University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

Career Notes
• Played in 75 career games, totaling seven goals, five assists for 19 points.
• Converted on 4-of-5 career PK attempts and had three game-winning goals.
• Totaled 95 shots, 33 of them on goal in 5,816 minutes.
• No. 2 all-time in PKs made (4) and tied-for-14th in games played (75).

2017
• Team co-captain for the second-straight year.
• Received 2017-18 NSCA All-American Strength & Conditioning Athlete of the Year honors, just one of six student-athletes at the University.
• Named to the Horizon League Men's Soccer All-Academic Team.
• Played in 18 games, starting 15 matches.
• Totaled five points on one goal and three assists in 1,190 minutes.
• Tied for second on the team in assists and ranked fourth in shots (21).
• Started first six matches of season and final seven of 2017 season.
• Tallied assist in season-opening win over Stetson (8/25).
• Scored off free kick in 10th minute of 3-3 draw with Saint Mary's (9/2).
• Had a season-high three shots on goal at Fort Wayne (9/13).
• Posted assists in league wins over Belmont (9/23) and IUPUI (10/7).
• Played a season-best 100 minutes, tallying three shots and scoring penalty kick goal to help the Titans advance, 5-4 in PKs, in quarterfinals of Horizon League Championship at No. 3 seed Milwaukee (11/6).
• Received 2017 Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll laurels (3.2 GPA+).
• Earned 2017-18 Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA or better).

2016
• Named team co-captain prior to season.
• Named to Horizon League Men's Soccer All-Academic Team.
• One of two Titans to play in and start all 17 games.
• Ranked second on the team with 1,422 minutes and sixth in shots with 11.
• Tallied one assist on the season.
• Played in a season-best 110 minutes in season opener at Pittsburgh (8/26).
• Season-high three shots at High Point (9/2).
• Assisted on Garret Weaver's game-winning goal at Northern Kentucky (10/22).
• Received 2016-17 HL Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll accolades (3.2 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll laurels.

2015
• Played in all 20 matches, making 19 starts.
• Scored two goals for four points, which was tied for fifth on the squad.
• Ranked fourth on the team and led all forwards with 1,734 minutes played.
• Scored on Detroit's only PK attempt of season.
• Had 29 shots and 14 shots on goal.
• Scored in season opener directly off corner kick vs. IUPUI (8/28).
• Had four shots in back-to-back games vs. Stetson (9/4) and Jacksonville (9/6).
• Played in a season-high 110 minutes at Green Bay (10/10).
• Tallied game-winning goal on PK attempt in 30th minute at IPFW (10/27), while firing three shots on goal total.
• Earned Horizon League Fall & Spring Academic Honor Roll accolades.
• Named to UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2014
• Saw time in all 20 games for the Titans, starting 18 matches.
• Had a team-high-tying four goals and added an assist for nine points, which was third on the team.
• Ranked second on the squad with 34 shots, while posting 10 shots on goal.
• Had two game-winning goals and was 3-for-3 on penalty kicks.
• Was second on the team in minutes by a midfielder/forward.
• Scored game-winning goal off penalty kick in overtime of season-opener at Western Michigan (8/29).
• Recorded three shots each at Dayton (9/7) and at UNLV (9/14).
• Scored game-tying goal in 72nd minute vs. Wright State (9/27).
• Tallied one assist vs. Oakland (10/1).
• Had four shots vs. IPFW (10/7).
• Scored second PK of season at home vs. Cleveland State (10/25).
• Posted game-winning goal off penalty kick in 38th minute at Belmont (11/1). 
• Finished with six shots at IUPUI (11/4).
• Earned 2014 Fall and 2015 Spring Horizon League Academic Honor Roll accolades.
• Named to UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

2013
• Missed entire season due to injury.
• Named to UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 

Prior to Detroit Mercy 
• Named to the All-Conference first team four times, All-Area first team four times, and All-District first team four times.
• Also took home an All-State honorable mention his freshman year, All-State third team recognition his sophomore year, and garnered All-State first team honors his junior and senior years.
• Named to the MHSSCA Dream Team his senior year.
• Was a three-sport athlete in high school, earning four letters in soccer, three in basketball and two in baseball.
• Was All-Conference first team and All-Area first team for baseball his sophomore year.

Personal
• Son of Tim and Becky Clauss.
• Has one sibling, Emily.
• Part of National Honor Society and student council in high school.
• Major is business.