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RESPECT THE Table of Contents TRAINING. 04 06 Who We Are & Business Partners Key Media Information HONOR THE COMMITMENT. 08 10 Front Office Staff Directory 2017 USL Schedule CHERISH THE 14 16 Rosters Player Bios RESULTS. 40 41 Technical Staff Directory Coach Bios 46 48 2016 SFC & USL Recaps 2016 Standings 50 54 2016 Statistics 2017 USL Teams 58 62 Elements at Briargate | ElementsApt.com La Bella Vita | LaBellaVitaApts.com Weidner Field 2017 US Open Cup Information Weidner is proud to partner with the Switchbacks on their 2017 run for the Cup RentCoSprings.com 04 Who We Are Switchbacks FC Partners With A Vision The Colorado Springs Switchbacks Football Club Our Core Values: is an organization shaped by our owner, Ed Ragain, who is a man of big vision. Ed is a successful •We value EXCELLENCE – a work product so good engineer and businessman who founded and built a that it inspires those around us to be better. Colorado-based engineering firm into an international engineering leader. Ed’s company, ME Engineers, has •We value the practice of FINISHING STRONG – we designed many of the largest sporting venues, health leave no loose ends and leave no open doors for care systems, and airports around the world. He failure to creep in. has personally written the broadcast lighting design guidelines for FIFA, MLS, NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, and •We value our FAMILY – taking care and looking after the Olympic Broadcast Systems. Sports have been one another. central to Ed’s professional interest which he now brings to Colorado Springs with the Switchbacks FC •We value our City, COLORADO SPRINGS – we are champions for this City. Our Mission: To engage our community and industry by selling soccer through excellence Value Proposition: We are the only brand in the in competition and production quality to create city whose success directly correlates to the brand sustained excitement around our brand and sport. of Colorado Springs as a whole. Our success is the city’s success and our failure is the city’s failure. Our Vision: To inspire greatness in Colorado Springs through professional soccer. Lando’s Sweet Spot Quality Connections Monarch Merchandising Joel & Rhonda Snow The Switchbacks are looking for partners that share a big vision for their organization and desire to use sports and entertainment to create and enhance their customer relationships. We are seeking partners who demand more out of their marketing budgets seeking higher quality marketing opportunities. At our core, the Switchbacks Football Club is a marketing company focused on generating quality content and experience for soccer fans in Colorado Springs. Critical to our success are partners who want a unique and exciting platform to engage and drive business. The Switchbacks FC desires to understand our partners’ business needs and develop a unique and custom approach to generate success. Our goal is to create fewer but larger partnerships to increase value and return (More information available on request). Choose to believe! Choose to partner with the Switchbacks! For more information on partnerships please contact Director of Partnerships, Gabriel Causse at (719)-368-8480 x106 or [email protected] 06 Key Media Information Switchbacks FC Media Credential Policies Covering the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC Thank you for your coverage of Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC. Please familiarize The Switchbacks FC communications department is always interested in helping members of the yourself with the information and policies in this document. These policies are enforced media in their coverage of Switchbacks soccer. Photos, information, statistics and travel plans by the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC’s Communications