Gemechu Abraham Class: Freshman Hometown: Beaverton, Ore. High School: Beaverton HS Height / Weight: 5-9 / 160 Position: Defender Experience: HS

Made the 2007 Top Drawer Soccer 100 Freshmen to Keep an Eye On list.

High School: Three-year letterwinner at Beaverton (Ore.) HS ... Member of U.S. U-17 National Team pool ... Region IV ODP starter and captain of Oregon ODP team ... Named to Top Drawer Soccer's Players to Watch List ... Two-time all-Metro League Most Valuable Player ... Led the league in scoring in 2005, and was captain in 2006.

Personal: Gemechu Solomon Abraham was born Dec. 12, 1990, in Ethiopia ... Son of Ansha Tulu and Solomon Gelgelu ... Also was recruited by Washington, Oregon State, UConn, Santa Clara and New Mexico among others.