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David Nemec

8 Cole Cruthers

8 Cole Cruthers

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Position:
    MF
  • Ht./Wt.:
    5-8 / 140
  • Hometown:
    Portland, Ore.
  • High School:
    Lake Oswego
  • Club Team:
    Portland Timbers

Summary

Biography

2022 Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year 
2022 Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection 
2022 ECAC Rookie of the Year 
2023 Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree
 
Junior (Fall 2024)
  • Saw action in 15 games and made 11 starts 
  • Recorded assists versus Princeton (Aug. 30) and Michigan State (Nov. 3) for two points on the season 
  • Took seven total shots and put five on goal 
Sophomore (2023)
  • 2023 Big Ten Sportsmanship winner
  • Appeared in all 16 games and started 14 
  • Scored against Delaware (Aug. 24) in the season opener for two points
  • Recorded six shots and put three on goal
  • His 1,005 minutes on the pitch ranked fourth on the team 
Freshman (Fall 2022)
  • Big Ten Co-Freshman of the Year 
  • Big Ten All-Freshman Team selection 
  • ECAC Rookie of the Year 
  • Played in 20 games during the fall and made 18 starts, the most by any freshman on the team 
  • His 1,525 minutes ranked fifth on the team 
  • Scored his first and only collegiate goal of the season against Northwestern (Sept. 17) 
  • Also added three assists including back-to-back helpers in Big Ten play versus Michigan State (Oct. 16) and Michigan (Oct. 21) 
  • Ended the season with five total points 
  • Took 10 shots and put three on goal 
Prior to Rutgers
  • Incoming freshman from the Timbers FC Academy
  • Invited to the U.S. Soccer Boys National Team Futures Camp in 2017
  • Came up through the U.S. Soccer Development Academy
Personal
  • Son of Sara and Scott
  • Has one sibling, Hannah
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2025
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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2022Freshman

    MF
    5'8" 140 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2023Sophomore

    MF
    5'8" 140 lbs
    24
  • 8

    2024Junior

    MF
    5'8" 140 lbs
    8
  • 8

    2025Senior

    MF
    5'8" 140 lbs
    8
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