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Campus Review
October 3, 2012
Campus Review
October 3, 2012
Editor:
John Shiffert
Writers:
Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Lauren Graves
Layout:
Lauren Graves
Photography: Erin Fender
Ciji Fox
Graphic Design: Lauren Graves
Former Laker Soccer Star Klute
Signs Major League Soccer Contract
by Gid Rowell, Athletics
After an all-star season in 2011 for the
Clayton State men’s soccer team, former
Laker standout Chris Klute is now making
a name for himself at the highest profes-
sional levels of American soccer.
Klute, the central defender for the Lakers
last year, was recently promoted to the
Colorado Rapids in Major League Soccer
(MLS) after playing locally for the
Atlanta Silverbacks of the North
American Soccer League.
“We’ve had tremendous central defenders
over the last decade or so and Chris was one
of the best,” says head coach Pete Petersen.
“I am very happy for him that he has had
his breakthrough. He is such an athlete and
so fast that with some game experience
over the coming months he should turn out
as an outstanding defender.”
He will be on contract with the Colorado
Rapids, who are based in Commerce City,
CO, for both the 2012 and 2013 seasons.
“This is the highest level of play a Laker
(in the Major Leagues) has ever made, so
we are proud to watch him on television!”
says Petersen.
Along with Petersen’s excitement, Klute’s
play has also garnered the praise of coaches in
the professional soccer world, as Eric
Wynalda, the interim head coach of the
Silverbacks compares him to one of the best
defenders to play for the U.S. Men’s National
Team and in Major League Soccer.
“I think he’s going to continue to
impress,” Wynalda says. “When you start
comparing him to players, there’s a lot of
Gibbons to be Inducted to Florida’s Court of Legends
Clayton State University head coach
Gordon Gibbons has
amassed over 700
victories throughout
his coaching career,
and this past week-
end he was recog-
nized for his leg-
endary career.
Gibbons was named
to
the
Florida
Association
of
Basketball Coaches (FABC) “Court of
Legends” in a ceremony at the Lakeland
Center in Lakeland, Fla. Gibbons was one
of 10 basketball legends inducted into the
Association’s Hall of Fame, which
includes both coaches and players. A cou-
ple of other notable inductees in this
year’s class, which will be the
Association’s fourth class, include former
NBA greats Artis Gilmore and Otis Smith.
“Coach Gibbons has, and continues to,
touch the lives of many young men,” says
Clayton State Athletic Director Carl
McAloose. “It is great to see that he is
being honored with such a prestigious
award for all of his outstanding accom-
plishments. “
Before becoming Clayton State’s third
head coach in 2001, Gibbons spent almost
Sports
From http://www.claytonstatesports.com
Gibbons
Gibbons, cont’d, p. 12
Klute, cont’d, p. 12