Five members of the Swope Park Rangers are gearing up to represent the Sporting Kansas City Academy at the 2015-16 U.S. Soccer Development Academy Playoffs, held this week in Frisco, Texas. The Sporting KC Under-18 and Under-16 teams have been drawn in groups along with three other teams, facing each team in their group once with the winner of the group advancing to the Knockout Round.
Nansel Selbol, Ezra Armstrong, Will Little and Steven Tekesky will all be a part of the Under-18 team that has been drawn in Group H alongside the Capital Area RailHawks, BW Gottschee Academy and fellow MLS Academy the San Jose Earthquakes.