March 17, 1999
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Furman men's soccer coach Doug Allison announced on Wednesday that Anderson product John Robert Foster will join the Paladin soccer team next season. Foster is the first local product to join the Furman squad as a freshmen in Doug Allison's five year tenure. Foster is a product of T. L. Hanna High School where he helped lead them to the region I championship the past two seasons. He has scored 55 goals and recorded 33 assists in the past four seasons as Hanna has posted an 83-18 record.
Foster is also a member of the Golden Strip Soccer Club and has been a member of the Olympic Development Program (ODP) State Team.
He becomes the seventh member of the 1999 Furman freshman class, joining Will Chaple of Conyers, Ga., Anthony Esquivel, of San Antonio, Texas, Matt Foxhall, of San Antonio, Texas, Clint Hill of Tulsa, Okla., Jody Keeling of New Port Richey, Fla., and John Michael Waite of Tulsa, Okla.
"I am really excited about this class," said Allison. "This class will fill some definite needs for us and will greatly improve our overall talent level."
Furman won the 1998 Southern Conference Regular Season title and finished the season with a 16-4-2 record after being ranked in the nation's top 20 for most of the season.
1999 Furman Men's Soccer Freshman Class