Department & the United Soccer League (USL). If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Joel are available through the communications department. Huber, Communications Manager for the Switchbacks, at [email protected] or 719-368-8480 ext. 104. Interviews All interviews must be arranged through the Switchbacks FC communications department at Credentials Conditions least 24 hours in advance. The Switchbacks have dedicated Thursdays as designated “Open Credentials are issued solely to provide stadium access to an individual with a legitimate working Practices” for media. Practices will typically be held at Weidner Field from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. Players function at a game involving a member team of USL. The bearer must be on a specific assignment (as employee or agent for the organization to which this credential is issued). It is non-trans- can be held after practice for media wishing to interview them. Please contact Communications ferable. Any unauthorized use of credentials subjects bearer to ejection from the stadium and Manager, Joel Huber if you plan on attending practice. possible prosecution for criminal trespass. Resale or attempted resale is grounds for seizure and cancellation. Post-game interviews After a brief cooling-off period, all players and coaches will be available for interviews ten min- The use of any and all media of USL events or excerpts thereof shall be limited to news coverage by the accredited organization unless expressly authorized in writing by USL. Any other use utes after the game. Please contact Communications Manager, Joel Huber to coordinate any including, but not limited to, advertising, promotional contests and sweepstakes or other trade post-match interviews. purposes requires prior specific written approval from USL. Permission to film or tape USL games may be revoked at any time. Media Access All requests for working press credentials and photo passes for Switchbacks FC events should All ownership copyright and property rights in USL games, the telecast thereof and in the events and activities conducted in the stadium shall remain the sole property of USL, and no such rights be directed to the Switchbacks communications department. are conferred or to be conferred or created on behalf of any other person or entity by the issuance of this credential. Media Services Media guides, game programs, match notes, rosters, and up-to-date results and statistics will be The bearer of credentials and his or her employer assume all risk and danger of personal injury available at the press area to working members of the media at each Switchbacks home game. and all other hazards arising from or related in any way to this event and shall agree to indem- nify and hold harmless USL, its member teams, other agents and employees from and against all liability, loss, damages or expense resulting from or arising out of his or her presence at the Broadcast Services stadium. The bearer grants permission to USL to utilize the bearer’s image, likeness or voice in All home USL games will be broadcast live on television and online courtesy of Comcast. Games connection with any broadcast, photograph or other production of this event via any media and will be broadcast in Colorado Springs in High Definition on channel 900 and in standard defini- for any purpose. tion on channel 105. A live video stream can also be found online on the official USL YouTube Media Acces and Interviews channel. Media will be granted access to Switchbacks FC players and coaches with prior approval from the team’s Communications Department. For interview requests, please contact Joel Huber at Website [email protected] or 719-368-8480 ext. 104. No interviews will be authorized without In colaboration with the USL, the Colorado Springs Switchbacks FC have launched their new Switchbacks