The Fighting Irish end in a tie after overtime in their game Wednesday night.
Can play in the central defense or as a defensive midfielder • had a stellar prep career • a high school All-American and Kansas player of the year • brings a lot of experience for a freshman from playing with his successful club team.
HIGH SCHOOL AND PERSONAL DATA: NSCAA All-American (2010) • NSCAA 2010 Kansas Player of the Year • ESPNRise.com 2010 fall All-America team • 2010 Kansas City Metro Player of the Year • two-time Eastern Kansas League Offensive Player of the Year (2009 & 2010) • four-year varsity letterwinner at Blue Valley West • as a senior, tallied a school-record 27 goals and also had nine assists • registered a school-record 47 career goals in addition to posting 24 assists • helped the 2010 team to a 20-1 record and the Kansas 6A state title • the 2010 team was ranked No. 12 nationally according to the NSCAA and ESPNRise.com Fab 50 • captained his high school squad during his senior campaign • five-time Kansas State Cup champion (2005-09, 2011) with his KCFC Rangers 92-93' squad • five-time captain of his club team • U.S. Olympic Development Program Region II 93' Regional Team in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and was the team captain in `09 and `10 • U.S. Youth Soccer Region II regional qualifier (2005-11) • U.S. Youth Soccer Region II Finalist in 2008 and Midwest Region League champion that same season • attended the Notre Dame Elite Soccer Camp in 2008, 2009 and 2010 • selected to the Notre Dame Elite Soccer Camp All-Star Team in 2009 • received the inaugural Kevin Gray Youth Player of the Year Award in August of 2011 • the award is presented to the top youth player in the Kansas City area • older brother Matt played at Notre Dame from 2006-09 and was an All-American and an Academic All-American • Matt currently plays for Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer (MLS) • enrolled in Notre Dame's First Year of Studies program.
