Nominee Name: Greg Meyer
Student-Athlete
RMAC School Attended:
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Years Attended: 1994-1997
Sports Played: Soccer
Athletic Accomplishments:
Greg Meyer will always hold a special place in UCCS
sports history as the school's first All-American- an honor he
earned in 1997. During that season, he set school records for wins
(14) goals against average (0.87) and shutouts (9.5) that not only
still stand, but have never been seriously threatened. Among
single-season record holders, Meyer has four of the top five wins
seasons, four of the top six saves seasons and the top two shutout
seasons. Not surprisingly, he holds the school's career records in
most games played (75), most wins (43), most saves (482), and most
shutouts (21.5). Meyer was a two-time All-RMAC selection (1996-97)
and was an All-Colorado Athletic Conference and All-Rocky Mountain
Intercollegiate Soccer League selection prior to that. In his two
seasons in the RMAC, Meyer recorded 16.5 shutouts, 135 saves and 25
wins. He played professionally for the Colorado Stampede and the
Nashville metros of the A League. From there, he trained in
England, then with the Colorado Rapids but did not appear in a
game.
Civic Activities: Served as a volunteer coach for
the YMCA while a student-athlete at UCCS. Upon graduation, served
as a volunteer goalkeeper coach for Lewis-Palmer High School's
women's soccer program. Since then, has worked with Pike's Peak
YMCA Partner's Campaign, which raises money to allow children who
could not otherwise afford to participate in YMCA activities, camps
and child care. Has also been a volunteer for the Leukemia
Foundation and is currently working to raise money for a Family
Retreat/Conference Center in Yampa, Colorado.
Nominator Name: Doug Fitzgerald
Position: Assistant Athletic Director/Sports
Information Director
School: University of Colorado at Colorado Springs