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2017 Men's Soccer Roster

Jay Drowns, UVU Marketing
Jay Drowns, UVU Marketing
August Miller, UVU Marketing
Jay Drowns, UVU Marketing
Shane Truskolaski
Shane Truskolaski
August Miller, UVU Marketing
August Miller, UVU Marketing
August Miller, UVU Marketing
Shane Truskolaski

10 Karson Payton

10 Karson Payton

  • Weight:
    151
  • Height:
    5-10
  • Class:
    Senior
  • Hometown:
    Provo, Utah
  • Highschool:
    Timpview HS

Summary

Biography

At Utah Valley ...
Senior (2017): Started all 18 matches and earned All-WAC second team honors for third season in a row ... was also named to the CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team for the second time and Academic All-WAC for the third consecutive year ... finished with three goals and two assists, landing third on the team in points with eight ... played 1,443 minutes ... three goals came in each of the final three matches of his career, at UNLV, at Grand Canyon, and home against No. 23 Seattle U ... had assists in 1-1 draw with San José State and against Sacramento State. 

Junior (2016): Named to All-WAC second team for the second straight season after finishing with three goals and five assists in 19 starts on the season ... had two game-winning goals including in a 3-0 win at Northern Illinois on Sept. 11 ... also had an assist in win over NIU ... score game's lone goal, for second game-winner, against UT Rio Grande Valley on Oct. 8 ... named to CoSIDA Academic All-District 8 Team and to Academic All-WAC team for third time in three seasons.

Sophomore (2015): Named Academic All-WAC for second straight season ... named second team All-WAC after starting all 22 games and scoring four goals and adding four assists for 12 points ... all four goals scored were game winners (at UMass Lowell, vs Bradley, vs Cal State Fullerton, vs Missouri-Kansas City) ... assisted on game winner in 1-0 win in season opener at UMass ... finished with 55 shots, 25 on goal.

Freshman (2014): Named Academic All-WAC ... named to NSCAA West All-Region Third Team ... finished second on team in goals with five and points with 15 ... had a team-high five assists ... scored program's first-ever goal in sixth minute of inaugural match against UMass, a 5-1 win, on Aug. 30 ... goal vs. UMass earned him the Play of the Year at the Wolverine Club Athletic Awards ... had two game-winning goals, at Air Force (87') and at CSU Bakersfield (16') ... named WAC Player of the Week Nov. 10 ... started 17 games and played in all 18 ... had 58 total shots, 29 on goal (.492 SOG%).

Before Utah Valley ...
Prepped at Timpview High School in Provo, Utah ... scored 51 career goals at Timpview, including a career-high seven in an 8-1 win over Westlake during his senior season ... first team all-state selection in sophomore through senior seasons ... spent five years with the Utah ODP and Region IV ODP team ... two seasons with USSDA Real Salt Lake academy ... selection to U-15 USA Boys' National team pool ... originally signed with Cal Poly before leaving for a two-year LDS mission to Cordoba, Argentina.

Personal ...
Born January 1, 1992, in Orem, Utah ... parents are Dan and Robin ... father Dan played men's volleyball at BYU ... graduated from Timpview High School in 2010 ... served LDS mission to Cordoba, Argentina ... majoring in Psychology ... husband to Madeleine Payton and father to Rilo Sparks Payton.
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Historical Player Information

  • 10

    2014Freshman

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    5'10" 0 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2015Sophomore

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    5'10" 0 lbs
    10
  • 10

    2016Junior

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    5'10" 143 lbs
    10
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    2017Senior

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    5'10" 151 lbs
    10

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