2007
Played in one game … Recorded two saves
for a .500 percentage … Allowed in two goals.
2006 Redshirt season.
High School A four-year letterwinner
in soccer at Rancho Bernardo HS under coaches
Daniel Valdez and Evan Camperell … Named
second team all-league during his sophomore year
and first team all-league in both his junior and
senior years … Recorded seven shutouts in
his junior year and eight shutouts his senior
year … Named as the San Diego Soccer Club
Player of the Year in 2002 … Member of the
“San Diego Union-Tribune” All-Academic
Team in both 2004-05 and 2005-06.
Personal Ryan Volker Schmitz
is the son of Isabel and Volker Schmitz …
Nickname is “Schmity”… Majoring
in interdisciplinary studies with concentrations
in business administration and sociology …
Considers Peter Schmeichel to be his greatest
influence as an athlete … Roots for Borussia
Dortmund and Norwich City … His most memorable
sports moment includes kicking a 42-yard field
goal with six seconds left to win his homecoming
football game and playing at Nike friendlies after
Brazil on the same field … Favorite athlete
is Petr Cech … Watches Family Guy and Fox
Sports Report … Favorite writer is Tim O’Brien
… His favorite novel is “Things Fall
Apart”… Favorite movies are “Boondock
Saints” and "Big Fish"…
Listens to Chromeo and Pennywise … Enjoys
eating corn and ribs … Lists hanging out
with friends, going to the beach, and doing the
two-step as his hobbies … His career goal
is to play soccer professionally.
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