Garrett Opperman

NU Headshots August 13, 2019 in Evanston, Ill.

Height:
6-1
Weight:
180
Position:
D
Class:
Junior
Hometown:
Minneapolis, Minn.
High School:
Breck School

2020-21: Appeared in eight games, starting three as a senior ... Played the full 90 minutes in the final two games of the regular season ... Fired a shot on goal against Rutgers (4/4).

2019: Second Team All-Big Ten nominee ... Started all 18 games this season ... Converted a penalty against Western Illinois that served as the eventual match-winner (Sept. 12) ... Recorded a shot-on-goal in victory over Maryland (Sept. 20).

2018: Started in 20 games ... Assisted a goal to help defeat Concordia Chicago 6-0 (Oct. 26) ... Scored his second goal of the season against DePaul in a 1-1 draw (Oct. 9) ... Scored a goal to help the Wildcats win over Cleveland State (Aug. 24) ... played a total of 1892 minutes during the season ... Fall Academic All-Big Ten Honoree.

2017: Awarded Big Ten All-Freshman Team spot with a unanimous vote ... Started all 19 games ... Played every minute of the season, with a team-leading 1736 minutes ... Tallied 12 shots ... Anchored the defense to three shutout victories over UIC (Sept. 20), DePaul (Oct. 11), and Rutgers (Oct. 15).

Career Highs:
Minutes.................110 (6x), vs. Ohio State (9/28/19)
Goals.........................1 (3x), at Western Ill. (9/12/19)
Assists.......1 (2x), vs. Concordia Chicago (10/26/18)
Shots..............................3 (2x), vs. Depaul (10/9/18)
Shots on Goal............2 (2x), at Western Ill. (9/12/19)

Last Updated: 4/12/2021

High School: Varsity starter all four years at Breck School... Helped Breck win three conference championships, one section championship, and a second place finish in the 2015 state tournament … Received NSCAA all-region player, all-state first team, all-state tournament team, and all-conference awards... Awarded all-state first team and all-conference honors as a senior, and was named a Mr. Soccer finalist … Point guard of the basketball team that won a conference championship.

Club: Captain for Minneapolis United U12-U19 and was a semi-finalist in USYSA Region II Midwest Championship and Midwest Cup champion, Minnesota State Cup champion , and KC Champions Cup champion in 2014 … Club team won the National XIV Midwest Regional u16 Super Group and the PUMA Cup College Showcase in 2015 ... Helped his team win Surf Cup and Minnesota State Cup in 2016 ... Played for the Minnesota ODP state team for five years and helped Minnesota win second place in the ODP national showcase ... A 2015 selection for the ODP Boys Florida Interregional All-Star Team and contributed to Region II's win in the Florida Interregional Showcase and Costa Rica International Tour … Attended Northwestern's winter training center in early 2016, and Northwestern's College Soccer Training Center (CTSC) in the summer of 2016.

Personal: Parents are Nat and Beth Opperman… Nat attended Harvard University, and Beth attended St. Olaf College for their undergraduate degrees… Brothers are Sam (11) and Max (8) ... Major is undeclared.