2021 Men's Soccer Roster
Roster
GK
/ Men's SoccerGK
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerMF
/ Men's SoccerMF
/ Men's SoccerF
/ Men's SoccerMF
/ Men's SoccerMF/D
/ Men's SoccerF
/ Men's SoccerF
/ Men's SoccerMF
/ Men's SoccerF
/ Men's SoccerMF
/ Men's SoccerF
/ Men's SoccerMF
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerMF
/ Men's SoccerMF
/ Men's SoccerMF/D
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerD
/ Men's SoccerGK
/ Men's SoccerGK
/ Men's Soccer
Jersey Number 20
Nick Cruz
- Class:
- Senior
- Position:
- MF
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-7 / 150
- Hometown:
- Monroe, N.J.
- High School:
- St. Joseph's
- Club Team:
- Match Fit Academy
- Major:
- Psychology
Career Stats
Senior (Fall 2021)
Senior (Fall 2021)
- Missed the first seven matches of the season due to injury
- Made season debut with 31 minutes in the 1-0 victory over Penn
- Inducted into Chi Alpha Sigma, the national student-athlete honor society
- Assisted the game-winning goal to defeat Northwestern 2-1 on the road (Oct. 15)
- Spring 2021 United Soccer Coaches Player of Distinction Award
- Big Ten Sportsmanship Award
- Earned Rutgers' Mike Miller Most Improved Player Award
- Played in all nine matches, making eight starts - played 100 percent of the minutes in seven matches
- Tallied an assist at Penn State on March 15
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar & Academic All-Big Ten
- Appeared in 11 games, making 3 starts
- 2019 Academic All-Big Ten
- Logged two assists on the season
- Appeared in 17 games, making six starts
- Logged three shots in games at Mt. St. Mary's (Aug. 31), at No. 5 Michigan State (Sept. 21) and at Ohio State (Sept. 30)
- Posted 22 goals and 27 assists in his career at St. Joseph's in nearby Metuchen
- As a senior in 2017, was named one of the top midfielders in the state by NJ.com
- Followed up with a Third Team All-Non-Public selection behind five goals and 12 assists
- The previous season,collected 13 goals and 14 assists in helping the Falcons to the GMC Tournament semifinals and the Non-Public A final
- Traveled to Spain with East Brunswick United FC winning the "Golden Boot" for best player in the Donosti Cup
Rutgers Athletics Launches the Athletic Excellence Fund
Monday, October 06
R Fund, Knights of the Raritan are YouKnighted | Million Dollar Match
Friday, February 28
Rutgers x Nike Apparel Partnership
Thursday, December 19
Rutgers Athletics 2023-24 Year in Review
Friday, July 12
