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- Height:
- 5-10
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- Weight:
- 155
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Hometown:
- Cedar Rapids, Iowa
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- High School:
- Prairie
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- Position:
- D/F
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- g
- 5
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- a
- 1
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- pts
- 11
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- gw
- 2
Bio
Honors & Awards
- College Sports Communicators Academic All-District (2022)
- A-R-C All-Academic Team (2022)
- Two-time letterwinner (2021, 22)
2022 | sophomore
- Started all 19 games for the Storm
- Scored his lone goal of the year in the A-R-C Quarterfinal win over Dubuque
- Dished out three assists on the year, one of them also coming in the quarterfinal win over Dubuque
2021 | freshman
- Started 11 of the 15 matches he played in
- Scored a trio of goals to rank third on the team
Before Simpson
- Attended Coe College for two seasons
- Tallied four goals and three assists in 12 career matches with the Kohawks
- Named A-R-C Offensive Player of the Week on April 26, 2021 after scoring the game-winner against Buena Vista
- He was the first men's soccer play to take home weekly honors since 2015
High School
- A 2019 graduate of Cedar Rapids Prairie High School
Personal
- Son of Matt and Colleen Russell
- Has one sibling, Taylor
- Majoring in political science with minors in business administration and legal studies
- Member of pre-law society
- Dean's List student
Player Profile
| Overall | Conf | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | 17 | 7 | ||
| Games started | 17 | 7 | ||
| Goals | 5 | 2 | ||
| Assists | 1 | 1 | ||
| Points | 11 | 5 | ||
| Shots | 41 | 22 | ||
| Shot Pct | .122 | .091 | ||
| Penalty kicks | 0-0 | 0-0 | ||
| Game-winning goals | 2 | 1 | ||
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | sh | pct | pk | gw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23 | Hawkeye Community College | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 25 | Alumni Game | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Aug 27 | Truman | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Sep 1 | Augustana (Ill.) | W, 4-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Sep 3 | Macalester | L, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1.000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 8 | Illinois Col. | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 9 | Saint Mary's (Minn.) | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 13 | Cornell College | W, 3-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 16 | at Knox | L, 4-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | at Carleton | L, 6-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 24 | Central (Iowa) | W, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 26 | at Wisc.-Eau Claire | L, 5-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Sep 29 | at Wis.-Platteville | L, 4-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 4 | Luther | L, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 7 | at Buena Vista | W, 4-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 10 | Neb. Wesleyan | W, 2-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 14 | at Loras | W, 5-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | .250 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Oct 18 | at Dubuque | L, 3-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .000 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 21 | Wartburg | L, 3-1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Oct 24 | at Coe | L, 3-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | at Luther | T, 3-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | .333 | 0-0 | 0 |
Splits Stats - Game
| gp | gs | gpg | a/g | pts/g | sh/g | sh% | sog/g | sog% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 17 | 17 | .29 | .06 | .65 | 2.41 | .122 | .76 | .317 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | .29 | .14 | .71 | 3.14 | .091 | .86 | .273 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | 8 | .25 | .13 | .63 | 3.00 | .083 | .88 | .292 |
| Away | 9 | 9 | .33 | .00 | .67 | 1.89 | .176 | .67 | .353 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Result | Wins | 7 | 7 | .43 | .14 | 1.00 | 3.14 | .136 | 1.14 | .364 |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | .11 | .00 | .22 | 1.78 | .063 | .33 | .188 | |
| Month | September | 10 | 10 | .20 | .10 | .50 | 2.00 | .100 | .60 | .300 |
| October | 7 | 7 | .43 | .00 | .86 | 3.00 | .143 | 1.00 | .333 |
Splits Stats - Season
| gp | gs | g | a | pts | sh | sh% | sog | sog% | yc | rc | pk | gw | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Total | 17 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 41 | .122 | 13 | .317 | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Conference | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 22 | .091 | 6 | .273 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
| Location | Home | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 24 | .083 | 7 | .292 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Away | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 17 | .176 | 6 | .353 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 | |
| Neutral | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0-0 | - | |
| Result | Wins | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 22 | .136 | 8 | .364 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Losses | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | .063 | 3 | .188 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | |
| Month | September | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | .100 | 6 | .300 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| October | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 21 | .143 | 7 | .333 | 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 1 |
News Mentions
Reynolds, Russell earn CSC Academic All-District distinction
The Simpson men’s soccer duo of Ben Reynolds and Andrew Russell was selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team.
November 27, 2023
Storm fall in penalties in A-R-C Tournament
The Simpson College men’s soccer team dropped a heartbreaker in the first round of the American Rivers Conference Tournament at Luther,...
October 28, 2023
Knights defeat Storm in conference affair
The Simpson College men’s soccer team was bested by Wartburg, 3-1, in conference action at Buxton Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
October 21, 2023
Storm erupt for massive road win at Loras
The Simpson College men’s soccer team came from behind twice to defeat Loras, 5-2, to soar to the top of the table in the American Rivers...
October 14, 2023
Storm tame Prairie Wolves in supercharged affair
The Simpson College men’s soccer team got two goals from Zach Kline and Sam Hying less than a minute apart, holding on to defeat Nebraska...
October 11, 2023
Storm take down Buena Vista for road conference win
The Simpson College men’s soccer team disposed of Buena Vista by a score of 4-2 in American Rivers Conference play.
October 7, 2023
Simpson holds off rival Central for opening conference victory
A brace from Ronaldo Ordaz and the finisher by Zach Kline propelled the Simpson College men’s soccer team to a 3-1 win over rival Central in...
September 24, 2023
Storm drop home match against Cardinals
The Simpson College men’s soccer team took control of the game in the second half, tying the game, but Saint Mary’s (Minn.) hit the...
September 9, 2023
Valiant Storm effort comes up short in final minutes
Down a man for almost a whole hour, the Simpson College men’s soccer team fought brilliantly, but ultimately fell to Macalester, 4-2,...
September 3, 2023
Storm thrash Augustana for season-opening win
Behind two goals and an assist from freshman Zach Kline, the Simpson College men’s soccer team blanked Augustana (Ill.) by a score of 4-0 in...
September 1, 2023
