Five days before the MLS SuperDraft, the league signed five collegians — Pat Noonan (Indiana), Jason Cole (St. Louis), Shavar Thomas (Connecticut) and the Stanford duo of Roger Levesque and Todd Dunivant — to regular contracts and added University of Portland junior Nate Jaqua to its 2003 Project-40 class. Their bios:

Jason Cole


Position: Back/Midfield
College: St. Louis
Ht: 5-10
Wt: 180
Hometown: Raytown, Mo.
Born: Sep. 26, 1980

– In 2002, C-USA's Player of the Year and C-USA All-Tournament team
– In 2002, moved into a forward's role after three years as a defender and is C-USA's leading scorer with 42 points (18G, 6A), tied for ninth nationally at 2.21 ppg through Nov. 25
– In 2002, netted the winner in the C-USA final and named to Soccer America's Team of the Week for Nov. 17
– In 2001, NSCAA third-team All-Midwest Region selection, and C-USA first-team All-Conference

Todd Dunivant


Position: Defender
College: Stanford
Ht: 6-0
Wt: 174
Hometown: Wheat Ridge, Colo.
Born: December 26, 1980

– Played in 81 games at Stanford, fourth-best in school history
– In 2002, first team All-American NSCAA/adidas, first team NSCAA/adidas All Far-West, second team AllPac-10, named first team All Pac-10 Academic, selected to the all-tournament team at the NCAA College Cup
– In 2002, tallied 15 points, fourth-best on the Cardinal, his eleven assists were second-best on the Cardinal
– In 2001, first team All Pac-10 selection, fourth on the team in scoring with 19 points, All-Academic first team selection and made the all-tournament team at the NCAA College Cup

Nate Jaqua

Position: Forward
College: Portland
Ht: 6-3
Wt: 180
Hometown: Eugene, Ore.
Born: October 28, 1981

– Portland's leading scorer in 2002 with 27 points on 10 goals and seven assists
– Leaves Portland ranked in the school's top ten in both points and assists
– A First Team All-West Coast Conference Selection in 2001 and 2002
– A member of both the U.S. National Team's under-20 and under-18 player pools

Roger Levesque


Position: Forward
College: Stanford
Ht: 6-2
Wt: 174
Hometown: Portland, Maine
Born: January 22, 1981

– Played in 76 games at Stanford, ninth-best in school history
– Chalked up 30 career assists, third all-time at Stanford and ranks sixth all-time in points with 88
– In 2002, Selected third team All-America by NSCAA/adidas, named first team NSCAA/adidas All-Far West and named first team All Pac-10 selection, named to the all-tournament team at the NCAA College Cup
– In 2001, NSCAA second team All-American, Pac-10 Player of the Year, Second team All-Academic Pac-10 and voted the Stanford Pac-10 Conference Male Athlete of the Year, presented to the Stanford athlete who distinguishes himself in conference competition

Pat Noonan


Position: Forward
College: Indiana
Ht: 6-0
Wt: 170
Hometown: Ballwin, Mo.
Born: August 2, 1980

– 2002 Missouri Athletic Club Hermann Trophy runner-up
– Three-time All-American
– Selected the Big Ten Player of the Year in both 2001 and 2002
– Became the 14th player in Indiana soccer history to score 100 points in a career, ranks in the seventh in goals scored (48), 12th in assists (31), sixth in points (127), and second in shots (324) in IU history
– Helped the Hoosiers to a 36-0 record in Big Ten regular season play over the last four seasons and played on IU's 1999 National title team and in three College Cups.
– Started every game at Indiana in his four seasons

Shavar Thomas

Position: Defender
College: Connecticut
Ht: 6-1
Wt: 195
Hometown: Kingston, Jamaica
Born: January 29, 1981

– In 2002, named to the All-Big East First Team
– 2002 NSCAA/adidas All-America Second Team and NSCAA/adidas All-New England First Team
– Missed portions of the 2001 college season to participate in Jamaica's World Cup Qualifying campaign
– Member of the Jamaican Olympic National Team and represented Jamaica in Pan-American Games in Vancouver in 1999