Connor Drechsler

Height:
6-2
Weight:
180
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Temecula, CA
High School:
Great Oaks HS

Summer 2013
Trained with Major League Soccer’s Sporting KC and competed for Ventura County Fusion of the fourth-tier USL Premier Development League.

2012 (Junior)
For the third successive season, started every match (19) … led Cal Poly in minutes played (1,739) and averaged 91.5 minutes per game … enters 2013 season having played at least 90 minutes in a match 29 straight times … helped Cal Poly rank second among Big West programs in fewest goals conceded (20) … assisted Cal Poly’s goalkeepers in producing six clean sheets.

Summer 2012
Competed with Orange County Blue Star of the USL Premier Development League.

2011 (Sophomore)
Started all 18 matches for second-consecutive season … member of Mustang back line that set single season program records for fewest goals conceded (17, in 18 games) and fewest goals allowed per game (0.94) and led the Big West Conference with a 0.90 team goals against average … helped Cal Poly’s goalkeepers produce seven clean sheets … played every minute during 16 of 18 matches … total minutes played (1,659) ranked as the third-highest figure among Mustangs … averaged 92.2 minutes per match.

2010 (Freshman)
As a true freshman, started all 18 matches and co-led the Mustangs with 1,698 minutes played (94.3 per game) … part of backline that conceded just 26 goals, the third-lowest figure among conference programs … helped Cal Poly’s goalkeepers produce seven clean sheets.

Great Oaks HS (Temecula, Calif.)
Three-year letterwinner captained the Wolfpack as a junior and senior … in helping program to the 2008-09 California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section crown, named Most Valuable Defensive Player of the Southwestern League and to the All-CIF first team … member of the ‘92 Cal South Olympic Development Program for the 2008-09 season … at club level, assisted United FC to Coast Soccer League cups in 2008 and 2009 … selected to the all-star team at the Denver-based Adidas Elite Soccer program.

Personal
Son of Thomas and Carla Drechsler … brother, Cole (17), was a 2012-13 All-Southwestern League first team selection at Great Oak HS and teammate of Cal Poly freshman winger Ariel Lassiter … majoring in mathematics … biggest thrill as a student-athlete was a 2-1, nationally-televised victory at rival UC Santa Barbara on Oct. 19, 2012 – Cal Poly’s first win at UCSB in 14 years and 15 attempts … Connor Andrew Drechsler was born on Sept. 12, 1992 in Orange, Calif.