About LMSAA

History

With 13 Central League Titles, 8 District 1 Championships and a PIAA Class AAA Championship in 1987, Lower Merion Boys High School Soccer is one of the oldest and most successful programs in the nation. It has also been recognized as the Winningest Program in the history of Pennsylvania boys high school soccer with a total of 1,079 wins as of the time of this writing (through the 2022 fall soccer season).

This tradition of success has been forever preserved through the Lower Merion Soccer Alumni Association in its expansive vault of pictures, videos, and memorabilia. In addition, the association gives scholarship grants to two worthy Lower Merion high school soccer players annually in the name of two deceased former legends of our program, Coach Bob Davidson and Steve Fountain. The tradition continues…

LMSAA TEAM

Board Of Directors

James Van Dusen, President & Treasurer

A proud member of the LM Aces 1987 State Championship Team, who had a solid 3-year career as a starter and anchor for one of the best defenses in program history. Jim Van Dusen resides in Wayne, PA, Delaware County with his wife Kristin and three children, Dylan, Avery, and Ryan. Van Dusen moved on from Lower Merion to play soccer at Villanova University, where he played 4 years and earned multiple All Big East Academic Honors as a scholar athlete. After college, Van Dusen coached youth soccer for Lower Merion Soccer Club before having kids of his own and then with Radnor Soccer Club with his kids. At Lower Merion Soccer Club, he was fortunate to develop and coach many players, who later became great contributors and players for the Aces. He has been involved with the Lower Merion Soccer Alumni Association since 2005 with his former coach and mentor, Robert Davidson, the founder of the organization. In 2005, with his former teammate, Brian Vernick, and Coach Davidson, kicked off the inaugural Steve Fountain Golf Tournament (now known as the Robert L. Davidson Memorial Golf Tournament), bringing LM Soccer Alumni together raising scholarship money for Eva and Maya Fountain, Lower Merion Soccer Scholarship Awards (Robert L. Davidson and Steve Fountain Awards), and Special Olympics. As an entrepreneur, he currently owns and runs RAD Color Solutions, a digital branding, marketing, printing, and signage company he started in 2019. In his spare time, he follows the Philadelphia Union as a Founding Member, plays golf, and enjoys following his three children’s pursuits.

Brian Vernick, Secretary

A proud member of the LM Aces 1987 State Championship Team and widely considered one of the greatest offensive talents in the history of the program, Brian Vernick resides in Southampton, PA, Bucks County with his wife Victoria and four children, Max, Samuel, Zoe and Michael. Vernick chose lacrosse over soccer out of high school and played for Nationally Ranked Gettysburg College and legendary coach Hank Janczyk’s Bullets program as a midfielder. He currently works for United Parcel Service in the Package Car Division, Bensalem Center. He is also a feature film writer/producer, with three feature films and ten screenplays to his credit.

Juan Munoz, Webmaster & Social Media

Juan Munoz graduated from Lower Merion in 1998. He played 4 years of soccer, 2 years of varsity under coaches Dave urban and Chris Schriener. His Senior year he earned Team MVP, Defensive MVP, and the Harold Helveston most dedicated player award as well as several league honors.

Upon graduation from Lower Merion, Juan attended Susquehanna University for a year and then perused his lifelong dream to become a United States Marine. He graduated boot camp 2nd in his platoon in physical fitness scores as well as marksmanship. He was then attached to the 1st Marine Division in Camp Pendleton CA. He did 3 deployments, with 2 of them being combat tours in the Middle East.

Juan was a volunteer assistant coach for 6 years at LM under coaches Jon Fadeley and Nico Severini, helping the teams win multiple central league titles and a championship.

He remains involved with the program and regularly attends games. Juan is an avid Triathlete, winning the top overall championship out of over 1,500 athletes in his second year competing in triathlons. You can still catch him training on the LM turf.