Matt Chereson Defender Freshman Erie, PA Cathedral Prep

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High School: Four-year letterwinner and two-year captain at Cathedral Prep for coach Sam Tojaga... Three-time first-team All-Region selection... Led his team to District-Ten and Region-Six championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007... Played six years for the Everest Soccer Club under head coach John Fenix... Captured 2008 US Youth Regional Championship and 2009 Ohio North State Cup Championship.

Personal: Born September 27, 1990... Son of Jeff and Michele Chereson... Has one brother, John and one sister, Emily... Also recruited by Dayton and Syracuse... Favorite athlete is Lebron James... Enjoys playing sports and video games, skiing and studying... Favorite movie is The Departed... Favorite quote is “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take”... Chose to attend UB for its academics, coaches, athletics and big campus, his favorite thing about UB... Best advice ever received “Live in the present, not the past”... Dream as a college athlete is to win at least one MAC championship... Major is undecided.