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Previous: Helped Vanderbilt University to a third-place finish in the Missouri Valley Conference in 2005 (Vandy dropped men's soccer as an intercollegiate sport) ... Completed a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering at Vanderbilt ... Will have one season of eligibility ... Played in 15 games overall, starting three for the Commodores ... Selected to Southeastern Conference (SEC) honor roll ... Held memebership to the Engineering Honors Society at Vanderbilt.

Prep: Received All-State, All-Metro and All-Conference honors as a senior at Chaminade College Prep ... Selected a Scholar-Athlete by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch his senior year ... Named team Most Valuable Player and captain his senior season ... Helped Chaminade finish second in Missouri his junior year ... Member of National Honor Society ... Helped Scott Gallagher to seven Missouri state titles, a 2003 U.S. Club national championship, and 2004 USYSA national and Region II titles.

Parents are Michael Hemkens and Nancy Hemkens.