C.J.Tappel

* 2007 Conference USA All-Freshman Team
* 2008 Conference USA Offensive Player of the Week (10/27/08)
* 2008 Soccer America National Team of the Week (10/28/08)

2010
Redshirted season.

2009
Tied for the team-lead with three assists … Played in 19 games with 14 starts, clocking 841 minutes … Totaled two goals and three assists, firing 18 shots, including nine on goal … Charted two game-winning goals … Had assists in each of UK’s first two games, against IUPUI and Bowling Green … Netted first goal of the year as a game-winner at Xavier … In a 2-0 win at FIU, scored the game-winning goal … Had an assist at Memphis … Logged a season-high 81 minutes in a 1-0 loss at Louisville.

2008
Talented frontline player finished playing in 18 games with seven starts … Totaled eight points, three goals and two assists … Logged 687 minutes, the 14th-most on the team … Fired 19 shots, with nine coming on goal … Got first assist of the season against Cincinnati … Notched second assist in a 2-0 win over South Carolina … Scored goals in back-to-back games, against UCF and FIU at home, earning weekly honors from C-USA and Soccer America … Second goal of the year came in the C-USA Tournament against Marshall.

2007
Had an outstanding freshman season for UK, earning C-USA All-Freshman honors … Played in 17 games with nine starts … Logged 725 minutes … Finished with a goal and an assist … Fired 15 shots – seven on goal … Assist came vs. No. 1 SMU, an excellent serve to a diving Tim Crone for UK’s first goal.

Pre-College
Played four years for coach Steve Shehan at Lexington Catholic … Led Catholic to the state championship in 2004 as a sophomore and a state Final Four appearance as a senior … Named first-team All-State as a senior … Played for coach Joe Williams for two years on the club team Javanon … While playing for the club team LFC premier in 2004, led team to State Championship … As a player for Javanon, guided club to consecutive State Final Four appearances.

Personal
Full name is Clifford Gerard Tappel Jr. … Son of Cliff and Chris Tappel … Has three brothers Marty (27), Mark (29), and Tim (30) … Comes from an athletic family as father played soccer at the University of Missouri, brother Tim played at Marquette and brother Marty played at St. Louis … Born on Jan. 30, 1989 in Carmel, Ind.