Blair Gavin

Height:
6-0
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Louisville, Ky.
High School:
IMG[Fla.] Academy

as a Junior (2009): First Team All-Mid-American Conference … All-Great Lakes Region First Team ... recorded the game-winning penalty kick in a shootout against North Carolina to advance UA to the national championship game (Dec. 11) ... University of Akron All-Tournament Sportsmanship Award (Sept. 18-20) ... recorded the game-winning goal in the season opener vs. SMU (Sept. 4) … recorded an assist in a 1-0 victory over Tulsa (Dec. 5) in Elite Eight round of NCAA tournament … notched three game-winning goals – all on penalty kicks ... five goals and three assists on the season were career highs.

as a Sophomore (2008): All-Great Lakes Region third team ... All-MAC first team honoree ... one of seven UA players to start all 23 games ... recorded the game-winning goal while assisting another in a 4-3 come-from-behind victory at Ohio State (Nov. 7) during the regular season ... was a key initiator in UA’s high-powered offense that finished with 47 goals – its second-highest total since 1999 ... UA's 2.04 goals per game average as a club was ranked 11th in the nation ... attempted three shots in a win vs. Notre Dame (Aug. 28) and in a postseason victory over Ohio State (Nov. 27).

as a Freshman (2007): One of many standouts from UA's No. 5-ranked recruiting class of 2007 ... made an immediate impact in his first year, appearing in 20 games with 17 starts ... scored the game-winning goal at Wright State (Oct. 3) ... added an assist in a 4-0 victory at St. Francis [Pa.] (Sept. 16) ... selected to the U20 National Team, scoring a goal in the championship match against Honduras’ CD Victoria in February.

Prior to Akron: A member of the U-18 National Team pool ... finished his high school career at IMG Academy playing alongside Anthony Ampaipitakwong ... as a starter with the U-18 squad, Gavin has traveled to tournaments in Slovakia, Spain, Portugal and Mexico ... one of 20 players called into the U-18 training camp at the Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. in January 2007 as the squad prepared for the 14th Copa Chivas Tournament in Guadalajara, Mexico ... played club soccer for the Sereno (Ariz.) Soccer Club which was ranked No. 1 in the nation ... the squad won the Arizona state cup four years in a row and was victorious at nationally-acclaimed tournaments such as the Surf Cup, Celtic Cup, Nomads and the Disney Soccer Showcase ... selected to participate in adidas-ESP in the summer of 2006 ... member of the Region 4 ODP team which represents the top players in the West Region.

Personal: Parents are Stacy and Mike Gavin ... played the summer of 2007 with the Bradenton Academics of the PDL ... majoring in business administration.