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Briefly: Played significant minutes last season and will provide depth to the position ... Former member of the U.S. Under-20 National Team ... Beginning to assert himself as a team leader.
2000: 
Earned a starting role in all 22 matches... Garnered Honorable Mention All-Conference honors... Set new career-highs for himself in shots (21), goals (3), assists (8) and points (14)...His eight assists tied him for third on the team and fourth in the Pac-10... Named to the Pac-10 All-Academic Second Team...Tallied two goals and four assists during the NCAA Tournament.
1999: Started 16 games, including the NCAA First Round match against Santa Clara... Overall, appeared in 18 of 19 matches... Netted a goal in the 4-0 win over Dartmouth... Assisted on Ryan Nelsen's game-winner in the 2-1 victory over Bradley... Totaled three points on the season.
1998: One of only two freshmen that played during the season... Appeared in 14 matches with one start... Made his first career start at Harvard... Scored his first collegiate goal in the NCAA Tournament against San Diego.
High School: Attended St. Charles High School with current teammate Mike Murphy... A two-time All-America, All-Midwest Regional and All-State selection... Named the Illinois Player of the Year in 1997 by IHCA/Kelme, NSCAA/Umbro and Gatorade... Team captain in both 1996 and `97... Led St. Charles to 1995 and '96 State championships and a third place finish in '97, earning State Finals All-Tournament accolades all three years... Thrice named to the All-Upstate 8 Conference first team...The '96 squad finished the season ranked second nationally while the '95 squad finished fifth... Helped his high school post a 63-game winning streak from 1995-97 (80 against Illinois schools)... The 1995 and '96 teams became the first in state history to post back-to-back undefeated seasons... Member of the National Honor Society, the D.A.R.E. Role Model Club and the New Student Club... Played club soccer for Team Magic (formerly Sports Club), which captured the State Cup in 1993, '94, '95, '97 and '98... Led squad to the 1994 Region II championship... A Region II starter from 1994-97... Member of the Illinois State team from 1993-98.
Personal: Son of Janet and Neill Shanahan... Hobbies and interests include cheetahs, music, relaxing, sleeping, wakeboarding and A-game... Recent jobs include working for the Stanford Graduate School of Business as a program assistant in the Executive Education Programs... Undeclared major.
Career Stats
Year GP/GS S G A Pts
1998 17/1 9 1 0 2
1999 19/16 13 1 1 3
2000 22/22 21 3 8 14
Total 58/39 43 5 9 19