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Posted By: Hurst66 Nathan Arroyo to attend Francis Marion - 04/26/06 08:17 PM
4:06 pm | April 26, 2006

Northwestern's Arroyo headed to Francis Marion
DENNY SEITZ
dseitz@charlotteobserver.com
Northwestern High's Nathan Arroyo, who led S.C. high school soccer players in scoring and was the state's player of the year in 2005, has signed scholarship papers from Francis Marion University.

Arroyo scored 45 goals and had 121 points last season as a junior. He cannot play this year because he repeated the ninth grade; last season was his fourth and final season of high school eligibility.

Francis Marion competes in NCAA Division II. The school is in Florence.
nice to see he still made it.
I thought Francis Marion was moving to Div I
I know Presbyterian College is making the move to NCAA Division I athletics, but I haven't heard anything about Francis Marion University.
Francis Marion is in a transition phase of moving to division I. The girls soccer team and men's golf teams have already moved to Division I effective this past fall (2005 season). The rest of the teams will follow suit in the next couple of years.
Anyone know which divisions Francis Marion will be listed under?
Posted By: TheGreat Re: Nathan Arroyo to attend Francis Marion - 04/27/06 12:19 AM
too bad francis marion is awful and they will be even worse if they go D1
Well, quality players like this might be the start of a much better team.
wait, you are telling me the player of the year is going to francis marion, while several non players of the year are going to S. Carolina(prince, evans, geathers, kid from fort mill)
Yeah, thats what was said! Should someone reread it to you? Maybe he couldn't get into USC, maybe he wanted to go to FMU. What does POY have to do with where he goes? Your little list contains at least one all American that I know of, hell that beats SCPOY! What are you trying to say.(To me you just insulted 4 just as good, if not better players)
A LOT OF THESE NAMES YOU SEE ON THE LIST GOING TO THESE BIG SCHOOLS WON'T EVEN LAST!!! FEW WILL!! IT'S NOT THE SAME AS GETTING BABIED IN HIGH SCHOOL!!! IT'S TIME TO STOP BEING SMALL-MINDED!!!
Posted By: cabj12 Re: Nathan Arroyo to attend Francis Marion - 04/27/06 11:58 PM
Yeah, Jamal will definately last. And Prince has a good chance.
Posted By: Hurst66 Re: Nathan Arroyo to attend Francis Marion - 04/28/06 12:36 PM
Arroyo signs to play at Francis Marion

By Barry Byers The Herald
(Published April 28‚ 2006)

Northwestern soccer standout Nathan Arroyo was declared ineligible to play this season by the South Carolina High School League's executive committee.
That doesn't mean his story has an unhappy ending. Arroyo signed a scholarship with Francis Marion University on Tuesday. And although he wasn't allowed to play, he's manager/captain/assistant coach of a Trojans team that is ranked No. 1 in Class AAAA and favored to win the state championship.

Arroyo has stayed active in soccer. He plays for a club team out of Greenville that competes against smaller colleges. On one of those trips, he was spotted by Francis Marion coach Murray Hartzler.

"We had matches against Newberry and Francis Marion in Florence, and the coach said he was interested in me coming there to play for his team,'' said Arroyo, the son of Stacy and Lisa Winne. "He said he liked the way I control the ball, my one-on-one skills, my speed and the way I finish.

"This is a good opportunity. I look forward to taking the next step in my career. Francis Marion has a good program, and I want to go in and make an impact any way I can.''

Francis Marion competes in NCAA Division II.

Arroyo led the state in scoring with 45 goals and 121 points last year as a junior and was the state's Class AAAA Player of the Year. He was ruled ineligible after it was found he repeated the ninth grade in Atlanta and had exhausted his high school eligibility of eight consecutive semesters.

"It was tough at first, standing on the sideline watching the other guys play,'' he said. "But playing club soccer, working with the team here at Northwestern and getting a scholarship has helped ease the pain.

"My club team has played more than 20 games, so I've been in a lot of matches. I'm very proud of the season Northwestern is having. This is a special team, and they've stood beside me all the way.''

Arroyo is undecided on a major.

Barry Byers • 329-4099

bbyers@heraldonline.com
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