Varsity Boys Soccer

#	NAME	POSITION	GRADE
2	Roan Harrington	Midfielder	Junior
3	Cole Snell	Defender/Midfielder	Junior
5	Zachary Mateo	Midfielder	Senior
6	Jordan Lee	Defender	Junior
10	Aidan Trabosh	Midfielder	Junior
11	Jake Kafrissen	Forward	Senior
12	Braheen Mitchell	Defense	Senior
13	Tyler Weiss	Defender/Midfielder	Senior
16	Eli Torrey	Midfielder	Senior
17	Ryan Shacklett	Defender	Sophomore
18	Ryan Szczepkowski	Defender/Midfielder	Junior
19	Jack Strauss	Defender/Midfielder	Senior
20	Nick Venziale	Midfielder/Forward	Senior
21	Colin León	Midfielder/Forward	Senior
22	Anish Sriram	Defense	Senior
23	Alex Farina	Defender/Midfielder	Senior
25	Nick Lucarini	Midfielder	Senior
27	David Werther	Midfielder	Senior
28	Jared Smith	Forward	Junior
29	Alex Krausz	Midfielder/Forward	Senior
30	JT Quinter	Midfielder	Sophomore
	Josh Bouchard	Goalkeeper	Junior
	Jack Morris	Goalkeeper	Senior

Coaches

Kurt Wetzel

Head Coach

Kurt Wetzel '88 finished his fifth season as head coach of the GA varsity boys soccer team in 2022. The team finished the year 11-6-1 (5-4-1) and tied for second place in the Inter-Academic Athletic League. The team also advanced to the second round of the Pennsylvania Independent Schools Athletic Association Tournament. Five members of the team were named All-League performers, with Tyler Weiss '23 being named League MVP.
In 2021, Wetzel and the Patriots finished the season 17-3 overall and 8-2 in Inter-Ac play. GA not only won the league, but also finished as runners-up in the PAISAA Championship. Seven members of the team were named All-League performers, with Christian Combs '22 being named League MVP.
In his first season in 2018, Wetzel guided a young GA team to a 3-14-2 overall record. The team placed two athletes on the All-League team.

In his second season, the 2019 Patriots went 11-8-2 overall and 4-6 in league play.
In a shortened season impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 Patriots finished 2-1 overall (all Inter-Ac League opponents).
Wetzel is a 1988 graduate of GA and is a Lower School teacher. Wetzel provides general oversight to the entire 6-12 boys soccer vertically aligned program.

Wetzel has been coaching soccer at GA for various teams since 2003. He served as the boys varsity assistant from 2010-15, and, in 2016 and 2017, he coached the boys junior varsity team. He has been a presence with the Whitpain Recreation Association Travel Soccer program, serving as coach for both boys and girls teams since 2009. Wetzel has also headed up the GA Summer Programs soccer camp as coach and director since 2003. He has been involved since 1993 as a player, manager and league president of the Germantown Academy Alumni Team in the Philadelphia Cricket League – the oldest soccer league in the country – and currently plays for the Colonial Soccer Club Over 30 team.

"I am honored to take on the responsibility of leading the boys soccer program," said Wetzel. "As a teacher and coach I have had the privilege of working with students in all divisions at GA over the last 15 years and my relationships with students and parents has allowed me to build a culture of honor and respect in the classroom and on the playing field. This new opportunity will allow me to continue my work in developing hard-working student-athletes who respect their teammates, opponents, and the game. I look forward to helping the athletes to become confident and collaborative young men on the field, while developing teamwork and leadership skills that will carry far beyond the playing field."
(Updated 11/29/2022)
Michael Torrey

Assistant Coach
Matthew Rominger

Goalkeeper Coach

Carey Stadium (310 Morris Road, Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, 19034) is home to GA boys soccer. It was opened in 2010 as a multi-sport facility that includes a 200 x 380’ artificial turf field, a regulation track surface with six lanes, high jump area, long jump pit and easy on-and-off sideline access. Lines are drawn on the field for football, soccer and lacrosse. The bleacher seating can accommodate 850 spectators and are handicap accessible. Carey Stadium also houses a concession stand equipped with electrical, an ice machine and a reach-in cooler; restroom facilities, as well as two team gathering rooms, private referee room and a trainer’s room equipped with sink, ice machine and treatment bed. The scoreboard in the corner of the Stadium is a multi-sport unit that displays the game clock, home and away scores, time outs left, quarter and football-related information. There is a sound system that is operated from the top of the Stadium where there is a 10-seat granite-topped work area with several electrical outlets and jacks for the microphone and music; all protected by an awning. The Stadium speakers are located on top of the scoreboard. There are several handicap parking spaces adjacent to the entrance to the Stadium in addition to more than 200 spaces spread between two parking lots for the outdoor athletics complex. More parking is available on the GA campus by crossing the Wissahickon Creek by car and returning by foot on the brick pathway. Germantown Academy has hosted many lacrosse and soccer tournaments and was the home to the first coed Inter-Academic Athletic League Track and Field Championships in 2012.

