SAN FRANCISCO – Second year head men's soccer coach Leonard Griffin is pleased to announce the addition of defender Jacob Warthen (Battle Ground, Wash. / Columbia River HS) who will be joining the Dons for the 2020 season.
 
"We are delighted to have Jacob join our program here on the Hilltop," said Griffin. "Jacob is a very skillful and talented defender who possesses the ability to maintain possession under pressure and has fantastic passing range. Jacob is an excellent addition to our back line."
 
A four-time letter winner for head coach Filemon Aphenegus and the Chieftains, Warthen was an anchor for a stellar defense at Columbia River.  Prior to his senior year being cancelled, he was a three-time all-conference winner. 
 
As a sophomore he started all 23 games for a defense that allowed just 10 goals on the year, en route to a state championship. The state championship was hardly all the winning Warthen and his team accomplished—they also took home several district championships.  His junior season, the only loss of the year came in a 1-0 defeat in a title defense of the state championships.
 
Warthen also played club soccer for 13 years, as a member of the Washington Timbers led by coach Binium Aphenegus.  In 2017, he and his team won a Crossfire Challenge Championship and were runners up the following season.
 
Warthen will enroll in the fall and joins an incoming class that includes Nonso Adimabua, Filip Kanold, Brandon Keniston, Ilijah Paul, Charlie McKay, and Jeesung Kim.