Coach Barkus, "It is always exciting to officially announce on National Signing Day the players we have been working with throughout the recruiting process. Once again we think we have put together a very good class, not only in the talent that they bring, but the character that they will also bring. We are losing nine players to graduation, seven of which were consistent starters so there is a lot of great talent that we have to replace. We feel like the players that make up this class have the ability to not just simply step in and fill a void, but to come in and have an immediate impact in our program. When we started to evaluate this group as players and learned about them as people over the past couple of years, we realized they were very easy to build a relationship with, and once they were on our campus as student-athletes, my interactions with them have been impressive. They know what our vision for Augustana Soccer is and want to develop and evolve with us. All of them enjoy competing at a high level and I am confident they will successfully embrace this new challenge. I am looking forward to adding them to our current group of players who have been committed to winning and building the amazing culture we have going on here at Augustana!"