Jumper Selected No. 28 by Chicago Fire in SuperDraft

Hunter Jumper Selected 28th Overall

by Chicago Fire in MLS SuperDraft

Cavalier defender was a second-team all-region pick in 2011

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Virginia defender Hunter Jumper (Sr., Plano, Texas) was selected by the Chicago Fire Thursday in the second round of the Major League Soccer SuperDraft, held in Kansas City, Mo. Jumper was picked with the 28th overall selection and the ninth in the second round.

Hunter Jumper: photo courtesy of UVA Athletics

Jumper started 17 games this season and finished his UVa career with 79 starts. He started 15 of his 17 games this year at left back, scoring a pair of goals and adding four assists.

Jumper was a 2011 NSCAA Second Team All-Region selection. He was named to Capital One Academic All-District First Team in 2011 and earned a spot on the ACC All-Tournament Team for the third straight year. Jumper also is a three-time All-ACC Academic Team selection and this year was one of 30 nominees for the Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for men's soccer.

Prior to his time at Virginia, Jumper played for the U.S. U-17 and U-18 national teams.
Jumper becomes the 43rd former Cavalier to move on to play in MLS. UVa ranks second to UCLA in producing the most MLS players all-time.

Manassas player on MLS radar

The 2012 MLS SuperDraft is set to take place January 12, 2012 in Kansas City, MS and one local player has garnered a lot of attention from potential MLS suitors.

Herbert Mejia-Flores of Manassas, VA has recently helped the U.S. U-17 MNT win the Nike International Friendlies in December:

U.S. UNDER-17 MEN'S NATIONAL TEAM CROWNED 2011 NIKE INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLIES CHAMPION

Now it looks as if some Major League Soccer teams have their eye on drafting the Manasas player following his impressive showing.





Local media outlets have posted the following reports about Mejia-Flores in the last days:

David Fawcitt of INSIDENOVA.com: Major League Soccer pursuing Herbert Mejia-Flores

Paul Tenorio of Washington Post: Major League Soccer courting U.S. Under-17 star Junior Flores

William & Mary Men's Soccer: Alan Koger Drafted by the New England Revolution in the 2011 MLS SuperDraft

Williamsburg, Va. - After a stellar four-year career at William and Mary, Tribe senior Alan Koger was taken in the third round (54th pick) of the 2011 Major League Soccer SuperDraft by the New England Revolution. With his selection, Koger becomes the ninth player in program history to be drafted in to the MLS.


Koger finished his career with the Tribe with a fantastic offensive season in 2010. Koger was named First-Team All-CAA last year after being selected to the All-CAA Second Team in 2009 and the CAA All-Rookie Team in 2007.

In 2010, Koger was a force for the College, leading the Tribe with nine goals and 20 points. Koger’s nine goals were the third-most in the CAA, while his 20 points also ranked him third in conference. Both College Soccer News and Top Drawer Soccer named Koger National Player of the Week on October 25 after scoring all four of the Tribe’s goals in its victories over James Madison and Delaware.

For his career, Koger tallied 68 points on the strength of 29 goals and 10 assists. Koger ranks in the top-10 at the College in career shots (190) and career game-winning goals (9). Koger’s five game-winners in 2010 rank him in a tie for third in school history.

Koger’s selection in the MLS SuperDraft marks the second-consecutive year that the College has had a player taken. In 2010, Andrew Hoxie was taken in the third round with the 37th pick by San Jose.