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Bellarmine University Athletics

2023 Men's Soccer Roster

John Sommers II
Adam Pruiett
John Sommers II

6 Rahim Shalash

  • Position Midfielder
  • Height 5-9
  • Weight 170
  • Class Graduate Student
  • Major Biology/Pre-Med
  • Hometown Simpsonville, KY
  • High School Collins
  • Parents Jamil and Valerie Shalash

Biography

2023 – Fifth-year Senior
Recognized on Academic All-ASUN Team…ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Tied for second on team in assists with three…Started all 17 games and logged 989 minutes…Notched an assist against Evansville on Aug. 24, Lipscomb on Sept. 23 and FGCU on Oct. 7…Played season-high 78 minutes Sept. 1 against Purdue Fort Wayne…Amassed at least 51 minutes in all but two games and never accumulated less than 45.

2022 - Senior
Named to ASUN All-Academic Team…Recognized on ASUN Fall Winners for Life team...Selected to College Sports Communicators’ Academic All-District Team...ASUN Honor Roll recipient...ASUN Honors Graduate recipient...Tied for second on team in assists (two)…Appeared in all 18 matches with eight starts and logged 676 minutes…Attempted four shots, with two coming on goal…Notched an assist against Southern Indiana on Oct. 4…Distributed an assist Nov. 5 against Stetson in ASUN Tournament quarterfinals…Played season-high 61 minutes Sept. 10 against Liberty…Amassed 51 minutes or more in seven contests.

2021 - Junior
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Appeared in 12 games and logged 135 minutes…Played 10 minutes or more on six occasions…Amassed season-high 27 minutes against Central Arkansas in ASUN Tournament semifinals.

Spring 2021 - Sophomore
ASUN Honor Roll recipient...Appeared in seven games and logged 97 minutes…Amassed 20 minutes or more on three occasions…Played season-high 24 minutes and attempted one shot against FGCU in ASUN Championship semifinals on April 15.

2019 - Freshman
GLVC Brother Gaffney Distinguished Scholar Award recipient (4.0 GPA for year)...Academic All-GLVC honoree...As a freshman, midfielder appeared in eight matches…Made collegiate debut in 3-1 romp over Trevecca Nazarene on Sept. 7…Played season-high 51 minutes in 8-1 smashing of William Jewell on Nov. 1.

BEFORE BELLARMINE: Played high school soccer at Collins in Kentucky and became program's all-time leader in points (170), goals (62) and assists (46) while being named a team captain and Team MVP in each of his final three years...As both a junior and senior, was named Kentucky High School Athletic Association first-team All-State and Courier Journal First-Team All-Metro...Was a four-time All-30th District selection and three-time All-8th Region honoree...As a senior, was chosen as the 30th District MVP, the 30th District Male Student-Athlete of the Year and the Martha Layne Collins Male Athlete of the Year...Distinguished as the Sentinel News Athlete of the Month during both his junior and senior seasons...Team was the 30th District champion his freshman, junior and senior campaigns...Ranked: first on team in points (79), goals (31) and assists (17) as a senior; first in points (38) and assists (12) and second in goals (13) as a junior; first in assists (10) and second in goals (eight) and points (26) as a sophomore; and first in points (27) and goals (10) and second in assists (seven) as a freshman...Started playing club soccer for Javanon Juniors at 4-years-old and remained with club for 14 years...Was a team captain from 2013-19 and the team's leading scorer in 2018 (MRL, KPL, State Tournament)...Team was the 2015 and 2019 State Cup champion...Played at US Youth Soccer Midwest Regionals in 2015, 2017 and 2019.

PERSONAL
Birthday: Oct. 6, 2000
Siblings: Malik (brother) and Gerson (brother)

FAVORITES
Music: rap, and favorite artist is EST Gee
TV Show: Sherlock Holmes
Movie: The Dark Knight
Meal: lamb
Snack: Frosted Animal Crackers
Hobby: playing soccer or hanging out with my teammates
Pro Team: Southampton FC
Pro Athlete: Muhammad Ali

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Historical Player Information

  • 28

    2019Freshman

    Midfielder
    5'9" 170 lbs
    28
  • 14

    2020Sophomore

    Midfielder
    5'9" 170 lbs
    14
  • 6

    2021Junior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2022Senior

    Midfielder
    5'9" 170 lbs
    6
  • 6

    2023Graduate Student

    Midfielder
    5'9" 170 lbs
    6