Vanguard University

The athlete: Kyle returns to the pitch for the Lions as a junior in 2011?one of the top players in the conference, was named third-team All-American and All-GSAC in 2010?was second on the team in goals (11), assists (7) and total points (29)?transferred from Southern Illinois University in Edwardsville, Illinois?played for Coach Kevin Kalish at SIU, where he played for one season?before SIU, graduated from Marina High School in Huntington Beach, California, in 2008?played for current VUSC assistant Jeff Schofield in the Sunset League?played three seasons of club soccer with Pateadores?has played the game since he was four years old?good athleticism and set up skills?provides great ball control from the middle of the field?ability to take defenders one-on-one...should build off a fantastic season in 2010.

The person: Kyle Patrick was born to parents Patrick and Jean on May 27, 1990, in Garden Grove, California?has one younger sister, Jordan?"O.B." will major in kinesiology at VU?enjoys eating at "Fuji Burger"?prefers to watch the movie "Happy Gilmore" and the Fox Soccer Channel on TV?favorite number is 17 ?likes to golf when he is not playing soccer? ?respects his Dad, who taught him everything he knows?life has taught him to take chances?has learned from soccer to be mentally tough?career goal is to play professional soccer.

His thoughts: I love the teammates I am surrounded by.

Coach Dodge's comments: Kyle will lead our offense this year. He is the type of player everybody wants to play with.