Northern Illinois University Athletics

2016: Earned Academic All-MAC honors … Appeared in 16 matches, making 15 starts … Played the full 90 minutes in 10 matches … Registered one assist, on NIU’s opening goal in a 2-1 overtime victory over West Virginia (Nov. 5) … Had five shots, including one on target … Recorded a season-high two shots against Akron (Oct. 15).

2015: Played in four matches, including one start … Played a season-high 84 minutes against Loyola-Chicago (Oct. 21) … Tallied one assist, on an 86th minute goal at West Virginia (Nov. 6). 

2014: Named to the Academic All-MAC Team … Appeared in 14 matches, including two starts … Recorded one shot, against Milwaukee (Sept. 23) … Started matches at SMU (Oct. 1) and Loyola-Chicago (Oct. 4), playing a season-high 92 minutes at Loyola.

2013: Appeared in 15 matches, including six starts … Recorded one shot, against Buffalo (Nov. 9) … Made his collegiate debut against Cincinnati (Aug. 30), playing 43 minutes, and made his first start against Butler (Sept. 13), playing 55 minutes … Played a season-high 81 minutes against Buffalo (Nov. 9).

High School: Played two varsity seasons at Fort Zumwalt West High School ... Earned all-conference second team honors twice and was twice named the Jaguars offensive MVP ... Scored 16 goals and recorded 12 assists in his two varsity seasons.

Club: Played with the Sporting Kansas City US Soccer Development Academy program ... Won the Missouri state championship in both 2012 and 2010

Personal: Son of Jon and Tracy Lightner ... Born on October 11, 1994, in Chesterfield, Mo. ... Brother, Andrew, plays soccer at Dayton ... Majoring in Mathematics.