Garrett Bireline Class: Freshman Hometown: Marion, Ind. High School: Marion Position: Midfielder/Defender Birthdate: 06/23/1988 Experience: 1L

Bireline helped the BGSU shutout IPFW in 2007.

2007 // Bireline's Final 2007 Stats in PDF Format
Played in seven matches, starting in two ... made first collegiate start at Cincinnati ... helped BG post a shut out over IPFW ... also helped the Falcon defense become the third team (at game time) to hold then No. 19 Ohio State scoreless for more than one hour of play.

HIGH SCHOOL
An adidas/NSCAA All Region Scholar and adidas/NSCAA All America Scholar while at Marion under coach Jorge Berry ... earned four letters ... County Player of the Year for the Giants ... helped his team to the North Central Conference title in 2003 ... MHS advanced to two sectional championship games, winning one title ... a two-time All-NCC First-Team selection, and an Academic All-NCC honoree ... team MVP as both a junior and a senior ... also earned letters in basketball (two), track and football (one each).

PERSONAL
Born June 23, 1988, in Seattle, Wash. ... plans to major in exercise science at BGSU ... son of David and Gail Bireline ... has a younger sister ... played club ball for the Indy Burn, leading that team to an Indiana Premier League first-place finish ... team also placed sixth in the Region II National and trained at the Liverpool Academy in Liverpool, England ... father played college basketball at Seattle Pacific and is the director of athletics at Taylor (Ind.) University ... grandfather, Delbert Bireline, played collegiate baseball at Bradley.