Chris McClellanOne of the most accomplished athletes to wear the CCU uniform; Chris McClellan joined the Cougars as a goal keeper in the fall of 1999 and immediately began re-writing the men’s soccer record books.
In only his first year as a collegiate athlete, Chris started all 18 games while logging 106 saves, recording five shutouts and posting a CCU single season best 1.44 goals against average.
As a sophomore, McClellan continued to add to his resume, becoming CCU’s all-time shutout leader with 10 shutouts in two seasons, while earning First Team All-RMAC and First Team NSCAA All-Midwest Region.
Over the course of his career, Chris earned a total of three RMAC First Team awards and three NSCAA All-Midwest Region nods. He was the 2002-03 NCAA DII Statistical Champion and ranks top-five in the CCU record books in no less than 10 categories.
Following his stay with the Cougars, Chris has enjoyed a successful professional career with the Charlotte Eagles and the Carolina Railhawks of the USL First Division.
Erin BrunelleJoining Cougar Athletics in the fall of 1998, Erin Brunelle kicked off a career that would rank her among the top women’s soccer players in the history of CCU.
As a freshman, the 5’9” forward from Diamond Bar, California, started all 20 games, while finishing second on the team and top-10 in the RMAC with seven goals scored. The fabulous freshman capped off her exceptional rookie season with a First Team All-RMAC selection and the women’s soccer team’s first-ever RMAC Freshman of the Year award.
With the foundation set for a brilliant career, Erin combined for another 21 goals, 54 points and 12 assists, while starting in all 58 games over the next three years.
During her stay with the Cougars, Brunelle totaled four consecutive First Team All-RMAC awards and two First Team All-Region nods. She was named the 2000-01 RMAC Player of the Year, earned the 2001 Cougar Athletics Senior Award and ranks top-five at CCU in six single-season and career statistical categories.