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Sports

Akindele: MLS Rookie of the Year

Herald Staff Writer

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Monday, Nov 24, 2014 9:10 AM MT

Updated Monday, Nov 24, 2014 10:20 AM MT

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Last year around this time, Tesho Akindele was playing the likes of Fort Lewis College in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play as a Colorado School of Mines striker. Akindele, born in Canada to a Canadian mother and Nigerian father, was raised in Thornton and went to Northglenn High School before becoming a four-time All-American for Colorado Mines, the Skyhawks’ archrival. On Monday, Akindele was voted Major League Soccer’s Rookie of the Year. FC Dallas’ sixth overall draft pick scored seven goals during the regular season and had one in the playoffs against Vancounver. The 22-year-old player received 86 percent of combined media, player and team votes.
Last year around this time, Tesho Akindele was playing the likes of Fort Lewis College in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play as a Colorado School of Mines striker. Akindele, born in Canada to a Canadian mother and Nigerian father, was raised in Thornton and went to Northglenn High School before becoming a four-time All-American for Colorado Mines, the Skyhawks’ archrival. On Monday, Akindele was voted Major League Soccer’s Rookie of the Year. FC Dallas’ sixth overall draft pick scored seven goals during the regular season and had one in the playoffs against Vancounver. The 22-year-old player received 86 percent of combined media, player and team votes.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo

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