Georgia Plays Soccer!

Welcome to Georgia Plays Soccer! This is a newsletter covering some of the many aspects of the culture of soccer in the largest state east of the Mississippi. We are an advanced topics class at the Carmical Sports Media Institute at the University of Georgia. As part of our work learning about the history and culture of soccer, primarily in Georgia, we will be covering four beats in this newsletter:

While we’re limited by geography and time, we hope to be able to bring light to the amazing stories that arise from the beautiful game and its players.

If you have any questions or story pitches for this newsletter, please contact the instructor (that’s me), Welch Suggs, at [email protected]. I’m also writing a book on the history and culture of soccer in Georgia and would love to make more connections.

In the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers, the UAE is ranked second out of three teams with two wins, one loss and two draws in its last five games. Iran is ranked second out of the six teams in the FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers third round Group B with two wins, two losses and one draw. Iraq also has four Arab Cup titles.

Gianna Uvari

There are two games remaining in the World Cup qualifiers for CONMEBOL. Colombia currently sits in sixth place, which is the last automatic qualification spot for the confederation. The nation failed to qualify for the 2022 World Cup after finishing in sixth place, but the expansion of the World Cup to include 48 teams means that Colombia can remain there and still make the tournament. Colombia had some notable results over the past year, including a win and draw against Argentina in the qualifiers. Los Cafeteros also reached the 2024 Copa America final, in which they lost 1-0 to Argentina.

Venezuela is the only team in CONMEBOL which has never qualified for the World Cup. Venezuela sits in seventh place in the CONMEBOL standings with 18 points, four points below sixth-place Colombia. Top six is enough to earn an automatic qualification for the World Cup, while seventh place earns a spot in the inter-confederation playoffs. If Venezuela finishes in seventh, it will have to play in a six-team tournament against teams from other confederations for the final two qualification spots.

Venezuela struggled in the previous qualification cycle, finishing in last place. Venezuela topped its group in the 2024 Copa America with wins over Ecuador, Mexico and Jamaica before losing in the quarterfinals in a penalty shootout against Canada.

Ethan Wilcox

At the UEFA European Championship in 2024, Austria advanced to the knockout round of 16 yet came up short of a goal to Turkey, while Israel lost to Iceland in the qualifying round. Israel was eliminated from the 2024 Paris Olympics after not advancing past the group stage, also. In early 2025, Austria made an appearance in the UEFA Nations League playoff but lost to Serbia. In recent World Cup qualifiers, the team defeated Romania 2-1 then San Marino 4-0. Israel has gone on to win two of their three World Cup qualifiers versus Estonia but lost 4-2 to Norway.

Drew Renner

In the 2024 season, Paraguay knocked out of Copa America after defeats by Brazil, Colombia and Costa Rica. After this, a coaching change brought Gustavo Alfaro to Paraguay, where he has yet to be defeated. Paraguay had valuable wins against Brazil and Argentina and a crucial draw against Bolivia to remain in qualification position for the World Cup.

Amid civil unrest, the country of New Caledonia withdrew its team from the OFC Nations Cup. New Caledonia had an important win over Tahiti to advance to the World Cup qualifiers against New Zealand. There it was defeated 3-0 to imperil its chances of qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

Virginia Miller

Namibia is 3-3-0 and second in FIFA World Cup qualifying in Group H. The team has scored eight goals, allowing two. Namibia’s next game will be on September 5 against Malawi (2-0-4). These teams have faced each other twice in the past five games, and Namibia won one and each team tied the other. This will be a must win for Namibia looking forward to advance to the World Cup. 

Gabon is also in second place for Group F in FIFA qualifying with a 5-0-1 record. The team averages one goal against per game, while scoring 12 across six. Next game will be against Seychelles (0-0-6) on Sept. 3.

Wesley Webb

Both Slovakia and Ukraine begin their World Cup qualification campaigns in the September window. Slovakia has been placed in Group A alongside Germany, Northern Ireland and Luxembourg. They first host Germany in Bratislava on Sept. 4 before travelling to Luxembourg on Sept. 7. Ukraine, meanwhile, has been drawn into Group D with France, Azerbaijan and Iceland. Ukraine begins by hosting France in Wrocław, Poland (they can’t play in Ukraine due to the war) on Sept. 5 before facing Azerbaijan in Baku on Sept. 9.