FC’s Communications Department approval and coordination. On match days, website on the SportsEngine platform. Player bios, statistics, league standings, upcoming prom- interviews will be granted approximately 10 minutes following the match. Interviews will be done tions, are now all available on www.switchbacksfc.com. in a press-conference style, on the northwest sideline. The Head Coach and at least one player will be made available at this time. No field access will be granted. Communications Department Contacts Joel Huber, Communications Manager Phone: (719) 368-8480 x104 Email: [email protected] James Ragain, Executive VP Phone: (719) 369-8480 x108 Email: [email protected] 08 Front Office Staff Directory Name Title Phone E-mail Nick Ragain President 719-368-8480 x101 [email protected] Martin Ragain Nick Ragain James Ragain Executive VP 719-368-8480 x108 [email protected] Owner President Rachael Ragain Director of Apparel 719-368-8480 x102 [email protected] Gabriel Causse Director of Partnerships 719-368-8480 x106 [email protected] Joel Huber Communications Manager 719-368-8480 x104 [email protected] Will Gregorich Ticket Operations Coordinator 719-368-8471 [email protected] James Ragain Rachael Ragain Executive VP Director of Apparel Aaron Apodaca Account Executive 719-602-6132 [email protected] Justin Carrillo Account Executive 719-368-8461 [email protected] Clarence Nichols Account Executive 719-368-8482 [email protected] Michael Neubert Account Executive 719-368-8481 [email protected] Gabriel Causse Joel Huber Robyn Kilanowski Office Administrator 719-368-8480 x113 [email protected] Director of Partnerships Communications Mgr. John Wells Stadium Operations Manager 719-440-2438 [email protected] Will Gregorich Aaron Apodaca Ticketing Ops Coord. Account Executive Justin Carrillo Clarence Nichols Account Executive Account Executive Michael Neubert Robyn Kilanowski Account Executive Office Administrator John Wells Roland Vargish Stadium Ops Mgr. Columnist & TV Comm. 10 2017 Switchbacks FC Schedule The Story Behind HOME AWAY DATE TIME (MT) STADIUM Tulsa Roughnecks FC Switchbacks FC SAT, March 25th 6:00 PM ONEOK Field Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City Energy FC SAT, April 1st 6:00 PM Weidner Field Our Crest San Antonio FC Switchbacks FC FRI, April 7th 6:00 PM Toyota Field Rio Grande Valley FC Toros Switchbacks FC WED, April 12th 5:00 PM H-E-B Park Switchbacks FC Real Monarchs SLC SAT, April 15th 6:00 PM Weidner Field Reno 1868 FC Switchbacks FC SAT, April 22nd 9:00 PM Greater Nevada Field Switchbacks FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 SAT, April 29th 6:00 PM Weidner Field • The flow of the logo is crossing right to left to right to left Switchbacks FC Tulsa Roughnecks FC FRI, May 5th 7:00 PM Weidner Field portraying the movement of the switchback roads that mark Portland Timbers 2 Switchbacks FC WED, May 10th 1:00 PM Providence Park the climb up Pikes Peak Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 Switchbacks FC SUN, May 14th 5:00 PM Thunderbird Stadium Real Monarchs SLC Switchbacks FC SAT, May 20th 7:00 PM Rio Tinto Stadium Switchbacks FC Reno 1868 FC SAT, May 27th 6:00 PM Weidner Field • The outline of the shield is broken to reveal the letter “S” Switchbacks FC Oklahoma City Energy FC SAT, June 3rd 6:00 PM Weidner Field standing for Switchbacks LA Galaxy II Switchbacks FC SAT, June 10th 9:30 PM StubHub Track & Field Stadium Swope Park Rangers Switchbacks FC WED, June 21st 5:30 PM Swope Soccer Village • The elongated hexagon is based on the Colorado Springs’ Switchbacks FC San Antonio FC SAT, June 24th 7:00 PM Weidner Field flag Switchbacks FC Rio Grand Valley FC Toros SAT, July 1st 7:00 PM Weidner Field Switchbacks FC Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 SAT, July 8th 6:00 PM Weidner Field Phoenix Rising FC Switchbacks FC SAT, July 