Santa Rosa’s Ryan Dieter has parlayed a standout career at UC Davis into a pro-soccer contract.
KERRY BENEFIELD
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT
March 30, 2024, 1:58PM
Frank Yallop has an admission to make.
The head coach of Monterey Bay Football Club, who counts two Major League Soccer Coach of the Year awards among his accolades, acknowledged he didn’t notice Ryan Dieter at first.
It was this past winter and Dieter, a soccer star at Santa Rosa’s Maria Carrillo High School before heading off to play at UC Davis, was trying to catch the eye of any professional teams.
He paid his way and showed up at a number of combines — essentially massive, multi-team tryouts.
Coming off a strong senior season with the Aggies, Dieter felt like he had the goods to play at the professional level. Even better, he thought he was showing those skills at these crucial combine events, despite their sometimes chaotic setting.
But he left empty-handed each time.
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