Real Salt Lake drafts midfielder, trades 1st pick

By foxsports
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Real Salt Lake selected midfielder Jarad vanSchaik on Thursday with the 52nd overall pick in the MLS SuperDraft.

The team traded its first-round pick (No. 14 overall) to Chivas USA, acquiring allocation money in exchange.

VanSchaik was a four-year starter for the University of Portland. He played three seasons with current MSL midfielder Collen Warner.