Oakland University

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Ian Daniel

Class: Senior Hometown: Troy, Mich. High School: Athens

Height / Weight: 6-3 / 180 Position: Defender

One of the five co-captains this season

2008: Started in all 20 games played ... Named All-Midwest Region first team ... Tabbed All-Summit League first team ... Led the Oakland defense to a sixth overall ranking in the nation on shutout percentage ... Earned a spot on the Niagara Falls Classic All-Tournament team ... Notched two goals and one assist ... An Academic All-Summit League team selection.

2007: Named Summit League Defensive Player of the Year ... Garnered all-league first team honors and Midwest All-Region third team honors ... Led the Grizzly defense to a Summit League best 0.16 goals against average in conference games only ... Scored a career-high two goals and five points ... Earned all-tournament honors after helping OU win its second tournament title ... Tallied a career-best three points in a 3-0 win over Western Michigan (9/19) with a goal and an assist ... Also clipped the back of the net versus Rutgers in a 2-1 win (9/2) ... Selected to The Summit League Academic All-League Team.

2006: Started all 18 of Oakland's games ... recorded the first goal of his collegiate career which proved to be the game winner in a 1-0 victory over Coastal Carolina Aug. 25 ... launched 12 shots, seven of which were on goal ... Mid-Con Academic All-Conference ... Mid-Con Commissioner's List of Academic Excellence ... Golden Grizzlies Excellence in Academics.

2005: Started every game but one for Oakland in the backfield... had seven shots on the season, two of which were on goal... helped the Golden Grizzlies to a regular season conference championship... helped OU's defense to a second place conference ranking in both goals allowed (27) and goals against average (1.42)... named to the Mid-Con Academic All-Conference team as well as the Golden Grizzlies Excellence in Academics list.

High School/Club: Was a two-sport athlete at Troy Athens High School in soccer and basketball ... while earning three varsity soccer letters with the Hawks he was an all-district selection twice ... also chosen to the all-league, all-region, and second team all-state squads as a senior ... played club soccer for Vardar.

Personal: Born Ian Ross Daniel on January 22, 1987 in Wayne, Ind. ... Parents are Dave and Debra Daniel ... Majoring in business.