| 4 |
Jed Zayner |
|
|
|
Junior Year (2005)
Named one of 15 semifinalists for the Missouri Athletic Club (M.A.C.) Hermann Trophy ... a third team NSCAA/adidas All-American ... a third team Soccer Times All-American ... named to the NSCAA All-Great Lakes Region first team ... after missing the first five matches of the season, started the last 17 on the backline ... organizes a stingy Hoosier defense that ranked sixth nationally in shutout percent (13 of 22 opponents) and ranked 11th in the country in goals against average at 0.68 from his center back position ... named to the first team of Top Drawer Soccer's Team of the Season ... one of the top defenders in college soccer ... a second team All-Big Ten selection ... named to the Big Ten Championship All-Tournament Team ... named to Top Drawer Soccer National Team of the Week after helping IU to shutout victories over Louisville and Michigan ... named IU Scholar-Athlete of the Week on Sept. 26 for his work both on the field and in the classroom ... registered his first assists on the season in the Hoosiers' 5-0 victory over IUPUI ... scored his first career goal on a header off a corner kick in the first half against Ohio State ... was an integral part of the Hoosiers shutting out the NCAA's top-ranked scoring offense in No. 1 Akron, 1-0, on Nov. 3 ... was a second team College Soccer News Preseason All-American ... talented and smart defender who allowed the Hoosiers to play zone in the defensive back with only three backs ... named to the M.A.C. Hermann Trophy Watch List to start the season.
Sophomore Year (2004)
Started 23 matches at the center back position for the Hoosiers ... was a second team All-Big Ten selection ... named to the Mike Berticelli Memorial All-Tournament team ... registered his first assist on the season against then-No. 19 Michigan by setting up Brian Plotkin in the 54th minute ... helped anchor a Hoosier defense that led the conference in nearly every defensive category (all games) ... the Hoosier defense had a goals against average of 0.63 with 11 shutouts ... was named to Soccer America's National Team of the Week following the Hoosiers' 1-0 victory over Ohio State to clinch the program's ninth-straight regular season Big Ten title ... the Hoosier defense ranked nationally in goals against average (7th at 0.63) and shutout percentage (15th at 46 percent) ... assisted on the Hoosiers' lone goal in the national title game against No. 9 UC-Santa Barbara ... lobbed a pass from the midfield to Jacob Peterson, who lifted a shot just over the UCSB goalkeeper ... was named to the College Cup All-Tournament team ... spent the summer playing in the Premier Development League with the Chicago Fire Premier along with IU teammate John Michael Hayden.
Freshman Year (2003)
Emerged as the starter at sweeper at the end of preseason training and had a stellar rookie season ... earned Co-Big Ten Freshman of the Year honors with Northwestern's Gerardo Alvarez ... earned honorable mention All-America honors from Soccer Times ... a member of the Big Ten's All-Freshman team ... also selected to Soccer America's Freshman All-America team ... a first team freshman All-American, according to College Soccer News ... started all 25 matches ... earned his first career assist by setting up Josh Tudela's goal in the NCAA third round win over Virginia Commonwealth on Nov. 30 ... part of the IU backfield that led the Big Ten Conference in nearly every defensive category and also ranked fifth nationally in goals against average (0.64) ... helped deliver 11 shutouts, including eight in the last 12 matches of the season ... for his outstanding play, was selected to the College Cup All-Tournament team and the UConn Classic All-Tournament team ... was one of 321 student-athletes from around the country who represented their respective universities at the NCAA Leadership Conference.
Prep/Personal
A four-year starter ... regarded as the nation's No. 7 recruit by Soccer America ... garnered NSCAA All-America honors in 2003 ... selected the Student Sports Magazine National Player of the Year ... Chicago Tribune Player of the Year ... as a senior, he was named the NSCAA's Illinois State Player of the Year ... competed for the United States U-18 Men's National Team and was a member of the U-20 pool in 2003 ... helped high school team to two state titles in 2001 and 2002, including a 55-match winning streak ... four-time all-conference, all-section and all-area honoree ... picked to both the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun Times All-State teams in 2001 and 2002 ... team's Best Defensive Player in 2001 and 2002 and MVP in 2002 ... a member of the Illinois ODP team in 1999 and 2001 and the Regional team in 2001 ... played club soccer for the Chicago Magic ... led the Magic to a runner-up finish at the National Championships.
