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Bowling Green State University Athletics
2025 Men's Soccer Roster
Jersey Number 13
Xavier Sims
- Position:
- Defender
- Height:
- 6-2
- Weight:
- 167
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Blacklick, Ohio
- High School:
- Pickerington North
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Bowling Green |
- Made his BGSU debut in the match at Butler, playing several minutes off the bench
- Saw 17 minutes of action in the win at Wright State, and played eight minutes at Michigan
- Played nine minutes against Bellarmine
- Played the final nine minutes as BGSU closed out a 2-1 win at DePaul
- Saw 10 minutes of work in the MVC opener vs. Evansville
- Played a career-high 32 minutes in the Falcons' 2-0 win over Northern Kentucky
- Was on the field for 21 minutes at Belmont
- Played 10 minutes of the match at Cleveland State, and played 27 minutes of the win over Bradley
- Came off the bench to play eight minutes at Drake, and saw brief action in the UIC match
Pickerington North High School |
Pickerington, Ohio |
- Attended Pickerington North H.S., graduating in May of 2025
- Was named a United Soccer Coaches High School All-American as a senior in 2024
- Earned three letters for the Panthers of head coach Darin Monhollen
- Helped the team to a 19-2 record, the best in school history, as a senior
- Anchored a defense that recorded a school-record 15 clean sheets (15) and allowed just seven goals (also a school record) in that senior season
- Team won the district title and advanced to the regional finals
- Named to the All-Ohio First Team
- Was both the Central Ohio Player of the Year and the OCC Player of the Year
- A two-year team captain
Personal |
- Born in Columbus, Ohio
- Son of Laran and Jenny Sims
- Plans to major in exercise science at BGSU
- Has two younger brothers, Bryce and Kameron
- Father played collegiate basketball at Akron and Capital Univ.
- Has played club soccer for Ohio Premier ECNL as well as Columbus Crew Academy
- Lists his father as his biggest influence
- Favorite athlete is Kevin De Bruyne
Off The Pitch: Gonzalo Carranza (Oct. 30, 2025)
Thursday, October 30
Off The Pitch: Jack Bennett (Oct. 22, 2025)
Thursday, October 23
Off The Pitch: Ryko Bodurov (Oct. 16, 2025)
Friday, October 17
Eric Nichols Post-Match Interview (Oct. 10, 2025)
Saturday, October 11
