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Luke Prater Featured in Wartburg Knights Preseason Outlook

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Missouri State Cup: U18s Swanner United vs Springfield SCThe Wartburg Knights have a new head coach this year and he’ll be relying on Kickapoo and Springfield SC’s Luke Prater to help the squad return to the NCAA Tournament:

This year’s squad, looking to extend the program’s run of national tournament appearances to six, will work around the defense.

A quintet, featuring senior Robert Acosta of Tucson, Ariz.; junior Matt Haager of Bettendorf; and sophomores Luke Prater of Springfield, Mo., and Kyle McKenna of Davenport each played 20-or-more matches last fall. They’re part of the recent success by Knights’ defenses, allowing 15 goals or less in each of the last two years. McKenna and Prater each gained postseason awards by being placed on the All-Iowa Conference second team.

The photo is from State Cup 2007, one of Luke’s fierce looks!

Luke Prater Named Rookie of the Year by Wartburg College Soccer

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Trinity Titans vs Kickapoo ChiefsCongratulations to Luke Prater (Kickapoo 2007, Springfield SC) who was named Rookie of the Year by the Wartburg College Knights. The award was announced at their banquet last weekend.

Prater started 20 of the 21 games he played in last year, as the Knights finished 15-4-2 and reached the NCAA Division III Tournament for the fifth straight year.

Prater was also named to the 2nd Team All-Iowa Conference squad, one of seven teammates who were recognized by the Conference. The photo is from Luke’s senior year at Kickapoo, in a game against the Trinity Titans. He’s #11 in yellow on the front right.