15th 7:30 PM Phoenix Rising FC Soccer Complex • The soccer ball and rays also replace the sun and rays of the Oklahoma City Energy FC Switchbacks FC SAT, July 22nd 5:30 PM Taft Stadium Colorado Springs’ flag Switchbacks FC Seattle Sounders FC 2 SAT, July 29th 6:00 PM Weidner Field Switchbacks FC Portland Timbers 2 SAT, August 5th 6:00 PM Weidner Field • The 5 red bars represent the 5 military bases in Colorado Orange County SC Switchbacks FC TUE, August 8th 9:30 MT Orange County Great Park Springs. The red represents the blood they have shed for Real Monarchs SLC Switchbacks FC SAT, August 12th 7:00 PM Rio Tinto Stadium this country. Switchbacks FC LA Galaxy II FRI, August 18th 7:00 PM Weidner Field Sacramento Republic FC Switchbacks FC SAT, September 2nd 9:30 PM Pappa Murphy’s Park Switchbacks FC Pheonix Rising FC SAT, September 9th 6:00 PM Weidner Field • Symbolic representation of Pikes Peak. Also reflective as on Seattle Sounders FC 2 Switchbacks FC SAT, September 16th 9:00 PM Starfire Sports Complex water on the bottom Switchbacks FC Swope Park Rangers SAT, September 23rd 6:00 PM Weidner Field Switchbacks FC Orange County SC SAT, September 30th 6:00 PM Weidner Field • Blue symbolizes trust, loyalty, wisdom, confidence, intelli- Switchbacks FC Sacramento Republic FC SAT, October 7th 6:00 PM Weidner Field Tulsa Roughnecks FC Switchbacks FC SAT, October 14th 5:00 PM ONEOK Field gence, faith, truth, and heaven • The cross-fleury has three flowering buds at each exten- sion. 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Copyright © Centura Health 2017 14 2017 Switchbacks Numerical Roster 2017 Switchbacks Alphabetical Roster # Position Name Nationality Hometown Twitter Handle Birthdate Height Wt. # Position Name Nationality Hometown Twitter Handle Birthdate Height Wt. 1 GK Moise Pouaty Cameroon Mbanga, Cameroon none 1/19/1996 6’ 3” 195 14 M Rony Argueta USA Fountain Valley, CA @Rony_Argueta8 4/4/1991 5’ 8” 175 2 D Josh Phillips USA Seattle, WA @JoshPhillipsGU 11/6/1991 6’ 0” 185 6 M Davy Armstrong USA Aurora, Colorado @davy_armstrong 11/3/1991 5’ 10” 165 3 D Pascal Eboussi Cameroon Enongal, Cameroon none 3/14/1998 6’ 4” 200 22 F Conner Bevans USA La Habra, CA @ConnerBevans 11/23/1994 6’ 0” 180 4 M Luke Vercollone USA Pembroke, MA @lukerverc 4/4/1982 5’ 9” 153 44 D Jordan Burt USA Elkhart, IN @j_m_burt 8/19/1990 6’ 1” 175 5 D Josh Suggs USA Las Cruces, NM none 4/26/1996 6’ 0” 175 16 M Jacob Cawsey England Scunthorpe, England @JacobCawsey 5/7/1993 6’ 0” 154 6 D Davy Armstrong USA Aurora, Colorado @davy_armstrong 11/3/1989 5’ 10” 165 3 D Pascal Eboussi Cameroon Enoongal, Cameroon none 3/14/1998 6’ 4” 200 7 F Jun Gyeong Park S. Korea Jeongeup, South Korea none 1/22/1993 5’ 10” 175 11 F Kevaughn Frater Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica @kevi_wevi_balla 12/14/1994 6’ 0” 175 8 M Eddy Prugh USA Bozeman, MT @EddyPrugh 11/3/1989 6’ 0” 185 13 D Diego Gutierrez Mexico Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico @dieguch13 10/24/1993 6’ 1” 170 10 M Masta Kacher Canada Montreal, Canda @MastaKacher 11/8/1995 5’ 11” 165 7 F Jun Gyeong Park S. Korea Jeongeup, South Korea none 1/22/1993 5’ 10” 175 11 F Kevaughn Frater Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica @kevi_wevi_balla 12/14/1994 6’ 0” 175 12 GK Dan Jackson Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica @ItsDanJackson 10/24/1993 5’ 9” 175 12 GK Dan Jackson Costa Rica San Jose, Costa Rica @ItsDanJackson 10/24/1993 5’ 9” 175 26 M Chris James New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand @Chris26James 4/4/1987 5’ 9” 163 13 D Diego Gutierrez Mexico Leon, Guanajuato, Mexico @dieguch13 10/24/1993 6’ 1” 170 77 M Jack Jones USA Golden, CO @DollarJones 7/5/1987 6’ 2” 170 14 M Rony Argueta USA Fountain Valley, CA @Rony_Argueta8 1/4/1991 5’ 8” 175 10 M Masta Kacher Canada Montreal, Canada @MastaKacher 11/8/1995 