Carey Stadium:

200 x 380’ artificial turf field
Regulation track surface with 6 lanes, regulation size field events and easy on-and-off sideline access
Field is lined for football, soccer and lacrosse
Bleacher seating for 850 spectators
Handicapped accessible
Concession stand
Restroom facilities
Two team gathering rooms (prior approval required)
Training room with sink, ice machine and treatment bed
Electronic scoreboard with multi-sport capability
Sound system
10 seat granite-topped work area with several electrical outlets and jacks for the microphone and music
Parking for 200+ cars, with another 450+ parking spaces within walking distance

History of Captains

League championship seasons are bolded.

1900-1915

1920's

1930's

1940's

1950's

1960's

1970's

1980's

1980 - Christopher J. Whiteside & Michael J. Epstein

1981 - Larry M. Goldberg & Michael S. Paul

1982 - William E. Monteith III & Jeffrey C. Kline

1983 - Bradley J. Hackendahl & John J. Reydel Jr.

1984 - Michael B. Schaffer & Christian P. Schlesinger

1985 - Christopher F. Brown & Daniel A. Cravitz

1986 - J. Alexander Henry, William D. Newbold & Michael C. Roman

1987 - Jeffrey H. Steinberg

1988 - Samuel Jackson & Matthew Oelkers

1989 - Ted Durkin & Scott Newbold

1990's

1990 - Patrick Gray & Carlos Romeu

1991 - Patrick Gray & D.J. Ferraro

1992 - Christopher Deming & Christian Wichterman

1993 - Andrew Greenberg & Kurt Mueller

1994 - Timothy Scales & Anthony Zingarelli

1995 - Joshua Viel & Casey Nicholas

1996 - Brendan Ginty & Kevin O'Neil

1997 - Jon Dickstein & Chris Roberts

1998 - Raime Bateman & Jon Reusch

1999 - Steven Brown & Ben Haaz

2000's

2000 - Andrew Miller & Jonathan Goldberg

2001 - Matthew Smith & Philippe David

2002 - Jeffrey Curtin & Peter Rymar

2003 - Alex Hamill, Joseph Verdi, Alexander Haynie & Colin Jones

2004 - Adam Lee, David Simolike, Alexander Haynie & Colin Jones

2005 - Adam Lee & David Simolike

2006 - Kevin Ruppel & Matthew Thomas

2007 - Nicholas Sih, Laurence Silvi & Alexander Verdi

2008 - Gregory Auerbach, Cole Ballay & Stephen Boland

2009 - Voltaire Escalona & Colin Skelly

2010's

2010 - Voltaire Escalona, Colin Skelly, Ben Wysocki, Michael Markovitz, Cameron Vit & Nicholas Zaharchuk

2011 - Michael Fitzgerald & Daniel Hoy

2012 - Adam Villari, Jared Whitman & Phillip Zielke

2013 - Maxwell Detweiler, Joshua Komitsky & Scott Solakian

2014 - James Diver, James Rueter & Matthew Rueter

2015 - Samuel Robinson, Eric Greenwood, Nikolas Roman & Steven Combs

2016 - Frankie Koons, Michael Roman, & Jackson Sternberg

2017 - Oliver Buck, Michael Capone, Ian Lugossy, Will Noe, & Michael Roman

2018 - Drew Budinsky & Grant Giampalmi

2019 - Brendan Hasson & Ryan Fairlie

2020's

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Alumni in Athletics Notebook

Dec 6 2022

Although they no longer walk the halls or play on the fields at Germantown Academy, the community still cheers for their Patriots.

30 Germantown Academy Student-Athletes Receive All-Inter-Ac Honors

Nov 18 2022

The Inter-Academic League released its All-League teams on Nov. 17 and 18 for the 2022 fall season. Germantown Academy was well-represented on the lists, with 30 student-athletes being recognized, two of whom were named the Most Valuable Player for their respective sport.

GA-PC Day Ends in a Tie, PC Keeps the Competition Cup

Nov 14 2022

Another exhilarating GA/PC Day and Reunion Weekend is in the books! While the Patriots did not claim the annual Competition Cup, five teams -- golf, boys water polo, girls soccer, field hockey, and football -- triumphed over the Quakers.

Boys Soccer: Second Half Goals Boost GA Over Haverford

Oct 14 2022

The Patriots had generated numerous chances in the first, but were unable to find the back of the net until the second half, when Jake Kafrissen '23 and Aidan Trabosh '24 put the game away.

Boys Soccer: Patriots Drop League Opener to Episcopal

Oct 3 2022

Each team had one goal to their name at the break, but it was Episcopal that broke through in the second half to secure the result.

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