Nick Ballenger

Position:
Midfield
Height:
5-11
Weight:
175
Class:
Redshirt Freshman
Hometown:
Salem, Ore.
High School:
West Salem HS

Sophomore (2016): Did not play.

Freshman (2015): Did not play.

Club: Played for Boca Juniors and the Portland Timbers U18 Academy … Won six consecutive state titles with Boca Juniors, making five consecutive regional appearances and a regional final … Spent over a year starting with the Timbers Academy, and was a full-time player on the first academy team to make the USSDA playoffs.

High School: Earned First Team All-Greater Valley Conference honors in his sophomore season at West Salem High School … Earned All-Oregon Honorable Mention … Helped lead the team to a conference title in his sophomore year.

Personal: Born in Las Vegas to Cristin and Jay Ballenger … Father is a contractor, mother is a retail sales consultant … Has one brother, Tyler … Enjoys snowboarding, spending time with family, hiking and traveling … Made the honor roll all four years of high school … Former teammates Foster Langsdorf and Sam Warner both play for Stanford … Favorite athlete is Philipp Lahm.