Marshall University Athletics
2018 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
Sirk, Ryan

Jersey Number 18
Ryan Sirk
- Height:
- 5-8
- Weight:
- null
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Casa Grande, Ariz.
- High School:
- Mission Heights Preparatory HS
Bio
2021 (Redshirt Junior)
GP/GS: 5/0 … Appeared in five matches … Logged 45 total minutes on the pitch … Had one shot on goal … Made season debut off the bench at No. 21 James Madison (Aug. 26) … Saw 11 minutes of action at East Tennessee State (Sept. 7) … Played eight minutes against Wright State (Oct. 19) … Saw season-high 13 minutes on the pitch versus South Carolina (Oct. 30) after being honored on Senior Night … Came off the bench and played 11 minutes at No. 19 FIU (Nov. 12), had one shot on goal … Broadcasted other Marshall sports games in spare time with 88.1 WMUL-FM, the campus radio station … In Herd career appeared 31 matches with 14 starts, totaled four shots with two on goal.

2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2020 College Cup National Champions
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 8/2 … Key player off the bench during Herd’s National Championship year … Season was played in the spring of 2021 instead of the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19 … Logged 234 minutes on the pitch … Started and played 105 minutes in season-opener versus Ohio Valley (Feb. 13) … Started and played 49 minutes against West Virginia Tech (Feb. 21) … During regular season also came off the bench against East Tennessee State (Feb. 23), Bowling Green (Feb. 27) and Old Dominion (March 27) … Played late in Herd’s Conference USA Championship win over No. 12 Charlotte (April 18) … Saw six minutes of action against No. 23 Fordham (May 2) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Was seventh Herd player in the penalty kick shootout against No. 1 Clemson (May 6) and converted Marshall’s sixth successful PK to tie it up at 6-6, Herd went on to win 7-6 in the shootout … During Herd career has appeared in 27 matches with 14 starts, logged 1,341 minutes and has three shots with one on goal.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 19/12 … Appeared in 19 matches with 12 starts as a defender … Stepped up after redshirting in 2018 with 1,107 minutes , playing every minute of five matches … Helped Herd on the back line to a plus-25 goal differential during historic 2019 season … Made collegiate debut with 85 minutes in the season-opener at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30) … Played all 90 minutes against Butler (Sept. 6), East Tennessee State (Sept. 10), UTRGV (Sept. 17), Akron (Sept. 21), and at Old Dominion (Sept. 27) … Tallied three total shots with one on goal at Oakland (Oct. 29) … Appeared in both of Herd’s Conference USA Tournament matches versus Kentucky (Nov. 15) and the Title win over Charlotte (Nov. 17) … Played 15 minutes in season-final at No. 6 Washington (Dec. 1) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
2018 (Freshman)
2018-19 Conference USA Academic Medalist (GPA 3.75 or better)
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Redshirted, did not compete.
Prior to Marshall: Attended Mission Heights Preparatory High School … Played for Real Salt Lake academy and then the Columbus Crew academy.
Personal: Born Dec. 23, 1999 … Son of Douglas and Cathy Sirk … Father is a retired fighter pilot … Has an older sister, Ashley, who attends the University of Arizona … Plans to major in sports journalism.
GP/GS: 5/0 … Appeared in five matches … Logged 45 total minutes on the pitch … Had one shot on goal … Made season debut off the bench at No. 21 James Madison (Aug. 26) … Saw 11 minutes of action at East Tennessee State (Sept. 7) … Played eight minutes against Wright State (Oct. 19) … Saw season-high 13 minutes on the pitch versus South Carolina (Oct. 30) after being honored on Senior Night … Came off the bench and played 11 minutes at No. 19 FIU (Nov. 12), had one shot on goal … Broadcasted other Marshall sports games in spare time with 88.1 WMUL-FM, the campus radio station … In Herd career appeared 31 matches with 14 starts, totaled four shots with two on goal.
2020-21 (Redshirt Sophomore)
2020 College Cup National Champions
2021 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 8/2 … Key player off the bench during Herd’s National Championship year … Season was played in the spring of 2021 instead of the fall of 2020 due to COVID-19 … Logged 234 minutes on the pitch … Started and played 105 minutes in season-opener versus Ohio Valley (Feb. 13) … Started and played 49 minutes against West Virginia Tech (Feb. 21) … During regular season also came off the bench against East Tennessee State (Feb. 23), Bowling Green (Feb. 27) and Old Dominion (March 27) … Played late in Herd’s Conference USA Championship win over No. 12 Charlotte (April 18) … Saw six minutes of action against No. 23 Fordham (May 2) in the second round of the NCAA Tournament … Was seventh Herd player in the penalty kick shootout against No. 1 Clemson (May 6) and converted Marshall’s sixth successful PK to tie it up at 6-6, Herd went on to win 7-6 in the shootout … During Herd career has appeared in 27 matches with 14 starts, logged 1,341 minutes and has three shots with one on goal.
2019 (Redshirt Freshman)
2020 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll: GPA 3.00 or better
GP/GS: 19/12 … Appeared in 19 matches with 12 starts as a defender … Stepped up after redshirting in 2018 with 1,107 minutes , playing every minute of five matches … Helped Herd on the back line to a plus-25 goal differential during historic 2019 season … Made collegiate debut with 85 minutes in the season-opener at Purdue Fort Wayne (Aug. 30) … Played all 90 minutes against Butler (Sept. 6), East Tennessee State (Sept. 10), UTRGV (Sept. 17), Akron (Sept. 21), and at Old Dominion (Sept. 27) … Tallied three total shots with one on goal at Oakland (Oct. 29) … Appeared in both of Herd’s Conference USA Tournament matches versus Kentucky (Nov. 15) and the Title win over Charlotte (Nov. 17) … Played 15 minutes in season-final at No. 6 Washington (Dec. 1) in the third round of the NCAA Tournament.
2018 (Freshman)
2018-19 Conference USA Academic Medalist (GPA 3.75 or better)
2018-19 Conference USA Commissioner’s Honor Roll
Redshirted, did not compete.
Prior to Marshall: Attended Mission Heights Preparatory High School … Played for Real Salt Lake academy and then the Columbus Crew academy.
Personal: Born Dec. 23, 1999 … Son of Douglas and Cathy Sirk … Father is a retired fighter pilot … Has an older sister, Ashley, who attends the University of Arizona … Plans to major in sports journalism.
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