MORROW, Ga. - November 7, 2007 – The Clayton State Laker men’s soccer team placed five players on the 2007 Daktronics Division II All-Southeast Region team, which was released late Tuesday afternoon. This included three players selected first team and two more on the second team.

Selected first team All-Region was forward Jamal Geathers, midfielder Hailab Habtom and defender Karl Haggon. In addition, forward Tonny Madegwa and midfielder Marijan Babic were both selected second team All-Region for the 2007 Peach Belt Conference regular season and tournament champion Lakers. This is the most representation on an All-Region team for Clayton State ever in a season.

Geathers, a freshman from Aiken, S.C., was selected both All-Peach Belt Conference and the Peach Belt Conference Freshman of the Year. He leads the Peach Belt in both goals scored (18) and points (39). He averaged just under a goal a game with threee multi-goal games and one hat-trick.

In addition, Geathers also leads the conference in game-winning goals with six, including the game-winner for the Lakers in Sunday’s thrilling 3-2 victory over Lander in the Peach Belt Tournament championship. Geathers is ranked 14th in the nation in goals scored and 18th in the nation in points scored.

Habtom, a senior from Spanga, Sweden, is a repeat selection on the All-Region team from last season. Habtom has battled injuries much of the season, but has scored seven goals with seven assists for 21 points and his second straight All-Peach Belt selection.

A senior from Durham, England, Haggon became the backbone to a vaunted Clayton State defense that ranks first in the Peach Belt Conference in fewest shots allowed a game (8.1) and ranked second in goals-against average (0.91). In addition, the transfer from Division I Marshall has also scored twice this season.

Madegwa is the senior leader of the Peach Belt’s highest-scoring offensive team for the 2007 season. A native of Nairobi, Kenya, Madegwa was selected both All-Peach Belt Conference and Peach Belt Conference co-Player of the Year. He ranks second in the Peach Belt in assists with 10 and is also ranked 15th in the nation in assists. In addition, Madegwa has also scored 13 goals with 36 points to rank second in the conference behind Geathers.

A freshman from Frankfurt, Germany, Babic, a freshman from Frankfurt, Germany, has stepped in immediately and become the Lakers’ playmaker in the midfield with three goals and six assists for 12 points. He was also selected All-Peach Belt Conference.

14th-ranked Clayton State (14-3-2) makes its fifth-ever NCAA Division II National Tournament appearance on Thursday with a 4 p.m. showdown against rival Lander in the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional at Lees-McRae.