Sean Ries (Soccer) – With the growth of soccer in the United States and how it has woven itself into the fabric of sports, it is difficult to remember a time when soccer was in its small-college infancy. But that was the case when Sean Ries entered Kentucky Christian University. Soccer had just recently risen from club to varsity status and game opportunities against similar small Christian colleges were very limited. The Knights took on all comers and played a hodgepodge schedule. The NCCAA II barely had five years under its belt with the sport and post-season opportunities were at a premium. Sean helped raise the visibility of the sport on campus and thus, in the eyes of the current NCCAA soccer hierarchy. During his playing days, he scored an astounding 96 goals which is still the KCU record for a career and along the way was twice named an NCCAA II All-American (2nd Team (91); Honorable Mention (93). For what he meant to the sport on the Kentucky Christian campus, we acknowledge the outstanding accomplishments of Sean Ries.