Jake Branan

The Albanian national football team is halfway done with its World Cup qualification matches. The Albanians sit at second in group K with five points, and England leads the group with nine points. They secured two points in early June by holding Latvia to a 1-1 draw and Serbia to a scoreless draw. England beat Albania back in March 2-0, but Albania went on to beat Andorra 3-0 three days later. They will play a friendly against Gibraltar on Sept. 4^th before playing their next qualification match on the 9^th against Latvia.

The Croatian national football team ranks 10^th in the world according to the FIFA men’s world rankings. Almost five months ago, they were eliminated from the Nations League quarterfinals by France in penalties. Since then, the team played two of their World Cup qualification matches where they dominantly beat Gibraltar 7-0 and Czechia 5-1 in early June. The Croatians sit at second with six points in group L behind Czechia, but they have only played two matches whereas Czechia has nine points through four matches. 

Blake Caviness

Wales is in Group J alongside Belgium, North Macedonia, Kazakhstan, and Liechtenstein. The winner of the group qualifies directly for the World Cup and the runner-up enters the playoffs. Wales is currently in second place behind North Macedonia with seven points from four games. They narrowly lost 4-3 to Belgium on June 9^th. Belgium currently sits in third place with four points, but it has only played two games, giving them two ‘games in hand’ over both Wales and North Macedonia.

Hungary is in Group F with the Republic of Ireland, Armenia and Portugal. Since Group F contains four teams, they will start qualifiers in September. Only groups with five teams (like Wales) have already started playing matches, these began in March. In terms of form in 2025, Belgium has only played two games that aren’t friendlies. Both were Nations League games versus Turkey, where the Belgians suffered two defeats, 3-1 and 3-0.

Maisie Gold

Bolivia has struggled a bit this year in terms of international matchups. On March 20, the Bolivians lost to Peru in their first World Cup qualifying match of the year 3-1. Five days later, on March 25, the team drew 0-0 to Uruguay. Moving into the summer, Bolivia lost to Venezuela 2-0 on June 6, but won its matchup with Chile four days later 2-0. That match was chippy, with Bolivia receiving both a yellow—given to Diego Arroyo in the third minute of stoppage time in the second half—and a red card given in the 19^th minute to Lucas Chávez. Bolivia currently sits at eighth in FIFA’s South American Football Confederation.

Uruguay has also only won one match in the 2025 year for World Cup qualifying. Its first match on March 21 ended in a 1-0 loss to Argentina. Four days later the Uruguayans drew 0-0 with Bolivia. Paraguay then defeated them on June 5. Finally, Uruguay would come away with a win against Venezuela at 2-0, with goals from Rodrigo Aguirre in the 43^rd minute and Giorgian de Arrascaeta in the 47^th. They are currently ranked fourth in FIFA’s South American Football Confederation.

Frankie Hennessey

The Swedish men’s national team is set to begin its FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers on September 5^th against Slovenia. The Swedes, currently ranked 29^th according to the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking, were drawn into a group with Kosovo, Slovenia and Switzerland. They will have to finish at the top of the group to secure automatic qualification. If they finish second, they will be at the mercy of a playoff round to determine qualification. Sweden is led by the striker duo of Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak and Arsenal’s Viktor Gyokeres. Gyokeres was recently purchased by the London-based club for $74 million. Danish manager Jon Dahl Tomasson will lead the Blågult into FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers as the Swedes will attempt to qualify for the FIFA World Cup for the first time since the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Sweden is currently in good form after topping its UEFA Nations League Group and winning eight of its last 10 matches.

Greece’s men’s national team begins its FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying journey at home in Piraeus against Belarus. The Greeks, led by West Ham defender Konstantinos Mavropanos and Benfica forward Vangelis Pavlidis, will compete with Belarus, Denmark and Scotland for a place at the 2026 FIFA World Cup. They will have to finish at the top of the group to secure automatic qualification. If they finish second, they will be at the mercy of a playoff round to determine qualification. Greece, currently ranked 39^th in the FIFA/Coca Cola World Ranking, has won eight of its last 10 games and finished level with England at the top of its UEFA Nations League group. Despite winning the UEFA Euros in 2004, Greece has had a modest history at the World Cup. The Greeks have only qualified for the FIFA World Cup three times and have only made it to the Round of 16 once.

