Missouri State Bears Sign Tyler Vieth and Cole Alexander

I found stories on a couple of players who have chosen the Missouri State Bears for soccer. More to come I’m certain.

The first player, Tyler Vieth, is from Evansville, IN but chose not to stay at home for school although he’ll see plenty of the Ace’s as they compete in the Missouri Valley Conference. As noted in yesterday’s story on Jesse Williams who signed with Drury, both played for the Football Club of Evansville’s U-17 boys’ state championship team last summer. The team is coached by former Drury Panther head Coach, now Evansville Ace’s assistant, Marshall Ray.

Memorial’s Tyler Vieth chooses Missouri State

Tyler, who was named first-team all-state as a junior and senior by the Indiana Soccer Coaches Association, signed a national letter of intent with Missouri State University on Thursday. As a senior midfielder, Tyler had six goals and was second in the state with 26 assists last season.

Missouri State, a member of the Missouri Valley Conference, advanced to the NCAA Tournament and was ranked in the Top 20 most of last season. Vieth also was impressed by the coaching staff, the school’s academics and the Springfield, Mo., community. Vieth, who also made official visits to DePaul and Eastern Illinois, did not consider the University of Evansville. He said he wanted to get away from home.

Vieth, whose father played for Saint Louis University, said he needs to improve his strength and technical skills to prepare for the next level.

and the second player, Cole Alexander, follows a former San Juan club teammate to the Midwest. Johannes Demarzi graduated in December and is now involved in a tryout with 3rd Division Crewe Alexander in England (more on that later). The link to Demarzi played a role in Leamy noticing Alexander and his eventually winding up at Missouri State. That’s how Alexander came to Scoring a Spot in Springfield

His high school coach at Oakmont, Mark Broers, saw something in Alexander very early on. Elite scorers are rare at the high school level, and Alexander clearly was one.

“I was always very impressed with Cole’s ability to beat defenders from the time I met him his sophomore year,” Broers said. “He was also able to finish and score many goals in each of his three varsity seasons at Oakmont. As an avid soccer fan and constant student of the game, I recognize that any player possessing both of these attributes is special.”