Wake Forest Athletics
Holcomb, Parente Competing with U.S. U-19 National Team
5/9/2018 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Wake Forest Athletic Communications (@WakeMSoccer)
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest incoming freshmen Kyle Holcomb and Isaiah Parente are currently in Trnava, Slovakia with the United States U-19 Men's National Team competing in the 2018 Slovakia Cup.
Holcomb scored a goal as the Americans defeated Kazakhstan, 8-0, in the opening game on Monday. The U.S. followed with a 2-1 victory over Ukraine on Tuesday.
The U.S. closes out pool play Thursday against the Czech Republic, and can clinch a spot in the title game with a win.
Both Holcomb and Parente rank among the top 30 recruits in the country according to TopDrawerSoccer. Parente enrolled early at Wake Forest and competed in the recently-completed spring season.
All the players on the U.S. U-19 roster are age-eligible for the team that will attempt to qualify for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup to be held in Poland. The age cut-off for that World Cup is players born on or after January 1, 1999.