Jack Little

The Washington Spirit sits in third place in the NWSL with 27 points and 15 games played. Washington trails league leaders KC Current by 12 points and is behind the Orlando Pride by goal difference. The Washington Spirit is unlikely to win the league title, but it has earned silverware this year. Washington beat Orlando in a penalty shootout in March to win the NWSL Challenge Cup. The Spirit will also play its first game in the CONCACAF W Champions Cup this month.

Midfielder Croix Bethune was drafted third overall by Washington last year after playing for Georgia. She earned NWSL Rookie of the Year and helped Washington finish second in the league. She has played just 10 games this season after suffering an injury in 2024 and has earned one assist. In 2023 Bethune earned multiple honors at Georgia, including being named to the SEC All-Tournament Team. She also helped Georgia win the 2023 SEC championship.

Ethan Wilcox

Riley Jackson is a 19-year-old midfielder for the Carolina Courage in the NWSL. She is from Roswell, Ga., and played for Concorde Fire before turning pro with the Carolina Courage. She was originally committed to Duke. Riley has appeared for the United States Women’s National Team’s under-17s and under-20s. In 2024, she played 308 minutes across all competitions in 18 appearances. She has also made three starts for the Courage, which is in the midst of a playoff push. The Courage currently sit ninth in the NWSL table, just one point behind Gotham FC and two points behind Racing Louisville.

Jack Little

Montreal FC ended its 2024 season under new leadership with an 11-10-13 record but began the season with yet another former Atlanta United player: Efrain Morales. The Decatur native made four appearances for Atlanta United in the 2024 season including three starts. So far this season, he has made five appearances for Montreal’s MLS Next Pro side.

Virginia Miller

Nashville FC is currently third in the MLS with 47 points, two points off Cincinnati, which is in second place, and four points off Philadelphia in first. Walker Zimmerman plays for Nashville SC as a centre back. He also plays for the US national team. He grew up in Georgia and went to Furman University in South Carolina before being drafted by FC Dallas in 2013. He was traded to LAFC where he was selected for the MLS All-star Fan XI team.

Next, he was traded to Nashville, where he won back-to-backdefender of the year awards, in 2020-2021. He missed a large portion of the season with a concussion and is now suffering with a knee injury. He wasn’t in the squad vs St Louis due to the knee injury and therefore likely won’t start vs New York on 17^th August.

Maisie Gold

The No. 3-ranked Florida State Seminoles have two players from Georgia and are looking to break out for a third ACC Championship and make a run for the NCAA title. 

Last season, Cambridge High alum forward Jordynn Dudley had a second season with 25 points or more, racking nine goals and leading the team with 11 assists. For the second consecutive season, she was All-ACC First Team to cap off her sophomore season. 

Solai Washington from Chamblee High School recorded 16 starts during her freshman season with six goals and two assists. She was also awarded 2024 ACC All-Freshmen Team and All-ACC Academic Team. 

In the Seminole Soccer Complex last week, both players played 48 minutes in a 5-0 demolition of the Seminoles’ archrival Florida Gators. Dudley had three shots and Washington had two with one shot on goal. The Seminoles extended their non-conference regular-season win streak to 29 with their defeat of the Gators. 

Wesley Webb

Virginia men’s soccer has added freshman Tyrone, Ga. Native Stephen Hurlock to its attacking ranks for this season. Hurlock was a standout in the Atlanta United academy side that went to last season’s UPSL state final, which earned him 12 appearances with Atlanta United two and even training opportunities with the first team. Virginia will hope Hurlock can bolster its attack after the seven-time national champion Cavaliers finished mid-table in last season’s ACC standings.

Jake Branan

Justin Mclean starts a new chapter on the N.C. State men’s soccer team after transferring from Georgia State. The Georgia native spent three seasons at Georgia State where he was a consistent starter with 43 starts in 49 appearances. He led the team with five goals last season and tallied 12 goals over his three-year tenure. Justin did appear in NC State’s five spring matches, but he has yet to play any official minutes for the Wolfpack. The Wolfpack start their season with a home match against Queens on Aug. 21. 

