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DOMINICAN MEN'S SOCCER ALUM SIGNS WITH RED BULLS
March 8, 2012

DOMINICAN MEN'S SOCCER ALUM SIGNS WITH RED BULLS

Harrison, NJ (3/8/12) Former Dominican College men's soccer player, Jhonny Arteaga, has signed a professional contract with the New York Red Bulls as was announced by the Red Bulls on March 5th. Arteaga, was one of four players added to the roster after a successful preseason.

Harrison, NJ (3/8/12)  Former Dominican College men's soccer player, Jhonny Arteaga, has signed a professional contract with the New York Red Bulls as was announced by the Red Bulls on March 5th.  Arteaga, was one of four players added to the roster after a successful preseason.

Click here to view the complete release from the Red Bulls.

A four-year member of the Chargers soccer team, Arteaga was a two-time All-CACC First Team selection and was the 2007 CACC Player of the Year.  In his senior season, he led the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) in points, goals and game-winning goals this season and also ranked second with six assists. He scored 12 more points and four more goals than anyone else in the conference in leading Dominican to its fourth consecutive CACC regular-season championship.

In 2007, he was also named to the Daktronics All-New England Region First Team and to the Daktronics NCAA Division II All-America First Team.

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.