Ossie Michalsen

Height:
6-0
Weight:
170
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Bergen, Norway
High School:
Soccer Academy of Danielson

as a Senior (2008): Second team All-MAC honoree ... academic All-MAC selection ... senior tri-captain ... appeared in 16 games, starting 13 ... was the veteran presence and an emotional leader to a young backfield that led the nation with a goals-against-average of 0.45 and was fifth with a shutout percentage of 0.61 ... as a unit, Zips defenders posted 14 shutouts and allow one or fewer goals in all but one contest.

as a Junior (2007): First team All-MAC selection for third straight season ... also received ESPN The Magazine first team Academic All-District honors ... appeared in 19 games, making 17 starts ... missed first two matches of the season due to injury ... assisted the game-winning goal versus UIC (Sept. 16) ... added another assist in a 2-0 league win against Hartwick (Oct. 6) ... key part of a defensive unit that led held the league scoreless in all five regular season match-ups, while the Zips posted a 4-0-1 mark in MAC play and claimed the divisional crown ... Zips defenders were eighth in the nation as a squad with a GAA of 0.59 (13 goals in 21 games) and a shutout percentage of 0.57.

as a Sophomore (2006): First team All-MAC ... started all 19 games in defense ... part of a back line that allowed just 17 goals (0.87 GAA) and posted nine shutouts ... Akron was 7-2-1 in its last nine games and outscored its opponents 23-6 during that span ... four of those seven victories were shutouts. ... served as team captain ... named Director’s Award recipient for men’s soccer at the annual Student-Athlete Awards banquet ... nominated to represent Akron at the NCAA Leadership Conference ... served as Student-Athlete Advisory Council member.

as a Redshirt Freshman (2005): First team All-MAC pick ... College Soccer News second team All-Freshman ... Top Drawer Soccer All-Freshman team ... started 16 of 17 games played ... one of the top defenders in the nation ... leader on a defense that was tops in the nation with a 0.50 goals-against average ... came up with a game-saving stop vs. Connecticut in the third round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 27), clearing the ball off the line ... had another spectacular save on the line at Indiana (Nov. 3) ... played a large role in the Zips recording a school-record 15 shutouts ... only point of the season came on an assist in the season opener vs. Evansville.

as a Freshman (2004): Did not see any game action ... redshirted.

Prior to Akron: Played with the U16, 18 and 19 Norway national teams ... won Norwegian Youth Championship with U16 and 19 teams ... named top youth player of SK Brann Club in 2001 ... also played with Vadmyra IL.

Personal: Parents are Charles Michalsen and Asa Bjorndal ... full name is Aasmund Bjorndal Michalsen ... graduated from UA in the spring of 2008 with a psychology degree ... currently pursuing an MBA in international business.