North Carolina State University Athletics
Men's Soccer Announces Five Newcomers
3/31/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
March 31, 2005
Raleigh, N.C. - NC State Head Coach George Tarantini and the NC State men's soccer team have announced five newcomers who will join the Pack for the 2005 fall season. The five players, Ronnie Bouemboue (Brooklyn, N.Y.), Marianito Montero (Mooresville, N.C.), Alberto Ramos (Miami, Fla.), Nathaniel Weiss (Coral Springs, Fla.), and Christopher Widman (Greensboro, N.C.) will join a strong returning class for NC State.
Ronnie Bouemboue: Defender •Brooklyn, N.Y. • Aviation --- Played at Aviation High School in New York, N.Y. ...Member of the Region 1 pool from 2000-2002 ...Played on the ENY ODP team from 2000-2004 ...Club team was B.W. Gottschee ...Captain of high school team sophomore through senior year ...Was the Times LedgerPSAL Player of the year ...Helped team reach semifinals of state championship ... Earned school's rising star award freshman year ...All-Queens first-team ...Played withB.W. Gottschee semifinalist State Cup 2003-04 ... Team was Jefferson Cup Champions (Premier division) in 2004, Jefferson Cup Finalist (Elite Division) in 2003 and Potomac Memorial Day tournament finalist in 2004 ...Son of Gaston and Marie Bouemboue... Originally from theCongo ...Born October 16, 1987.
Marianito Montero: Defender/Midfielder •Mooresville, N.C. •Mooresville --- Played at Mooresville Senior High School ...Named all-state in both 2003 and 2004 ...All-Region 2002, 2003, 2004 ...All-Conference 2002, 2003, 2004 ...All-County 2002, 2003, 2004 ...Named County player of the year in 2004 ...Conference Player of the year 2004 ...Captain junior and senior years ...All-Charlotte Observer Team in 2003 and 2004 ...Team MVP 2003 and 2004 ...Current Member of 86' Greensboro Soccer Club ... Team was the 2004 Region 3 Premier League Champions ...Member of Charlotte Soccer Club from 2001-2004 ...That team was the 2003 Tampa Bay Sun Bowl Champions ...Also Charlotte Invitational Champions in 2001 and 2002 ...Son of Marianito Montero Jr. and Sherry Montero ...Born in Huntington, W. Va. ... Born October 2, 1986.
Alberto Ramos: Midfielder/Forward •Miami, Fla. •Gulliver Prep --- Played final two years of high school at Gulliver Preparatory School for Jorge Dieppa ...Spent the first two years at Killian High School ... Named to both the all-state and all-region teams in 2004 ...Gulliver was district champions ...Member of the `88 National Pool ...Selected to Southeast Region Super Y league U-16 ODP squad ... Camped at the Adidas Elite Soccer Program in 2004 ...Played for West Kendall on the club level ... Team won the Disney Showcase champions ... Son of Rodrigo and Marcela Ramos ...Born May 18, 1988.
Nathaniel Weiss: Defender •Coral Springs, Fla. •Stoneman Douglas --- Played at Stoneman Douglas High School ...Earned all-state honors and all-Broward County honors ...Captainsenior year ... Sun-Sentinel and Miami Heraldathlete to watch ...Played club for Weston Warriors ... Team wonFloridaState Cup two times ...Also the Region 3 Champions and National Finalists in 2004 ...Member of FloridaODP State Team ...Region 3ODP Champions ... Trained with reserves at Stockport County in England ...Son of Bruce and Rose Weiss ...Originally from Brooklyn, New York ...Born July 16, 1987.
Christopher Widman: Goalkeeper •Greensboro, N.C. • Ragsdale --- Played at Ragsdale High School ... Varsity member all four years ... A three-time all-conference selection ...Also a three-time all-region pick ...Earned all-state honors as a senior ... Also team MVP and captain ...Captain of 86 Greensboro Soccer Club ...Two-time Region 3 Premier League South Champions ...Four-time NC State Cup finalists ...Member of Key Club, Beta Club, and DECA ...President of French Club ...Son of Ed and Linda Widman ...Originally from Alameda, California ...Born August 9, 1986.
