Wake Forest Athletics
Ryan Caugherty Selected By Kansas City In MLS Supplemental Draft
2/8/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Feb. 8, 2005
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Kansas City Wizards added three more players to their roster Friday in the MLS Supplemental Draft, including former Wake Forest defender Ryan Caugherty.
"We are allocating more recourses than ever to developing players and that will positively impact our on-field product," said Wizards General manager Curt Johnson. "Edwin, Doug and Ryan are talented players who are directly benefiting from the first supplemental draft and the expansion of our rosters from 24 to 28 players. We look forward to getting them in camp."
Caugherty was taken with the 47th overall selection. The defender joins college teammates Will Hesmer and forward Scott Sealy. The 22-year-old, Korean-born defender, has been a key component of the Demon Deacons 57-18-8 overall record over the last four seasons.
The trio of Wizards draft picks will join the squad in Kansas City for training through Monday, February 14th. The team will then depart for a two-week training camp that will be held in Tampa, Florida before returning to Kansas City on March 1st. The team's first match of the year will take place on Wednesday, March 9th as they host Costa Rican side Deportivo Saprissa at Arrowhead Stadium in the first leg of the 2005 CONCACAF Champions' Cup. They will play the return leg in San Jose, Costa Rica on March 16th.
Kansas City will kickoff the 2005 MLS season on Saturday, April 2nd when they host former Western Conference rivals the Colorado Rapids at Arrowhead Stadium, with kickoff slated for 7:00 p.m. CT. The reigning Western Conference Champion Wizards will begin their first season in the Eastern Conference, as MLS welcomes two expansion teams, Real Salt Lake and CD Chivas USA, to the Western Conference.
