Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame Inductees

Gaddis, Hedges and Kitchen Inducted to Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame, Joining Lindsey, Jordan, Jacob in USAI History

The Indiana Soccer Hall of Fame is proud to announce that it will be inducting three new members into its Hall of Fame at the 2025 Indiana Soccer Annual General Meeting and Awards Gala. Former Indiana Soccer youth players and members of the USA of Indiana Indy Burn 1990 Boys Eagles – winners of 8 straight State Championships - Ray Gaddis, Matthew Hedges and Perry Kitchen honored Saturday, February 22nd, 2025, with their full induction into the Indiana Soccer HOF.

Gaddis, a North Central High School alum and member of the USA of Indiana 1990 Indy Burn Eagles, played collegiately at West Virginia University before being selected 35th in the 2012 MLS Super Draft by Philadelphia. He was recognized as a 2012 MLS All-Rookie Best IX by Soccer by Ives, while being further recognized by earning the 2012 NAACP Image Award for Male Athlete of the Year. Gaddis was the 2020-2021 recipient of the Jerry Yeagley Award for Exceptional Personal Achievement from the United Soccer Coaches.

Hedges, a Carmel High School graduate and member of the USA of Indiana 1990 Indy Burn Eagles, is a professional soccer player who currently plays as a center back for MLS side Austin FC. Drafted 11th in the 2014 Super Draft, Hedges earned MLS Best IX honors in 2015 and 2016, and won the MLS Defender of the Year Award in 2016. Hedges made his United States Men’s National Team debut on February 8, 2015 against Panama. Overall, Hedges won a US Open Cup; MLS Supporters’ Shield; 5 USMNT caps; and an NCAA National NCAA Championship.

Kitchen played with the Chicago Magic and USA of Indiana 1990 Indy Burn Eagles prior to moving to Bradenton, Florida for a two-year residency with the USMNT U-17 team. He also joined USMNT U-20. A defensive midfielder, he was part of the 2010 NCAA Men’s Championship team at Akron University before being picked 3rd overall by DC United in the 2011 MLS Super Draft. His career included 5 USMNT caps; a US Open Cup Championship; participation in the Danish Superliga (Randers) and Scottish Premiership (Hearts of Midlothian); serving as a member of the LA Galaxy and Columbus Crew.

Lori Lindsey, a member of USAI Pike Youth Soccer Club's 1980 travel team, played professionally for 13 years. She notably represented the USWNT at the 2011 Women’s World Cup, then helped the team earn the 2012 Olympic Gold Medal in London. She attended Pike High School, where she was named NSCAA Parade All-American, then the University of Virginia from 1998 to 2001. Lindsey was the university’s first-ever Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year - an award she won twice in her tenure (‘01 & ‘02). Lindsey finished as the sixth all-time scorer in UVA history with 33 goals and 76 points and was named UVA’s Female Athlete of the Year for 2001-2002.

Rob Jordan, a long time USAI Head Coach and Board Director, is the recipient of over 40 coaching awards and holds more than 3 decades of coaching experience. He notably coached the USAI U15 G Team to a 1st place title in 2019, the same year he coached the Zionsville High School Men’s Soccer to win the IHSAA Class 3A state championship. He also helped create the “USAI Have A Ball” program, which brings soccer into P.E. classes across Indianapolis for a low cost. The program compliments the school’s P.E. educational focus on wellness while developing the physical, mental, and social well-being of each student. At the time of his induction to the Hall of Fame, Jordan’s coaching career was marked by a high school record of 452 - 140 - 51 between his time as head coach at Pike and Zionsville high schools.

Isang Jacob serves as USA of Indiana's Director of Coaching and Academy Director, holding 25 years of USAI travel coaching experience. He is a three-time All-MCC and two-time NCCAA All-American during his playing days at Indiana Wesleyan, where he graduated in 1992. He has served both as a great educator and coach. He led the USAI Indy Burn ’90 Eagles to eight straight U.S. Youth Soccer Indiana State Championships from 2002-09. In 2008, all 19 of his players earned athletic or academic scholarships to play collegiate soccer, 17 at the Division I level. He was later honored as the US Youth Soccer 2008 Adidas Competitive Coach of the Year. Jacob helped develop such players as 2025 Hall of Fame Inductees Matt Hedges (MLS and USMNT); Ray Gaddis (MLS); and Perry Kitchen (MLS and USMNT). Jacob also served as a collegiate coach at both IUPUI and Penn State.

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