Bio

Honors & Awards

• 2017 All-IIAC
• IIAC Defensive Player of the Week, 10/1/17
• IIAC Defensive Player of the Week, 9/17/17
• IIAC Defensive Player of the Week, 9/3/17
• 2017 Team Newcomer of the Year
• 2017 Defensive co-MVP
• Letterwinner

2017 | freshman

• Named to the All-Iowa Conference Team
• Started 17 games in goal, going 13-3-1 with a 0.95 goals against average
• Made 87 saves and posted three shutouts
• Posted the fourth-best goals against average in school history
• Named IIAC Defensive Player of the Week on Oct. 1 after going 2-0 with 11 saves in wins over Iowa Wesleyan and Dubuque
• Named IIAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 17 after allowing just one goal and making seven saves in 180 minutes as the Storm went 3-0
• Named IIAC Defensive Player of the Week on Sept. 3 after making 18 saves in wins over No. 25 Wis.-Whitewater and Illinois Tech
• Made a season-high 11 saves in the win over No. 25 Wis.-Whitewater in the season-opener

Prior to Simpson

• Attended Des Moines Area CC as a freshman

High School

• A 2016 graduate of Norwalk High School
• Coached by Dustin Kralik
• Was a three-time, first team all-state pick
• Named Elite All-State by the Des Moines Register as a senior
• A three-time first team all-conference and academic all-conference pick
• Helped the Warriors to state championships in 2014 and 2016
• School record holder with 34 career shutouts
• Also lettered in basketball

Personal

• Son of Kevin and Lia Potratz
• Has one sister, Kylie
• Majoring in exercise science
• Named to Dean's list two times