April 22, 2004

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. - In addition to its nine singees earlier this spring, the University of North Carolina has added Orlando, Fla., native Stokes Smith to its 2004 freshman class Tar Heel head coach Elmar Bolowich announced Thursday.

A midfielder and forward, Smith has served as team captain of the Florida Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams and scored winning goals in both the Region III ODP Championship and the Florida State Club Championship. Smith plays club soccer with FC Omni America. Smith also finished second in the National Junior Triathlon Championships in Clermont, Fla. He is also a state champion swimmer and participated in wrestling.

With the addtion of Smith, the Tar Heels have now signed 10 student-athletes to join the program next season. Coming of a 12-4-4 record and its fifth straight trip to the NCAA Tournament, Carolina returns nine starters from last year's team.

2004 NORTH CAROLINA MEN'S SOCCER SIGNEES
Name	Pos.	Ht.	Wt.	Hometown (High School/Club Team)
Chris Germani	D/M	5-7	150	Yardley, Pa. (Pennsbury East High School/FC Delco)
Brooks Griffith	F	6-3	185	Wichita, Kan. (Kapaun Mt. Carmel/Cloud County CC)
Zach Haines	F	6-4	195	Jamestown, N.C. (Southwest Guilford High School/CASL Elite)
Jimmy Holcombe	D	6-2	190	Cary, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons High School/CASL Elite)
Cameron Lewis	D	6-1	175	Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee High School/Concorde Fire)
Dax McCarty	M	5-9	142	Winter Park, Fla. (Edison Academy/CFU Phoenix)
Andre Sherard	D	5-10	170	Greenville, N.C. (J.H. Rose/CASL Elite)
Adam Sloustcher	M	5-10	160	Pleasanton, Calif. (Edison Academy/Ballistic United)
Stokes Smith	M/F	5-11	155	Orlando, Fla. (Edgewater High School/FC Omni America)
Michael Walters	D	6-1	180	Raleigh, N.C. (Sanderson High School/CASL Elite)