Northwestern University Athletics
Northwestern Signs Quintet to National Letters of Intent
2/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
Feb. 4, 2005
EVANSTON, Ill. -- Northwestern Head Coach Tim Lenahan has announced the signing of five members of the Class of 2009 to National Letters of Intent. The quintet will matriculate to NU this fall for the 2005 season.
"I am very happy with this group," Lenahan said. "We really have a well-rounded class. With ten seniors on next year's team, this group will have a chance to learn under the guidance of the players who really helped build this program and pass on the tradition of excellence that has become Northwestern Men's Soccer."
Geoff Fallon (St. Louis, Mo./Chaminade), Misha Rosenthal (Miami, Fla./Gulliver Prep), Brian Usinger (Penfield, N.Y./Penfield), Tyler Voigt (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton Warrenville South) and Tim Weir (St. Louis, Mo./St. Louis University High School) comprise the group.
"Geoff is a very good player out of Chaminade High School which has a great tradition of producing great players including (current NU freshman) Dave Roth," Lenahan said. "As a left-sided player, he should find his way on the field at either left-back or left midfield.
"Misha attended our camp last year and really impressed us with his size, athleticism and personality. I think he will be one of the top goalkeepers in the Big Ten in the near future."
"Brian is a big, tough and strong defender and his size will serve him well in the Big Ten. He has a very competitive spirit and I think he will be one of the fine central defenders in the Big Ten in the future.
"Tyler is a relentless worker who attended our camp last summer. He has a great work rate and is very determined to succeed and seems to improve each time we have seen him.
"Tim is a very skilled player and another one of those outstanding St. Louis players to head to Northwestern. He has a great feel for the game and could develop into a very good player at this level."
Following are biographies for NU's five incoming freshmen:
Geoff Fallon
5-10 • 155
High School: Named to second-team all-metro as a senior ... Tallied 32 points, scoring 11 goals and 10 assists his senior year ... Honored as team captain his senior year ... Scored game-winning goal to propel Chaminade College Prep to Co-Metro Catholic Conference Championship in 2004 High School teammate with NU Freshmen Dave Roth... High school team won 2002 state championship and was runner-p in 2002 ... Three-year letterwinner ... Played three positions for his high school team ... Played club soccer five years for Scott Gallagher ... Club team was 2004 U.S. Youth Soccer National Champions, 2002-04 Missouri State Champion, and beat under-17 U.S. National Team in December 2004 ... Club team also won 2003 U.S. Club Soccer u-17 national championship ... Member of National Honor Society ... Named to special honor roll.
Personal: Born Geoff Malcolm Fallon on 1/13/87 ... Son of Malcolm and Julia Fallon ... Attended same high school as NU teammate David Roth ... Played club soccer against Roth and Tim Weir ... Recipient of Bro Ralph Krull scholarship since 1999 ... Chose Northwestern over Harvard and Pennsylvania ... Anticipated major is environmental or civil engineering.
Misha Rosenthal
6-3 • 185
High School: Member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) ... Part of ODP's Florida team for the past three years ... Four-year letterwinner ... Played club soccer five years with the Miami Galaxy and two with the West Kendall Optimist Tiburones ... Both club teams won numerous tournaments with him in goal ... Named to honor roll three years ... Give Barry University Book Award for 2004.
Personal: Born Michael Jonah Rosenthal on 5/28/87 ... Son of Joel and Emily Rosenthal ... Chose Northwestern over Lafayette ... Major is undecided.
Brian Usinger
6-2 • 190
High School: 2004 All-American ... Member of all-state first-team in 2002 and 2004 ... Scored numerous game-winning goals in state tournament games, including the New York State Championship game-winning goal as a sophomore ... Named to NSCAA/Adidas High School Boys All-Region II team in 2002 and 2004 ... Honored as a member of the All-Greater Rochester First-team in 2002 and 2004 as well as earning All-Greater Rochester Co-Player of the Year honors in 2004 ... Section V Player of the Year in 2004 ... MVP of high school team in 2002 and 2004 ... Scored 29 goals and tallied 17 assists throughout three years of high school play ... Was unable to play soccer his junior year due to a broken leg ... MVP of the Section V Tournament in 2002 and 2004 ... Monroe County Division I Co-Player of the Year in 2002 ... High school won 2001, 2002, and 2004 New York State Championships ... Ranked nationally by the NSCAA at the end of the year in 2002 and 2004 ... Four-year letterwinner ... Also a five-year tennis letterwinner ... Has also won numerous accolades as a tennis player ... Played six years of club soccer for the Rochester Junior Rhinos ... Club team won Nike Cup and represented United States in Berlin at the Nike International Cup in 2001 ... Rhinos won the under-15 U.S National Championships in 2002 ... Rhinos also a five-time winner of the New York State West State Cup ... Team was also Jefferson Cup champion in 2002 and 2003 ... National Honor Society member.
Personal: Born Brian E. Usinger on 5/27/87 ... Son of Ed and Rae Usinger ... Father played soccer at SUNY Geneseo and was inducted into Geneseo Sports Hall of Fame ... Chose Northwestern over Cornell and Colgate ... Anticipated major is economics.
Tyler Voigt
5-10 • 150
High School: Three-year starter and letter-winner ... Scored 20 goals and tallied 26 assists in high school play ... Named to Chicago Tribune and Daily Herald All-Area teams ... Also honored as an All-DuPage Valley Conference and all-section selection ... MVP of Lemont Pepsi Showdown Tournament, which his team won ... Team captain as a senior ... First goal of high school career helped school come from behind and win third-place game at the IHSA State Tournament ... Played five years of club soccer for Sockers F.C. Chicago ... Club won Jefferson Cup and finished second in Dallas Cup in 2004 ... Four-year honor roll student ... Three-time academic all-conference.
Personal: Born Tyler L Voigt on 8/5/86 ... Son of Mike and Linda Voigt ... Attended same high school as NU teammate Matt Witt ... Chose Northwestern over Lafayette, Marquette, and Dartmouth ... Anticipated major is biology.
Tim Weir
5-9 • 150
High School: First-team All-Metro Catholic Conference as a senior ... Second-team All-State as a junior and a senior ... Member of 2003 state championship team as a junior ... Senior co-captain of team ... Named to third-team all-metro as a junior and second-team as a senior ... Four-year letterwinner ... Honored as a member of second-team All-Metro Catholic Conference as a junior ... Scored seven goals and tallied six assists his senior year ... Netted 27 goals and earned 20 assists for high school career ... Played three different positions for his high school team ... First honors academically ... Senior adviser ... Played ten years of club soccer for St. Louis Soccer Club.
Personal: Born Timothy Patrick Weir on 11/17/86 ... Son of Patrick and Pat Weir ... Father was an All-American soccer player for Brown and inducted into the Brown Hall of Fame ... Played club soccer with NU teammate David Roth as well as fellow recruit Geoff Fallon ... Chose Northwestern over Brown, Loyola-Chicago, DePaul, Vanderbilt, UMKC, Evansville, Saint Louis, and Dayton ... Major is undecided.
