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2020-21 Men's Soccer Roster (Spring)

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2 Zach Nielsen

  • Position Defender
  • Height 6-2
  • Class Senior
  • Major Accounting
  • Hometown Salt Lake City, Utah
  • High School Bingham High School

Biography

Honors and Accolades
- Two-time RMAC All-Academic Honor Roll
- Three-time Honorable Mention All-RMAC

2020-21 (Spring, COVID-19) - Senior
- Named Honorable Mention All-RMAC for a third-consecutive season.
- Started all seven games, finishing second on the team in total minutes on the field (659) during an abbreviated seven-game season that was played during the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 - Junior
- Recognized on the All-Academic Honor Roll with a 3.801 cumulative GPA.
- Named Honorable Mention All-RMAC for a second-consecutive season.
- Played and started all 19 games (1,615 minutes).
- Helped lead a defense that finished with the most clean sheets (12) in the RMAC, the second-fewest goals against average (.68), and the third fewest goals allowed (14) over the course of the conference schedule.

2018 - Sophomore
- Recognized on the All-Academic Honor Roll with a 4.00 cumulative GPA.
- Named Honorable Mention All-RMAC season.
- Played and started 18 games (1,555 minutes) ... one assist ... first assist vs. Saint Martin's (Aug. 30).
- Helped a defense that finished second in the RMAC in fewest goals allowed (14), goals against average (.77), and clean sheets (8).

2017 - Freshman
- Played 15 games (1,133 minutes), started 12 ... debuted vs. Northwest Nazarene University (Sep.2) ... first start at Cal State East Bay (Sep. 10).


Before Westminster
-  Committed to Westminster after earning a Utah 5A First Team All-State selection.
- Completed his Eagle Scout certification with Boy Scouts of America.


Personal
- Son of Carrie and Brad Nielsen.
- Has two siblings, McKay and Gracie Nielsen.

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 2

    2017Freshman

    Midfield
    6'2" 145 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2018Sophomore

    Defender
    6'2" 145 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2019Junior

    Defender
    6'2" 145 lbs
    2
  • 2

    2020-21Senior

    Defender
    6'2" 145 lbs
    2