Major League Soccer Combine 2014
The 2014 MLS Player Combine was held in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida from January 10-14. Over 50 players participated in the Combine. University of Louisville midfielder Marlon Hairston stood out as one of the most impressive athletes, finishing in the top 10 for all three tests.
Results
The table below lists the top 10 performances in each of the three tests. See the all time best performances.
Speed Test (30-meter dash)
The average sprint time was 4.19 seconds. The leader Peay is ranked above Gabeljic due to a better 10-meter split time.
| rank | Name | School | Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor Peay | Washington | 3.92 |
| Adnan Gabeljic | St. Louis | 3.92 | |
| 3 | Ryan Neil | California | 3.93 |
| 4 | Luca Gimenez | Wake Forest | 3.95 |
| 5 | Richie Marquez | Redlands | 3.96 |
| 6 | Nick Hagglund | Xavier | 3.99 |
| 7 | Marlon Hairston | Louisville | 4.00 |
| 8 | Damion Lowe | Hartford | 4.01 |
| 9 | Michael Calderon | New Mexico | 4.05 |
| 10 | Tesho Akindele | Colo. School of Mines | 4.07 |
Agility Test (5-10-5 shuttle)
The average was 4.44 seconds.
| rank | Name | School | Time (seconds) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Sweat | South Florida | 4.16 |
| 2 | Tyler Gibson | UNC-Charlotte | 4.19 |
| 3 | Eric Miller | Creighton | 4.23 |
| 4 | Ryan Neil | California | 4.25 |
| Patrick Slogic | Cornell | 4.25 | |
| Victor Chavez | Georgetown | 4.25 | |
| 7 | Steve Neumann | Georgetown | 4.26 |
| 8 | Marlon Hairston | Louisville | 4.27 |
| Michael Calderon | New Mexico | 4.27 | |
| 10 | Thomas McNamara | Clemson | 4.29 |
Power Test (vertical jump)
The group average was 16.7 inches, which is much lower than expected for a vertical jump test. The test is listed as "Vertical - Opta Jump". It is obviously a different technique or measurement system which results in lower scores, and makes comparison to other years difficult.
| rank | Name | School | Height (inches) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rafael Diaz | St. John's | 21.1" |
| 2 | Richie Marquez | Redlands | 20.5" |
| 3 | Reinaldo Brenes | Akron | 20" |
| 4 | Marlon Hairston | Louisville | 19.7" |
| 5 | Nikita Kotlov | Indiana | 19.4" |
| 6 | Kyle Renfro | Virginia Tech | 18.8" |
| 7 | Nick Hagglund | Xavier | 18.7" |
| Steve Birnbaum | California | 18.7" | |
| Andre Blake | Connecticut | 18.7" | |
| 10 | Adnan Gabeljic | St. Louis | 18.6" |
test results sourced from: www.mlssoccer.com
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