as a Freshman (2011): MAC Newcomer of the Year ... rated the No. 1 freshman in the nation by Top Drawer Soccer ... College Soccer News Freshman All-American ... All-MAC First Team ... named to All-Ohio team ... started all 23 games at midfield  ... finished with five assists on the year ... assisted the game-winning goal in UA's season-opening victory against Cleveland State (Aug. 27) ... recorded an assist in four straight matches from Sept. 24 to Oct. 5.

Prior to Akron: 2010 NSCAA National High School Player of the Year ... fifth-ranked recruit in the country by both Top Drawer Soccer and College Soccer News ... Top Drawer Soccer five-star recruit ... member of the U.S. U-18 men's national team ... also competed with the U-14's and U-15's ... Columbus Crew Academy team captain for the U-16 and U-18 age groups ... two-time Columbus Crew Academy player of the year (2009, 2010) ... Ohio Gatorade Player of the Year (2009) ... compiled a 41-1-2 record over a two-year high school career at Gahanna ... clinched the Golden Lions' first national championship in 2009 with the game-winning penalty kick in the shootout ... two-time high school All-American.

Personal: Parents are John and Liz Trapp ... has a brother, Christian (21) and a sister, Julia (20) ... grandfather emigrated from Greece where he played semi-professional soccer ... sang choir at Gahanna Lincoln ... enjoys reading, studying Spanish and playing poker ... graduated in the top five percent of his high school senior class with a cumulative GPA of 3.9 ... National Honor Society member ... took a combination of six AP and Honors courses in high school.