Rich Balchan stopped by after his first day of training to tell Crew Soccer Nation a little about himself.
College
- Two-time Big Ten-All Tournament team
- 2010: First Team All-Big Ten
- 2009: Defensive MVP of Mike Berticelli Memorial Tournament
- 2007: Big Ten All-Freshman team
Personal
- Father played lacrosse and golf at Michigan, mother swam and played water polo at Arizona, grandfather ran track at Michigan
High School
- All-State Honorable Mention
- Carmel High School
Club/National Team
- Six-time state champions with the Carmel United Cosmos III
- Ft. Wayne Fever of the PDL
- Member of U-20 national team pool
- Sports marketing and management major