Jacob Szuch

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-1
Weight:
190
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Boise, Idaho
High School:
Borah HS

CLUB: Played for Boise National Soccer Club for 10 years … Played as a defender… Was team captain for eight years.

HIGH SCHOOL: Lettered four years at Borah High School under coach Jason Transtrum … Named first team all-state and first team all-conference three times… Team captain for three seasons … Named to the Southern Idaho Conference all-academic team three times … Won a 4A state championship and was a two-time runner-up.

PERSONAL: Son of Daniel and Natalie Szuch … Father is a truck driver for Winco Foods … Has three brothers, Nate, Eli and Josh, and four sisters, Tara, Ariel, Lydia and Claire … Favorite soccer player is Steven Gerrard … Played kicker and punter for his high school football team … Chose OSU because of the soccer team and the experience he had when he visited Corvallis.