John Collins

4 - John Collins

Height: 5-9
Weight: 145
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Cape Cod, Mass.
Position: M
Major: Special Education
Last School: Barnstable

2009: Appeared in 10 games as a freshman with his first collegiate start coming against Wofford (9/11)... Also started matches at UNC Asheville (9/16), at High Point (9/19) and Georgia Southern (9/23).

Before USC Upstate: A four-year letterman at Barnstable for head coach Foster Cass... Served as team captain as a junior and senior... Played forward and midfield... Three-year Cape and Islands All-Star selection... Three-time Old Colony League All-Star pick... Ranked second on the team in scoring and in assists as a sophomore, junior and senior... Played club soccer for MPS Cape Cod Crusaders... Served as captain from 2005-08... Earned U-14 MVP honors... Led the U-17 team to an appearance in the USL national finals in 2007... Team finished third in the 2006 Massachusetts State Cup... Three-time USL Super Y ODP Camp attendee.

Personal: Born on Jan. 20, 1991 in Wareham, Mass... Son of Damon and Lisa Collins... Has an older sister... Special education major... Favorite food is tacos... Favorite movie is “Fight Club”... Favorite singer is Wiz Khalifa... Favorite TV Show is “Entourage”... Favorite Sports Figure is Didier Drogba... Favorite season is winter... Most admires his father... Likes soccer, snowboarding, surfing, hanging out with friends and playing Call of Duty... Earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do in 2003.

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