Dec. 13, 2004

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Major League Soccer recently announced the names of 66 college seniors who were selected to participate in the annual adidas MLS Player Combine which will be held for the second consecutive year at The Home Depot Center in Carson, California from January 8-11, 2005. Maryland's Domenic Mediate, Noah Palmer, Ian Rodway and Abe Thompson were among the 66 players selected.

Maryland's four representitives were the most of any school. Four other schools have three players selected (Southern Methodist, St. John's, Notre Dame and Wake Forest.

The Terps had four players selected among the first 20 picks in last season's MLS Draft. Scott Buete's performance at the combine helped make him the ninth overall selection.

The field of players was determined by a select panel of Division I college coaches in conjunction with MLS coaches and the consultation of select Division II, Division III and NAIA coaches. A total of 47 colleges are represented, including teams from Division I, Division II, Division III and the NAIA.