Blake Caviness

The Wake Forest men’s team went 12-5-7 last year, securing nine of their wins at home in W. Dennie Spry Stadium located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The reigning Atlantic Coast Conference champions are ranked second to Clemson University in the preseason polls. Owen Barnett, a Clarke Central High School graduate, will be a redshirt freshman for the Demon Deacons this season. The goalkeeper was trained through Atlanta United’s Academy and was rated as a three-star prospect by TopDrawerSoccer during his recruitment.

Drew Renner

The University of North Carolina’s women’s team is recovering from a disappointing loss to Tennessee to open the season. Two of the Tar Heels come from the state of Georgia: Camie Maynor from Atlanta, Georgia and Lauren Malsom from Marietta, Georgia. In high school, Maynor competed for Roswell High School, helping them to earn three state championships. In her final season last year, the Hornets went undefeated, going 22-0. Malsom also had a successful senior year, with her team going 17-4, though ultimately coming up short in the Final Four. As freshmen, it is yet to be seen how they will contribute to the Tar Heels program.

Frankie Hennessy 

During the 2024-2025 seasons, the Clemson men’s soccer team had a total record of 15 wins, three losses, and four ties. For their in-conference games, they had a total of five wins, two losses, and one tie. This resulted in the team being the ACC-Runner Up, with a loss to Wake Forest in the ACC Championship final. Clemson also qualified for the NCAA tournament, losing in the third round, also to Wake Forest. The Tigers’ home opener is against their rival, South Carolina, on August 26th.

Nathan Richmond, a senior midfielder from Atlanta, was injured for most of last season, but played in three games with one start. In the 2023 season he named te the All-ACC Third Team, made the ESPN SportCenter Top Ten, and was the Top Drawer Soccer Honorable Mention Team of the week of Oct. 2-6. Remi Okunlola, a junior defender from Lawrenceville, made 20 starts and played in 21 games last year, resulting in two goals and four assists and made the 2024 Academic All-ACC Team.

Gianna Uvari

Mercer women’s soccer lost 2-0 to No. 22 Oklahoma State in its season opener on Thursday, but the Bears hope that loss is just a blip in their attempt to build on a strong 2024 season in which they finished tied for third in Southern Conference play and second in the overall table. Mercer will have to adapt to life without Larkin Thomason, far and away last season’s top scorer with 16 goals, although second-place Jada Moorman is returning for her senior year. The Bears will travel to Presbyterian on Aug. 21 before returning home to face West Georgia on Aug. 24.

Jake Branan

The Mercer men’s soccer team starts its season against Oglethorpe at home on Aug. 21. The team finished second to last in the Southern Conference standings last year with a record of one win, two losses and two draws gaining five points in five games. Overall, they had a record of six wins, five losses and seven draws. 

Blake Caviness

Georgia State plays in the Sun Belt Conference and had a record of 4-2-4 last season in conference games, finishing the season with a four-game winning streak. This was enough to qualify for the Sun Belt tournament in Foley, Ala. This was the seventh consecutive Sun Belt tournament appearance for the Panthers. Their record, inclusive of all games that they played that season was 5-7-6.

They have a few stars such as Aaliyah Faddoul, a junior forward who earned a place on the Preseason All-sun Belt Team, recognizing her as one of the conference’s top players heading into the season. She was their top goal scorer last season with nine goals.

Maisie Gold

Georgia Southern’s men’s team finished 6-7-4 overall and 2-5-2 in conference play in 2024. TheEagles were beaten in their first game of the Sun Belt conference tournament by Virginia after earning the eight seed. The team will feature freshman Carlos Colomer, who has experience playing for Sevilla FC U19s.

Ethan Wilcox

Georgia Southern’s women’s team is setting up for a year of rebuilding, after their 2024 season ended with a 6-11-2 record. After losing or tying the last three games of that season, they have come out with a fighting effort for the 2025 season. They lost their first exhibition match of the season against Auburn 2-1, but they did not let that stop them. Their second and final exhibition match ended in a 2-0 win against Wofford. In their official season opener on August 14, they had a huge win over Samford 3-2. Goals scored by Bri Conley, Paisley Cathey and Addison Comer set the Eagles up for success. With this win bringing them to 1-0 officially for the season, things are looking up for them.

