Breaking: Ramer Signs with WMU

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KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Bethany midfielder Jesse Ramer has signed a national letter of intent to continue his academic and soccer career at Western Michigan University, Bleeding Bruin Blue has learned. The Broncos compete in the Mid-American Conference under the direction of head coach Stu Riddle. WMU finished 6-10-1 in the 2009 fall season, 3-2-1 in MAC play.

Ramer, the 2009 Northern Indiana Soccer Conference Player of the Year, becomes the third Bruin to appear on the athletic roster of an NCAA Division I institution; 2009 graduate Chelsea Noble and 1993 graduate Jennifer Mortrud both played softball for Indiana and Western Michigan.

He was a four-year starter at Bethany, helping the team to three straight conference titles and the school’s inaugural sectional championship. Bethany head coach Hank Willems commented that the signing is a big deal, because although he has had multiple Division I players during a 17-year coaching career, “it’s not that may compared to the number of D-I players.”

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