2 • Michael Marten

Sophomore • Forward/Midfield
6-0 • 175
Ogden, Ill. • Judan Christian

As a Freshman in 2005: Participated in 14 contests, starting 10, at a midfield slot...Notched his first career point, an assist, in the second game of the season, a 2-0 win over Manhattan (9/6)... Scored first career goal on a free kick from just outside the 18-foot box against Saint Joseph's (9/16)... Followed with an assist two days later against Sacramento State (9/18)...Scored a goal and assisted on another in 4-3 overtime victory over Robert Morris (11/4)...Ranked fourth on the team with seven points (two goals, three assists).

High School and Personal: Netted an astounding 142 goals over four seasons for Judan Christian School, the sixth-best total in school history... That included 50 goals last year in which the team captain was named All-Midwest and News Gazette All-Area Player of the Year and earned a spot on the Chicago Tribune Special Mention squad... Competed in the IHSSCA KELME Soccer Classic last November, which recognized the top talent in the state, and also honed his skills for the Illinois ODP team... Served as a member of the Little Illini Soccer Club, captaining the squad four seasons.