McManus signs with Reinhardt

McManus

signs with Reinhardt

Zach McManus,

graduate of McIntosh High School, signed a scholarship to

attend Reinhardt College and play soccer beginning in the

fall.

McManus,

son of Steve and Dawn McManus, is the third Peachtree

City plaayer to sign with Reinhardt this spring. He will

join Beau Balesky and Fabian Lamy, as well as Reinhardt

sophomore Jordan Vires of Arlington Christian School as

members of the young Eagle soccer squad.

McManus has

played Classic level club soccer for the Lightning Soccer

Club. Last year, he played a variety of positions for

Chris Hunt's `82 Gold team, Open Cup runners up. Before

that he played for Carlos Mena in the Lightning program.

Due to a

winter transfer from Starr's Mill High School to

McIntosh, he was unable to compete interscholastically

this year.

"Zach

was the first player I recruited way back in the

fall," said Reinhardt Coach Jonathan Lenarz. "I

am excited to receive his commitment. He is one of the

most versatile Classic level players I saw, easily on a

par with fellow Lightning teammates Kenny Adams, Justin

Mygatt, Jeff Dolbeer and Ryan Saxby, all who were named

to the AJC Southside Soccer Team.

"Zach

has fantastic size and is an intense competitor,"

Lenarz added. "He will be an immediate asset in our

central midfield on defense."

Reinhardt

finished the 1999-2000 regular season 8-11, winning the

South Region of the National Christian College

Association of America, finishing eighth at the NCCAA

National Tournament.

The school

also is a member of the Georgia-Alabama-Carolina

Conference of the NAIA.