WHERE IS HE NOW UPDATE
Seasons at Bradley: 2002-05
Wife: Laura
Degree: Business Management
Employer: Chicago Botanic Garden – Green Youth Farm
Job Description: I am the farm manager for a youth farm program in North Chicago. We employ 25 local high school students each year in an organic farming and beekeeping education program. The harvest is distributed with an aim to reach lower income families in the Chicago area.
Hobbies/Activities: Soccer, traveling, music and gardening
How did Bradley Soccer/Bradley University prepare you for your future? Besides being able to withstand the continued hard work and long hours of farming, I was able to gain a better sense of leadership and the dynamic of working in a group to achieve results through the Bradley Soccer program.
BRADLEY SOCCER CAREER SUMMARY
Honors & Awards
Prairie Farms/MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Sept. 8, 2003
Bradley Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll: Fall 2002, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Fall 2004, Fall 2005, Spring 2006
At Bradley (2002-05)
Erickson has proven to be a versatile and reliable contributor for the Braves, alternating his roles between a defensive stopper and an offensive target at the top of Bradley’s attack ... Began the 2003 season as the starting sweeper and helped the Braves to three shutouts during the first half of the season ... Switched to a forward position to begin the Valley portion of the 2003 schedule and responded with a goal and an assist during a weekend sweep versus Vanderbilt and Western Kentucky ... Experienced a similar mid-season switch in 2004 and finished the year with two goals and two assists in the final five games.
Prep Overview
His team’s Most Valuable Player in each of his final three high school seasons, Erickson racked up 40 goals during his junior (19) and senior (21) seasons ... Named to the Atlanta Journal All-Southside first team following his junior season in 2001 ... Helped Sandy Creek High School to the 1999 Georgia AAAA regional playoffs.
Club Soccer
Playing for AFC Lightning ‘84, Erickson helped his club team win the 2000 and 2002 Georgia State Cup championships ... The 2002 AFC Lightning squad climbed to as high as No. 4 in the national U-18 club team rankings until a loss in the Region III title game
dropped the team to seventh ... A member of Georgia’s Olympic Development Program from 1998 to 2002, Erickson helped his state team to the 2002 Region III championship and a fourth-place finish in the national ODP tournament.
Personal
The son of Bruce and Betsy Erickson, Kevin was born March 12, 1984 ... Majoring in business management and administration, Erickson has earned a spot on the Bradley Athletic Director’s Academic Honor Roll in four of his five semesters studying on the Hilltop ... During the 2005 Spring semester, Erickson studied overseas at the University of Stirling in Scotland, where he also trained with Stirling Albion of the Scottish Football League Second Division.
