Trai Blanks

Class:
Junior
Position:
F
Height:
5-6
Weight:
145
Hometown:
Ann Arbor, Mich.
High School:
Pioneer

At Michigan... 2005 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient ... 2005 Team Offensive MVP ... 2005 Michigan Invitational All-Tournament Offensive MVP.

Senior (2005)... Played in 19 games and started in 12 ... Received the 2005 Big Ten Sportsmanship Award ... took three shots against Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament (Nov. 10)... took three shots and earned a goal against Wisconsin-Milwaukee (Oct. 20)... made season debut as a starter against Louisville (Sept. 9) in Michigan Invitational (Sept. 9-11) ... Scored second (72:05) and third goal (80:37) of the season as well as first assist of the season against Long Island (Sept. 11) ... earned Michigan Invitational All-Tournament Team honors as well as being named tournament Offensive MVP ... Made season debut against Detroit (Sept. 1) ... Scored opening goal at 37:22 mark.

Junior (2004)... Played in all 23 matches, earning 20 starts ... Third on the team with 10 points on three goals and four assists ... Tied for third on the team with three goals ... Third on the team with four assists ... Handed out the game-winning assist vs. Connecticut (Sept. 1) ... Tallied the game-winning assist vs. Dayton (Sept. 10) ... Took two shots with two shots on goal vs. Bowling Green (Sept. 17) ... Took one shot on goal vs. Louisville (Oct. 3) ... Took two shots with one shot on goal vs. Notre Dame (Oct. 13) ... Scored first goal of the season with the game-winner vs. Wisconsin (Oct. 22) ... Scored one goal on three shots and had an assists vs. Akron (Oct. 29) ... Took two shots with one shot on goal vs. Penn State (Oct. 31) ... Took four shots with one shot on goal vs. Ohio State in the Big Ten Championship (Nov. 11) ... Tied career high with three points on one goal and one assist vs. Akron in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (Nov. 19) ... Handed out the game-winning assist vs. the Zips ... Lettered.

Sophomore (2003)... Played in career-best 17 games with four starts at forward ... Started in program’s first three NCAA College Cup games: at Santa Clara (Dec. 6), at Notre Dame (Nov. 30) and vs. Saint Peter’s College (Nov. 26) ... Also started against Evansville (Sept. 7) ... Recorded two shots in Elite Eight College Cup match at Santa Clara (Dec. 6) ... Recorded career-best three shots with a career high two shots on goal at No. 17 Oakland (Sept. 30) ... Totaled eight shots with three shots on goal during the regular season.

Freshman (2002)... Played in 10 games with two starts against Wright State (Sept. 2) and Yale (Sept. 15) ... Totaled three points on a goal and an assist ... Tallied first career goal at Northwestern (Oct. 27) ... Posted first career point on an assist at Evansville (Sept. 27) ... Took three shots with two shots on goal during the season.

Prep... Pioneer High School (2001) ... 2001 SAT Outstanding Achievement Award ... Earned two NAACP academic awards ... Three year varsity letterwinner and starter (1999-2001) ... Two-time team MVP (2000-01) ... Led Pioneer in points, goals and assists (2000-01) ... 2001 team captain ... Three-time all-district first team (1999-2001) ... Two-time South Eastern Conference first team (2000-01) ... 2001 All-Metro ... 2001 all-state first team ... 2000 all-state second team.

Club/Junior Team... Six-year member of Ann Arbor Arsenal (1995-2000) ... Three-year member of Rochester Knights (2000-02) ... Helped Knights to three consecutive state championships (2000-02) ... Five-year member of the Michigan Olympic Development state team (1997-2002) ... Two-year member of the Midwest Regional pool team (2000, 2002).

Personal... Enrolled in the College of Engineering, majoring in industrial and operational engineering.

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