Marshall University Athletics
2017 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Kyle Winquist
- Height:
- 5-9
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Medina, Ohio
- High School:
- Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
2020-21 (Redshirt Junior)
2020 College Cup National Champions
2021 Conference USA Academic Medalist: GPA 3.75 or better
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
2021 Conference USA Jim Castaneda Postgraduate Scholarship
Appeared in one match with one start as backup goalkeeper with season played in the spring of 2021 instead of the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19 … Started and played first half of Herd’s win over West Virginia Tech (Feb. 21) … Earned the win, allowing one goal … Became third Herd men’s soccer player to earn the C-USA Jim Castaneda Postgraduate Scholarship joining Zach Hunter (2013) and Jack Hopkins (2016) … Will be attending Law School at Villanova in the fall of 2021 … Finished MU career with three total appearances and two starts, 227 minutes played, four saves, five goals allowed and a 1-1-1 record.
2019 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
Did not compete.
2018 (Sophomore)
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Did not compete.
2017 (Freshman)
2017-18 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Appeared in two matches … Came in and played final 92 minutes of double-overtime draw with Northern Kentucky (Sept. 20) after Nate Himes was injured … Started and played all 90 minutes of the next match at Fort Wayne (Sept. 26) and recorded four saves with two goals allowed … Ended season with a 0-1-1 record with four saves and four goals allowed.
Personal: Born Aug. 30, 1998 … Son of Dean and Beth Winquist … Father played lacrosse for TCU and mother played tennis for North Carolina State … Mother is currently a professional tennis instructor … Has two younger siblings Ryan (16) and Amanda (15), both attend Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy … Kyle’s grandfather L.B. Schaefer was an All-American swimmer at Ohio State (1961-63) in the backstroke, won the 100 and 200 yard backstroke National Championship in 1962, was a member of the 1959 U.S. team at the Pan Am Games and a member of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Swim Team … Chose Marshall because “…of the tight knight community. You can tell that the city of Huntington takes pride in their school, both academically and athletically, and that is something special that I wanted to be a part of.” … Majoring in sport management.
