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Thursday, 20 October 2011 16:02

UA'S Porter To Coach U.S Under 23 Soccer Team

Written by  Aaron Coleman
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One local coach last year finished as a national champion. Now he will get a chance to lead a special group of young men to qualify for the Olympic Games next summer.

Caleb Porter, head coach of the defending national champion University of Akron men’s soccer team, has been named head coach of the U.S. Under-23 Men’s National Team, U.S. Soccer announced Thursday.

Porter, who will continue his role as the head coach of the Zips, will lead the U-23 team in its quest to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games in March of next year.

Aaron Coleman

Aaron Coleman

Aaron has been working with RCRG since August of 2008 covering various news and sporting events. He graduated in 2003 from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron. He then went onto the University of Akron in May of 2008 with a degree in Radio/TV & Media Productions and a minor in Psychology. It was at WZIP & ZTV where Aaron developed a passion for radio especially Sports Radio. While attending the University of Akron you could hear Aaron on Sundays doing the "Sports Power Talk" program. Aaron covers City Hall, County Council and Akron School Board beats and handles traffic updates weekday afternoons on 1590 WAKR, 97.5 WONE and 94.9 WQMX. You can contact Aaron through the newsroom 330-864-6397 or email acoleman@rcrg.net





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