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University of Detroit Mercy Athletics

2018 Men's Soccer Roster

22 Grant Harrison

22 Grant Harrison

  • Position:
    Defense
  • Height:
    5-11
  • Weight:
    170
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Macomb, Mich.
  • High School:
    Eisenhower

Summary

Biography

Career Notes
• Played in 58 career matches (51 starts), totaling two assists and two points.

2018
• Named as one of 30 men's soccer candidates nationally for the Senior Class Award.
• Earned Horizon League All-Academic Team honors.
• One of five Titans to play in all 18 matches, receiving 15 starts from the back line.
• Ranked second on the team in minutes played at 1,512.
• Added one assist and one point, totaling four shots and three shots on goal.
• Started first 13 contests of the season and the final two matches.
• Assisted on Jason Blackwell's game-tying goal in 82nd minute in 2-2 draw with Purdue Fort Wayne (10/2).
• Played full games (90 minutes or more) in 12 of 18 matches during the regular season.
• Ranked No. 7 as a Preseason Player to Watch in the Horizon League by Top Drawer Soccer.
• Received Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll honors (3.2 GPA+).
• Earned Detroit Mercy Athletic Director's Honor Roll accolades (3.0 GPA+).

2017
• Voted Second Team All-Horizon League.
• One of four Titans to play in all 19 matches.
• Logged fourth-most minutes on the squad (1,645).
• Finished year with one assist, one point and three shots.
• Posted first career point, assisting on Aleks Vushaj's game-tying goal in 2-2 draw at #16-Ohio State (9/26), adding season-best two shots.
• Added shot at Xavier (10/3).
• Played every single minute in final three games (290), as Detroit Mercy advanced to semifinals of Horizon League Championship.
• Saw full playing time in 12 of the 19 contests, seeing a season-best 110 minutes in 0-0 draw at rival Oakland (10/16).
• Ranked among the Top 20 players in the Horizon League at the end of the season by Top Drawer Soccer.
• 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
• Saw time in all 17 games, making 12 starts.
• Ranked fourth on the squad in minutes played (1,316), also second among Titan defenders.
• Started first six matches of the season.
• Tallied a shot vs. Oakland (9/21).
• Played 110 minutes for different times during the season.
• 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 four games, making two starts for the Titans.
• Made Division I debut against Western Illinois at WMU's Radisson Invitaitonal (9/12).
• Made first start in 2-1 win over St. Bonaventure (9/14) at Radisson Invitational.
• Started and played 45 minutes vs. UIC (10/17).
• Played in another 45 minutes at Oakland (10/21).
• Named to UDM Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

High School / Pre-Detroit Mercy
• A three-year letterwinner on varsity for the Eagles and coach Josh VanHouten, graduating in 2014.
• Earned All-State, All-League, All-District honors for Eisenhower.
• Named Team MVP and was team's leading scorer in senior season as a defender.
• Scored 14 goals and tallied eight assists to lead team in senior season.
• Part of the Early College of Macomb Program at Macomb Community College, where he made the Dean's List all three years, and is a May 2015 graduate.
• Spent four years with Michigan Wolves East club team.
• Part of team that went 8-0 in MRL League with our three goals against, while also scoring five game-winning goals in that span.
• Team captain of Michigan Wolves East and reached State Cup Semifinals.
• Played in Las Vegas Mayors Cup.
• Also played on Crew Soccer Academy Wolves club team.

Personal
• Son of Karen and Greg Harrison
• Born in Grosse Pointe Farms, Mich.
• Has an older brother, Alex, and older sister, Jamie.
• Cousin, Jillian Kulka, played volleyball at Oakland.
• Played high school soccer with former Titan teammate Olaf Szemraj.
• Chose Detroit because of academic prestige, campus and soccer program’s potential.
• Majoring in Business Administration/Sports Management.
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Historical Player Information

  • 4

    2015Freshman

    Defense
    5'11" 170 lbs
    4
  • 22

    2016Sophomore

    Defense
    5'11" 170 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2017Junior

    Defense
    5'11" 170 lbs
    22
  • 22

    2018Senior

    Defense
    5'11" 170 lbs
    22