Position: Defender College: UCLA Hometown: Poway, Calif. U-20 Caps/Goals: 3/0
U.S. National Teams: A late addition to the Under-20s, coming into his first camp just three months ago … Under-20s: 2004: Came into camp for the first time with the any youth national team with the U-20s in November in Sunrise, Fla. … Got his first cap against Honduras on Nov. 19, starting in the 2-0 win … During that game he was impressive at his right back position … He also started the Dec. 20 game against Canada, helping the U.S. to another 1-0 victory.
College: 2004: In just his freshman year, played in all 20 of Bruins’ matches … Started in 18 matches … Registered two points with two assists … Took 12 shots, three on goal … Helped lead defense that allowed just 17 goals for a 0.82 GAA … Helped Bruins to a 14-4-2 record and a run to the third round of the NCAA Tournament …
High School / Club: NSCAA All-American in 2003 ... Three-year letterman at Poway HS under coach Bob Champion ... Totaled 13 goals and 13 assists in his career, as well as 388 clears and nine saves ... Earned first-team All-CIF, all-league and Palomar League Player of the Year honors as a senior ... Poway HS retired his jersey #3 ... As a junior, he earned second-team all-league and all-county honors ... Second-team all-county and honorable mention all-league honoree as a sophomore ... Junior varsity MVP and team captain his freshman season ... Played club soccer with Hotspurs USA, which won the Cal-South State Championship.
Personal: Father is former Major League Baseball player Marvell Wynne (Pirates, Padres, Cubs) ... Greatest athletic thrill so far was traveling to Germany and Holland with the ODP team in 2001 and being awarded the Coach's Award ... Admires MetroStars defender Eddie Pope ... Full name is Marvell Wynne II ... Born May 8, 1986 in Pittsburgh, Pa. ... Physiological Science major … Also lettered in track and field in high school and broke school records in the 200m dash (21.87) and 400m dash (48.10) ... All-CIF first-team selection in the 4x400 and all-league selection in the 200m, 400m and 4x400 ... Earned Most Valuable Freshman honors in 2001 and Most Valuable Athlete acclaim in 2002. |