MarkHalma
- height 6-2
- class Senior
- High school West Des Moines Valley
2006
Saw action in 20 games while starting 13, including the final 11 at striker … Scored three goals and registered three assists … Netted game winner against Belmont for first career goal … Also scored against UNC-Asheville and Memphis … Had four-game point streak early in the season … Assisted on the game-tying goal in tie at Louisville … Ranked fourth on team with 30 shots, putting 14 of them on goal … Awarded one yellow card.
Pre-College
Played four years for coach Aziz Haffar … Led team to Iowa State Championship as a senior after a third-place finish in junior season … Tabbed the Gatorade State Player of the Year, the NSCAA State Player of the Year and an NSCAA All-American as a senior … Also earned first-team All-State honors as a junior after scoring 24 goals and setting a school record with 32 assists … In 2002, became the first Iowa native selected to any national team by the U.S. Soccer Federation when he joined the U-15 squad.
Personal
Full name is Mark Thomas Halma … Son of John and Peri Halma … Has two older brothers, Dustin (22) and Daniel (20) … Born on Feb. 11, 1988 in Long Beach, Calif.
Halma’s Career Stats
Year GP-S G A Pts Sh SOG YC-RC GW PK-Att2006 20-13 3 3 9 30 14 1-0 1 0-0