Ryan Alpers

Photo by: Dave Crenshaw

Position:
Defender
Height:
6-5
Weight:
165
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Broken Arrow, Okla.
High School:
Union

TULSA – Was a three-year letterwinner . . . played in 34 games and earned 23 starts . . . had two assists for two career points.

SENIOR (2019) – Started in seven of 12 games . . . recorded assists against Incarnate Word and UConn . . . attempted three shots . . . helped post shutouts over Gonzaga, Incarnate Word and Temple.

JUNIOR (2018) – Started in 14 of 17 games . . . attempted 11 shots, three of which were on goal . . . helped post shutouts over #4 Michigan State, #25 Missouri State and Cincinnati.

SOPHOMORE (2017) – Played in five games and earned two starting assignments . . . helped post shutouts over #19 SMU and Memphis . . . attempted two shots, one of which was on goal . . . was tabbed as TU’s “Man of the Match” against Saint Louis, Memphis and UConn.

FRESHMAN (2016) – Did not play . . . received a red-shirt season.

PRIOR TO TULSA – Played club soccer for Blitz United . . . helped lead Blitz United to the 2013 and 2014 Oklahoma Premier League Championship . . . captured the 2015 Showcase of the South Championship with Blitz United . . . also assisted the Blitz to three-straight State Cup semifinal appearances . . . was a four-year letterwinner and starter at Union High School . . . helped UHS record a four-year 49-11 mark and advance to the Class 6A State Championship quarterfinals all four years, including a runner-up finish his senior season . . . tallied 14 goals and 13 assists for 41 points at UHS . . . was tabbed to the all-conference and all-district teams as a sophomore, junior and senior . . . was named to the all-state team his senior season.

PERSONAL – A biology/pre-med major . . . born May 1, 1997 . . . son of Todd and Lee Ann Alpers . . . was named to the American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team all four years . . . was tabbed to the Google Cloud CoSIDA Academic All-Region VII first team as a sophomore and senior.