Bruins sign Westside forward Finocchiaro

BELLEVUE, Neb. -- The Bellevue University men's soccer team, under head coach Mark Heath-Preston, announced today the signing of Jack Finocchiaro (Omaha, Neb./Westside HS) to a letter of intent to continue his academic and athletic career at Bellevue beginning in the fall.

Finocchiaro is the son of Jim and Kari and is currently a senior at Omaha's Westside High School. He's a 5-7 forward who led the team in scoring last season for head coach John Brown He was an all-state selection in 2016. Finocchiaro plays club soccer for Omaha Football Club where he is coached by Ryan Kruse.

Coach Heath-Preston said of Finocchiaro, "We are delighted to have Jack sign his National Letter of Intent and commit to playing at BU for the next four years. Jack has a proven ability to score goals both at the club and high school level. With OFC he was a three-time state champion and at Westside High School he led the attack with 25 goals and 15 assists last season. Jack will be coming in the fall of 2017 and the whole staff is excited to see him come in and impact the team straight away."

Last season the Bruins posted an overall record of 12-6-2 (4-0-0 NSAA) on their way to capturing both the North Star Regular-Season and Tournament Championships. It was the fourth-straight season that BU won a conference tournament championship and third-straight in which they claimed the regular-season title.