CAREER HONORS
BIG TEN ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM (2018)
BIG TEN DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK (9/25/18)
BIG TEN SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD (2016)
ACADEMIC ALL-BIG TEN (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
2018 (Redshirt Senior): Played and started in all 17 matches for the Nittany Lions on the backline...Totaled a team-high 1,403 minutes on the pitch in 2018...Recorded one goal and two assists for a career high four total points on the season...Scored the lone goal in the Nittany Lions' Big Ten Tournament game at Michigan on Nov. 3 to earn a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament team...Earned Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week honors on Sept. 25 for helping secure the backline in a double overtime draw at Michigan (Sept. 21)...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 16 matches with 14 starts for the Nittany Lions, playing 1,413 minutes on the pitch...Scored the first goal in a 6-2 win over Rutgers (Oct. 22), which was his first career goal donning the Blue and White...Took nine shots, putting six on goal...Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in 10 matches with seven starts…Took two shots in the 2016 season…Played a season-high 110 minutes against No. 22 Akron (Oct. 18)…Recorded 702 minutes on the pitch…Earned the Big Ten Sportsmanship Award.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see action in the 2015 season.
2014 (Freshman): Utilized redshirt season.
BEFORE PENN STATE
High School/Club/ODP: Played five seasons with the New York Soccer Club, which finished fourth in the 2013 EDP...Lettered three years at Don Bosco Prep, earning All-League First Team, All-County First Team and a spot in the BCBSCA All-Star Game senior year...Tallied five goals and five assists senior year in leading the team to a county final and a 13-4-2 record...Tallied six assists junior year as the team went 11-7-1...Earned All-League Third Team sophomore year.
Personal: Full name is Ryan Joseph Gallagher...Son of John Gallagher, Jr. and Yolanda Forbes-Gallagher...Has an older brother, John, who played soccer at Penn State (2008-12) and was drafted by the Chicago Fire...Father, John, played soccer at Rutgers...Majoring in management information systems.