Frankie Hennessy

The Georgia Gwinnett College women’s soccer team enters this season as the defending champions of the Continental Athletic Conference. They won the title and a berth to the NAIA tournament on penalties over Bellevue in Lawrenceville, Georgia last fall. They went 12-7-2 last season, dominating unranked opponents, but the Grizzlies struggled against ranked foes, winning just one of their eight ranked duels. This year’s GGC squad consists of a variety of newcomers and returners. The Grizzlies return goalscoring forward Natalie Maguire, defender Grace Clark, and defender Yolanda Cruz Alt from last year’s regular starting lineup while adding players like Barbara Kadlecova and Katharine Lindeberg with international and Division One experience. The Grizzlies will have to cope with the losses of all-conference performers Ola Oralesi, who jumped to Division One with FIU, and Pernilla Westergren.

Jack Little

The 2024 season for Emory women’s soccer was one of the strongest seasons in the history of the team. They had a 14-4-4 record and advanced to the NCAA DIII Final Four for the second time ever in the history of the program. Notably, they tied No. 15 ranked NYU, tied No.10 ranked University of Rochester, and defeated No. 11 ranked Case Western Reserve 2-0. They are ranked 4^th in the preseason polls heading into the 2025 season.

Virginia Miller

The Columbus State University women’s team achieved a 22-1-2 record last year, one of those losses to Minnesota State University in the Division II national semifinals. The United Soccer Coaches ranked Columbus State at #2 this year in a preseason poll.

Drew Renner

Overall, UNG women's soccer had a record of 13 wins, four losses, and three ties and a conference record of five wins, two losses, and two ties. In the Peach Belt Conference tournament, they made it to the second round in a tie against Flagler, but Flagler advanced on due to penalty kicks. In the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional tournament, UNG made it to the Region Championship as the runner-up, losing to Columbus State.

The top female offensive players this past season were Olive Darby, a senior midfielder from Peachtree City, and Sam Cottle, a sophomore forward from LaGrange.

Gianna Uvari

In 2024, NASA Tophat NTH NASA 12 SCCL Elite was one of the top teams in the Champions League. With 10 wins and only one loss, they came into the bracket at the top seed. They were also the top seed in the Southeast Regional for ECNL. Concorde Fire came in at a close second. While these were based on results from last season, it will be interesting to see what will change and develop this year.

Frankie Hennessy

The U13B GPL was won by Georgia Storm in the spring of 2024. The team earned 47 points and did not lose a game. All-In FC Elite finished in second with 32 points, comfortably ahead of third place Savannah United. NASA Tophat won the U13B SCCL Champions League last fall with 27 points. The team only dropped points once, winning nine games and losing one. The team boasted the best offense and defense, scoring 30 goals and conceding just five with six shutouts. Steamers FC finished four points behind them, scoring 24 goals and conceding 10. XF ECNL Academy, a team in the ECNL Boys Northwest, placed first overall in the B2012 Champions League Qualifiers after going undefeated. Behind them was NCFC Youth Academy and Legends FC. The highest qualified team from the southeast was NASA Tophat, placing fifth overall.

Ethan Wilcox

In the Southeast Clubs Champions League (SCCL), Concorde Fire CF 11G South took control of the U14 bracket last year, winning nine games and only losing one. The Fire won their last game over NASA Tophat 11 White from Buckhead in a 4-2 game on November nine at three p.m. at Georgia Soccer Park. 

Elite Clubs National League (ECNL) saw a familiar face at the top in the Southeast conference league, with the Concorde Fire Platinum G11 win it all from Champions League 3. The team won 14 games and one draw, tallying 56 goals allowing only nine. 

In the ECNL Champions League, a Southern California team took first. So Cal Blues ECNL G11 came out of the Southwest conference on fire, winning 15 games with 76 total goals. The team allowed four goals during the tournament, crowning them for their dominant performance. 

Georgia Premier League was dominated by Alliance SC 2011G Elite, who allowed two goals all Spring 2025 season. Alliance SC was equipped with the top three goal scorers of spring, Ansley Boyd, Brayleigh Lord and Hazel Wilburn. 

