SEATTLE (June 16) ­ Seattle Pacific University has received commitments from five incoming freshmen men's soccer players, Coach Cliff McCrath has announced.

Among the group is a pair of local all-Wesco selections, Colin Kosco of Lynnwood's Meadowdale and Ayo Abebefe from Everett's Cascade, plus Jono Henness of Arizona, Ben Pliskin of Oregon and Daniel Carpenter of California.

Kosco is a defender who earned all-state honors as a junior at Meadowdale, which qualified for the state 3A tournament this spring. Abebefe was a two-time all-Wesco midfielder for the Bruins.

Carpenter was an all-SCCAL first team midfielder for Harbor High School in Santa Cruz, Ca. Henness, a defender, was an all-region pick for Casa Grande Union, located southeast of Phoenix. Pliskin was an all-Valley League defender for Crescent Valley in Corvallis and also played for Oregon United.

Seattle Pacific was 12-3-2 and finished the season ranked No. 25 nationally last season. The Falcons bring back six starters for next season.