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2007 (Junior): A starter of 33 career games, he missed the 2007 season due to a knee injury suffered late in the summer...Medical redshirt. 2006 (Sophomore): Honored on ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District First Team...Named to ESPN the Magazine Academic All-America® Third Team...An All-Big Ten Academic honoree...One of three Nittany Lions to start all 20 games...Tabbed for Penn State Classic All-Tournament Team recognition...Scored the first goal of his collegiate career in 2-1 win over Northwestern (11/2) in first round match-up of Big Ten Championship...Selected to Big Ten Championship All-Tournament Team for his standout performance...Totaled a career high nine shots for the season...Named Penn State's honoree for Big Ten Sportsmanship Award. 2005 (Freshman): Saw action in 20 games...Made continual improvement throughout the year, earning 13 starts by season's end...A fixture on a defense that recorded four straight shutouts late in the season...Registered first point of collegiate career with an assist on Jeff Chambers' goal against Creighton in the third round of the NCAA Championship (11/27)...Totaled three shots for the season. 2004 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School/Club/ODP: A 2002 and 2003 All-WPIAL District 7 selection...2003 All-Section Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Elite 11...Pittsburgh Post Gazette North Top 11 in 2003...Pine-Richland High School team captain and team MVP during senior season...Played for the Beadling Soccer Club, five-time Pennsylvania West State Champions...A three-year member of the Pennsylvania West ODP team. Background: Ryan Thomas Badaracco was born Dec. 11, 1985 in Wexford, Pa...Son of Ken and Aurora Badaracco...Graduated in May 2008 with a degree in Finance...Continuing his education at Penn State as a non-degree graduate student this fall.
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