MLS Combine 2013: A Look At The 54 College Seniors
By Josh Sanchez
The 2013 MLS Combine began on Friday and will be held through Tuesday, January 15. Major League Soccer invited 54 college seniors to participate in the event as they try to catch the eye of MLS teams in time for the 2013 MLS SuperDraft.
One of the biggest names heading in to the combine was UCONN midfielder Carlos Alvarez, who many believe could be selected second-overall by Chivas USA.
The Notre Dame duo of Dillon Powers and Ryan Finley will also be receiving a lot of attention. The two are expected to be first-round picks.
Here is a list of the 54 college seniors who will be in attendance at the combine (many more overseas players have been added to the final list):
| Name | Position | School |
| Carlos Alvarez | Midfielder | Connecticut |
| Don Anding | Forward | Northeastern |
| Will Bates | Forward | Virginia |
| Kyle Bekker | Midfielder | Boston College |
| James Belshaw | Goalkeeper | Duke |
| Ashton Bennett | Forward | Coastal Carolina |
| Ian Christianson | Midfielder | Georgetown |
| Marc Cintron | Midfielder | Providence |
| Greg Cochrane | Defender/ Midfielder | Louisville |
| Machael David | Midfielder | UC Santa Barbara |
| Danchrisandre Delgado | Midfielder | San Diego |
| Paolo DelPiccolo | Midfielder | Louisville |
| Uwem Etuk | Midfielder/Forward | West Virginia |
| Ryan Finley | Forward | Notre Dame |
| Ben Fisk | Midfielder | Washington |
| Shaun Foster | Defender | Hofstra |
| Joe Franco | Defender | CSUN |
| Jordan Gafa | Defender | North Carolina |
| John Gallagher | Defender | Penn State |
| Jose Gomez | Midfielder | Creighton |
| Scott Goodwin | Goalkeeper | North Carolina |
| Brenton Griffiths | Defender | USF |
| Coleton Henning | Midfielder/Forward | Furman |
| Ryan Hollingshead | Midfielder | UCLA |
| Erik Hurtado | Forward | SCU |
| Larry Jackson | Goalkeeper | SCU |
| Taylor Kemp | Defender/Midfielder | Maryland |
| Korey Kindle | Defender/Midfielder | Bakersfield |
| Jonathan Mendoza | Midfielder | Stetson |
| David Meves | Goalkeeper | Akron |
| Fernando Monge | Midfielder | UCLA |
| Tommy Muller | Defender | Georgetown |
| Colin Murphy | Midfielder | Boston College |
| Jimmy Nealis | Defender/Midfielder | Georgetown |
| Tommy (T.J.) Nelson | Midfielder | SMU |
| Kofi Opare | Defender | Michigan |
| Leston Paul | Midfielder | USF |
| Dillon Powers | Midfielder | Notre Dame |
| Andrew Ribeiro | Defender/Midfielder | Creighton |
| Devon Sandoval | Forward | New Mexico |
| Eric Schoenle | Defender | West Virginia |
| Donald Smith | Midfielder | Charlotte |
| Blake Smith | Midfielder/Forward | New Mexico |
| Yannik Smith | Forward | Old Dominion |
| Luis Soffner | Goalkeeper | Indiana |
| Luke Spencer | Forward | Xavier |
| John Stertzer | Midfielder | Maryland |
| Brad Stuver | Goalkeeper | Cleveland State |
| Chris Thomas | Forward | Elon |
| Dylan Tucker-Gangnes | Defender | Washington |
| Emery Welshman | Forward | Oregon State |
| Danny Wenzel | Defender | Wake Forest |
| Daniel Withrow | Goalkeeper | Marshall |
| Paul Wyatt | Midfielder/Forward | James Madison |