2012: Emerged as a started in the midfield forthe Spartans as a junior…Played in 16 games…Started15 times…Finished the season with three points in a goal andassist…Scored the game winner in the 2-0 victory overPresbyterian (Sept. 5)…Assisted on the second goal of the3-0 win at Stetson (Oct. 14)…A member of the A-SunAll-Academic team…Named an A-Sun Conference Scholar.
2011: Played an important role on the outsideof the midfield... Saw action in 14 matches... Started six times...Scored a goal for two points... Notched the lone goal in the tough2-1 loss at ETSU to end the season (Oct. 29)... A member of theA-Sun All-Academic team.
2010: Had a solid first season with theSpartans... Broke into the lineup and played in 11 games... Tiedfor fifth on the team in scoring... Notched an unassisted goalagainst Stetson (10/10) in the overtime loss to the Hatters... Tookeight shots on the year... A member of the A-Sun All-Academicteam.
High School/Club: Began high school soccercareer at Plymouth Regional High School in Plymouth, N.H., earningthree letters as a starting midfielder on the varsity team as afreshman, sophomore and junior… Was a starting guard on thejunior varsity basketball as a freshman and varsity basketballduring sophomore and junior campaigns… Played final seasonof soccer as a starting midfielder at Glens Falls… EarnedLeague and Section All-Star accolades and was a finalist for Playerof the Year… Led Glens Falls to the sectional finals afterscoring three game winning goals in the playoffs… Was GlensFalls leading scorer and ranked second in the league… Memberof the Springfield Soccer Club in 2006 and 2007… Also,played club soccer with the Seacoast United Soccer Club in 2008 and2009… Selected in 2008 as a Super Y National ODP Selection,one only of five players from New England to be selected…Finished club soccer career in 2010 with the Black Watch SoccerClub… Toured Ireland three times with Atlantic Crossing asthe team competed in the Umbro Galway Cup… In 2007, AtlanticCrossing finished fourth in the 16 team field with a record of 5-2,in 2008 with Rankin-Byrne as a captain, the team went 4-3 and in2009 the team posted a 2-3 mark... Four-time ODP player, playingwith Vermont in 2005 and 2006 and New Hampshire in 2007 and 2008...Served as a volunteer coach/official for youth basketball andsoccer leagues.
Personal: Born on Dec. 31, 1991 in Kingston,Ontario... Son of David Byrne and Beverley Rankin... Has a brotherand a sister... Majoring in Middle Level Education... Father playedice hockey at Dawson College, while his mother played field hockeyat Guelph University... Favorite food is lasagna... Favorite movieis “Get Shorty”... Favorite TV show is“Tosh.O”... Favorite singer is Eminem... Favoritesports figure is Steven Garrard... Most admires his mother...Aspires to be a professional soccer player... Enjoys listening tomusic and playing sports.
