CAREER HONORS
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2017, 2018)
2018 (Junior): Appeared in 15 total matches, including nine starts...Helped the Penn State defense pitch six shutouts in 2018...Recorded his first career assist in the Nittany Lions 3-0 win over Stony Brook on Oct. 9...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in 15 matches with nine starts on the backline...Helped the Penn State defense to pitch two shutouts...Scored his first collegiate goal with the game-winner against Detroit Mercy (Sept. 20)...Took three shots for a .333 shot percentage...Played 738 minutes...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2016 (Freshman): Played in all 18 matches with 17 starts in his first season at Penn State…Helped anchor the backline and pitch four shutouts in the 2016 campaign…Took one shot and put it on goal…Logged 1,429 minutes.
BEFORE PENN STATE
High School/Club/ODP: Prepped at John Rennie High School in Montreal, Quebec…Played club soccer for FC Montreal and was a member of the Montreal Impact Academy and Lakeshore…Named to the team of the week on FC Montreal, helping his team to a third-place finish in the playoffs at USSDA U18 in 2014…Spent time on the Quebec Provincial Team…Notched a gold medal at the Canada Games in 2014 en route to a Quebec Player of the Year finalist nomination…Earned a gold medal at the Canadian Championships in 2012 and a silver in 2010…Picked up a bronze medal at the Canadian Championships in 2011 with Lakeshore.
Personal: Full name is Mitchel David Heinz Bringolf…Son of Joanne Niles and Brian Bringolf…Has two brothers, Nykolas and Jeffrey…Majoring in energy engineering.