Ben Speas

Height:
5-8
Weight:
155
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Stow, Ohio
High School:
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy

as a Sophomore (2010): Appeared in all 25 games, including four starts ... finished with two goals, including the game-winner against Western Michigan (Oct. 23), and three assists ... also found the net in a 2-1 win at Hartwick in the regular-season finale (Nov. 6) ... earned a start in the championship game of the Mid-American Conference Tournament against Western Michigan (Nov. 14) ... recorded an assist in a 4-0 win against the Broncos.

as a Freshman (2009): Appeared in all 25 games ... named to College Cup All-Tournament Team ... started 11 contests, including both the NCAA semifinal and final … played all 110 minutes against Virginia in the national championship game (Dec. 13) ... logged 95 minutes against North Carolina in the semifinal (Dec. 11) ... scored his first career goal against Bowling Green (Sept. 26) ... found the net against in a win at Florida Atlantic (Oct. 3) … recorded two assists against Cincinnati (Sept. 13) … added another helper at Michigan (Oct. 20) ... College Soccer News Freshman Top 100 list.

Prior to Akron: Eighth-ranked senior in the nation at Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy as a senior, according to ESPN Rise.com ... 11th-ranked prospect according to Top Drawer Soccer ... U.S. national youth team veteran, having competed on U-20, U-18 and U-17 teams ... two-time Parade All-American ('08, '07) ... two-time NSCAA High School Boys All-American ('08, '07) ... adidas ESP All-Star ('07) ... member of the Academy National Finals U-18 Columbus Crew Academy team ... recorded 14 goals and 10 assists as a sophomore ('06-'07) ... notched six goals and eight assists as a freshman ('05-'06) ... played six seasons with the Everest Soccer Club, winning regional championships in '04, '05 and '07 and a state title in '04 ... part of the No. 1-ranked college recruiting class in the nation, according to ESPN Rise.com.

Personal: Parents are Vance and Brenda Speas ... has two older siblings, Josh and Sarah ... Josh, played soccer at Taylor University ... lists the coaching staff and the opportunity to win a national championship as primary reasons for choosing UA ... has aspirations of playing professional soccer after his college career ... majoring in sport management.