Wade Hamilton

Height:
6-2
Weight:
195
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Murrieta, CA
High School:
Murrieta Valley HS

United States National Team
Member of squad that reached the round of 16 at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Mexico (unused substitute during all four matches) … earned three caps during 2010 calendar year, posting a 1-1-1 record.

2014 (Junior)
Played every minute of every match for the second successive season and named Big West Conference Goalkeeper of the Year and to the NSCAA All-Far West Region third team and All-Big West first team after finishing 10th among NCAA Division I goalkeepers with 96 saves and 19th with 5.05 saves per match … among Big West goalkeepers, also ranked second in minutes played (1,805:59), fourth in shutouts (five) and fifth in save percentage (.800) … named NSCAA National Player of the Week and Big West Defensive Player of the Week for Sept. 15 after shutting out both No. 1 UCLA (Sept. 14) and Grand Canyon (Sept. 11) … recorded a season high nine saves in victories at North Carolina State (Aug. 31) and at UC Riverside (Oct. 9) and in a draw at UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 25) … chalked up eight matches of six-plus saves … one of three Mustangs to start all 19 matches alongside Chase Minter and Justin Dhillon.

2013 (Sophomore)
Played every minute of all 21 games – the first Mustang goalkeeper to play every match in five seasons – and finished second among Big West Conference players in saves (67), third in minutes played (1,955:34) and fourth in victories (10) … named Sept. 9 Big West Defensive Player of the Week after recording three saves in 3-0 victory at No. 6 UCLA (Sept. 5) … also earned a shutout during 2-0 home win versus San Francisco (Sept. 20) … chalked up season high eight saves in Big West Tournament quarterfinal match at No. 25 Cal state Northridge (Nov. 12) … produced five-plus saves in a match seven times.

2012 (Freshman)
Earned All-Big West honorable mention recognition after finishing second among conference players with a .800 save percentage, fourth with 4.33 saves per match and fifth with a 1.10 goals against average … among NCAA Division I players, finished 42nd in save percentage, 69th in saves per game and 79th in goals against average … earned Oct. 22 Big West Player of the Week praise after posting shutout in 1-0 home win against UC Davis (Oct. 16) and making career high 11 saves in 2-1 overtime win at No. 16 UC Santa Barbara (Oct. 19) … earned Nov. 5 Big West Player of the Week recognition after posting successive shutouts in 1-0 victories at UC Davis (Oct. 31) and versus UC Santa Barbara (Nov. 3) … made nine saves during 2-0 Big West Tournament semifinal loss at Cal State Northridge (Nov. 7) and eight in 3-2 loss at Sacramento State (Oct. 27) … allowed just 10 goals from open play in 1,062 minutes, 55 seconds of action … started during 11 of the 12 games appeared in.

Murrieta Valley HS (Murrieta, Calif.)
Rated as the No. 22 player in the TopDrawerSoccer.com class of 2012 ranking, the No. 28 player by ESPNHS and the No. 38 player by CollegeSoccerNews.com … named to NSCAA Youth Boys All-America team following senior season … failed to allow a goal in helping Region IV Olympic Development Program to 2009 championship at Disney Soccer Showcase … also a member of the Cal South ODP squad … appeared for Arsenal FC in 2009 at the Manchester United Premier Cup and Torneo Internazionale de calico (Pordenone, Italy).

Personal
Son of Wade and Rhonda Hamilton … has one sister, Sara … majoring in kinesiology … career highlight at Cal Poly is regularly playing in front of four-figure crowds … aspires to become a professional player … Wade Nelson Hamilton was born on Sept. 15, 1994 in Redlands, Calif.