West Virginia University Athletics

2022 (Fifth Year)

• Played in nine games, making three starts
• Registered a shot against Coastal Carolina (Sept .16)
• Logged a season-high 67 minutes against Kentucky in the Sun Belt Championship

2021 (Senior)

• Academic All-MAC
• Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team
• TopDrawerSoccer Team of the Week (Dec. 7)
• Played in 19 matches, with 15 starts
• Scored two goals with two assists for six points in 1,047 minutes
• Finished with eight shots, six of them on goal
• Transitioned from forward to defender prior to start of the season
• Helped back line post nine clean sheets on the year
• Found the back of the net at Western Michigan on Oct. 16
• Opened the scoring against Virginia Tech on Nov. 21, in the NCAA Tournament Second Round
• Played a season-high 92 minutes at Tulsa (Nov. 27) in the NCAA Tournament Third Round
• Credited with an assist at Georgetown in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinal on Dec. 4

2020-21 (Junior)

• All-MAC First Team
• Academic All-MAC Team
• Academic All-Big 12 At-Large First Team
• Played in all 10 games, featuring four starts, in 593 minutes
• Led the team and finished tied for No. 4 in the MAC with four goals
• Totaled 13 shots on the year, with nine of them on frame
• Registered at least one shot attempt in nine of 10 matches
• Logged 78 minutes in his WVU debut at Charlotte on Feb. 26; finished with a shot on goal
• Played in all 90 minutes on March 14, at Western Michigan
• Scored his first Mountaineer goal in March 24’s win over Marshall; the tally was good for the game-winner
• Found the back of the net two more times on March 31, vs. Western Michigan
• His 76th-minute score was the game-winner against the Broncos
• Also scored at Northern Illinois on April 11

2018-19 – Bowling Green

• Began his collegiate career by playing two seasons at Bowling Green
• Academic All-MAC
• Played in 22 career matches, including two starts
• Logged 546 minutes as a sophomore, scoring two goals on 12 shots
• Also added an assist for the Falcons in 2019

High School

• Attended Fairmont Senior High and played for coach Jim Denardi
• Also played club with North United
• 2017 WVHSSCA Player of the Year
• Helped the Polar Bears to a 2015 Class AA state championship
• Scored a school-record 127 career goals

Personal

• Son of Scott and Denise Swiger
• Has one brother
• Birthday is November 17
• Earned bachelor’s degree in management in May 2022
• Currently pursuing graduate certificate in business data technology management
• Dean’s List
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll