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3 Micah Sonnenberg

  • Position Defender
  • Height 5-10
  • Class Fifth Year
  • Hometown Brooklyn, Mich.
  • Highschool Columbia Central

Biography

2022 (Senior):
  • Started 15 of his 16 matches, including each of the final eight
  • Played exactly 1,300 minutes, the 7th-most on the team
  • Recorded three shots on goal in three different months, with the first coming against the Western Athletic Conference’s (WAC) Grand Canyon Antelopes on September 13, the next against the Mid-American Conference’s (MAC) Western Michigan Broncos on October 18 and the final one against the Northern Kentucky Norse on November 2
2021: 
• Started in all 19 games played, totaling an impressive 1,725 minutes 
• Led Oakland's defense on their way to regular season and championship titles

2020-21:
• Started in all nine games at defense
• Recorded first career assist in 4-3 win over Milwaukee (3/12)
• Helped anchor the backline to two shutouts over Robert Morris (2/4) and at Green Bay (4/5)

2019:
• Appeared in three games

High School:
• Four-year letterwinner (three-year captain) at Columbia Central HS for head coach Kendon Smith
• Ranks third in Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) records for goals in a game (8), third in most goals in a season (71) in 2018 and ranks second for career goals (172)
• Helped Columbia Central win two district championships
• 2018 All-State selection and four-time team MVP, also was 2018 All-State in football
• Named High School Varsity Player of the Year for Jackson county in 2018
• Helped Michigan Jaguars club team to two regional championships in 2017 and 2018 and a national semi-final appearance in 2017
 
Top Athletic Performance:
• Scored eight goals in one game
 
Academic Honors:
• Honor Roll selection and leadership member
 
Personal:
  • Full Name: Micah Paul Sonnenberg
  • Birthdate: 11/9/2000
  • Parents: Todd and Jennifer Sonnenberg
  • Siblings: Brothers, Daniel and David | Sister Elizabeth
  • Sister played soccer at Jackson College
  • Major: Business
Top 3 Reasons for Choosing Oakland:
1. Loved athletic facilities, campus and city
2. Oakland was perfect fit
3. Size of the school was exactly what I was looking for

Statistics

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Historical Player Information

  • 24

    2019Freshman

    Defender
    5'9" 150 lbs
    24
  • 24

    2020Sophomore

    D
    5'9" 150 lbs
    24
  • 3

    2021Junior

    D
    5'9" 150 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2022Senior

    D
    5'10" 165 lbs
    3
  • 3

    2023Fifth Year

    Defender
    5'10" 0 lbs
    3