with photos from signing day at the bottom:
Andres Acevedo: Dayton
Jessica Bartol: SMU
Reinaldo Brenes: Akron
Jonathan Eckford: South Connecticut State
Matt Glodack: South Connecticut State
Autumn Jordan: FAU
Trevor Lamb: American
Martin Ontiveros: Akron
Julie Taylor: U [...]

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I AM…Reinaldo Brenes

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Posted: Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

I AM…
I am humble and persevering
I wonder what God has planned for me
I hear people say work hard and never give up
I see myself enjoying everything I do
I want to succeed in life
I am humble and persevering
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I believe that if you fall 7 times you have to stand up 8
I feel proud when I know [...]

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The IMG Soccer to U of Akron pipeline continues

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Posted: Thursday, January 28th, 2010

In the University of Akron men’s soccer record-breaking season, four players with a common bond helped propel the Zips to zero regulation-time losses, a 23-o-2 record and a National Championship game birth.
One defender keyed the defense with 25 starts in 25 games, another defender was named All-MAC, a dynamic midfielder served as a catalyst to [...]

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