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Old 11-08-2011, 09:44 PM
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Interesting Past Recruiting Tidbit

In my latest monthly issue of Irish Eyes that arrived today -- which follows mostly ND football but also the other ND sports -- there was a feature article on ND soccer standout Adam Mena.

He's a vital cog on the nationally-ranked Irish team this year and as a senior is having one of his best seasons ever. So what does this have to do with Dayton?

In the article it mentioned that Mena, a Michigan prep star who was two-time All-State, grew up a Michigan fan and never knew where ND was until his junior season when he attended an ND camp. From there he developed a relationship with Bobby Clark, who is a household name not just in college coaching but world soccer (former international star player).

The article points out that Mena was also being recruited hard by Louisville and Dayton. As some of you know, Louisville played in the national title game last year. Ken Lolla, UofL's coach, departed Akron after making that program a national power in order to do the same at The Ville.

So Dayton was in very very good company in fighting for this kid. It never panned out, but obviously UD was after quality talent against two schools that are in the national rankings pretty much every season.
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