Bowling Green State University Athletics
2024 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 1/24
Grant Balcer
- Position:
- Goalkeeper
- Height:
- 6-1
- Weight:
- 160
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- Hometown:
- Hudsonville, Mich.
- High School:
- Unity Christian
- Prev School:
- Seattle Univ.
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Bowling Green |
- Played 30 minutes of the Falcons' scrimmage vs. Robert Morris
- Did not see match action during the regular season
2023 | Senior
- Did not see match action in his first season with the Falcons
- Enrolled at BGSU in time for the Spring 2023 semester and wore uniform #28 during the spring season
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Seattle |
Seattle, Wash. |
- Spent three seasons at Seattle University
Unity Christian High School |
Hudsonville, Mich. |
- Attended Unity Christian H.S. ('20) under coach Randy Heethuis
- A three-time All-Michigan selection for the Crusaders
- Helped his team win the 2018 state championship to go along with three district titles
- Set the school's single-season record for shutouts with 19, the fifth-highest total in MHSAA history
- Also set the school career record with 38 shutouts
- In addition to all-state honors, also was named to the all-district and all-region teams three times each
- Also lettered in basketball and football
- Was kicker in the latter sport in his senior season, and earned all-conference, all-state and 'Dream Team' honors
- Helped the basketball team to a state championship in 2019
Personal |
- Son of Kevin and Carol Balcer
- Plans to major in marketing at BGSU
- Has two older brothers and two older sisters
- Sister, Bethany, played at Spring Arbor, where she was the first-ever three-time NAIA National Player of the Year; now plays professionally for OL Reign in the NWSL, where she was named the 2019 NWSL Rookie of the Year; and has received three call-ups to the U.S. Women's National Team
- Sister, Shannon, also played collegiately at Spring Arbor
- Brother, Nick, is an MLS referee
- Favorite athletes are Steph Curry and Rose Lavelle
- Lists Inky Johnson, a football player who suffered a career-ending injury at the Univ. of Tennessee and went on to become a motivational speaker, as his biggest influence
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