Buddenbohn, who committed to the men’s soccer program on Feb. 3, was the first NSCAA adidas High Scholl All-American to sign with the program. He is also the first Hornet recruit to be invited to a national team camp in the program’s history. A 6’4” central defender out of St. Francis High School, in La Cañada, Calif., Buddenbohn will join the Hornets in the fall of 2005.

“It is a great experience for Jeff to be called in to the national team camp and it is also a great honor, “ Sacramento State head men’s soccer coach Michael Linenberger said. “Hopefully he can bring the experience he gains to the team when he joins us in the fall. It is also great for us as a program and hopefully it can pave the way for future players to be called into camps.”

Buddenbohn, from Sierra Madre, Calif., played on the Region IV ODP team the past three years and the Cal South ODP team the last four seasons.

The week-long camp began on Sunday and will feature the Under-18 team playing the Chivas USA reserve team on Tuesday and the Southern California SeaHorses of the Premier Development League on Saturday.

The camp includes 22 player from around the country.

U-18 Men’s National Team Roster

GOALKEEPERS (2): Steve Sandbo (SMU), Chris Seitz (San Luis Obispo, Calif.)

DEFENDERS (6): Jeff Buddenbohn (Sierra Madre, Calif.), Pav Casteneda (Babylon, N.Y.), Lionel Cruz (Round Rock, Texas), Greg Folk (UCLA), Chris Schuler (Aurora, Ill.), Julian Valentin (Wake Forest)

MIDFIELDERS (9): Tony Beltran (Claremont, Calif.), Paul Gerstenberger (Schenectady, N.Y.), Michael Konicoff (Montabello, N.Y.), Rodrigo Lopez (Santa Barbara, Calif.), Pat Marion (Coto de Caza, Calif.), Dax McCarty (UNC), Robbie Rogers (Huntington Beach, Calif.), Kevin Tangney (New Town, Pa.), Evan Toft (Centennial, Colo.)

FORWARDS (5): Diego Barrera (Thousand Oaks, Calif.), Mike Grella (Glen Cove, N.Y.), Brian Martin (Milwaukee, Wis.), Johann Smith (Bloomfield, Conn.), Sal Zizzo (San Diego, Calif.).