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Ryan Creel - Men's Soccer - University of Kentucky Athletics 21

RyanCreel

  • height 5-9
  • Weight 160
  • class Senior
  • High school Christian Academy of Knoxville
BIO Stats

2015 (Junior)
Scored the goal that clinched Kentucky’s first Conference USA regular season championship outright, late in a 1-0 win against Florida International on Nov. 7 … Played 12 matches, starting against Evansville … Played 384 minutes.

2014 (Sophomore)

Scored three goals — two of the match-winning variety … His goal at Evansville proved to be the winner … Scored in double overtime at South Carolina to secure all three points in a 4-3 thriller … Scored in a 2-0 win over Belmont — the first game at The Bell … Played 907 minutes, a career high … Played in 19 matches, starting nine of them.

2013 (Freshman)
Saw action in 15 games, making four starts during his freshman campaign … Logged 492 minutes … Played a career-high 103 minutes vs. Tulsa, while firing two shots … Scored his first career goal and collected an assist in a 6-1 win vs. Florida Atlantic … One of 11 Wildcats to tally a goal on the season … Fired seven total shots with one coming on target for the year … Named to SEC First-Year Honor Roll.

Pre-college
All-state at the Christian Academy of Knoxville … Totaled 38 goals in two years for CAK, leading his team to a 43-4 overall record in two seasons … Netted 17 goals with 21 assists as a junior and 21 goals with 25 assists as a senior … Was on the US Region III team as a sophomore, traveling to Costa Rica … Led his team to the state quarterfinals as a freshman and sophomore and the state championship as a junior and senior … Played with club team FC Alliance 95 black and coach John Craven from fourth grade through high school … Led club team to the state finals twice and the Region Premier League Championship in 2011 … Named first-team all-district in 2011 and 2012, earning all-state honors in 2012 and 2013 … Was a finalist for the Gatorade High School Player of the Year award in 2012 as a junior … Was named MVP of his district and first-team all-state as a senior.

Personal
Full name is Ryan Lee Creel … Son of Jerry and Tonya Creel … Has two brothers, Jon (15) and Thomas (11) and a sister, Lilly (four) … Born in Columbus, Ohio … Volunteered to run a weekly camp as a junior in high school for inner city children in downtown Knoxville.

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