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Pinnacles joins the Clan

Bjorn Borren is happy to join the Clan 91Ƶ the Simon Fraser University men91Ƶs soccer team.
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Bjorn Borren is happy to join the Clan 91Ƶ the Simon Fraser University men91Ƶs soccer team.

Borren, a product of Pinnacles FC and the Thompson Okanagan Football Club, is the first signing by SFU for next fall.

91ƵIt91Ƶs kind of the final step I guess,91Ƶ said Borren. 91ƵIt91Ƶs really nice that after all this training and all this youth and the fun playing I91Ƶm making the big step to university soccer, which is really exciting. Get some money for school while getting an education.91Ƶ

Borren helped lead TOFC to a B.C. Soccer Premier League title in November and played last summer in the Pacific Coast Soccer League (PCSL) with the Penticton Pinnacles.

The Clan, which plays in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II, announced Borren91Ƶs signing along with three other players earlier this month and described Borren as a 91Ƶdynamic attacker.91Ƶ Borren originally committed to the Clan in early 2015.

On their website, the Clan said Borren is 91Ƶwidely considered one of the most skillful midfielders in the province, the five-foot-eight, Penticton Secondary senior should provide an offensive spark from the moment he steps onto campus.91Ƶ

91ƵHe is everything you want in a soccer player 91Ƶ one of the best engines I91Ƶve seen in a youth player,91Ƶ said Clan coach Clint Schneider. 91ƵTechnically very good, he has great habits and he can score goals. He is also very versatile and can play a variety of positions.91Ƶ

Borren feels joining the Clan is a good fit because of coach Schneider, whom he really likes and called him a 91Ƶplayers coach.91Ƶ Borren had been in contact with Schneider for a while because of the PCSL and Schneider had scouted former Pinnacle James Fraser, who played with the Clan. It was while scouting Fraser that Schneider discovered Borren.

Like his coach, Borren believes he can make an impact on the field. A lot of that has to do with his time with the Pinnacles in the PCSL.

91ƵThat league is made up of a lot of university players,91Ƶ said Borren. 91ƵI have really done well in that league. I91Ƶm pretty confident that my skills will fit in with the level of NCAA Div 2.91Ƶ

Borren credits his parents for helping him reach his goal, especially driving him when he played for TOFC in Kelowna. He also credited the coaches he has had. Joining TOFC helped his development because as he got older, players his age were dropping out of Pinnacles FC for other sports or other things.

91ƵTOFC gave me the chance to play with high level players from all over the Okanagan,91Ƶ he said. 91ƵI really wanted to keep training at a really intense pace with guys that are older.91Ƶ





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