This marks the fifth year that Umbro, the international soccer company,will put the spotlight on the top men and women college seniors who havefinished their collegiate careers. It also gives the players the opportunity toimpress a wide array of professional coaches and team scouts who will be at theevent.
Tanner, who recently became just the fourth Monarch ever to earn AllAmerica honors, is one of 49 All Americans total among 80 men's and women'splayers. He will be joined on the East squad by VCU forward Kevin Jeffrey and William and Mary goalkeeper Adin Brown, also All Americans.
The Monarch forward recorded one of the most outstanding seasons in ODUsoccer history in 1999, scoring 20 goals and lending four assists for 44 pointsto help lead his team to a 15-4-0 record, #13 national ranking, and a CAAregular-season title. He earned CAA Player of the Year honors, as well as AllCAA first team, All South Atlantic first team, Va.SID All State first team andDivision I NSCAA All America third team honors.
The East-West men's game will be played Saturday, Feb. 5 at 6 pm. Thatcontest will be followed by a special match featuring the hometown Miami Fusionversus the United States U-23 National Team, which includes players who are candidates for the 2000 Olympic soccer team. The East-West women's game will be Sunday at 4:30 pm,following a nationally televised international match between the US Women'sNational Team and the national team from Norway at 2 pm (ESPN).
Other events taking place over the Umbro Select weekend include a playerbanquet, a Major League Soccer (MLS) player combine and the MLS (Division I) andA-League (Division II) professional player drafts.