Wesley Webb

The 15U boys age group showcases rising talents from a few different leagues. Here are a couple teams from last year's 14U to make note of as they transition to the 15U age group. Alabama FC SCCL Black 11B finished on top of the Southeastern Clubs Champions League with eight wins totaling 25 points. They scored 29 goals in their 10 matches. Concorde Fire Platinum ECNL B11 won the Southeast Elite Club National League Conference for the 2024-2025 season. They went unbeaten with 14 wins and one draw, and they scored 67 goals while only conceding six.

Blake Caviness

The U16 Girls age group features various Georgia clubs playing at a high level. At the lower levels in the GPL, the leagues are split into U15/16 Girls Championship North and South. There are five teams in the South division: Hinesville SA - Waycross G U16, Hinesville SA - G 15U, Savannah United Blue 2010s, UFA South Georgia 2011/12s Premier and TCSA Flames G 15U. There are eight teams in the North division: Rapids 2011 Girls, Rapids 2010 Girls, Oconee FC 2011 Girls, NSA Belles 15U, GUSA UMA FC 2011-2013 G 15U, Covered Bridge SC G 16U, LCU FC 2011 Girls and ASC Lady Wolves. The Girls 2010 SCCL has four divisions. The Champions League saw Rush Union finish first, NASA Tophat Yellow finish second and GSA East Premier finish third. In the Premier one division, UFA Mountain White won the league with Rush Union Black as runners-up. The Premier two division was won by YMCA Arsenal Rome Red as Legion FC Girls Elite followed closely behind. GSA East Red triumphed ahead of second-place UFA Norcross Gold. There were five teams in the Girls 2010 ECNL Southeast teams from Georgia last year: GSA (1st place), Concorde Fire (2nd place), Atlanta Fire (5th place), United Football Academy (10th) and Concorde Fire Premier (Last).

Jack Little

In Georgia Soccer, CYSC Hurricanes were flight rank 1 with 64 goals scored and 7 goals allowed. In the Southeastern Clubs Championship League, GSA North 09B Premier won the U16 Champions League in 2024 with 10 wins and 0 losses. In the ECNL, Tophat was ranked 38th in the Champions League with 13 wins and 5 losses and second in the Southeastern Conference league.

Virginia Miller

The top teams in the Champions League (Southeastern Clubs Champions League) were NASA Tophat, YMCA Arsenal Rome and Georgia Storm Soccer Academy. The top teams in the ENCL Southeast conference: FC Prime, Concord Fire Platinum and United Futbol Academy. In Georgia Soccer, CYSC Hurricanes won the Georgia Premier League with 64 goals scored and seven goals scored against. In the Southeastern Clubs Championship League, Gwinnett Soccer Academy GSA North 09B Premier won the U16 Champions League in 2024 with 10 wins and 0 losses. In ECNL, NASA Tophat ranked 38th in the Champions League with 13 wins and five losses and second in the southeastern conference league.

Maisie Gold

Going into this season, the top three teams within the Southeast Clubs Champion League are Alabama FC Black 08G, YMCA Arsenal Rome Arsenal 2008 Girls Red, and Georgia Storm 08G Premier that are coming up to the U18 Girls Age group. For the ECNL Southeast Regional League, the top three girls teams last year were United Futbol Academy, CESA Liberty ECNL, and Concord Fire Platinum ECNL. For the ECNL Champions League, the top three girls teams were United Futbol Academy ECNL, Concorde Fire Platinum ECNL, and GSA ECNL. Some of the top teams in the Georgia Soccer league are All-In FC Snellville 2006G Blue GPL, Alliance SC 2008G Premier CH N, Athens United 08G Gold GPL, and Athens United 06G Gold GPL.

Gianna Uvari

Teams from Georgia made up of players born in 2007 and 2008 secured four of the top five places in the ECNL Boys Southeast 2024-25 season. Concorde Fire Platinum, United Futbol Academy, Atlanta Fire United and Gwinnett Soccer Academy placed second through fifth, in that order.

The Southern Soccer Academy out of Marietta and NASA Tophat out of Atlanta led the U19 men in the SCCL Champions League in 2024, while YMCA Arsenal out of Rome led on the women’s side. South Carolina Surf won the men’s ECNL Southeast Conference last year; the #1 women’s team was the United Futbol Academy from Cumming. Concorde Fire men’s and women’s teams out of Atlanta placed in second.

Drew Renner