05/23/2012 Three Tigers Playing for MLS Amateur Teams this SummerCollins, Linder on DC United U-23 Squad; Gagnon Playing for Columbus Crew U-20s 04/10/2012 Men's Soccer Holds Tommy Smith BanquetGuentner Awarded Tommy Smith Spirit Award 03/27/2012 Memphis Athletics Places School-Record 218 Student-Athletes On C-USA Commissioner's Honor RollIt's the sixth-straight year the Tigers' C-USA honor roll has increased. 03/27/2012 Memphis Athletics Places School-Record 218 Student-Athletes On C-USA Commissioner's Honor RollIt is sixth-straight year the number of Tigers C-USA honor roll has increased. 03/13/2012 Men's Soccer Returns from Brazil TourTigers Gained Valuable Experience in Brazil 2011 (Freshman): Named to the Conference USA All-Freshman Team ... Started all 18 games as a defender ... Scored two goals and recorded one assist ... Helped hold No. 18 Bradley to zero shots on goal ... Notched first career-goal, a game-winner, against FIU ... First career-assist came on Andreas Guentner's game-winning goal against Nebraska-Omaha ... Instrumental in helping the Tigers secure six shutouts, the most by a Memphis squad since 2004 ... Significant contributor in Memphis posting a 366:42-minute shutout streak, a streak that began during the Marshall contest and ended with a penalty-kick goal in the 90th minute at UAB ... Scored game-tying goal in 89th minute against UCF in C-USA tournament ... 27th-ranked player on TopDrawerSoccer.com's mid-season "Top 100 Freshman" list. Prior to Memphis: Starred for nearby Evangelical Christian School ... Two-time Gatorade Tennessee Boys Soccer Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011 ... Ranked 23rd in the country among the class of 2011 by CollegeSoccerNews.com and 31st by TopDrawerSoccer.com ... ESPN RISE All-American first-team ... Commercial Appeal "Best of Preps" Player of the Year in 2010 and 2011 ... TSWA and Tennessee High School Coaches All-State first team in 2010 and 2011 ... Participated in both the 2010 and 2011 Discover Europe Tour for the United States and served as team captain during the 2011 tour... Long time member of the Tennessee Olympic Development program ... Played on the club level for the Tennessee Rush and Coach Alex Williams ... Is also a black belt in Taekwondo and was a gold medalist at the AAU Junior Olympics. Personal: Native of Memphis ... Son of David and Linda Gagnon ... Came to the U of M to try and bring a soccer championship to his hometown university.
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