Class / Eligibility:

    Senior / Senior

 

Hometown:

    Portage, Michigan

 

High School:

    Portage Northern

 

Height / Weight:

    6-0 / 210

 

Position:

    Midfield

 

Major:

    Business Administration

 

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General: Only player on the team who did not play lacrosse in high school...Outstanding, three sport high school athlete who decided to pick up lacrosse in college...Athletic ability and drive earned him a starting defensive midfield position as a sophomore...Now Michigan's top short stick defender...Has worked hard on offensive game, and will be a threat in transition...Outstanding student, carries a perfect GPA.

 

Senior - 2006: Played in 14 games...Elected Captain...Won the team's Wesley Martus Scholar-Athlete Award (shared with Nick Uhler and Abdul El-Sayed) for second straight year...Won the team's Leadership Award...Collected career-high 4 ground balls vs. Western Michigan (Mar. 19)...Scored a goal vs. Arizona (Mar. 24)...Scored a goal vs. Lindenwood (Mar. 25)

 

Junior - 2005: 4.0 GPA earned the Wesley Martus Scholar-Athlete Award that goes to the highest grade point average of the team (shared with Abdul El-Sayed)...Shared the Unsung Hero Award with two other players...Played in all 21 games...Scored a goal against Texas (Apr. 1)...Had an assist versus Northeastern in the 1st Round of the USL MDIA National Championships (May 10).  Collected 3 ground balls versus UCSB in USL MDIA National Semifinal game (May 13).

 

Sophomore - 2004: Played in 16 games...Scored a career high two points, on two assists, versus Central Florida (Feb. 23)...Dished out an assist vs. Arizona (Mar. 6)...Scored a goal and equaled his career high with two points against Indiana (Apr. 10)...Scored a goal against Miami (Apr. 11).

 

Freshman- 2003: Played in 11 games...Scored first career goal versus St. John's (Mar. 21).

 

Prep: Did not play high school lacrosse...Played four years of varsity soccer as a goalie...Soccer honors included 2 year captain, 3 time All-State, All-Region, All-District and All-Conference selection...Played 2 years of varsity basketball and was a captain as a senior...Also played 2 years of varsity baseball where he was a captain as a senior and an All-Conference selection.

 

Personal: Parents are William and Caryl Rimmke...Born May 17, 1984...Enrolled in the School of Business, majoring in Business Administration.

 

Eric Rimmke's Career Statistics

Year GP/GS Goals Assists Points PPG Shots GB Pen.
2006 14/0 2 2 4 0.3 7 15 3/2:00
2005 21/0 1 1 2 0.1 15 20 6/4:00
2004 16/0 2 4 6 0.4 3 15 0/0:00
2003 15/0 1 0 1 0.1 5 7 0/0:00
Totals 66/0 6 7 13 0.3 30 57 9/6:00

 

Eric Rimmke's Career Highs

Goals 1 vs. multiple opponents
Assists 1 vs. multiple opponents
Points 2 vs. multiple opponents
Shots 2 vs. Lindenwood (3/25/2006)
Groundballs 4 vs. Western Michigan (3/19/2006)

 

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