CAREER HONORS
BIG TEN PRESEASON HONORS (2018)
BIG TEN DISTINGUISHED SCHOLAR (2016-17)
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2016, 2017, 2018)
2018 (Senior): Appeared in all 17 matches and made 14 starts for the Nittany Lions...Earned Big Ten preseason honors...Contributed to the defense's six shutouts of opponents in 2018...Totaled 1,216 minutes on the pitch...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2017 (Junior): Appeared in 16 matches with 10 starts on the backline for the Nittany Lions...Helped Penn State to two shutouts as a defensive back...Saw 929 minutes of action on the pitch...Put one shot on net...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2016 (Sophomore): Played in 13 matches, starting 10 on the backline for the Nittany Lions before suffering an injury…Saw 800 minutes on the pitch…Took one shot against Pittsburgh (Oct. 11)…Helped Penn State to two shutouts in the 2016 season.
2015 (Freshman): Appeared in all but one match for the Nittany Lions as a true freshman, starting three matches for the Blue and White…Tallied 838 minutes on the pitch and took four shots, three of which landed on goal…Played a key role as a reserve in the backline.
BEFORE PENN STATE
High School/Club/ODP: Played one year of high school soccer at Fox Chapel High High School in Pittsuburgh before moving to the Washington D.C. area to play for the D.C. United Youth Academy…Led the D.C. United team to an 18-6-4 overall record…Tallied the most minutes and most starts in the 2014 season...Was a member of both the PA West ODP and Region I team…Traveled to Italy on two occasions, starting every game…Named team captain while playing with the Region I team in Italy…Helped the team to two state cups.
Personal: Full name is Brennan Henry Ireland…Son of Todd and Lisa Ireland…Has one brother, Aidan…Father wrestled at Millersville University…Majoring in business.