Jason Maricle is a retired American

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player who played professionally in the

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and National Professional Soccer League. Maricle attended

Lees–McRae College Lees–McRae College is a private college in Banner Elk, North Carolina, affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA). Lees–McRae College sits in the Appalachian Mountains at above sea level, the highest elevation of any American college or u ...

where he was a 1990 NJCAA Honorable Mention All American soccer player. In 1992, he turned professional with the Dayton Dynamo of the National Professional Soccer League. In 1993, Maricle moved to the

Tulsa Roughnecks Tulsa Roughnecks may refer to any of four distinct professional soccer teams: *Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984), the original top-flight team that played in the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1984. *Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–2000), the team ...

for the 1993–94 USISL indoor season. Maricle was the fourth leading scorer in the USISL that season. Maricle continued to play for Tulsa during the 1995 USISL outdoor season. In the fall of 1994, he rejoined the Dayton Dynamo. In 1995, the Dynamo moved to Cincinnati, Ohio and became the Cincinnati Silverbacks. On November 20, 1995, the Silverbacks sold Maricle's contract to the

Baltimore Spirit The Baltimore Blast are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast, the team has won 10 cha ...

. During the summer of 1996, Maricle left the Spirit to move to Tulsa where he worked for a vinyl sign business.Front-line losses mean wins won't come easy
/ref> When he arrived in Tulsa, Maricle signed with the Roughnecks and played for them in his spare time until 1998.

References

Living people American men's soccer players Baltimore Spirit players Cincinnati Silverbacks players Dayton Dynamo players National Professional Soccer League (1984–2001) players Tulsa Roughnecks (1993–2000) players USISL players USL Second Division players Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Year of birth missing (living people) Lees–McRae College alumni {{US-footy-midfielder-stub