LHU Men’s Soccer announces recruiting class
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. – The Lock Haven men’s soccer team and eighth-year head coach Patrick Long ’08 have announced the addition of 11 student-athletes to the program in 2025.
The incoming student-athletes join The Haven from Pennsylvania, Maryland, Canada, Mexico and New Zealand.
The future Bald Eagles have all either signed a National Letter of Intent to compete at The Haven or have been accepted and/or are enrolled at Lock Haven.
“Haven men’s soccer is proud to welcome 11 newcomers to our storied program,” said Long. “I appreciate the hard work of Coach Rodgers during the recruiting process. As always, our strong alumni group helped put some of these talented student-athletes on our radar. Seven of the 11 had strong ties to a Haven Soccer alumnus. I look forward to these 10 true freshmen and one transfer joining us and helping move our program forward. They all found the Haven to be their home away from home and we look forward to their successes academically, athletically, and in our community.”
Meet the Newest Bald Eagles:
Scott Manning (New Zealand/New Plymouth/Patrick & Henry)
Position: D/MF
Club: Patrick & Henry Community College
Accolades: Patrick & Henry Community College Honors List (2024) … Patrick & Henry Community College Honors List (2025) … Patrick & Henry Community College Men’s Soccer MVP 2024/2025.
Why I chose Lock Haven: I chose Lock Haven because the exercise science undergraduate degree is exactly what I wanted, and really enjoyed the conversations I’ve had with Coach Long and current players of the Men’s Soccer program.
Noah Brady (Wrightsville, Pa./Eastern York)
Position: Midfield
Club: FC Ballyhoo
Accolades: 4X Distinguished Honor Roll … 3X First Team All-County … National and State Champion … 3X Indoor State Champion.
Why I chose Lock Haven: Lock Haven has my desired five-year sped up Athletic Training major along with a very competitive soccer program.
Joseph Duke (St. John’s NL-Canada/St. Andrews College)
Position: Forward
Club: Strikers FC
Accolades: 2X Edward Roberts 57′ Scholarship recipient … Merit Status Award … Personal Health and Fitness Excellence Award … Memorial Student Head of House … 2X Atlantic Championship 1st Place … 3X PYL Champion … 1X PYL Championship Runner Up … 2X PYL Championship Third Place … 4X PYL Team MVP … 1X PYL Team MSP … 2X PYL Team MDP … 1X PYL League Leading Goal Scorer … 1X CISSA Champion … 1X CAIS National Champion.
Why I chose Lock Haven: The people at Lock Haven were very welcoming, staff, students, and the whole community. The town of Lock Haven reminded my family and I of a small town in Newfoundland and we instantly felt like home. Lastly the soccer program and the people involved. After meeting players and coaches, I knew that it was where I wanted to be and I’m proud to become a Bald Eagle.
Patricio Soto (Mexico/Perkiomen)
Position: Forward
Club: Hex FC
Accolades: Academic Gold/Silver Key … Boys Soccer MVP 2024-2025, Comeback Athlete of the Year (2024-25) … Captain of Perkiomen school (2023-25).
Why I chose Lock Haven: After my first on-campus visit I knew Lock Haven was for me. Talking with coach Long and watching how the community worked together made me feel like this was the right place. I see Lock Haven as a rocket for my future and I want to get the most out of my time here. Coming from a different country Lock Haven was always understanding on my different needs and helped me thorough out all this journey.
Austen Veach (Marriotsville, Md./Liberty)
Position: Defender
Club: Coppermine SC/ODP
Accolades: National Select Team … National Honors Society … 4.25 GPA … Top-10 in class for service hours… 4X Honor Roll … Soccer: 1A Soccer State Champion … Captain … All-State Nominee … 3X First Team All-County … Player of the Year Finalist … 43 Goals and 25 assists … Club Soccer: U-19 State Cup Champion (2025) … 2X ODP National Team Selection Player … Played in Costa Rica and Spain against professional academies … Selected for U-17 & U-18 ODP East Regional Team … Captain for the U-18 East Region Team (2025) … Selected for 2024 ECNL Florida Continental Tire Selection Game … Track and Field: Long Jump State Finalist … 1A Outdoor Track and Field Champion … High School Long Jump Record (22ft 2.5in).
Why I Chose Lock Haven: I chose Lock Haven because of the winning culture that the program has, and the welcoming spirit that the team and coaches bring as a whole. In addition, Lock Haven will allow me to play in one of the top D2 conferences in the nation while aligning with my academic goals of studying biology.
Maddox Snyder (York, Pa./Red Lion)
Position: Forward
Club: FC Ballyhoo Black
Accolades: 2X All county 1st-Team … Club Team Captain … 3X All-County Nominations … National Presidents Cup Champion.
Why I chose Lock Haven: Great atmosphere, coaching and environment that made the connection with the school easy.
Javier Contreras Leon (Lancaster, Pa./Fauquir)
Position: Midfield
Club: Virginia Virtual Academy/Lancaster FC
Accolades: 4.0 GPA … Honor Roll … National Honors Society … First-Team All-Region.
Why I chose Lock Haven: I chose Lock Haven because it offers the opportunity to play for a competitive soccer program while also providing the academic support and major I want to pursue.
Joshua Horn (Fairview, Pa./Fairview)
Position: CB, CM
Club: WNY Flash ECNL
Accolades: Graduated Cum Laude … Senior Captain at Fairview … won District 10 Championship three times … All-District 1st-Team Junior and Senior Year … Nominated for D-10 Player of the Year as a senior … D-10 All-Star.
Why I chose Lock Haven: I chose Lock Haven because it was a great fit for me academically and it isn’t too far from where I live so it is possible for my family to come see me play.
Ben Knouse (Lititz, Pa./Warwick)
Position: Defense
Club: Warwick High School PMG Raptors
Accolades: All State … Section 1 MVP.
Why I chose Lock Haven: To play high level soccer while figuring out what I want to major in.
Reece Kordes (North East, Pa./North East)
Position: Goalkeeper
Club: Villarreal Erie Academy
Accolades: Academic Honor Roll … Player of the Year Nomination … All-District … 2X All-Region … 3X Player of the Week.
Why I chose Lock Haven: I felt as the school would be a good fit for me. The coach made me feel like i could have a successful 4 years at Lock Haven. they have a great campus with a good student life and business department.
Nicholas McGhin (Sykesville, Md./Century)
Position: Midfield/Forward
Club: Coppermine SC
Accolades: 4X Academic Honor Roll … National Honors Society … 4.1 GPA … 1st-Team All-State Maryland … Maryland 2A State Finalist … County and School single-season goal record (26) … School career goals record (52) … Team captain.
Why I chose Lock Haven: I chose lock haven because I had a great connection with coaches when I came for my visit and I wanted to come to a competitive school like Lock Haven to extend my soccer career.
