When Trey VanHoutan entered Chillicothe High School as a freshman, he followed in his older brothers footsteps and became a member of the Hornets Football team. After a season of mixed success he decided his Sophomore year to give Soccer a try. Three years later, he's taking his soccer skills to the college level at Central Methodist University.
     "Trey played on JV his Sophomore year" said Hornets head soccer coach Tim Cunningham. "He played the last two years on varsity and has been a staple in our back four players, playing on the left side and had a very successful season this year."
      VanHoutan said he chose Central Methodist because of how they treated him on his visit. "Coach Schmidlin took time out of his day to give us a campus tour and tell us how campus life was". He was also pleased with the progress of the university's soccer program.
     "They've been rebuilding the last four years and had a record setting season this yea." said VanHoutan. The Central Methodist team finished the year 12-6-1 and 4-3 in conference play.
     VanHoutan expects to play anywhere on the defensive line. He also expects to take care of "set throws", which is the player that throws in the ball when the play goes out of bounds. Coach Cunningham says that's one of VanHoutan's skills.
     "He's a great thrower" said Cunningham. "It's a very effective tool when you get into the offensive third of the field and you've got someone like Trey that can throw it to the middle. That's a great tool to have".
      Cunningham says another benefit VanHoutan offers is that he is left footed. "That's so important because a lot of teams attack down the right side of the field and if you have someone left footed to prevent that attack, it's a lot better for your defense."
      VanHoutan will have at least one familiar friend on the Central Methodist Campus. Earlier this year VanHoutan's Hornets Soccer teammate Brice Griffin also signed to play Soccer for Central Methodist. <Story>