5’ 11” 165 16 M Jacob Cawsey England Scunthorpe, England @JacobCawsey 5/7/1993 6’ 0” 154 35 M Taeseong Kim S. korea Seoul, South Korea none 3/30/1994 5’ 9” 158 17 D Sean McFarlane Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica @seanmjr77 4/4/1993 6’ 0” 179 18 F Aaron King USA Denver, CO @gibron18 4/26/1984 6’ 0” 170 18 F Aaron King USA Denver, CO @gibron18 7/6/1984 6’ 0” 170 29 GK Justin Luthy USA Dublin, OH @thebigJL 4/16/1991 6’ 0” 170 22 F Conner Bevans USA La Habra, CA @ConnerBevans 11/22/1994 6’ 0” 180 23 F Shane Malcolm Guam Lauderhill, FL @ShaneMalcolm23 10/13/1991 5’ 9” 158 23 F Shane Malcolm Guam Lauderhill, FL @ShaneMalcolm23 10/13/1991 5’ 9” 158 17 D Sean McFarlane Jamaica Kingston, Jamaica @seanmjr77 4/4/1993 6’ 0” 179 26 M Chris James New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand @Chris26James 4/4/1987 5’ 9” 163 2 D Josh Phillips USA Seattle, WA @JoshPhillipsGU 11/6/1991 6’ 0” 185 29 GK Justin Luthy USA Dublin, OH @thebigJL 4/16/1991 6’ 0” 170 1 GK Moise Pouaty Cameroon Mbanga, Cameroon none 1/19/1996 6’ 3” 195 35 M Taeseong Kim S. Korea Seoul, South Korea none 10/27/1993 5’ 9” 158 8 M Eddy Prugh USA Bozeman, MT @EddyPrugh 11/3/1989 6’ 0” 185 44 D Jordan Burt USA Elkhart, IN @j_m_burt 8/11/1990 6’ 1” 175 5 D Josh Suggs USA Las Cruces, NM none 4/26/1989 6’ 0” 185 77 M Jack Jones USA Golden, CO @DollarJones 7/5/1987 6’ 2” 170 4 M Luke Vercollone USA Pembroke, MA @lu,everc 4/4/1982 5’ 9” 153 2017 Switchbacks Numerical Roster 2017 Switchbacks Numerical Roster #1 Moise Pouaty - Goalkeeper #2 Josh Phillips - Defender Pouaty joins the Switchbacks after his Date of Birth: 1/19/1996 Phillips is entering his third season Date of Birth: 11/6/1991 recent call up to the Cameroon senior Hometown: Mbanga, Cameroon with the Switchbacks after joining the Hometown: Seattle, WA National Team against Tunisia on March Height: 6’ 3” club during the 2015 inaugural season. Height: 6’ 0” 24. This will be the Lions’ first friendly Weight: 195 Before joining the Switchbacks he was Weight: 185 since winning the 2017 African Cup of Pronunciation: Mow-eez Pw-ah-tea a four-year starter at Gonzaga University Nations. Pouaty is then set to bring his where he helped the team to its first 10- international experience and goalkeep- win season since 2000. He then went ing talents to the USL where he hopes to on to play with the Seattle make an immediate impact for Colorado Sounders U23s in 2013 before playing Springs. for FC Tuscon in 2014. 2017 Switchbacks Numerical Roster 2017 Switchbacks Numerical Roster #3 Pascal Eboussi - Defender #4 Luke Vercollone - Midfielder Eboussi joins the Switchbacks as one of Date of Birth: 3/14/1998 Vercollone is entering his third season Date of Birth: 4/4/1982 Cameroon’s most exciting young center back Hometown: Enongal, Cameroon with the Switchbacks after becoming Hometown: Pembroke, MA prospects; he looks to continue developing Height: 6’ 4” the club’s first ever signing ahead of Height: 5’ 9” the 2015 inaugural season. Vercol- that talent and potential in USL this season. Weight: 200 Weight: 153 lone became the first player to reach As a strong and aggressive defender, Pascal Pronunciation: Pass-cal Eh-boo-see 100 games played in the USL during Pronunciation: Luke Verc-a-loan-ee will immediately add an athletic presence the Switchbacks 2015 season opener. in the Switchbacks’ defense. Eboussi has Vercollone was named to the 2015 First trained with Rainbow FC Bamenda in Camer- Team All-League team and was a finalist oon. Eboussi was recently recognized and for the league MVP. Vercollone has been awarded a spot in the Crystal Palace XI – a in the league since 2006 after joining the combine event identifying the best young Charleston Battery from the New England footballing talents in Cameroon. Revolution. Prior to his time with the Switchbacks he was with the Richmond Kickers.